Bournemouth vs Newcastle: Preview and Prediction

Saturday 24th February 2018

England Premier League
Saturday 24th February 2018
Kick off at 3pm GMT
Venue: Vitality Stadium

Match Preview:

After 27 games and 31 points on the board Bournemouth will be content with their season. Almost 60% of their total points have been earned at home and The Cherries will be happy to return here after their last league game ended in a 4-1 away defeat against Huddersfield.

Under manager Eddie Howe Bournemouth has switched to a 5 man diamond midfield when playing at home and it has paid dividends recently with 3 wins in a row. The club remains undefeated at home this year.

Newcastle eased their relegation fears with a superb 1-0 win at home to Manchester United in their last game. This was only United’s 5^th loss of the season and earned praise from manager Jose Mourinho. The win meant that the Magpies have gone 3 games undefeated and have only suffered one defeat in their last five games.

The Magpies away form has been crucial lately and if we take out their loss to Manchester City has been one of the league’s best in recent weeks gaining wins over West Ham and Stoke and earning 7 points from their last four games.

Bournemouth vs Newcastle Team News:

Bournemouth- Jermain Defoe was hoping to be back by now but he may still miss this game after being sidelined for a couple of months

Newcastle- Ciaran Clark, Jesus Gamez and Alexsander Mitrovic are injured

Bournemouth vs Newcastle Head to Head:

The teams have not played at this ground in 3 years where Newcastle won the game 1-0

Bournemouth beat Newcastle at St James Park this season by 1-0

Bournemouth vs Newcastle Prediction:

In quality terms there is little to separate the teams so picking a winner is difficult. However both teams are scoring goals and have done so in each of their last five games. The stand out bet therefore is both teams to find the back of the net.

Bournemouth vs Newcastle Recommended Betting Tips:

Both teams to score at 1.72