Newcastle vs Bournemouth LIVE commentary: In-form Magpies look to close gap on Arsenal and Liverpool – kick-off time, team news and talkSPORT coverage

Newcastle can move firmly into Premier League title contention with a win over Bournemouth this weekend, live on talkSPORT.

He magpies They are on an incredible run of six consecutive top-flight wins, and another three points here would take them to third place on goal difference.

With Alejandro Isak leading the line, Eddie HoweThe men have found their scoring boots again, scoring 18 goals and conceding just one in their last six games.

But this will be a tough test against Bournemouth.

Andoni Iraola's men are in eighth place, four points behind Newcastle.

The Cherries have not lost since mid-November and drew with Newcastle earlier this season.

Newcastle vs Bournemouth: Gordon running down the wing

While Isak's impressive form has been unmissable, Antonio Gordon's has also recovered in recent weeks.

The England international had a slow start to the season, with speculation over his future and not playing much at Euro 2024 contributing to some poor performances.

He then signed a new contract at St James' Park and, since the beginning of December, has shown the form that made him successful last season.

Since scoring in the 3-3 draw against Liverpool, Gordon has directly contributed to nine goals in all competitions.

He is currently scoring or assisting in every Newcastle game and is flying under the radar due to Isak's form.

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• Four of the last five Premier League meetings between Newcastle and Bournemouth have ended in a draw, with the Cherries winning the other 2-0 in November 2023.
• Having won their first two Premier League away games against Newcastle, Bournemouth are winless in their last four visits to St James' Park (D2 L2).
• Both teams have scored in five of the six Premier League meetings between Newcastle and Bournemouth at St James' Park, with the exception of the Cherries' 1-0 win in November 2017.

Newcastle vs Bournemouth: team news

The Magpies are still without long-term absentee Jamaal Lascelles due to an ACL injury.

Harvey Barnes is expected to be out for a month with a thigh problem.

Nick Pope and Callum Wilson are closing in on returns and should return soon, but it may be too soon.

Howe is most likely to name an unchanged team after watching the Magpies beat Wolves.

Bournemouth have a problem with their forwards, with Evanilson and Enes Unal out with long-term injuries.

Indeed, the Cherries have a host of players out, with Marcos Senesi, Alex Scott and Marcus Tavernier among those unavailable.

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• Newcastle are unbeaten in their last six Premier League games, starting at 12:30 on a Saturday (W4 D2), having failed to win any of their previous six games in this time slot (D2 L4).
• Bournemouth have lost eight of their last 11 Premier League games starting at 12:30 on a Saturday (W3), including all four away games in this run. They kept a clean sheet in each of their three wins, but conceded at least twice in each of their eight defeats.
• Newcastle United have won their last nine games in all competitions and the Magpies are looking to win 10 in a row for the first time in their history.

Newcastle vs Bournemouth: What was said?

Toon boss Howe praised Isak after he scored for the eighth consecutive league game, moving him closer to Jamie Vardy's record.

After another double from the Swede, Howe said: “It's an incredible achievement.

“This is the hardest league in the world to score, especially with the schedule we've had.

“He always has that extra split second to finish because of his technical attributes.”

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• Bournemouth have scored more goals from substitutes than any other Premier League team this season (11). With his goals and assists combined, substitute involvement in goals has been worth 17 points for the Cherries this season, also the highest in the league.
• Eddie Howe has been in charge of all 13 Premier League meetings between Newcastle and Bournemouth: he has only won two of those 13 games (D6 L5) and is yet to beat his former team as Magpies manager (D4 L1).
• Alexander Isak has scored in each of his last eight Premier League games for Newcastle. Only two players have had longer scoring streaks in the history of the competition: Jamie Vardy (11 between August and November 2015) and Ruud van Nistelrooy (10 between March and August 2003).
• Bournemouth's Justin Kluivert has scored more penalty goals than any other player in the Premier League this season, and six of his seven goals have come from penalties. Only Joshua King (12) has scored more penalty goals in the top flight for the Cherries than Kluivert (6).

Newcastle vs Bournemouth: talkSPORT coverage

This Premier League match will take place on Saturday, January 18.

Kick-off at St James' Park is scheduled for 12:30 p.m.

talkSPORT will have exclusive commentary live from Tyneside, with Reshmin Chowdhury as presenter.

Commentary will come from Sam Matterface and England icon Stuart Pearce.

talkSPORT.com will also have regular updates on our dedicated first division blog.

To tune in to talkSPORT via the website, Click HERE to watch the live stream.

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