Matt Ritchie's first Premier League goal since 2020 gave Newcastle a dramatic point and denied Bournemouth their first top-flight win of 2024.
Eddie Howe's side went into stoppage time in the lead, but second-half substitute Ritchie scored from close range after the visitors failed to react properly to Bruno Guimarães' in-swinging shot.
Bournemouth will be extremely disappointed not to have taken all three points at St James' Park despite taking the lead twice in an entertaining and at times chaotic second period.
Dominic Solanke took advantage of Martin Dubravka's slip to break the deadlock, but Newcastle equalized seven minutes later with Anthony Gordon's controversial penalty.
Antoine Semenyo looked to have given Bournemouth their first win since December 26 with a powerful finish from just outside the penalty area, but it was winger Ritchie who had the final say against his former club.
Newcastle remain seventh in the table, but Bournemouth are nine points clear of the bottom three.
More to come.
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newcastle united
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squad number1player nameDubravka
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squad number2player nameTrippier
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squad numberFiveplayer nameCharl
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squad numberFourplayer namebotman
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squad number33player nameBurn
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squad number36player nameS. Longstaff
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squad number39player nameBruno Guimarães
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squad number67player namemiley
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squad numbertwenty fourplayer nameAlmiron
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squad numberTenplayer namegordon
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squad number15player nameburns
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squad number11player nameRichie
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squad numbertwenty oneplayer nameLibrament
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squad numbertwenty threeplayer namemurphy
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squad number40player nameWhite
AFC Bournemouth
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squad number1player nameNeto
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squad number15player nameSmith
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squad number27player nameZabarny
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squad numbertwenty fiveplayer nameSenesi
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squad numberFiveplayer namekelly
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squad numberTenplayer namechristie
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squad numberFourplayer nameL. Cook
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squad numbertwenty fourplayer nameSemenyo
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squad number19player namekluivert
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squad number16player nameTavernier
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squad number9player nameSolanke
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squad number11player nameWatara
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squad number14player nameScott
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squad number26player nameUnal
lineup
newcastle
formation 4-3-3
- 1Dubravka
- 2Trippier
- FiveCharlBooked in 87 minutes
- Fourbotman
- 33BurnReplacementLibramentin 71 minutesminutes
- 36S. Longstaff
- 39Bruno Guimarães
- 67mileyReplacementWhitein 90+1'minutes
- twenty fourAlmironReplacementRichiein 90+1'minutes
- Tengordon
- 15burnsReplacementmurphyin 67 minutesminutes
substitute
- 3Dummett
- 6Russells
- 11Richie
- 17craft
- 18Carius
- 20hole
- twenty oneLibrament
- twenty threemurphy
- 40White
bournemouth
formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Neto
- 15Smith
- 27ZabarnyBooked in 62 minutes
- twenty fiveSenesiBooked in 52 minutes
- Fivekelly
- TenchristieBooked in 44 minutesReplacementUnalin 90+3'minutes
- FourL. Cook
- twenty fourSemenyoReplacementWatarain 78 minutesminutes
- 19kluivertReplacementScottin 71 minutesminutes
- 16Tavernier
- 9Solanke
substitute
- 3Kerkez
- 6Mepham
- 11Watara
- 12randolph
- 14Scott
- 17Sinistera
- 26Unal
- 42traverse
- 48kinsey wellings
- Referee:
- michael salisbury
- Attendance:
- 52,224
live text
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Game over, Newcastle United 2, Bournemouth 2.
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Second half finished, Newcastle United 2, Bournemouth 2.
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Attempt blocked. A left-footed shot by Dango Ouattara (Bournemouth) from outside the box was blocked. Supported by Ilya Zabarny.
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Attempt blocked. Alex Scott (Bournemouth)'s left-footed shot from outside the box was blocked.
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Foul by Joe White (Newcastle United).
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Alex Scott (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in defence.
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Jacob Murphy (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in defence.
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Foul by Adam Smith (Bournemouth).
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Attempt saved. Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) fired a right-footed shot from outside the box that was saved into the center of the goal. Supported by Anthony Gordon.
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Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the right.
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Foul by Marcos Senesi (Bournemouth).
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Offside, Bournemouth. Lewis Cook was caught offside.
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Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in defence.
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Foul on Enes Unal (Bournemouth).
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Substitute, Bournemouth. Enes Unal replaces Ryan Christie.
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Attempt failed. Jacob Murphy (Newcastle United) took a header from the center of the box, but it went wide of the top left corner. Kieran Trippier assists the cross.
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goal! Newcastle United 2, Bournemouth 2. Matt Ritchie (Newcastle United) fired a right-footed shot into the top right corner from close range.
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Substitute player for Newcastle United. Matt Ritchie replaces Miguel Almiron.
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Substitute player for Newcastle United. Joe White replaces Lewis Miley.
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Offside, Bournemouth. Dango Ouattara was ruled offside.
