On Tuesday, December 20, from 21:45 on the street James Park, and will be broadcast live on Digi Sport 3.
Newcastle United and Bournemouth will meet in the last 16 of the EFL Cup, a competition that neither team has won before.
Newcastle finished third in the Premier League after winning two friendlies: 5-0 in Riyadh against Al Hilal and 2-1 at St Lyon. James Park” from Rayo Vallecano.
“Kotofen” Eddie Howe is playing an official match again after more than a month’s break. Newcastle have five players from Qatar at the 2022 World Cup: Bruno Guimaraes (Brazil), Fabian Schar (Switzerland), Nick Pope, Kieran Trippier and Callum Wilson (all three England).
Newcastle reached the top eight after beating Tranmere (League Two, Fourth Division) 2-1 and Crystal Palace (Premier League) 0-0 and 3-2 on penalties in the previous rounds .
Newcastle United are virtually the richest Premier League club after the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund (PIF) bought an 80% stake.
The PIF, overseen by Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, the crown prince of Saudi Arabia, manages €368 billion, and by comparison, City Football Group, the company controlled by Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan and which owns Manchester City, is based on “just” €27 billion .
Bournemouth, 14th in the Premier League, have not played a game since November 12 when they beat Everton 3-0 at home in the Championship.
Bournemouth are the team that current Newcastle manager Eddie Howe took from League One (Third Division) to the Premier League.
At the moment, the team is coached by interim Gary O’Neill, the former “second” to Scott Parker, who was fired due to poor results.
Bournemouth had two players at the World Cup in Qatar: Chris Mepham and Kieffer Moore (both from Wales).
Bournemouth beat Norwich City (Championship) 2-2 and 5-3 on penalties and Everton (Premier League) 4-1 to reach the last 16 of the EFL Cup.
In the last head-to-head Premier League match between the two teams on September 17, Newcastle United were held to a 1-1 draw at home by AFC Bournemouth, with goals from Isaac 67p and Billing 62 respectively.
Superbet offers odds of 1.47 on prediction 1: the home team will win the match Newcastle – Bournemouth.
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Source: Hot News
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