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It was Isak's first goal at home for Newcastle since joining in August for a reported club-record fee. Read more at straitstimes.com.

"Today I thought we dipped," manager Eddie Howe told BEIN Sports. Things then went from bad to worse for the hosts when Philip Billing scored for Bournemouth in the 62nd minute, guiding in a deft volley with his left foot to briefly silence the home crowd. After dominating a first half that saw Kieran Trippier shave the outside of the post with a free kick, Newcastle must have gone in at the break wondering what they needed to do to score after a flurry of chances were thwarted.

With Eddie Howe managing Newcastle against his former club for the first time since taking over managerial duties with the Tyneside club, it's not that this ...

It was fantastic, a pleasure to watch, and something that was pitched to us as the minimum expectation to come from this squad in open play after the takeover. Long international break ahead with no more games in the month of September for Newcastle and only two today (Sunday) in the Premier League as a whole. To wit, the play coming off the locker at the start of the second half in which the lads strung a bunch of passes that ended in a wide shot by Ryan Fraser. It’s only taken fewer than half the number of games for this new iteration to achieve that fantastic feat! Of course, Joelinton hit the post in the 43rd minute of the game right before the halftime whistle in a play that could have changed the course of the game. Howe has been a game-changing coach for the Magpies, a true maestro in guiding the team out of the relegation zone last season and one who, more than a month into the season, has his team inside the top half of the Premier League. Rivals know where this team sits; not at the top of the order, not at the bottom either. And most worryingly of all, this was an embarrassing one-point-earned game that, had it not been for the luckiest of handballs and VAR calls, would have ended in a net zero for the Magpies. It was an embarrassing game by a team that internally expects to finish the year in a top-8 position. With only 15 minutes played Bournemouth already had the most straightforward chance of the game up to that point. It was an embarrassing game by a team that, simply put, couldn’t defeat a newly promoted, managerless side in Bournemouth at home this weekend after resting for half a month. The most interesting and pressing pre-match news to follow, though, were those related to the fitness and availability of two of the best three players currently signed to play football in Newcastle: Bruno and Allan Saint-Maximin.

Newcastle United came from behind to draw 1-1 with AFC Bournemouth on Saturday afternoon – here are some moments you may have missed.

Ultimately another goal never came as The Magpies were condemned to their fifth draw in their last six Premier League matches. “It’s not that important for me but for him, it was his first goal here at St James’s Park so we deserved it and it’s no worries.” After the match, Guimaraes admitted to The Gazette that he wanted to take the penalty having practised them ahead of the match but had no issue with Isak stepping-up instead and grabbing his first goal at St James’s Park. But an injury to Thompson has seen Smith get an opportunity. Bruno Guimaraes, on his return to the side after almost a month on the sidelines with a hamstring injury, initially grabbed the ball to take the penalty before record signing Alexander Isak took the ball off him and clinically drew Newcastle level. The Scottish international joined Newcastle on a free transfer after he refused to extend his deal at Bournemouth and play once football returned from a Covid-19 break the previous season.

Newcastle United lacked options from the bench to change the game against Bournemouth and it will take Eddie Howe a number of windows to have strength in ...

If Newcastle are to one day upset the established order, that simply has to change in the coming years. Isak will bring so much to this side, but Newcastle will need other additions up front in the years to come, too. Perhaps, then, it was not a surprise that Howe only used three of his five permitted substitutions as he brought on Jacob Murphy, Sean Longstaff and Chris Wood, and that has been a recurring theme this season. [Newcastle](https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/all-about/newcastle-united-fc) have come and, indeed, how far the Magpies still have to go despite £210m of investment in 2022. Newcastle are struggling to break down teams who sit back but if the black-and-whites maintain those sorts of numbers, particularly when the influential Allan Saint-Maximin and Callum Wilson return, some of those draws will inevitably start turning into wins again. It used to be Newcastle United who put men behind the ball, even at St James' Park, but now the opposition do it.

Today I attended my first Newcastle United game since the early days of the Mike Ashley takeover, when I gave my season ticket up,.

[HERE](https://www.themag.co.uk/2022/09/3-positives-and-3-negatives-from-newcastle-1-bournemouth-1-newcastle-united/)) I just can’t believe how fickle some Newcastle United fans can be and how short their memories are. The match itself was frustrating but I expected that, Bournemouth weren’t going to just turn up and roll over and they set their game plan out from the start, defend and counter attack. I think that they honestly believe that because we have spent a decent amount of money on new players that we should be a top team and starting to win trophies immediately. Every bad pass, every missed tackle and every shot off target, was greeted with groans and jeers by the people around me. I drove up full of excitement, looking forward to sampling the great atmosphere I had heard about and watched on TV.

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It is the only Premier League 3pm kick-off today because Brighton v Crystal Palace was called off due to the planned train strike. O’Neil has had plenty of time to think how to approach this fixture, whether to stick or twist with his tactical changes that brought success in the East Midlands. They are certainly a mile away from the Burnley of Dyche. They offered some of the worst defending I’ve seen in years. it hits the outside of the post and bounces wide. Newcastle 0-0 Bournemouth: Targett swings in a free-kick to the back post where Schar is waiting but his header is pretty weak and causes no issues. Fraser lays the ball off to Joelinton on the edge of the box and the Brazilian whacks it off the bar. Still grates a bit that Newcastle away at Brighton when the train strikes were on went ahead, but no students being dropped off then. They announced in midweek that the manager will leave the club as they look to refresh following their relegation to the National League. The referee has no choice and Elche are down to 10 men. Something else that was not inside my brain was the fact Connor Wickham plays for Forest Green and is scoring goals. Preston 0-1 Sheffield United: IN OFF THE POST!

NEWCASTLE: Striker Alexander Isak equalised from the penalty spot to earn Newcastle United a 1-1 draw against Bournemouth in their Premier League clash on a ...

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Eddie Howe knows he issues has to address in Newcastle United's faltering attack - signing a winger in January is already being prioritised.

[they have been wasteful](https://theathletic.com/3563125/2022/09/05/newcastle-attack-metrics/). [Man City](https://theathletic.com/football/team/manchester-city/), like [Liverpool](https://theathletic.com/football/team/liverpool/), at home,” [Kieran Trippier](https://theathletic.com/football/player/kieran-trippier-BrjARZjGyouR7oDx/) says. Photo: Stu Forster/Getty Images) “Where you’re playing against a stubborn opponent and you need a bit of magic to unlock the door.” Newcastle regularly went wide, yet their final ball was lacking. Under Howe, Newcastle have won nine top-flight matches at St James’ and only twice — against Arsenal in May and Forest on the opening day — have they had more of the ball. “People trying to take the sting out of the game, trying to dampen the crowd down. From 57 passes into the box, their most this season, Newcastle failed to create what Opta defines as a “big chance”; they managed four against Manchester City. [Allan Saint-Maximin](https://theathletic.com/football/player/allan-saint-maximin-8LRuWjkymvyPeHIs/) and [Callum Wilson](https://theathletic.com/football/player/callum-wilson-MEfHKY5iTCEw3BQF/) are sorely missed, as is [Jonjo Shelvey](https://theathletic.com/football/player/jonjo-shelvey-ULl3njKU53is68Nj/), but, already, wide forwards are being prioritised for January. Last season, Newcastle ranked last for home possession (37.3 per cent), just as they did in 2019-20 (39.5 per cent). [Only two of nine post-takeover signings](https://theathletic.com/3549446/2022/09/02/newcastle-united-transfers/) — [Chris Wood](https://theathletic.com/football/player/chris-wood-iSgp9Msu7cgS0rEz/) and [Alexander Isak](https://theathletic.com/football/player/alexander-isak-Xhsvt5fY38YhzVJq/) — have been forwards. “This is a problem that’s going to be there,” Howe said.