Newcastle 1-4 Bournemouth: Match report & talking points

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Newcastle 1-4 Bournemouth: Match report & talking points as Magpies stumble to woeful defeat.

  • Newcastle would have set a club record if they had won a tenth straight match on Saturday
  • Justin Kluivert’s hat-trick condemned the Magpies to rare defeat
  • Alexander Isak’s eight-game scoring streak in the league came to an end

Newcastle United missed the opportunity to win a club-record tenth consecutive match.

They stumbled to a dismal 4-1 defeat at home to Bournemouth in the Premier League.

Goals from Justin Kluivert at either end of the first half saw Bournemouth take a one-goal cushion into the break, with Bruno Guimaraes having equalised midway through the opening period for the hosts.

Newcastle struggled to create many clear-cut openings. After the break and were eventually punishe by Kluivert. He netted his hat-trick in stoppage-time. Milos Kerkez adding a fourth in the 96th minute.

How the game unfolded

Newcastle sought to make history at หรือถ้าคุณสนใจแทงบอลออนไลน์ UFABET คือเว็บที่มีอัตราต่อรองดีที่สุดในประเทศไทย สมัครเลยตอนนี้ที่ UFABET แทงบอล St James’ Park. But they made a surprisingly sluggish start and were swiftly punishe by Bournemouth.

Having already Dango Ouattara and Antoine Semenyo spurn opportunities, Kluivert. Whose father Patrick briefly played for Newcastle – fire an excellent low drive beyond Martin Dubravka to send the Cherries in front after just six minutes.

Newcastle started to hit their stride at the midway point of the first half and took advantage of some sustained pressure to find their equaliser. Lewis Hall’s whipped corner landed on the head of the unmarked Guimaraes, whose effort squirmed beyond the weak outstretched palm of Kepa Arrizabalaga.

An utterly enthralling first half continued to set pulses racing inside St James’ Park as both sides traded blows. Bournemouth’s Ouattara saw several half-chances come and go. While Anthony Gordon’s deflected strike whistle past Kepa’s near post at the other end.

Guimaraes had produced Newcastle’s leveller. But turn to villain on the cusp of half-time. The Brazilian surrendered possession deep in his own half and Bournemouth took full advantage, Ouattara feeding Kluivert and the Dutch forward slotting his second shot of the afternoon beyond Dubravka.