Newcastle United FC vs AFC Bournemouth, Premier League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2025-26

Newcastle United FC

1 – 2

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AFC Bournemouth

Sat 18 Apr 2026 · 14:00 UTC St James' Park 52,109 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 32' Marcus Tavernier

William Osula 68' 1–1

1–2 85' Adrien Truffert

Y 52' Ryan Christie

Y 55' Marcus Tavernier

Sven Botman 77' Y

Jacob Murphy 80' Y

Y 82' Alex Scott

Y 90' Dorde Petrovic

Overview

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Newcastle United FC vs AFC Bournemouth — Premier League at St James' Park.

Newcastle United FC 5 games · 8 pts (2026/27)
AFC Bournemouth 5 games · 3 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Thomas Bramall
Assistant 1 Simon Bennett
Assistant 2

4 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 8.8 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Manchester City FC	5	15
2	Arsenal FC	5	12
3	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	5	10
4	Brentford FC	5	9
5	Leeds United FC	5	9
6	Liverpool FC	5	9
7	Everton FC	5	9
8	Hull City AFC	5	8
9	Newcastle United FC	5	8
10	Chelsea FC	5	7
11	Ipswich Town FC	5	6
12	Manchester United FC	5	5
13	Nottingham Forest FC	5	5
14	Sunderland AFC	5	4
15	Crystal Palace FC	5	4
16	Aston Villa FC	5	4
17	AFC Bournemouth	5	3
18	Coventry City FC	5	3
19	Fulham FC	5	2
20	Tottenham Hotspur FC	5	2

Head-to-Head

Newcastle United FC 14 games · Avg 4.1 goals AFC Bournemouth

Last 5 meetings

2026-04-18 Newcastle United FC 1–2 AFC Bournemouth 2026-01-10 Newcastle United FC 10–9 AFC Bournemouth 2025-09-21 AFC Bournemouth 0–0 Newcastle United FC 2025-01-18 Newcastle United FC 1–4 AFC Bournemouth 2024-08-25 AFC Bournemouth 1–1 Newcastle United FC

Recent Form

Newcastle United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Apr	AFC Bournemouth	H	1–2	L
12 Apr	Crystal Palace FC	A	1–2	L
22 Mar	Sunderland AFC	H	1–2	L
18 Mar	FC Barcelona	A	2–7	L
14 Mar	Chelsea FC	A	1–0	W
10 Mar	FC Barcelona	H	1–1	D

AFC Bournemouth

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Apr	Newcastle United FC	A	2–1	W
11 Apr	Arsenal FC	A	2–1	W
20 Mar	Manchester United FC	H	2–2	D
14 Mar	Burnley FC	A	0–0	D
03 Mar	Brentford FC	H	0–0	D
28 Feb	Sunderland AFC	H	1–1	D

Season Stats

Newcastle United FC		AFC Bournemouth
#9	Position	#17
8	Points	3
5	Played	5
2 / 2 / 1	W / D / L	0 / 3 / 2
9	Scored	6
9	Conceded	8
+0	GD	-2
1.60	PPG	0.60
40%	Win %	0%

Key Stats

86% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

64% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

20% Clean Sheets
Newcastle United FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
AFC Bournemouth this season

Newcastle United FC are 9th (8 pts). AFC Bournemouth are 17th (3 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Newcastle United FC

0-15

3/1

16-30

–/–

31-45

1/2

46-60

1/2

61-75

2/1

76+

2/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

AFC Bournemouth

0-15

1/–

16-30

1/–

31-45

2/2

46-60

1/2

61-75

–/–

76+

–/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Newcastle United FC

Joe Willock	2 G
Anthony Elanga	2 G
Yoane Wissa	1 G	1 A

AFC Bournemouth

Marcus Tavernier	3 G
Alex Scott	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Newcastle United FC and AFC Bournemouth get this one started.
5' Newcastle United FC have won 459 goals from 344 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
15' Newcastle United FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
20' named a 4-3-3 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
25' Newcastle United FC is showing some good football. However, Newcastle United FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
30' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
32' A stunning finish from Marcus Tavernier — that came from absolutely nowhere!
37' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
42' Supporters expect more eagerness from Lewis Miley, as he is very good at scoring at St James' Park with 3 goals in the last 3 games.
46' The whistle greets Lewis Hall as he departs to be replaced by Kieran Trippier.
51' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
52' It’s a booking for AFC Bournemouth player. Ryan Christie gets a card.
55' Marcus Tavernier catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 55.
60' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Newcastle United FC winning 50% of all matches.
62' Another substitution for Newcastle United FC to replace Anthony Elanga by Jacob Murphy on 62 minute.
65' The AFC Bournemouth bench stirs into life. Ryan Christie is withdrawn and Tyler Adams gets his opportunity.
66' The whistle greets Eli Kroupi as he departs to be replaced by David Brooks.
68' William Osula has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 68 minutes.
73' Newcastle United FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined AFC Bournemouth backline.
74' Dan Burn is replacing Valentino Livramento for the Newcastle United FC side.
77' That looks like a foul for a card for Sven Botman.
78' Ben Doak has so much to prove this time. He replaces Rayan on 78 minute.
80' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Jacob Murphy on 80 minutes.
82' Alex Scott is having his name booked by the referee on 82.
85' The deadlock is broken! Adrien Truffert gets on the scoresheet on 85 minutes.
86' Time for substitution for Newcastle United FC. Sandro Tonali is replaced by Nick Woltemade.
89' AFC Bournemouth ring the changes. Evanilson has done his job and it is now time for Enes Unal to step up.
90' It’s a booking for AFC Bournemouth player. Dorde Petrovic gets a card.
The points are shared — Newcastle United FC 1-2 AFC Bournemouth. Honours even.

Lineups

Newcastle United FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

39
Bruno Guimaraes ↑ 62'
1
Nick Pope
23
Jacob Murphy ↑ 62'
2
Kieran Trippier ↑ 46'
33
Dan Burn ↑ 74'
9
Yoane Wissa
28
Joe Willock
27
Nick Woltemade ↑ 86'
37
Alex Murphy

Coach Eddie Howe

AFC Bournemouth Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

7
David Brooks ↑ 66'
15
Adam Smith
26
Enes Unal ↑ 89'
12
Tyler Adams ↑ 65'
29
Christos Mandas
18
Bafode Diakite
21
Amine Adli
11
Ben Doak ↑ 78'
27
Alex Toth ↑ 89'

Coach Iraola

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Justin Kluivert	3
Salomon Rondon	3
Dominic Solanke	3
Marcus Tavernier	3
Miguel Almiron	2
Matt Ritchie	2
Joshua King	2
Anthony Gordon	2

Head to Head

Newcastle United FC Form

2026-04-18 Newcastle United FC 1–2 AFC Bournemouth L 2026-04-12 Crystal Palace FC 2–1 Newcastle United FC L 2026-03-22 Newcastle United FC 1–2 Sunderland AFC L 2026-03-18 FC Barcelona 7–2 Newcastle United FC L 2026-03-14 Chelsea FC 0–1 Newcastle United FC W 2026-03-10 Newcastle United FC 1–1 FC Barcelona D

AFC Bournemouth Form

2026-04-18 Newcastle United FC 1–2 AFC Bournemouth W 2026-04-11 Arsenal FC 1–2 AFC Bournemouth W 2026-03-20 AFC Bournemouth 2–2 Manchester United FC D 2026-03-14 Burnley FC 0–0 AFC Bournemouth D 2026-03-03 AFC Bournemouth 0–0 Brentford FC D 2026-02-28 AFC Bournemouth 1–1 Sunderland AFC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.98 Newcastle United FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.9 AFC Bournemouth xG

I would bet for: Newcastle United FC or AFC Bournemouth 76% + Over 2.5 goals 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Newcastle United FC38% Draw24% AFC Bournemouth38%

Actual: AFC Bournemouth win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes73% 0% No27%

Avg goals/match: 3.88

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	90%	10%
± 2.5	73%	27%
± 3.5	53%	47%
± 4.5	35%	65%

Double Chance

Newcastle United FC or Draw

62%

Draw or AFC Bournemouth

62%

Newcastle United FC or AFC Bournemouth

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Newcastle United FC32% Draw39% AFC Bournemouth29%

Actual: AFC Bournemouth win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

8.6%

2 – 1

7.5%

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 2

3 – 1

4.9%

3 – 2

4.6%

1 – 3

4.5%

2 – 3

4.4%

2 – 0

4.1%

0 – 2

3.8%

1 – 0

3.6%

0 – 1

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Newcastle United FC

Handicap	Newcastle United FC covers	Push	AFC Bournemouth covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	12%	77%
-1.5	23%	—	77%
-1	23%	18%	60%
-0.5	40%	—	60%
+0.5	63%	—	37%
+1	63%	17%	20%
+1.5	80%	—	20%
+2	80%	11%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Newcastle United FC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

AFC Bournemouth keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.