Bournemouth v Newcastle

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Bournemouth rescued a point in last weekend's opening game of the season at the City Ground as The Cherries found themselves a goal down to Nottingham Forest with just four minutes remaining on the clock before Antoine Semeno popped up to grab an equaliser, while Newcastle United grabbed all three points in their opening home game against Southampton as The Magpies registered a 1-0 win at St James' Park.

Although Bournemouth halted a previously disappointing three-game losing streak in the Premier League which was incurred towards the end of the last campaign, that now makes it four league games without a win for Andoni Iraola's side as they had previously slipped to defeats at the hands of Arsenal, Brentford and Chelsea respectively.

The wider picture shows The Cherries have only managed to collect just two wins in their previous nine games overall in the English top flight which came in the shape of victories gained over Wolves and Brighton but also includes being dealt no fewer than five losses into the bargain as well.

However, results at their Vitality Stadium show Bournemouth have made themselves a tough unit to break down on home soil as the south coast club have lost just three of their last 14 home games in the Premier League, but the hosts will have to do without last season's star striker, Dominic Solanke (19 goals) who has since left for Tottenham.

Newcastle United will be eager to collect another three points on Sunday afternoon as The Magpies make the long trip from the north-east down to the south coast to take on Bournemouth as Eddie Howe's side have a point to prove this season with Howe taking on his former club.

The Magpies were edged out by Aston Villa for a place in this season's Champions League as Villa finished two points above Newcastle United but the visitors also have plenty of reasons to be confident about their chances here at the Vitality Stadium as they have suffered just two defeats in their last 11 league matches overall.

Losses at the hands of Crystal Palace and Manchester United have been outweighed by picking up seven wins in the process including last weekend's season opening win against Southampton, so Eddie Howe's side will be confident that they can account for another south coast club on Sunday afternoon.

Form away from home has produced a mixed bag of results for Newcastle United as the visitors have won five but lost four of their last nine outings on the road in the domestic top flight.

Bournemouth v Newcastle United Verdict

Newcastle United have lost just once in their last 10 meetings against Bournemouth and The Magpies look the more likely to take the spoils here on Sunday as well.

Therefore, our main bet will be Newcastle Utd win @ 2.15

Other side bets worth considering:

Newcastle Utd win & Under 3.5 goals @ 3.50

Correct Score: Newcastle Utd 2-0 @ 15.00