Week 23 brings us a match on Feb 11th where AFC Bournemouth will host Newcastle United at Vitality Stadium in a meeting of these two Premier League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. AFC Bournemouth sits at 19th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against Brighton & Hove Albion. Kaoru Mitoma struck first for Brighton & Hove Albion in the 87th minute on a feed from Jeremy Sarmiento, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, AFC Bournemouth couldn’t muster any offence and Brighton & Hove Albion ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 4 points in their last 10 matches, while 4th placed Newcastle United is fresh off their 1-1 draw against West Ham United. Callum Wilson struck first for Newcastle United in the 3rd minute on a feed from Sean Longstaff, then Lucas Paquetá tied it up for West Ham United in the 32nd minute earning them at least the one point. Newcastle United is on a hot streak lately, having won 6 of their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Newcastle United and AFC Bournemouth battled to a 1-1 draw in front of just over 52000. Philip Billing struck first for AFC Bournemouth in the 62nd minute, then Alexander Isak tied it up for Newcastle United in the 67th minute earning Newcastle United a comeback draw.
Newcastle United is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Bruno Guimarães and Alexander Isak each only have 1 goal in their last 5. AFC Bournemouth is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Dominic Solanke and Ryan Christie each only have 1 goal in their last 5
Dominic Solanke, Junior Stanislas, Lewis Cook, David Brooks, Ryan Fredericks and Marcus Tavernier are unavailable to play for AFC Bournemouth, while Eddie Howe’s squad will be without Alexander Isak, Javi Manquillo, Emil Krafth, Matt Targett and Paul Dummett.