Newcastle fought back from 2-0 down to earn a hard-fought Premier League point at home to Bournemouth thanks to Jacob Ramsey’s late equaliser.
The Cherries had taken an early lead when Alex Scott’s deflected shot looped into the box and Marcus Tavernier stole a couple of yards on Amar Dedic at the back post and poked the ball under Lukas Hornicek.
Newcastle fans booed the officials after the goal – aggrieved by what they thought was a foul in an earlier phase of play after some grappling between Adrien Truffert and Anthony Elanga.
Bournemouth added a second when Justin Kluivert’s fizzing long-range effort hit the post, bounced off the back of Hornicek and dropped to Alex Scott.
The England midfielder’s effort from a tight angle spooned off Malick Thiaw beyond Hornicek and was chalked up as an own goal.
Newcastle pulled one back moments later when Harvey Barnes cut inside from the left and curled a stunning right-footed effort into the top corner.
A breathless and entertaining first half was followed by a second period which became more of an arm wrestle.
Newcastle gave a 63rd-minute debut to Belgium forward Matias Fernandez-Pardo, signed from Lille for £51m before the transfer window shut, in a bid to provide a bit more impetus.
Bournemouth looked to have shown showed the necessary grit to see out the remainder of the game only for Ramsey to strike with two time minutes of normal time remaining.
A Newcastle attacking move culminated in Thiaw, with his back to goal, knocking the ball down in the box and Ramsey seizing on it to score with a low cushioned finish into the corner of the net.
