Bournemouth's match against Newcastle ended in a 1-1 draw, both teams played well, but I believe Bournemouth performed better than some of us expected, many people expected Newcastle to defeat Bournemouth because they did not appear to be a strong team, just Newcastle scored in their last game to secure the three points despite Fabian Schär being sent off in the 28th minute. Even before the match against Bournemouth started, I did not expect Newcastle to win because of Bournemouth's performance last season, they are not a weak team, they defeated many clubs last season, including Manchester United. However, Newcastle's defense didn't seem very good against Bournemouth, otherwise, they wouldn't have conceded a goal in the first half, but Gordon's came with an equalizer to draw the match and share the points.
Newcastle's defense line is indeed a little weak. Because one of the mainstay players in their back line, Fabian Schar, could not play due to receiving a red card in their first match against Southampton. And not only that, actually several of their mainstay defenders are still unable to play at the start of this season because they have not yet recovered from injuries. There are two Newcastle defenders who are currently still recovering from injuries and 1 player received a red card. So Eddie Howe will definitely have a little difficulty in forming a defense line in the Newcastle squad. But they have also acquired several new defenders in the transfer market but still Newcastle has not achieved good stability. It's just that currently they are a little better than last season.