Bournemouth 2-2 Newcastle: Last minute stunner rescues deserved point
It wasn't pretty at times, with the wind swirling around on the south-coast, but it was a game we deserved something from - and a late Matt Ritchie strike gave us exactly that.
On reflection, it was a game Rafa may be frustrated not to have won given we went in at the break 0-1 up, courtesy of a perfectly placed free kick from Rondon (his 10th goal of the season), but it's a great point in the end.
The penalty conceded was soft and King's second was avoidable, but it was another game where our never say die attitude was on display for all to see once again - whether it be Dummett clearing off the line or our relentless pressure late on resulting in Ritchie's last gasp equaliser:
Dummett was our man of the match for me, defending superbly throughout, Lejeune showed his class on the ball, Fernandez didn't struggle in the main but was arguably at fault for both goals and both Diame and Hayden did a solid job in the middle - even if we did miss the ball player to create that link between midfield and attack. Almiron and Perez were a little quiet, but their movement allowed Ritchie and Yedlin to have some joy down the flanks
Here’s how the table looks after today’s results:
Elsewhere there was only two other games today, with Burnley in the last minute at home to Leicester and Huddersfield surrendering a 3-1 lead to lose 4-3 at West Ham.
Here’s our next 5 fixtures, with us facing a trip to the Emirates two weeks on Monday, followed by a Arsenal away on the 1st April following the international break:
- Arsenal (A)
- Palace (H)
- Leicester (A)
- Southampton (H)
- Brighton (A)
A good point and one that takes us into the international break 7 points clear (practically 8 with goal difference factored in) of Cardiff in third bottom.
