Newcastle United picked up their 11th draw of the season of their Premier League conflict with Bournemouth on the Vitality Stadium tonight, and there’s no doubt that Eddie Howe shall be pissed off regardless of being unbeaten of their final 17 top-flight outings.
The Magpies had the chance to go 4 factors away from fifth-placed Tottenham Hotspur this night, however the 1-1 draw implies that they solely widen the hole by yet another, tallying 4 extra attracts than another team within the high flight to date this season.
Despite having 67% possession, extra pictures on purpose (15 v 11) and much more passes accomplished (462 v 180), Newcastle misplaced possession of the ball 171 instances to the hosts’ 145, received fewer tackles (15 v 21) and duels (53 v 64) and accomplished fewer clearances (13 v 29), which means that their defensive efficiency was surprisingly under par.
The guests conceded on the half-hour mark when Marcos Senesi discovered the web to offer Bournemouth the lead, and the troubles saved coming when Joe Willock went off injured within the thirty sixth minute, Anthony Gordon changing the previous Arsenal midfielder.
The storm clouds lastly cleared for Howe’s aspect when Miguel Almiron produced a implausible end to ship the equaliser simply earlier than the half-time whistle was blown, providing the journey assist hope for the second 45 minutes.
In the second half, Newcastle gamers continued to drop like flies when Almiron left the pitch after hurting his arm within the 81st minute, with Allan Saint-Maximin rapidly following him when he hobbled off simply three minutes later.
Indeed, Howe can have plenty of considerations not solely with the accidents plaguing the team forward of the Carabao Cup remaining on the finish of the month, but in addition with the defensive efficiency placed on on the Vitality Stadium, and Dan Burn was effectively under his greatest towards Bournemouth.
How did Burn play towards Bournemouth?
Across his 90-minute efficiency, the 30-year-old – whose show was dubbed “sloppy” by journalist Ahmed Shooble – was a whole legal responsibility, dropping possession of the ball 14 instances, making an error which led to a shot on purpose and was dribbled previous as soon as.
Burn additionally misplaced 100% of his floor duels and made no interceptions or tackles all night, proving that he wasn’t the dominating presence that Newcastle wanted with the intention to take all three factors from their go to to the south coast.
The Chronicle‘s chief Newcastle United writer Lee Ryder gave the converted left-back a rating of just six out of ten, citing the player’s ‘late scare’ when Kieran Trippier needed to clear the ball off the road following Burn’s mistake.
The Tyneside membership have plenty of tough challenges forward of them, with Liverpool up subsequent within the Premier League – the only team to have taken all three factors from Newcastle of their in any other case unbeaten top-flight marketing campaign – after which Manchester United within the Carabao Cup remaining, so there is no such thing as a doubt that Howe shall be hoping the harm considerations from at this time shall be rapidly resolved earlier than subsequent weekend.