Newcastle vs Bournemouth: Kick-off time, live stream, TV channel and team news for Premier League clash
Eddie Howe's side make the long trip up to Newcastle searching for back-to-back away wins
EDDIE HOWE's Bournemouth hoping to pick up back-to-back away wins as they look to pull clear of the Premier League drop zone.
The Cherries sit 19th, with just two wins all season and their once-potent strikeforce struggling for goals.
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But a welcome 2-1 win at Stoke has at least kept them in touch with the stragglers, despite going down 1-0 to the champions Chelsea last time out.
Newcastle are as inconsistent as they come, but have won three from their last four on home soil and will be hopeful of another three points.
What time is kick-off?
THIS one will be held on Saturday, November 4 at St James Park.
Kick-off is at the traditional 3pm.
What channel can I watch it on?
UNFORTUNATELY this one isn't available to watch live in the UK.
But never fear - stick with us here on SunSport where we will be running a comprehensive LIVE blog with all the action from Saturday's Premier League games.
What is the team news?
Stat attack
- This is just the fifth league meeting between the sides and only the third in the Premier League – both teams won one game each in the 2015/16 campaign, with Bournemouth winning 3-1 at St. James’ Park in Steve McClaren’s last game in charge of Newcastle.
- The Magpies haven’t beaten Bournemouth at St. James’ Park since February 1990, with a Mick Quinn brace helping them to a 3-0 win – they’ve drawn one and lost one in all competitions since that victory.
- The last home match before Rafa Benitez took charge of Newcastle was a 3-1 defeat to Bournemouth in March 2016 – in the 38 matches he’s managed at St. James’ Park in all competitions, the Magpies have won 25 with a win ratio of 66%, while in the 38 before he took over they won just 13 (34%).
- Benitez has managed five home Premier League matches for Newcastle on a Saturday and won all five – indeed, the Spaniard has lost only one of his last 58 home Premier League matches on Saturday (W47 D10), losing 1-0 to Man Utd in March 2007.
- Bournemouth won their last away Premier League game at Stoke, but have only managed back-to-back away victories in the competition once before – in December 2015 when they won at Chelsea and West Bromwich Albion.
- Bournemouth have handed Premier League appearances to 13 different English players in the Premier League this season; more than any other side.
- The Cherries have made their worst start to a Premier League campaign after 10 games (seven points) fewer than in 2016-17 (12) and 2015-16 (8). They had also scored twice as many goals at this stage in both their previous Premier League seasons (12, compared to six this season).
- Newcastle United have averaged the youngest starting XI in the Premier League this season (25y 258d old).
- Jermain Defoe has scored on each of his last three Premier League visits to St James’ Park – in October 2011 and August 2012 with Tottenham, and with Sunderland in March 2016.
- Defoe’s next goal will be his 200th in league competition. He’s currently scored 91 for Spurs, 34 for Sunderland, 29 for West Ham, 19 for Bournemouth, 15 for Portsmouth and 11 for Toronto FC.