Bournemouth win at Newcastle to increase pressure on former boss Eddie Howe

Adrien Truffert piled the pressure on Newcastle boss Eddie Howe as former club Bournemouth struck late to snatch a 2-1 Premier League victory at St James’ Park.

The full-back’s 85th-minute intervention inflicted an eighth defeat in 11 league fixtures on the Magpies and severely dented their dwindling hopes of securing European football for next season.

Will Osula looked to have at least spared his head coach, who has now failed to lead Newcastle to a league win over his former club in eight attempts, a third successive top-flight defeat when he cancelled out Marcus Tavernier’s first-half opener.

However, another lacklustre display in front of an increasingly militant crowd of 52,109 left him facing an uncomfortable conclusion to the campaign, at the end of which his own future will be reviewed by the club’s owners.

Worryingly for Howe, he could have few complaints about the result with Bournemouth looking the more accomplished outfit on another sobering afternoon on Tyneside.