English football fans are all about tradition and statistic and winning streaks. So when Newcastle vs Bournemouth game came up, it was all about the Magpies and Alexander Isak. Newcastle needed a win today in order to make it 10 consecutive wins, which they have never done in their history, while the Swedish strike was chasing Jamie Vardy scoring streak (11 in a row). But somehow, nobody mentioned that their opponents are not only ’giant-killers’ (Manchester City, Arsenal), but that they are on a 10-game unbeaten run in all competitions as well and that they are actually chasing Newcastle for a place in Europe next season. What’s more important, Newcastle boss Eddie Howe has been in charge of all 13 Premier League meetings between Newcastle and Bournemouth – he’s won just two of these 13 games (D6 L5), and is yet to beat his former side as Magpies manager (D4 L1). And the tradition continued today, when the Cherries broke all Newcastle winning streaks with a stunning 4-1 win at St. James Park.🚨🏴 GOAL | Newcastle 1-1 Bournemouth | Bruno GuimaraesBRUNO GUIMARAES HAS EQUALIZED FOR NEWCASTLE!pic.twitter.com/KYI2CsWq2O— Tekkers Foot (@tekkersfoot) January 18, 2025 🚨🏴 GOAL | Newcastle 1-2 Bournemouth | Justin KluivertJUSTIN KLUIVERT HAS GIVEN BOURNEMOUTH THE LEAD AGAIN !!!!!!!!!pic.twitter.com/JwE46ocvsI— Tekkers Foot (@tekkersfoot) January 18, 2025 Even without many injured players, the guests totally nullified the hosts and not only excluded their two best players from the game (Isac, Gordon), but they also created many chances, scored two goals and were deprived of one. A totally deserved victory for Bournemouth who is playing fast, with little possession and touch but was lethal in counter attack. They played like a true outsider in this game, with a low block and fast wing players and they used that for another victory. When they are heavy favorites they struggle, but today it was not the case. They had numerous chances but Martin Dubravka saved the Magpies from a embarrassing defeat. And today, the game’s hero was the son of a former Magpies’s striker. Patrick Kluivert has a rich career and played for Newcastle as well, while his son ‘killed’ the Magpies today with a hat-trick. Mohamed Salah (11) has scored more Premier League goals away from home this season than Bournemouth’s Justin Kluivert. 🚨🏴 GOAL | Newcastle 1-3 Bournemouth | Justin KluivertJUSTIN KLUIVERT HAS COMPLETED THE HAT-TRICK !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHAT A GOAL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!pic.twitter.com/sgkWSZ1xJS— Tekkers Foot (@tekkersfoot) January 18, 2025 The visitors should have led inside four minutes when Dango Ouattara’s shot was saved by Martin Dubravka and Antoine Semenyo blasted the rebound over. Bournemouth had to wait just two minutes more to take the lead when Semenyo’s cut-back was swept into the far corner by Kluivert. Newcastle were shellshocked in the early stages but looked to have restored some order when Bruno Guimaraes headed in Lewis Hall’s corner. Yet the home side headed in at half-time behind once more after another classy finish from Kluivert to turn in Ouattara’s pass. Bournemouth should have been well out of sight before they did finally get the third goal in stoppage time. Ouattara had a goal disallowed by a VAR review as the ball had gone out of play before the Burkina Faso international prodded home. David Brooks’s inventive backheel was then denied by a combination of Dubravka and the post. Kerkez is him pic.twitter.com/fn3tJyN1Bf— Vision🧃 (@Lfc__vision) January 18, 2025 Bournemouth were robbed of a famous victory in midweek when Reece James’ stoppage time free-kick rescued a point for Chelsea in a 2-2 draw. This time, though, they were not to be denied of three thoroughly deserved points. Kluivert took aim from outside the box to complete his second hat-trick of the season. However, all three efforts this time came from open play after his trio of penalties downed Wolves in November. The impressive Kerkez, who has been linked with a move to Liverpool and Manchester United, then drilled in the fourth to rub salt into Newcastle wounds.SaturdayNewcastle – Bournemouth 1-4 (1-2)/Guimaraes 25 – Kluivert 6, 44, 90+2, Kerkez 90+6/18.00: (6.75) Brentford (5.00) Liverpool (1.45)18.00: (4.00) Leicester (3.60) Fulham (2.00)18.00: (2.70) West Ham (3.15) Crystal Palace (2.75)20.30: (1.53) Arsenal (4.30) Aston Villa (7.00)Sunday17.00: (2.80) Everton (3.50) Tottenham (2.45)17.00: (2.10) Man.Utd. (3.60) Brighton (3.70)17.00: (1.38) Nott.Forest (4.70) Southampton (8.50)19.30: (8.00) Ipswich (5.80) Man.City (1.37)Monday23.00: (1.35) Chelsea (5.30) Wolverhampton (8.00)**odds are subject to change**
