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Newcastle United narrowly missed out on welcoming a key player back from injury against Bournemouth. The Magpies were held to a 2-2 draw on Saturday, with Matt Ritchie scoring a late equaliser to salvage a point. It was a frustrating afternoon for Eddie Howe’s side, who did not have a striker available. Instead, we saw Anthony Gordon play through the middle, while Harvey Barnes also had a spell up front. That is because Alexander Isak and Callum Wilson were out injured, but the former was reportedly close to actually being involved at St James’ Park. Alexander Isak was nearly fit to face Bourn…

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