'Interesting': Chris Sutton is expecting a close game at the Vitality as he predicts who will win Bournemouth or Newcastle

 · August 22 2024, 20:30
'Interesting': Chris Sutton is expecting a close game at the Vitality as he predicts who will win Bournemouth or Newcastle
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Newcastle United head to Bournemouth on Sunday for a Sky Sports Live televised game set to kick off at 2pm.

The Magpies already took three points of one South Coast side this season and look to repeat the feat again at the weekend, although the Vitality Stadium hasn't been the happiest of hunting grounds for the Magpies.

We joked in our Weekly Roundup that Eddie Howe has an agreement that he will never bring a winning team to Bournemouth,

It could be a tricky fixture for Newcastle. They didn't look convincing against Southampton on Saturday and, as we say, the Vitality is not our favourite destination.

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Chris Sutton thinks it's going to be tight

Once again Chris Sutton is on score prediction duties for the and he seems to think Newcastle will just scrape a win thanks to Alexander Isak.

"The Eddie Howe Derby. It will be interesting to see if Evanilson plays for Bournemouth, they have spent £40.2m on him.

"Newcastle huffed and puffed and found a way last week at home against Southampton and Bournemouth drew at Forest, they probably will feel they should have won the game.

"Based on last week, I would err towards Bournemouth but I am a big fan of Newcastle forward Alexander Isak and I think boss Eddie Howe will return to his old club and win it.

"Sutton's prediction: 1-2
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Alexander Isak could make all the difference on Sunday

Newcastle could well be in for another bumpy ride, but if we come away with three points we can worry about the performances another time, it's only if we come away with nothing that it becomes a problem.

Looking at the sides, Newcastle should have no problems picking up the points on Sunday, but it rarely plays out like it should

Alexander Isak is due a goal though after drawing a blank on Saturday so Sutton could be right.

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