ED'S ROLLER CHOKER

No happy return as Howe is held by plucky Cherries

- Harry Prat

EDDIE HOWE predicted his first return to his beloved Bournemouth would be an 'emotional' roller coaster and so it proved.

And not just on a personal level, either, for the Newcastle boss as his history-making outfit were stretched to the limit at the Vitality Stadium.

Gary O'Neil's strugglers are still without a win since he took the job permanently - but this point will feel almost as good.

Although Marcos Senesi's first half strike failed to produce the victory that would have lifted them out of the drop zone - after Miguel Almiron equalised - to hold top-four contenders Newcastle was impressive.

All of which left Howe, in tears when given a standing ovation at the end, frustrated even if this stalemate made it a record eight away Premier League games unbeaten for the Geordies, who have not lost in 17 top-flight outings.