Champions League hopefuls Newcastle United will face Eddie Howe’s former club Bournemouth in their second league match of the 2024/25 season.
The Magpies will be targeting all three points at the Vitality Stadium as they look to maintain their 100 percent record after an opening day victory over Southampton.
Meanwhile, the Cherries will be hoping to cause an upset as new striker Evanilson aims to make an impression in his first match after becoming the club’s all-time record transfer.
The fixture marks the 12th Premier League meeting between the two sides and Howe’s third return to the ground which once regularly cheered his name on matchdays. Howe ironically took charge of Bournemouth in their first ever top-flight match against the Magpies in November 2015 and suffered a narrow 1-0 defeat against the run of play on home soil after a first half winner from Ayoze Perez.
The victory marked the first of just two away victories throughout the 2015/16 season as the Magpies suffered the heartbreak of relegation to the Championship.
But who was included in the starting line-up for Newcastle on that occasion and where are they now?
1. Steve McLaren - Manager of Jamaica national team
Steve McClaren won just seven of his 31 games as Newcastle boss and was sacked in March with the Magpies in the relegation zone. He has since had spells as manager of Derby County and QPR in the Championship before becoming Manchester United assistant manager. This summer McClaren announced his long-awaited return to management with the Jamaica national team. | Getty Images
2. GK: Rob Elliot - Gateshead manager
Rob Elliot enjoyed one of his finest nights in the Newcastle goal as he produced a string of saves to deny the likes of Dan Gosling, Harry Arter and Matt Ritchie to earn Newcastle a 1-0 win. He joined Watford on a free transfer in 2022 before retiring at Gateshead a year later. He is now currently the first team manager of Gateshead in the National League after replacing former teammate Mike Williamson in the dugout. | Getty Images
3. LB: Paul Dummett- free agent
Newcastle academy graduate Paul Dummett was the last surviving player in this 2015/16 team up until this summer when he was released after an incredible 24-year association with the club. The 32-year-old, who made 196 league appearances, experienced relegation, promotion and a return to European nights in the Champions League with the Magpies but is now looking for a new challenge elsewhere. | Getty Images
4. CB: Fabricio Coloccini - C.D. Guadalajara (assistant manager)
Former club captain Fabricio Collocini’s eight-year stay at Newcastle ended in relegation in 2016. He spent the final five years of his career with San Lorenzo and Aldosivi in Argentina and now works as assistant manager of C.D. Guadalajara in Mexico. | Getty Images