AFC Bournemouth v Newcastle United
Saturday February 24, 1500 GMT
Vitality Stadium
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This will be the 10th match in all competitions between these two sides, with Bournemouth winning four times, including the last two in a row in the Premier League (D2 L3).
Newcastle won their only previous Premier League match at the Vitality Stadium, 1-0 in November 2015 under Steve McClaren.
Bournemouth have never lost a Premier League home match against a newly promoted side (W6 D1), winning each of the last six and netting 21 goals in those wins.
The Cherries are looking to win four consecutive home Premier League games for the first time – they last won four in a row in the league at the Vitality Stadium in April 2015.
Newcastle haven’t won back to back Premier League games since September – they have followed up each of their previous four wins by earning a single point (P4 W0 D1 L3).
Only Swansea (7) have scored fewer first half Premier League goals than Newcastle this season (9).
The Magpies have conceded more away penalty goals in the Premier League than any other club this season (4) with three of their last eight goals on the road conceded via the penalty spot.
Callum Wilson has found the net four times in two previous home Premier League games against newly promoted opposition (three against Huddersfield in November 2017, one against Hull in October 2016).
Ayoze Perez has scored in both of his two Premier League starts against Bournemouth (two goals), including the winning goal in November 2015.
The last Newcastle player to score in their first three Premier League starts against an opponent was Papiss Cisse in November 2015 against Crystal Palace.