Bournemouth vs Newcastle

Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe hasn’t won any of his seven Premier League games against former club Bournemouth (D5 L2). Of teams he has faced 5+ times in the competition, only against Manchester City (0.11) and Liverpool (0.26) does he have a lower points-per-game ratio than against the Cherries (0.7).

Bournemouth have won 10 points from their opening five games of the Premier League season (W3 D1 L1); their joint-best return at this stage of a top-flight campaign (also 10 in 2018-19 – W3 D1 L1).

Three of Newcastle’s five games in the Premier League this season have ended 0-0; the most goalless draws after five matches of a single campaign since Burnley in 2014-15 (also three).

After their 4-1 win at St. James’ Park in January, Bournemouth could win back-to-back league meetings with Newcastle United for just the second time in their history, after November 2017. The Cherries are unbeaten in their last six Premier League games versus the Magpies (W2 D4).

Newcastle have only lost one of their seven Premier League visits to Bournemouth (W2 D4), a loss rate of 14%. Among sides they have visited as many or more times in the competition, only at Wolves (10%) and Nottingham Forest (0%) have they lost a lower percentage of away games.

After a 4-2 opening day defeat to Liverpool, Bournemouth have won each of their last three games in the Premier League; the Cherries have won four successive games in the competition twice before, in December 2023 and August 2018 under current Newcastle manager Eddie Howe.

Newcastle United have gone three away Premier League games without scoring (D2 L1), with the last two ending goalless. The Magpies last went four in a row without an away goal in December and January in the 2020-21 season, while Leicester in 1976-77 are the only side to draw each of their first three away top-flight matches in a season goalless.

Only Wolverhampton Wanderers (23) have used more players in the Premier League so far this season than Bournemouth (22), though only Nottingham Forest (1) have made fewer changes to their starting XIs this term than the Cherries (2).