Newcastle United suffered a third straight Premier League defeat as the pressure continued to mount on Eddie Howe.
And it was Howe’s former club, AFC Bournemouth, that inflicted further damage, as Marcus Tavernier and Adrien Truffert scored either side of Will Osula’s equaliser.
The Magpies stay 14th in the Premier League table looking over their shoulder after their slim hopes of qualifying for Europe came to a sobering end.
Anthony Gordon missed out due to a minor hip injury as Eddie Howe made three changes from last Sunday’s 2-1 defeat to Crystal Palace.
Joelinton began his two-match suspension and Jacob Murphy dropped to the bench as Jacob Ramsey, Harvey Barnes and Anthony Elanga came into the starting XI.
Bruno Guimaraes returned to the bench after five weeks out injured. Sandro Tonali took the armband for the first time.
The Magpies fell behind on the half-hour mark when Rayan got the better of Lewis Hall down the right and his cross was tapped in by former Middlesbrough midfielder Tavernier.
Guimaraes was introduced in the 60th minute and played a role in Newcastle’s equaliser. As he turned to pass forward, Evanilson intercepted but the ball rolled to Osula, who ran through to equalise.
But Truffert restored Bournemouth’s lead in the 85th minute after Evanilson got in between Sven Botman and Dan Burn to find the left-back unmarked.
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