Bournemouth defeated Newcastle away in the opening match of the 22nd round of the English Premier League (EPL) of the 2024/25 season. The meeting at St. James's Park in Newcastle ended with a score of 1:4. Already in the 6th minute of the match, the guests opened the scoring thanks to a goal from Justin Kluivert. In the 25th minute the Magpies got even – Bruno scored. However, at the end of the first half, Andoni Iraola's team took the lead again - Kluivert scored a double in the 44th minute. At the end of the match, Bournemouth finally put the question of a winner to rest: in the 90+2nd minute, Kluivert scored a hat-trick, and the final score was set in the 90+6th minute by Milos Kerkez, assisted by Kluivert.

Ukrainian defender of the Cherries Ilya Zabarny spent the entire match on the field. Review of the match " Thanks to this victory, Bournemouth (37 points) moved up to sixth place in the Premier League. The Cherries are now only one point away from Newcastle, which finishes the top 4 and is in the Champions League zone.. In the next round, Zabarny's team will host Nottingham, and Eddie Howe's team will meet Southampton on the road.. Both matches will take place on January 25.