Key events
76 min: A pass finds Willock in an acre of space but he slips which allows the hosts to pick it up and quell the danger.
75 min: Newcastle run the ball up the pitch like a hot knife through butter, it comes to Willock in the box but Kerkez blocks it. The visitors come again and Barnes finds Willock but Bournemouth clear.
73 min: Bournemouth make further changes with Evanlison and Kluivert off for Sinisterra and Ouattara.
71 min: Hall gets straight into the action as he passes across the face of goal, Isak takes a punt but it’s saved. They are a fire about them now Newcastle. It comes in again and Joelinton gets a shot away but a great save from Neto maintains Bournemouth’s lead.
70 min: Semeyo is really playing with Newcastle players this afternoon, driving them left and right and this time winning a corner. Tavernier takes the corner and Pope punches clear. After the set piece Newcastle make a further two changes with Longstaff and Kelly off for Willock and Hall.
68 min: Oh my word, I even said out loud to myself ‘they are surely going to score here’. Newcastle peel forward through Isak and he feeds Barnes but his shot is just wide.
67 min: Isak is played the ball but pressure from Senesi means he puts it out of play for a goal kick.
65 min: Cook delivers a good ball from the corner but Pope gets a hand to it to take it away from Bournemouth players. The hosts are quickly putting their foot on the accelerator again with Semenyo setting up Evanlison, who is a whisker away from doubling the lead. They then make their first change with Scott on for Christie.
63 min: Newcastle are slowly wrestling back the momentum in this one with some great touches from Isak but they can’t quite connect enough yet to find the back of the net. A slight commentators curse there as Bournemouth put together an attack and win a corner.
61 min: Some nervous defending from Newcastle sees the home side with the upper hand in attack again and it is Semenyo who has another shot but it is over the bar.
59 min: The corner is taken with a bullet strike but Evanilson can’t get it on target. After the set piece Newcastle make two changes with Tripper and Barnes on for Livramento and Murphy.
57 min: Bournemouth now have a free kick in a game that is quickly becoming a bit messy. The ball is popped in but Murphy sees it out for a corner.
56 min: Cook is having a long discussion with the referee and I think he has been warned after he gives away a free kick. It is on the halfway line but Newcastle take it long, Murphy crosses it into the area but no one is there to pick it up.
54 min: A fun fact, the last time Newcastle won at the Vitality Stadium Eddie Howe was still Bournemouth manager. It is Howe’s former side who still have the slight upper hand in this duel as Semenyo rockets a shot off but it’s blocked by a teammate.
53 min: Gordon wins a soft free kick but it is quite far out from goal and so Newcastle take it short and backwards. It ends with the home side winning it, it is passed to Evanlison whose resulting shot is straight at Pope. A very sloppy move from Newcastle.
51 min: Cook has a good delivery from the corner but no one can turn it goalward.
51 min: Semenyo almost doubled Bournemouth’s lead but it is superb defensive work from Burn who blocks the shot out for a corner.
49 min: Possession exchanges hands but it is Newcastle who attack next and they try to find Longstaff in the box but there’s a coming together with Senesi so the chance is gone. However, Newcastle keep pushing and they win a corner from Senesi’s boot. Gordon takes it short but eventually it comes it, it drops to Burns’ head which squares it but Bournemouth clear.
47 min: Pope is forced into a poor clearance as he came out of the area, if he didn’t clear that Evanlison would have had an open goal to aim at.
Back underway: Bournemouth 1-0 Newcastle
So can Bournemouth take all three points? Or will Newcastle spoil the anniversary party? All to come.
In the other 2pm BST kick-off, Chelsea are drawing with Wolves 2-2 at half-time. Nicolas Jackson put the Blues ahead after two minutes but Matheus Cunha put the home side level. But just before half-time Cole Palmer restored Chelsea’s lead but against Wolves pegged them back with a goal from Jørgen Strand Larsen. A complete goal fest!
Here is Tavernier’s goal:
Half-time: Bournemouth 1-0 Newcastle
So far all of the promising play in the opening 15 minutes Newcastle are 1-0 down after a terrific play from Semenyo saw Tavernier tap home to put the side agead. Semenyo is definitely the spark Bournemouth needed and they will want to keep alight for the second half.
45 + 3 min: Newcastle are allowing Bournemouth so much space at times in attack, Tavernier managed to have enough time to take several touches before being engaged by a defender. It is giving a tone that both teams are winding down the clock for half-time.
45 + 1 min: There will be three minutes added.
45 min: The game’s pace has slowed significantly in the last few minutes, potentially by Newcastle’s design as Bournemouth were enjoying most of the ball. The home crowd not too happy with a tackle on Cook not giving their side a free kick , boos ringing around the ground, but Cook is okay to continue.
43 min: Trippier has his head in his hands as he sits on the bench for this one, there has been a lot of chatter about his future at the club but Eddie Howe said he was a little surprised by reports. The manager may also be left a bit stunned at half-time if his side does not manage to land a punch here.
41 min: Bournemouth have done what Newcastle could not, scored while on top. Semenyo the key figure in the attack, he caught Joelinton out and set up Tavernier. Bournemouth remain the dominant team as we creep towards half-time.
39 min: VAR may want to have a look at this one, Tavernier may be offside? No he’s not, on the replay he times his run to absolute perfection.
GOAL! Bournemouth 1-0 Newcastle (Tavernier, 37)
Semenyo steals the ball and feeds it into the box. Tavernier is there to tap home.
36 min: Kluivert is found on the left and pops in a good cross but Pope reads it well to pluck it out of the air. Bournemouth are definitely on top now and they need to capitalise with a goal.