Newcastle United v Bournemouth: Premier League – live

A big question: do the two German managers know each other? Bournemouth’s Marco Rose (49) is 11 years older than Newcastle’s Matthias Jaissle (just 38) but, yes, their paths have crossed.

Here’s Rose: “I know Matthias from Salzburg because I was the manager there and he succeeded, not me, but the manager after me, or after the manager after me! I visited old friends at the training ground and we met. We had a talk, had a chat. I know he is a good coach, he has an idea of football and he brought that idea really quickly into the team of Newcastle. They are in a good spot, in good shape, play quite intense. They have a clear pattern with and against the ball, but the same things we have as well.”

Jaissle said in the build-up: “Today’s game against Bournemouth will provide us with another good test. They’ve also experienced a summer of change but have a top coach in Marco Rose, who I know well from his time in Austria and Germany.”

Newcastle are unchanged from the side that won 2-0 at Spurs last weekend. That means £51m signing Matias Fernandez-Pardo starts on the bench.

For Bournemouth, Tyler Adams comes in for Lewis Cook in midfield.

Newcastle: Hornicek, Dedic, Botman, Thiaw, Hall, Gonzalez, Miley, Elanga, Willock, Barnes, Wissa.
Subs: Pope, Livramento, Schar, Bamba, Steur, Toure, Fernandez-Pardo, Murphy, Ramsey.

Bournemouth: Petrovic, Smith, Hill, Silva, Truffert, Adams, Scott, Rayan, Kluivert, Tavernier, Evanilson.
Subs: Di Gregorio, Cook, Soler, Brooks, Christie, Gannon-Doak, Diakite, Juanlu Sanchez, Jebbison.

Referee: Rob Jones
VAR: Matt Donohue

Hello! It’s a right old slog from Bournemouth to Newcastle (353 miles, over six hours in a car) but travelling Cherries fans have been rewarded for putting in the effort in recent times. They’ve won their last two Premier League games at St James’ Park, 2-1 last season and 4-1 in 2024/25 when Justin Kluivert took the match ball all the way home after scoring a hat-trick.

Newcastle fans might have looked at this fixture with trepidation before the season kicked off but not now. Oh no, there’s a buzz about the place after a bright start to the season has yielded four points via an entertaining 2-2 draw with Liverpool and a 2-0 win at Spurs. Despite the loss of a raft of key figures (including boss Eddie Howe) over the summer, new manager Matthias Jaissle has brought a fresh energy to the club.

Bournemouth also went German after Andoni Iraola did one for Liverpool although it’s been a frustrating start for Marco Rose. His team have twice been leading late in games only to emerge with a single point after a 2-1 loss at Manchester City and a 1-1 draw with Everton. Can he get his first win today? Let’s find out!