Newcastle
BournemouthGreat first half followed by a bit of a scrapfest of a second. Newcastle struggled throughout the game to take control, Bournemouth's midfield - particularly Alex Scott - were very dominant and in control. A late Jacob Ramsey winner (we miss you at Villa JJ) earned Newcastle a solid point. Yes, they would've preferred the win here especially at home, however considering I thought Bournemouth were much the better team they did well to get a point. Thiaw and Botman were very off it today, they were very slow and not reactionary enough, especially in that second half. On the other hand, Newcastle looked decent in the wide areas. The combinations of Dedic x Elanga and Hall x Barnes look solid in attack, although I think defensively it's not quite there just yet. Jaissle continues to proves his doubters wrong, including myself, with a decent unbeaten start to the season. I still think they'll finish high mid table, they don't have the quality they had before. Bournemouth were so good in that first half. As I've mentioned, Alex Scott ran the show, even in that scrappy 2nd half he had a great performance dictating everything Bournemouth do. I see him getting a big move in January or the summer. It will be interesting to see how Bournemouth do when they play twice a week through Europe, as I don't think they have the best depth. Marco Rose hasn't tweaked too much tactically for them, they play very similar football to Iraola's style, which absolutely suits them. Petrovic looks a lot less nervy, last season he had too many mistakes in him, but so far he's been commanding his area which is very good signs for Bournemouth defensively. MOTM - Alex Scott, not much else to say.

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