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Adrien Truffert scored his first goal for Bournemouth At a glance Marcus Tavernier opens scoring by bundling home from Rayan's cross William Osula equalises from close range following VAR check Adrien Truffert wins it for Bournemouth by tapping home from Evanilson's knockdown Bournemouth extend unbeaten run in Premier League to club record 13 games Andoni Iraola's side move up to eighth as Newcastle stay 14th PLAYER RATER Adrien Truffert fired home a late winner to extend Bournemouth's impressive unbeaten run on another damaging afternoon for Newcastle United head coach Eddie Howe. The visitors, who are now undefeated in the Premier League in a club record 13 games, looked determined to give manager Andoni Iraola a fitting send-off by finishing the campaign strongly after the Spaniard announced this week he would be leaving at the end of the season. Although Newcastle forward William Osula cancelled out Marcus Tavernier's opener midway through the second half, there was still time for another twist at St James' Park. Tavernier turned provider as he sent in a cross and Evanilson headed it down for the unmarked Truffert to fire into the roof of the net to send Iraola darting down the touchline as his side moved up to eighth place. It was a familiar story for Howe against his former club after Newcastle threw away another result late on. Howe said his fire was burning "very strongly" on the eve of this game, as his future comes under increased scrutiny, but it was Bournemouth who seized the initiative. The visitors opened the scoring when Rayan skipped away from Lewis Hall down the right and cut the ball back across to Tavernier, who bundled home from close range. There were a smattering of boos at half-time from the home support, but Newcastle responded in the second half. Evanilson inadvertently played Osula in after hooking the ball forward while attempting to win it from substitute Bruno Guimaraes in the middle of the park. Osula raced through, sorted out his feet under pressure from Marcos Senesi and slotted the ball past Bournemouth goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic. Although the goal was initially disallowed for offside by referee Tom Bramall, the decision was reversed to loud cheers from the home support following a check by the video assistant referee. But there was still time for Truffert to score a dramatic winner to leave Newcastle in 14th place. Howe came out swinging on the eve of this game as he vowed to "fight until the end". By full-time, however, he looked suitably dejected after suffering an eighth defeat in 11 league games. This was an afternoon when there were chants of "Eddie Howe's black and white army" from the home support at various points. But there were also boos at half-time and full-time on what felt like Groundhog Day for these supporters. No other side has conceded more late goals (19) than Newcastle in the Premier League this season. This flaky team are too easy to play against and, when momentum should have swung their way, after equalising, Howe's men conspired to throw it all away again. By full-time, one or two of these players looked like they wanted this bruising season to finally end. Iraola and his staff joked with Truffert that his first goal was coming after some impressive finishes in training on the eve of this game. So it proved. Judging by Truffert's wild celebrations, it was worth the wait as Bournemouth showed their mettle once more. Some teams have folded after conceding an equaliser against Newcastle at St James' Park, but this Bournemouth side are resilient. They were fresh from winning at Arsenal last week and this was another impressive victory. Rather than retreating at 1-1, Bournemouth still sensed Newcastle had vulnerabilities and pushed for a winner. Such a response was all the more impressive only days after Iraola confirmed he would be leaving at the end of his contract. But his commitment and his players' commitment were never in doubt as they look to mount a late push for a European spot. No wonder Iraola was serenaded by those Bournemouth supporters up in the gods at full-time. This was worth the long trip. Newcastle travel to the Emirates to face leaders Arsenal on 25 April. Bournemouth host Leeds United at the Vitality Stadium on Wednesday. After the opportunity to rate players has closed, the score displayed represents the average from all the submissions by BBC Sport users. Comments can not be loaded To load Comments you need to enable Java Script in your browser Last Updated 18th April 2026 at 17: 30 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. 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Bournemouth have won three of their seven Premier League away games against Newcastle (D2 L2), only winning more on the road at Wolves in the competition (4). Newcastle have conceded in all seven of their Premier League home games against Bournemouth, the most they’ve faced a side without a clean sheet at St. James’ Park in the competition. Newcastle United have lost seven of their last 10 Premier League matches (W3) – since the start of this run on 25th January, only Spurs have lost as many games as the Magpies (also 7). Bournemouth are unbeaten in their last 12 Premier League matches, their longest ever undefeated run in the competition. The last side outside of Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City to have a longer run without losing were Newcastle in 2022-23 (17). Newcastle have lost four of their last five home Premier League games (W1), while overall they’ve lost six at St. James’ Park this season, their most in one campaign under Eddie Howe. They last suffered more home league defeats back in 2020-21 (8). Bournemouth have only conceded five goals in their last seven away Premier League matches (W3 D4) – they conceded 23 goals in their seven away games beforehand (D3 L4). Newcastle have lost seven Premier League matches when scoring first this season, more than any other team. No team has ever lost more games when going 1-0 up in a season in Premier League history. Newcastle’s Lewis Miley has been involved in 10 Premier League goals (3 goals, 7 assists). At 19 years old, he’s only the second Magpies teenager to get to double figures for goals and assists, after Charles N’Zogbia (5 goals, 9 assists). N’Zogbia’s last game as a teenager was in May 2006 – the same month Miley was born. Junior Kroupi has 10 Premier League goals for Bournemouth this season, with Romelu Lukaku the last player to score more times in a season as a teenager in 2012-13 for West Brom (14). Kroupi’s 28% shot conversion is the best of any teenager to have 30+ shots in a season Opta has on record since 2003-04. Substitution, Newcastle United. Dan Burn replaces Tino Livramento because of an injury. Delay over. They are ready to continue. Delay in match because of an injury Tino Livramento (Newcastle United). VAR Decision: Goal Newcastle United 1-1 Bournemouth (William Osula). Goal! Newcastle United 1, Bournemouth 1. William Osula (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Goal awarded following VAR Review. Substitution, Bournemouth. David Brooks replaces Junior Kroupi. Substitution, Bournemouth. Tyler Adams replaces Ryan Christie. Substitution, Newcastle United. Bruno Guimarães replaces Jacob Ramsey. Substitution, Newcastle United. Jacob Murphy replaces Anthony Elanga. Attempt missed. Sandro Tonali (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jacob Ramsey. Foul by Sandro Tonali (Newcastle United). Ryan Christie (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Marcus Tavernier (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card. Sven Botman (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Evanilson (Bournemouth). Malick Thiaw (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Evanilson (Bournemouth). Foul by Kieran Trippier (Newcastle United). Marcus Tavernier (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Ryan Christie (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Copyright © 2026 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.