Bournemouth’s impressive performance against Newcastle United resulted in a 2-0 victory, bringing an end to the Magpies’ five-game unbeaten streak in Premier League visits to the Vitality Stadium.
From the outset, the hosts, facing Eddie Howe’s understrength squad featuring the youngest-ever PL starter for Newcastle, Lewis Miley, exerted early pressure. Ryan Christie and Antoine Semenyo both tested Nick Pope in the opening two minutes. Despite a warning shot from Sean Longstaff, Bournemouth continued their offensive efforts, with Jamaal Lascelles making a crucial intervention to halt Dominic Solanke’s attempt following a Semenyo release.
Around the half-hour mark, concerns grew for Howe as Pope faced powerful strikes from Justin Kluivert and Christie, flanking Miguel Almirón’s departure due to injury. On the flip side, Andoni Iraola, Bournemouth’s manager, might have been puzzled as his team failed to go ahead by halftime. Semenyo missed a chance, sliding the ball wide, and his touch let him down after being played through on goal. The trend persisted into the second half, with Solanke seizing on a sloppy pass from Kieran Trippier but pushing the ball out of play when attempting to round Pope.
Bournemouth faced a scare just before the hour mark when Neto awkwardly dealt with Trippier’s free-kick, and Solanke’s clearance hit Joe Willock but stayed out. This incident seemed to spur Bournemouth on, as Solanke capitalized on Willock’s tackle on Semenyo, putting them in the lead.
Anthony Gordon’s speculative attempt was comfortably held by Neto, and in their quest for an equalizer, Newcastle brought on 18-year-old Ben Parkinson for his club debut. However, Solanke, who had never scored in his first seven matches against Newcastle, instinctively secured a second goal within 13 minutes, reacting swiftly to Luis Sinisterra’s header hitting the post.
This victory marked Bournemouth’s consecutive home wins after a winless start in the league this season. Newcastle’s night took a downturn as Sean Longstaff’s off-target effort epitomized their surrender of a seven-game unbeaten run in the Premier League, now having lost back-to-back competitive matches.