The left-back scored his first goal for the Cherries five minutes from time to boost its hopes of securing European football next season.

Both sides had gone close in the opening 20 minutes, with Harvey Barnes and Marcus Tavernier both shooting narrowly wide of the target.

However, the visitors broke the deadlock in the 32nd minute of their first game since it was announced that Andoni Iraola will leave the club at the end of the season.

Rayan embarked on a strong run that took him away from Lewis Hall before his low cross was bundled home by Tavernier from close range.

Evanilson wasted a glorious opportunity when he volleyed wide from inside the six-yard box, while Djordje Petrovic did brilliantly to prevent an Alex Scott own-goal at the other end.

Bruno Guimaraes, moments after returning from injury as a substitute, was challenged by Evanilson, who unwittingly found William Osula in the 68th minute, with the in-form striker's neat finish eventually awarded after a video assistant referee (VAR) review after the offside flag had initially denied him.

Yet Bournemouth regained its advantage with five minutes remaining. After starting the move, Truffert finished it by prodding into the roof of the net, after Evanilson cushioned Tavernier's cross neatly into his path.

Newcastle pushed for a late equaliser as it looked to avoid a third straight defeat. Guimaraes called Petrovic into action from a tight angle, while Dan Burn headed over as Bournemouth survived to move level on points with sixth-place Chelsea.

Tavernier said the pending departure of head coach Iraola has only made Bournemouth hungrier to compete for its goal of achieving European qualification.

"Football changes thick and fast, and it has made us want to compete more for the rest of the season," Tavernier said. "We want to achieve getting into Europe; it's tight in and around us at the moment.

"We're performing consecutively for games and keeping our performances high, and that's why we are doing well.

"We're in great form, 13 unbeaten now. That's not lucky from us. We've worked hard and earned it on the training pitch."

Meanwhile, Newcastle was booed off after its eighth defeat in 11 Premier League matches, with only Tottenham Hotspur suffering more losses since the start of 2026 with nine.

The Magpies' poor form has led to speculation surrounding the future of head coach Eddie Howe, which he acknowledges is understandable.

"When you're not delivering what you want for your supporters, that really hurts," he said. "It's the ultimate disappointment when you feel like you're letting people down.

"When you lose games for this football club, there's always going to be noise and that sort of media attention on the club. You understand you're in the business to win. I certainly feel all the frustrations of everyone else.

"I think the lads were present. They were trying. I don't think there's a lack of motivation. We're certainly not playing well at the moment. I don't doubt the character of the players.

"I thought we fought back well in the second half. At 1-1, I felt we could be the team that goes on and wins the game. We never quite stamped our authority from that moment. Similar to recent weeks, we conceded a poor goal late on.

"They're a very good team. I don't think there was a lot in the game. At home, we should be more productive in front of goal. That's probably been my biggest disappointment. I don't think we were under massive pressure in the game, but they had more product."