Aleksander Isak was brilliant for Newcastle

Newcastle United stumbled to a different draw in the present day as they struggled to interrupt down a cussed Bournemouth facet within the Premier League.

This represents one more sport and not using a win for Eddie Howe’s facet, who haven’t tasted victory within the high flight since their opening weekend victory over Nottingham Forest.

The managerless Cherries have been dominated on the statistics, with the Magpies bossing 73% of the possession and mustering 20 photographs. Along with creating one massive likelihood, they hit the woodwork twice, making the outcome even more durable to take.

While Kieran Trippier impressed once more at full-back, with a team-high 118 touches and five correct crosses, it was goalscorer Aleksander Isak who stole the present as soon as extra because the Swede dispatched coolly from the penalty spot to notch his first aim in entrance of his new residence assist.

Not solely was he calm from 12 yards, he may have had a variety of assists too because the 22-year-old additionally made two key passes and had a 100% dribble success charge. This marks unimaginable effectivity from a person who had simply 31 touches and accomplished a minuscule 11 passes.

Nevertheless, with Erling Haaland having scored 14 targets already for Manchester Metropolis, he information the bottom variety of touches per 90 of anybody in Pep Guardiola’s squad with 24.6, so it seems that the marketplace for this type of ahead is widening.

Did Newcastle do sufficient to win this sport?

Isak will likely be pleased to lastly be off the mark at St James’ Park, having scored his first goal to place them forward at Anfield not too way back.

Now he’ll hope to kick on and turn into the common goalscorer that Newcastle have been craving within the absence of Callum Wilson.

Out of his teammates, the 22-year-old additionally had one of the best SofaScore score of anybody on the day with 7.6 and was solely thwarted by fellow goalscorer Philip Billing and the immovable Neto in nets for Bournemouth. The Brazilian made six nice saves to disclaim a win for the Toon Military.

Whereas Trippier was additionally instrumental within the comeback having gained the penalty, his worrying lack of defensive work is what makes Isak the marginally higher performer on the day. The complete-back made no tackles and was dribbled previous once.

With the targets seemingly flowing for the Swedish ahead, regardless of the disappointing outcome, Newcastle followers have a lot to be enthusiastic about when Isak actually will get firing, even when this was a sport that they need to have gained comfortably.