Pope's late save seals an attritional stalemate at the Vitality
Bournemouth and Newcastle United fought to a scrappy 0-0 at the Vitality Stadium, settled by a decisive late intervention from Nick Pope. In stoppage time, the Newcastle United goalkeeper parried Justin Kluivert's free-kick from the edge of the box, preserving a point on a day with few clear chances.
Bournemouth's Tyler Adams had earlier drawn a sharp save from Pope after a driving run by David Brooks, while Jacob Murphy forced Djordje Petrovic into action at the other end. Brooks thought he had scored in the 15th minute, but the flag went up, with VAR confirming a tight offside. Across 90 minutes, there were just 15 shots and a combined expected goals (xG) of 0.69, the lowest totals in a Premier League game so far this season.
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