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Newcastle boss Eddie Howe says it is "important" his side "don't overreact" following Saturday's disappointing 4-1 home defeat to Bournemouth.

The Magpies were hoping to set a new club record of 10 straight victories in all competitions, but struggled to continue the form that had seen them spoken about as outside title contenders against Howe's former side.

"I give credit to Bournemouth, I thought they played really well," Howe said post-match. "They were better than us.

"I think from our viewpoint we looked fatigued, we looked tired. The game in midweek took a lot out of us.

"From minute one we didn't look ourselves. Our usual zip, bounce, intensity wasn't there and we struggled to live with them. It was a frustrating watch for anyone connected with us. We have set such high standards but we fell well short of that."

Newcastle remain fifth - level on points with champions Manchester City in fourth - and Howe believes his team should not be disheartened after their fine run came to an end.

"It can happen at this level against any team," he added.

"Bournemouth have their way of playing and it's very difficult to play against and they can knock you out of your rhythm. We didn't have the answers to it.

"It is important that we don't overreact. It's one game. The players have been magnificent in recent weeks. We have to accept it, learn from it, analyse where we could improve and then come back next week."

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We asked for your thoughts after Saturday's Premier League game between Newcastle and Bournemouth.

Here are some of your comments:

Newcastle fans:

Chris: Newcastle have had a great run of results, and some fantastic performances, but the recent run has flattered defensive frailty. Too much being caught delaying distribution, misplaced passes and poor positioning (leading to reckless tackles and shirt pulls). Overall the team need to be more clinical and relentless.

Anth: Bournemouth were better on the day and deserved to win. They never let us settle and worryingly other teams will see this and no doubt try and replicate it. Eddie needs to regroup and start another run of wins. Bournemouth 'Newcastled' Newcastle.

Christopher: I say as a Magpie, thanks, Bournemouth, for exposing the ludicrous chat as regards our supposed 'title challenge.' We believed the hype and have received a deserved boot up the backside. If we'd just lost out, people might say we were unlucky. We weren't - we got a stuffing. Back to the drawing board for Eddie. And yet another yellow for Joelinton.

Theo: Two games in a row at home that the away team has started quicker than us. We built this run of wins on starting quickly. Maybe this was a bit of overconfidence?

A very off performance from the full-backs, it happens, they're young and improving. Perhaps more protection from midfielders would've helped. Final ball let us down and left Isak isolated.

However, can't complain too much and Bournemouth were excellent. Their movement off the ball to find space was exceptional. We had to drop points at some point, Southampton away (on paper) is a nice next game.

Bournemouth fans:

Bryan: Absolutely demolished Newcastle. It could have been six or seven. Get those passports ready?

Jonathan: To get a result like that at St James' says a lot about the team we have. Even with the amount of injuries we have, the team still believe in themselves and it is such a solid unit. We have a team a fraction of the price of others in the Premier League, but Iraola has them going toe-to-toe with the best.

We've had some horrid periods in our history, but it's an absolute joy to be a Cherries fan right now!

€11m for Kluivert, €10.25m for Semenyo, €26m for Adams. Bournemouth's shrewd transfer deals are paying dividends now.

Tom: Unbelievable, a truly magical performance. Sat in a hospital waiting room, jumping for joy listening and getting strange looks from other patients! Dare to dream, Cherries, dare to dream!

James: As a 50-year-old Bournemouth fan I can't think of a better performance I have ever seen. I can't quite believe what I'm seeing. Considering we have a thread-bare squad due to injuries, every player was superb. A thoroughly deserved win against a flying Newcastle. If I'm dreaming don't wake me up.

Juventus are interested in bringing Newcastle defender Lloyd Kelly, 26, to Italy - just seven months after he arrived from Bournemouth on a free transfer. (Gianluca di Marzio, external)

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Newcastle manager Eddie Howe talking to BBC Match of the Day after today's game: "We were not at our best today, there is no doubt about it. Technically and physically we were not the team we've been in recent weeks and they played very, very well and made it a very difficult for us so full credit to them.

"I don't want to make excuses but I just felt there was fatigue in our performance today. We didn't start well and never played with the intensity we normally do and we were off in almost every phase. I'll put it down to physically right now but with a thorough analysis we'll see if I feel the same way.

"We made a big tactical switch at half time and throughout to try and invigorate us but it never happened. We have to respond and quickly. The big thing for us is we have a week in between so hopefully a change to recharge our batteries and then attack the game."

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Wednesday's victory over Wolves had lifted Newcastle into the top four of the Premier League for the first time in four months, but they were well below par against a Bournemouth side brimming with confidence themselves.

In-form striker Alexander Isak, who had scored in his previous nine club appearances, failed to register a shot from open play, with his only strike a disappointing second-half free-kick which flew straight into the Bournemouth wall.

Indeed, it took the Magpies 20 minutes to register any kind of attempt - a Joelinton effort from the edge of the box which sailed high over the crossbar.

Bruno Guimaraes cancelled out Justin Kluivert's opener, but Newcastle never stepped up after that and were punished for their profligacy in possession after half-time.

Kluivert's second and third goals were self-inflicted as Guimaraes and Anthony Gordon lost possession in the build-up, before Milos Kerkez rubbed further salt into the Magpies' wounds in second-half stoppage time.

It was a chastening defeat for Newcastle boss Eddie Howe, against the club where he was revered as a player and manager.

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Newcastle defender Dan Burn has been speaking to TNT Sports after today's defeat: "We didn't start very well. They set traps and we played into them quite a few times. It was hard to recover. Bournemouth were just the better team today, technically and physically, and deserved to win.

"They are very, very good on the counter. They've got some very good players and are very dangerous. They ask questions that a lot of other teams don't ask. They go quite long and direct and you don't come up against that as much in this league.

"We played in areas that we usually don't. We lost the ball quite a lot in the middle of the pitch. It is disappointing. We've been on a great run so we just need to dust ourselves down and go again.

"Those are the standards we set for ourselves. The work we've done throughout the season has been exactly the same."

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This is a hard one, because Newcastle are on such a brilliant run - but Bournemouth have not lost for a long time, either.

The Cherries are 10 games unbeaten, since 23 November, while Newcastle would set a new club record of 10 wins in a row if they beat them.

Magpies boss Howe has never beaten his old team in five attempts in the Premier League since he came to St James' Park in 2021, but I am expecting that to change on Saturday.

Bournemouth will score and they are very capable of nicking a victory here, but Newcastle have momentum and belief - and they also have Alexander Isak, who is absolutely flying at the moment.

Sutton's prediction: 2-1

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Eddie Howe has been in charge of all 13 Premier League meetings between Newcastle and Bournemouth – however, he has won only two of these 13 games (drawn six, lost five). He is also yet to beat his former side as Magpies manager.

Bournemouth have scored more goals via substitutes than any other side in the Premier League this season (11). With their combined goals and assists, substitutes have been worth 17 points to the Cherries this term, another league-high.

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Earlier, we asked you who scored Newcastle's first Premier League goal of the 2024-25 season.

The answer is Joelinton, who netted in the 1-0 win over Southampton on 17 August.

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Eddie Howe says "there is not a pot of money waiting to be spent" as he plots Newcastle's way through another transfer window.

Aside from making Lewis Hall's move from Chelsea permanent last summer, the Magpies have not made a major signing since Tino Livramento joined the club from Southampton in August 2023.

In Howe's view, that is unlikely to change this month.

"There's not a pot of money there waiting to be spent," he said. "It is all about June 30 and making sure you comply by [the profit and sustainability regulations] that date. Obviously if you spend money, then you have to recoup it at a later date."

Paraguay forward Miguel Almiron has been linked with an exit from St James' Park but Howe was realistic about whether any funds generated could be spent during the current window.

The Newcastle boss was asked if he was saving money now for more summer transfers and said: "I don't know if this summer will be different and suddenly the outlook totally changes. I think that's for another day. What I would say is that hopefully the future beyond looks very different."

Things are much more positive on the pitch with the Magpies fourth in the table and looking for a club-record 10th consecutive win when they host Bournemouth at the weekend.

Before this run, Newcastle had lost 4-2 at Brentford on Saturday, 7 December.

"Those times are good to look back on sometimes," Howe added, "'to just remind yourself of what can happen in the game and how painful it can be and to try and stay away from those feelings for as long as possible."

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Chelsea's Charlotte Wardlaw has completed a permanent move to Championship side Newcastle United.

The versatile 21-year-old, who can play in defence and in midfield, becomes the Magpies' first signing of the January window.

Wardlaw is a product of the Blues' academy and spent the first half of this season on loan at Championship side Sheffield United, making nine appearances in England's second-tier.

Wardlaw made three appearances for the Blues before leaving the club on five times on loan with Liverpool (twice), Lewes, Glasgow City and the Blades.

She has also represented England at under-15, 17 and 19 levels.

"There were lots of different factors that made this move the right one for my career," said Wardlaw. "The history, tradition, the family feel of the club and ultimately the ambition."

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Newcastle United boss Eddie Howe has been speaking to the media before Saturday's Premier League game against Bournemouth (kick-off 12:30 GMT).

Here are the key lines from his news conference:

• Eddie Howe confirmed Fabian Schar has been suffering with illness and they will need to check how he is in training on Friday. Otherwise, Newcastle have "pretty much the same squad" as for Wolves.

• Despite reports around Miguel Almiron leaving, Howe said they "expect him here for training today and to be part of squad tomorrow" but did acknowledge that "anything can happen".

• On how the midfielder has dealt with the situation: "Top, top class. His playing persona is his personality. A brilliant professional. He lives his life through football. His training performances and personality have been consistent with his normal self."

• On potentially not replacing Almiron if he did leave: "Not ideal. But I don't think it would be ideal from anyone's viewpoint. From our perspective, we don't want to lose players but we know the reality of PSR [profit and sustainability rules] and our ongoing management of that. We are making decisions not based on football but making ones for the future."

• On being a head coach and not having say on losing players in transfer windows: "My first experience of this was Elliot Anderson in the summer. It's a blow when you don't have to lose a player football-wise, but do financially. I think this will happen again. If you can't control it and know it is for benefit of the club, you can't block it. For the future of the club you have to accept these decisions and take that pain."

• Howe said defender Lloyd Kelly has not spoken to him about wanting to leave: "What you're hearing is club-driven from Fenerbahce, not from us. We are enjoying working with him and he has got an important role to play."

• On whether he would like in-form striker Alexander Isak to be given a nine-and-a-half-year deal like Erling Haaland: "That is a long one and congratulations to him on that. Every situation is different. We could not regard Alex highly enough. His contribution has been immense. I don't want to change his rhythm, don't want him thinking too deeply but just enjoying his football and continuing to score and win. Everything off pitch will fall how it does."

• Howe said he is "desperate for everything" when asked if how motivated he was to qualify for the Champions League: "You have to take and grab any opportunity you get. The next target that is achievable you have to grab. We want tangible rewards for our efforts. Don't want to wait, want to grab now and that is the attitude I want from players too."

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