Newcastle United host Bournemouth at St James’ Park on Saturday lunchtime in a Premier League fixture between two sides who have taken contrasting form into gameweek three, with Matthias Jaissle’s hosts up in seventh on four points and Marco Rose’s Cherries still searching for a first win down in 15th.
Gameweek three brings together two German head coaches for the first time at St James’ Park, with Jaissle having replaced Eddie Howe in August and Rose taking over from Andoni Iraola, who left Bournemouth for Liverpool over the summer.
Newcastle opened the season with a battling 2-2 draw against Liverpool before claiming a first win of the Jaissle era, 2-0 at Tottenham Hotspur, courtesy of second-half goals from Anthony Elanga and Yoane Wissa.
Bournemouth, by contrast, lost narrowly to Manchester City before drawing 1-1 at home with Everton, James Tarkowski’s stoppage-time leveller compounding a frustrating start under Rose. The Cherries have won their last two top-flight away meetings with Newcastle, including a 2-1 victory at St James’ Park in April, but the Magpies have won only once in their last eight league meetings with Bournemouth.
Newcastle United vs Bournemouth – Match preview and team news
Date: Saturday, 5 September 2026
Kick-off: 12:30 BST
Venue: St James’ Park
Referee: Robert Jones
VAR: Matt Donohue
Last meeting: Newcastle United 1-2 Bournemouth (Premier League, 18 April 2026)
Team news
Newcastle United
Dan Burn, William Osula, Joelinton and Tino Livramento all remain sidelined through injury, leaving Newcastle short at both ends of the pitch. Deadline-day signing Matias Fernandez-Pardo is available after his £51m move from Lille, though Matthias Jaissle has indicated the Belgian is likely to be eased in from the bench.
Anthony Elanga, Yoane Wissa and Harvey Barnes are set to continue as Newcastle’s front three, with Elanga aiming to become just the second Magpies player, after Andrew Cole in 1994-95, to score in each of a season’s opening three league games.
Bournemouth
Eli Junior Kroupi, Amine Adli, Veljko Milosavljevic and Julian Araujo are all unavailable through injury. Ryan Christie and Tyler Adams are pushing for recalls in central midfield, but Marco Rose may again start with Lewis Cook and Alex Scott, the latter having scored against Everton. Evanilson continues to lead the line as he looks to end a 12-game goalless run in the Premier League, with new signing Alvaro Rodriguez waiting for a first start.
Form
Newcastle United
Newcastle have taken four points from their opening two league matches, drawing with Liverpool before winning at Tottenham, and head into Saturday having won three of their last six Premier League games after managing the same return across their previous 13. One statistic offers a note of caution: no side in the division has faced more shots than Newcastle’s 44 so far this season.
Bournemouth
Bournemouth remain without a win from their first two matches, beaten by Manchester City before drawing with Everton, and are among eight Premier League teams yet to register a victory this term. Both league goals they’ve conceded so far have come from set-pieces, an area Marco Rose will be keen to address before facing a well-organised Newcastle side.
Predicted lineups
Newcastle United predicted XI (4-3-3): Hornicek; Dedic, Thiaw, Botman, Hall; Willock, Gonzalez, Miley; Elanga, Wissa, Barnes
Bournemouth predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Petrovic; Smith, Hill, Silva, Truffert; Cook, Scott; Rayan, Kluivert, Tavernier; Evanilson
How to watch Newcastle United vs Bournemouth?
The match will be broadcast live in the United Kingdom on TNT Sports 1.
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