St James’ Park go hot dis Saturday as Newcastle United dey welcome Bournemouth for Premier League showdown. Di match dey carry plenty wahala for di two teams, especially for Newcastle manager Eddie Howe wey dey under serious pressure.
Newcastle dey inside serious bad form. Dem just lose three matches straight for all competitions, including dat painful 2-1 loss to Crystal Palace last weekend where dem concede two late goals. For Premier League table, dem don slip go 14th position after losing four of dia last six matches.
Even worse, Newcastle don lose seven league games dis season after dem score first. Na di worst record for Premier League history. For St James' Park, dem don lose six home games dis campaign, four of dem come from dia last five matches.
Manager Eddie Howe never beat Bournemouth since e come manage Newcastle. Dis na di ninth time e go face dem for Premier League, and e really need win dis one to calm di fans and di club owners.
For Bournemouth side, dia own wahala different. Manager Andoni Iraola don announce say e go leave di club at di end of dis season. But instead of make di team collapse, dem dey fly high with 12-game unbeaten run for league.
Just last weekend, Bournemouth shock league leaders Arsenal with 2-1 victory. Dem don score at least one goal for every Premier League visit to St James’ Park, and dem no lose any of dia last seven top-flight games against Newcastle.
Newcastle get injury problems wey dey affect dia performance. Joelinton go miss di match because of suspension after collecting 10 yellow cards. Emil Krafth and Fabian Schar dey injured, while Bruno Guimaraes dey race against time to recover from illness and injury.
Howe fit use Jacob Ramsey, Joe Willock or Nick Woltemade to replace Joelinton. William Osula likely go start as striker after scoring against Crystal Palace last week.
Bournemouth travel north with almost full squad. Julio Soler fit return from thigh injury, but Lewis Cook and Justin Kluivert still dey recover. Tyler Adams come from bench against Arsenal and fit play some part.
Di midfield partnership of Ryan Christie and Alex Scott likely go continue after dem perform well against Arsenal. Alex Scott na di one wey score di winning goal for dat match.
Newcastle possible starting lineup dey include Ramsdale for goal, with Trippier, Thiaw, Botman and Hall for defence. Miley, Tonali and Ramsey fit play midfield, while Barnes, Osula and Gordon go lead attack.
Bournemouth fit start with Petrovic for goal, Jimenez, Hill, Senesi and Truffert for defence. Christie and Scott for midfield, Rayan, Kroupi and Tavernier for attack, with Evanilson as striker.
Di match go kick off 18 April by 15:00 GMT. For America, na 10:00 EST. Fans wey wan watch di game fit use VPN like ExpressVPN to bypass geo-restrictions if dem dey travel abroad.
Newcastle need win dis match to stop dia bad run and improve dia chances for European qualification. Bournemouth dey chase top-six position and dem just dey three points behind Chelsea.
Di last time both teams meet for FA Cup third round, Newcastle win by penalty. But for Premier League, Bournemouth get better record for dis fixture.
Both teams dey score plenty goals for St James’ Park matches. Newcastle don score exactly two goals for ten of dia last 13 home matches. Bournemouth nearly half of dia goals dis season come from last 30 minutes of games.
Eddie Howe face serious test as e try to beat di club wey e once manage. Di pressure dey high as Newcastle fans dey expect better performance from dia team.
Andoni Iraola dey focus on finishing di season strong with Bournemouth before e move to anoda club. Rumours dey fly say e fit replace Howe for Newcastle or join clubs like Manchester United, Liverpool, Athletic Bilbao or even Real Madrid.
Di match promise to be interesting as desperate Newcastle face confident Bournemouth. Both teams get plenty to play for as Premier League season dey enter final stages.
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