Only last week Eddie Howe warned that, even after nine straight wins, his Newcastle team were not “quite fixed”.
Andoni Iraola’s players relished the opportunity to prove their old manager right as Justin Kluivert’s fabulous hat-trick suggested Bournemouth really are credible candidates for European qualification.
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