Bournemouth put in a superb first-half showing to lead Newcastle 2-1 at the break of the early Premier League game. The Cherries were relentless in their pressing and attacking and fired into a 2-0 lead through Marcus Tavernier and a Malick Thiaw own goal.Newcastle looked shocked but Harvey Barnes gave them some hope before half time with a fantastic curler.The visitors went ahead when Rayan made a run and cross down the left. When Alex Scotts shot on the egde of the box was blocked, the ball span kindly into the path of Tavernier to bury from close rnage.Justin Kluivert had a shot well charged down as Scott ran the show.Another rapid attack came from Scott winning the ball back. Kluivert hit the post with a stunning long range strike and when Scott retrieved the ball to fire it across goal it struck Thiaw and looped in.The home crowd were incensed but Barnes then instantly reduced the deficit with a cracking curling shot after cutting in from the left. Topics AFC Bournemouth Newcastle United F.C. Add us as a preferred source on Google If you enjoy reading this article, you can help support our independent football journalism by adding 101 Great Goals as a preferred source You Should Also Read Newcastle v Bournemouth: Line-ups confirmed for early kick-off Tom Rostance 5th September, 2026 FPL 2026/27: Time to Ditch United? 5 Players to Avoid in Gameweek 3 Blake Hurst 4th September, 2026 FPL 2026/27: Back the attack five players to target in Gameweek 3 Blake Hurst 4th September, 2026 This is something I like as a coach Jaissle praises key Fernandez-Pardo trait as Newcastle boss explains Woltemade loan Nicholas McGee 3rd September, 2026 DEADLINE DAY LIVE: City complete British-record Fernandez deal and sign Ndiaye as Chelseas Camara move collapses Mitch Fretton 1st September, 2026 Juventus complete loan deal for Newcastle record signing Woltemade Nicholas McGee 1st September, 2026
