Newcastle host Bournemouth as two new German coaches face off in the Premier League
Newcastle United hosted AFC Bournemouth in a Premier League round-three fixture at St James' Park on Saturday, 5 September, marking the first head-to-head meeting between both clubs' new German head coaches.
Context
On Saturday, 5 September 2026, St James' Park in Newcastle upon Tyne hosted the round-three Premier League fixture between Newcastle United and AFC Bournemouth. Sources differ slightly on kick-off time — BBC and Flashscore report 12:30 BST (13:30 CET), while OneFootball lists 11:30 UK time. Both clubs enter the season under new coaches this summer, and both happen to be German — Matthias Jaissle at Newcastle and Marco Rose at Bournemouth, a manager Jaissle knows well from their time together in Austria and Germany.
Form
Newcastle have made an unbeaten start and sat 6th with four points from two games heading into this match — a 2-2 home draw with Liverpool and a 2-0 away win at Tottenham, plus a 3-2 League Cup win over West Brom. Anthony Elanga has been the standout scorer with two goals, while Wissa has contributed a goal and an assist. The win at Tottenham was also Jaissle's first Premier League victory in a role he has held for just over a month. Bournemouth, meanwhile, are still searching for their first win of the season, following a 1-2 away defeat to Manchester City and a 1-1 home draw with Everton, in which goalkeeper Đorđe Petrović made several key saves. Marcus Tavernier and Alex Scott have both scored this season. On the transfer front, Newcastle signed 21-year-old winger Matias Fernandez-Pardo on deadline day, a technically gifted dribbler who was still awaiting his debut and started the match on the bench. Bournemouth, by contrast, made no signings or sales, holding on to key players including Scott, who reportedly attracted a £64m bid from Chelsea during the summer.
Line-ups
Probable Newcastle line-up: Hornicek; A. Dedić, L. Hall, S. Botman, Thiaw; A. Elanga, H. Barnes, J. Willock, L. Miley; N. González, Wissa. Probable Bournemouth line-up: Đ. Petrović; A. Smith, A. Truffert, António Silva, J. Hill; A. Scott, J. Kluivert, L. Cook, M. Tavernier; Rayan, Evanilson.
History
Sources give slightly different figures on the sides' recent head-to-head record. BBC notes that Bournemouth have not lost a Premier League match against Newcastle since 2020. OneFootball, however, states that of the last ten meetings across all competitions, six ended in draws, Bournemouth won three and Newcastle only one, and that Bournemouth have won on their last two visits to St James' Park. BBC also points out that none of the last seven Premier League matches featuring two German managers have been won by the away side. Notably, both clubs were previously led by the same manager — Eddie Howe, who managed Bournemouth (2008-2011 and 2012-2020) before taking charge of Newcastle (2021-2026).
