Newcastle United 2-2 Bournemouth: what we learnt from a hard-fought point at St James' Park

It wasn't the easiest game for Newcastle United out there at St James' Park, with the Magpies coming from behind to earn a point after Jacob Ramsey's equaliser in the 88th minute.

Great resilience and fight shown by the Magpies, but still a few teething issues that need to be worked on. Here are the takeaways from Newcastle's 2-2 draw against Bournemouth.

A continued fight and hunger

It was a weaker performance from Matthias Jaissle's Magpies compared to the two previous games, with Bournemouth causing plenty of problems for the Toon Army.

They went 2-0 down after 35 minutes, but Harvey Barnes pulled one back when he cut inside on the left and curled a stunning right-footed effort into the top corner.

That Immediately gave Newcastle a shot of adrenaline and momentum, taking them into the second half with continued fight, desire to win second balls, and an ability to create opportunities in the box.

Inside the opening minutes of the half, Yoane Wissa managed to beat a few Bournemouth defenders and created a chance in the box for Joe Willock, who headed it wide.

The Magpies had more chances in the Bournemouth final third, created more problems for their defenders, tightened their defence slightly from the first half and got their reward with a Jacob Ramsey equaliser in the 88th minute.

The performance was a low bar, but if there is one effect that Jaissle has instilled, it's that his players are still fighting for chances in duels and will keep their eyes open for any opportunities that come their way.

Magpies facing too many shots is becoming a growing problem.

Three games into the new season, Newcastle are the team to have faced the most shots, with a total of 57. After the first half, Bournemouth had 14 shots. They finished the game with 17, compared to the two Newcastle had, leaving Jaissle with a problem to solve.

Bournemouth had an easy time carving through the Newcastle midfield and bypassing their defence, often being given the ball back due to the sloppiness and poor ball control in the midfield and defence.

Luck was on the Magpies' side today, but maybe next time it won't be, and that makes it a growing concern for Matthias Jaissle.

Matias Fernandez-Pardo, a bright spark

There was a debut for Newcastle's final signing of the summer as he came on for Joe Willock on 64 minutes and played almost in a front two with Yoane Wissa.

It wasn't an immediate impact, given he is lacking match sharpness after pushing for an exit at LOSC Lille, but he was certainly a bright spark and showed the potential of what is to come.

Jaissle has a midfield dilemma.

The club is now stacked with midfielders, especially with more recent addition of Nico Gonzalez. Now, he will be a certain starter in midfield, but who are the other two who will play alongside them? Jaissle is certain he wants a No.10 in his 4-2-3-1 system.

But Miley struggled out there to keep hold of the ball and continue playing it, whilst Willock looked fatigued and, again, isn't the long-term option in behind the ST.

Could it have been a game for Sean Steur? Maybe, as he has that eye for picking out a pass and supporting the attacking movement, but I think Jaissle wants to manage his minutes, given that he is still 18.

Aladji Bamba is still new to the league and is taking their time, but could they have tried him out, even just for 45 minutes and added that stability in midfield?

He'll rotate in the Carabao Cup on Tuesday night against Millwall, but today does leave Jaissle with plenty of food for thought.

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