Newcastle fight back from two goals down to draw with Bournemouth

Newcastle rescued a point from a match that appeared to be slipping away, coming back from two goals down to draw 2-2 with Bournemouth at St James’ Park.

Bournemouth started brightly and deserved their early advantage. Marcus Tavernier opened the scoring in the 35th minute after Alex Scott’s shot took a significant deflection and fell into his path. The visitors doubled their lead when Justin Kluivert’s effort struck the post, rebounded off goalkeeper Lukas Hornicek and was followed by Scott’s cross deflecting off Malick Thiaw and looping over the line.

Newcastle responded almost immediately. Harvey Barnes surged down the left, cut inside and curled a superb effort beyond Djordje Petrovic less than two minutes after Bournemouth’s second goal. The home side struggled to build momentum after the interval, but substitute Jacob Ramsey stayed composed in the 88th minute when Bournemouth failed to clear and steered the ball home.

The draw preserved Newcastle’s unbeaten record in all competitions during a period of major change. Matthias Jaissle took charge last month after Eddie Howe’s departure, while Bruno Guimaraes, Sandro Tonali and Anthony Gordon have also left. The club made eight signings during what it described as a “transformational” summer transfer window. New signing Matias Fernandez-Pardo came on in the 63rd minute to warm applause as Jaissle made further changes in search of an equaliser.

Newcastle began the season with a 2-2 draw against Liverpool before beating Tottenham 2-0. Bournemouth, led by new head coach Marco Rose after Andoni Iraola’s departure for Liverpool, meanwhile continued to show attacking promise but again conceded late, an unwelcome pattern for the visitors.