Cherries’ winning home run ends as Magpies’ away struggles continue.
BOURNEMOUTH, England – Bournemouth and Newcastle United played out a 0-0 draw in the Premier League on Sunday, extending Eddie Howe’s winless streak against his former club and continuing the Magpies’ troubles in front of goal away from home.
Bournemouth, enjoying their best-ever start to a top-flight season with nine points from four games, began confidently and carved out the first opening. David Brooks’ neat link-up play down the right led to Tyler Adams firing low towards the near post, but Nick Pope was equal to the effort. Newcastle offered little in return before halftime, with Jacob Murphy testing the angle from close range but failing to beat Neto.
The Cherries thought they had taken the lead late in the half when Brooks slid home Evanilson’s cross, only for VAR to intervene with a tight offside call. That remained the closest either side came to a breakthrough.
After the restart, Nick Woltemade saw penalty appeals waved away following a tangle with Bafodé Diakité, while Antoine Semenyo’s driving run briefly lifted the tempo. Both managers turned to their benches for inspiration around the hour mark, but the game drifted into a subdued rhythm. Bournemouth pressed harder in the final stages, though the only effort on target of the second half came from substitute Justin Kluivert’s free-kick, comfortably parried by Pope.
For Newcastle, it was a third successive goalless league draw on the road, underlining ongoing problems in attack. They have now failed to score in four straight away fixtures, stretching their winless league run to six games (D4, L2) dating back to last season. Bournemouth, meanwhile, saw their three-match winning streak at home come to an end, though Andoni Iraola’s side remain unbeaten at the Vitality in this campaign.
Key Stat:
Eddie Howe has yet to record a win against his former club Bournemouth as Newcastle manager, with five draws and two defeats in seven meetings.
