Newcastle stays unbeaten after late leveller
Newcastle United recovered from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 with Bournemouth, preserving its unbeaten start under Matthias Jaissle and leaving Marco Rose still waiting on his first Premier League win.
The Cherries built a commanding lead within 35 minutes after Marcus Tavernier's close-range strike and an own goal from Malick Thiaw, and they were arguably unfortunate not to kill the game off in that period, such was their dominance.
However, Harvey Barnes's wonderful finish gave Newcastle a lifeline late in the first half, and after a quiet second period, substitute Jacob Ramsey slotted home late on to snatch a point for the hosts.
Boos echoed around St. James' Park as Newcastle went behind in the ninth minute, after having separate appeals for a corner and a free-kick rejected. Alex Scott's shot deflected off Nico Gonzalez, and Tavernier beat Lukas Hornicek to the loose ball to score.
Evanilson should have made it 2-0 when he intercepted a dire pass from Sven Botman and curled over the top shortly afterwards, with Bournemouth's ferocious high press not giving Newcastle a moment to breathe at the back.
Another big chance came and went for Tavernier, who shot straight at Hornicek after being picked out by the roaming Adrien Truffert, but it was 2-0 soon afterwards.
Newcastle might have thought the danger had passed when Justin Kluivert's speculative effort thumped off the post and hit Hornicek on the back before rolling out wide, but the outstanding Scott kept the attack alive, with his cross looping in off Thiaw.
The Magpies reduced the arrears before half-time, with Barnes bending a stunning finish past Djordje Petrovic from near the left corner of the area, only 101 seconds after Thiaw's own goal.
Joe Willock somehow headed wide from close range soon after the interval, but with neither team managing a second-half shot on target until the 88th minute, the Tyneside crowd grew restless.
However, when that next attempt on target did arrive, it proved decisive as Ramsey side-footed into the bottom-right corner, after Barnes's rocket of a volley deflected into his path.
Neither team could find a winning goal in six breathless minutes of second-half stoppage time, as Bournemouth was left to rue another late, result-altering goal.
Marco Rose admitted his Bournemouth side needs to win sooner rather than later, after dropping more points late on.
"I try my best. Even the lads. It's not with the intention to do it," Rose said.
"Sometimes you have phases where things like these happen. We should go for our first win in the Premier League to calm down this kind of talk.
"Regarding the points, I am not happy. We just have two now. It's about results at this level. But performance-wise, I see a lot of good things."
While Newcastle boss Jaissle was not entirely happy with the draw, he believes his side is heading on the right path.
"I have mixed feelings. But after that start, you should be happy. But if we could have performed at the best level over 90 minutes, we could have had all three points," Jaissle said.
"We couldn't match Bournemouth's intensity in the first half and conceded twice. That's something we could avoid. But I'm proud of the team to have shown the reaction.
"We will be consistent with our statements. I said from the first day, there will be ups and downs. We saw within the game today a down but also an up."
