Newcastle United Lost for the first time in 2025 Bournemouth Asian Club The Magpies blew away at St James Park this afternoon.
Cherry won 4-1 Eddie Howes men may slip outside the top four in Premier League Depending on other results, it ends the club's winning streak of nine consecutive matches.
Two goals from Justin Kluivert put the visitors ahead in the first half, completing a hat-trick through the dying embers, before Milos Kerkez scored the fourth to seal a stunning win.
Many Newcastle players failed to perform as they did in recent weeks, most notably Alexander Isaacwho had a bad match.
Alexander Isak's match in numbers against Bournemouth
Before the match, he was the Swedish top scorer He scored in eight straight Premier League matches for Toton, including goals against Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur, and Liverpool.
He's played the full 90 minutes against the Cherries, so far Failed to register One shot, either on target or off target, during a match.
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Newcastle United vs Bournemouth – basic statistics |
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Top rated |
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Accurate passes |
Sandri Tonali (41) |
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Key passes |
David Brooks (4) |
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He won ground duels |
Ryan Christie (12) |
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He treats |
Ryan Christie (9) |
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Shots on goal |
Justin Kluivert and David Brooks (3) |
Isak completed just 18 passes throughout the match, while winning just three of his seven ground encounters and giving the ball away 11 times in a rare underwhelming display by the former Real Sociedad player.
Of course, not everyone is expected to be at the highest level in every match, but Howe was expecting a livelier performance.
It wasn't just Isak, as defender Valentino Livramento also struggled to contain Bournemouth's vibrant attack throughout the match.
Valentino Livramento struggled against Bournemouth
The right-back featured for the full 90 minutes, moving from the right side of the defense to the left after replacing Lewis Hall, and made 54 touches during the match.
He was weak on both sides, as was Livramento Dodge past three timesHe made two tackles, won only one of his aerial duels, and lost the ball 11 times to the Cherries.
Going forward, it wasn't much better. In fact, the defender sent in three crosses during the match, but none of them were accurate, while he only managed one dribble and failed to provide an assist or create a big chance.
Overall, it was not a display that Howe would have been happy with, and he will now have to mercilessly drop the defender from the starting line-up against Southampton next time out.
Could this see a return to the starting lineup for Kieran Trippier? The Englishman has He played only 16 matches This season for the Magpies, with only seven of them coming into the starting XI, the manager must now drop Livramento to bring the experienced player back.
Despite this limited playing time, the 34-year-old 50% success of his dribbles in the Premier League, while averaging an 86% pass success rate and recovering 2.3 balls per game.
Today's heavy defeat will force Howe to make some changes in the confrontation against the Saints. And judging by his performance, Livramento may find himself warming the bench.
