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Magpies goalkeeper Lukáš Horníček saved Marcus Tavernier's low free kick from just outside the box with the first chance of the game but just before the ten-minute mark he fired home, latching on to Alex Scott's deflected effort to stab in the opener. United were aggrieved, feeling there was a foul on Anthony Elanga shortly before the goal, but they could have few complaints about the Cherries' second - an unfortunate own goal from Malick Thiaw, who deflected Alex Scott's cross into the net after Justin Kluivert's drive had come back off the upright. But Barnes found the top right-hand corner in style before the break to give the hosts a foothold as they look to claw themselves back onto level terms, and with just a couple of minutes remaining at the end of the second period, substitute Ramsey swept home to draw Newcastle level. Evanilson squandered a glorious chance to make it two soon after Tavernier's opener as he fired over when one-on-one with Horníček, and Matthias Jaissle's side improved after, with Adam Smith turning a dangerous centre across the face of goal from Anthony Elanga. But the Cherries - threatening on the break - again could have scored when Tavernier saw his weak effort from Adrien Truffert's lay-off held by Horníček. Kluivert, son of ex-Magpies frontman Patrick, saw his effort deflected wide as United became sloppy in their own half and the Dutchman had a hand in the second as his thumping strike cannoned back off the post and Horníčekz, before Thiaw inadvertently turned Scott's cross into his own net. Barnes' magnificent curling strike, lifted just beyond the reach of Đorđe Petrović, after cutting inside from the left has given Jaissle's men hope of a second half comeback. Shortly after the restart, a fine run from Yoane Wissa signalled United's intent. His cross from the right was flicked on by Elanga and Joe Willock's glancing header dropped agonisingly wide of the upright. Matias Fernandez-Pardo, signed from Lille on Tuesday, was introduced for his Magpies debut just after the hour, with Ramsey also sent on by Jaissle in a bid to regain some of the impetus Bournemouth had managed to stifle. But while hosts struggled to carve out any further goalscoring opportunities against a stubborn Cherries backline, they found themselves level at the death as Ramsey's unerring first-time finish pulled United back onto level terms. Newcastle United: Lukáš Horníček, Lewis Hall, Sven Botman, Nico González, Yoane Wissa, Harvey Barnes, Malick Thiaw (c), Anthony Elanga, Joe Willock, Amar Dedić, Lewis Miley Substitutes: Nick Pope, Tino Livramento, Fabian Schär, Aladji Bamba, Sean Steur, Bazoumana Touré, Matias Fernandez-Pardo, Jacob Murphy, Jacob Ramsey