Newcastle United fought back from two goals down to earn a 2-2 draw against Bournemouth, despite a hugely underwhelming performance at St James’ Park.
Manager Matthias Jaissle watched his side produce what was described as their worst 45 minutes of football since his arrival, with Bournemouth first to every challenge.
Marcus Tavernier opened the scoring by reacting quickest to Alex Scott’s deflected strike, poking the ball home to give the visitors an early lead.
Malick Thiaw then made it worse for the hosts with an own goal, again following a lapse in concentration at the back and quick thinking from Scott.
Harvey Barnes gave Newcastle an immediate lifeline with a stunning strike less than a minute after play resumed following the second goal.
Barnes was involved again late in the match, as his blocked shot dropped kindly for substitute Jacob Ramsey to equalise and rescue a point for the Magpies.
Goalkeeper Lukáš Horní?ek was the brightest performer at the back, making four saves, three of which came from shots inside the box, earning him a 7/10 rating.
New signing Amar Dedi? struggled on his worst display since joining the club, rated just 4/10 as both Bournemouth goals came from attackers reacting quicker to loose balls on his side.
Fellow new arrival Nico Gonzalez also endured a difficult afternoon, committing six fouls and being dribbled past three times for a 5/10 rating.
Central midfielder Lewis Miley was particularly poor, rated just 3/10 after giving the ball away in dangerous areas and winning just one out of six duels.
Sven Botman had a mixed afternoon, rated 5/10, with dangerous gaps left between the centre-backs, though he did win seven out of 12 aerial duels.
Barnes was undoubtedly Newcastle’s standout performer, earning a 9/10 rating for his momentum-swinging screamer and his role in forcing the equaliser with his deflected shot.
Yoane Wissa was rated 8/10 for his effort in the first half, holding up play despite limited service and carrying the ball 145.3 metres in total to help his side up the pitch.
Anthony Elanga endured his worst game of the season, rated 5/10 after completing just eight passes and zero successful dribbles before being withdrawn in the second half.
Ramsey came off the bench to make an immediate impact, completing over 80 per cent of his attacking half passes before scoring the all-important equaliser to earn an 8/10 rating.
Matias Fernandez-Pardo also impressed from the bench with a 7/10 rating, looking exciting whenever he received the ball and producing half a penalty shout when his cross struck a hand.
Tino Livramento returned from injury late in the game, though he did not receive a rating given his minimal time on the pitch.
Newcastle will need significantly improved performances from both Dedi? and Gonzalez if the team is to live up to expectations under Jaissle as the Premier League season progresses.