Newcastle United vs AFC Bournemouth LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
Re-live all the action from St James' Park as Andoni Iraola’s side triumph in Newcastle
Bournemouth’s Justin Kluivert struck a superb hat-trick in a 4-1 away win over his father Patrick's former club Newcastle United in Saturday's early Premier League kick-off, ending the hosts' six-match winning run in the league.
Ahead of the rest of the weekend's fixtures, the victory leaves Bournemouth sixth in the league on 37 points, behind fifth-placed Chelsea on goal difference, while Newcastle stay fourth on 38 points.
Kluivert gave Bournemouth the lead in the sixth minute with a sweeping shot and though Bruno Guimares equalised for the hosts from a corner, Kluivert struck again to send his side in 2-1 up at the break.
Newcastle struggled to create chances and Kluivert, whose father managed one goal at St. James' Park in a season-long stay with the Magpies in 2004/05, curled a superb third in second-half stoppage time before Milos Kerkez completed the rout.
Newcastle United vs AFC Bournemouth
NEWCASTLE XI (4-3-3-): Martin Dubravka; Tino Livramento, Sven Botman, Dan Burn, Lewis Hall; Bruno Guimaraes, Sandro Tonali, Joelinton; Jacob Murphy, Alexander Isak, Anthony Gordon
Newcastle United vs AFC Bournemouth
Bournemouth extended their unbeaten run to 10 matches in all competitions with a 2-2 draw away to Chelsea, though were minutes away from their first victory at Stamford Bridge since 2019 until Reece James scored a late free kick. Despite Andoni Iraola’s side missing the opportunity to move to within two points of their opponents today, they are still just four points behind and remain in contention for a European berth this season. They sit eighth in the table and have scored two goals in each of their last five away matches, however they are winless in their last four visits to Newcastle, with their previous win coming in November 2017 when Howe was manager.
Newcastle United vs AFC Bournemouth
Newcastle will aim for a club-record 10 consecutive wins across all competitions if they manage to beat Bournemouth this lunchtime. Their incredible run of form continued in midweek with a comfortable 3-0 win over Wolves with Alexander Isak again on the scoresheet with a brace. He became just the fourth player in the division’s history to score in eight successive matches. They sit in fourth place, five points behind Arsenal in second and nine points off league leaders Liverpool who have a game in hand. Despite their blistering form, they have never kept a Premier League clean sheet at home to Bournemouth in six attempts and head coach Eddie Howe will be wary of the threat of the away side.
Newcastle United vs AFC Bournemouth
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