Dan’s the man as he seals late comeback
Dan Gosling struck a dramatic late equaliser against his former club as Bournemouth battled back from two goals down to draw with Newcastle.
Midfielder Gosling converted into the roof of the net in the 89th minute after Cherries substitute Adam Smith set up a tense final 10 minutes by halving the deficit.
Magpies striker Dwight Gayle looked to have earned the visitors three precious Premier League points on the south coast with two simple, first-half finishes, but they were made to pay for their profligacy, which included Jonjo Shelvey missing an open goal at 2-0.
Victory at the Vitality Stadium would have moved Newcastle level on points with their hosts, but Rafael Benitez’s men will continue to look anxiously over their shoulders at the bottom three following their late capitulation.
Benitez stuck with the same team which surprised Manchester United a fortnight ago and the game plan appeared to have worked perfectly as his players expertly absorbed pressure from the hosts before clinically hitting them on the break.
They opened the scoring in the 17th minute following a fine pass from Shelvey.
The creative midfielder carved Bournemouth open with a raking ball down the right wing, allowing ex-cherries winger Matt Ritchie to centre for Gayle to back-heel his first goal since December into the empty net after Asmir Begovic kept out his initial effort.
Newcastle’s travelling fans faced a