Bournemouth drew 0-0 with Newcastle United in the fifth round of the 2025/26 Premier League. Manager Andoni Iraola expressed his happiness with the players' overall performance and encouraged the team to maintain a high level of competitiveness.

After getting one point in this game, Bournemouth is currently ranked 4th in the standings with 10 points, 5 points behind first-placed Liverpool.

Bournemouth manager Andoni Iraola said: "We have to value this point because our opponent is a team participating in the Champions League."

"I am satisfied with the team's performance. We defended well and took the initiative in their half. We didn't give the opponent too many set-piece opportunities. But even when the opponent got a set-piece, we defended well."

"It's a good start," continued Andoni Iraola. "Although our performance in this game was not as good as in the previous games, we must remain competitive and maintain this level of performance."

In addition, Bournemouth will travel to challenge Leeds United in the next round of the Premier League.

Bournemouth striker Semenyo said, “I have been in good form recently and have set the standard higher. I want to contribute to the team to the best of my ability. Although this result is a bit regrettable, the draw is also a fair result. We also had some opportunities in the game, and it is acceptable to get one point. Next we will play against Leeds United and hope to win 3 points.”

"We wanted to exploit the space more and attack, but we couldn't do that. If that doesn't work, we have to keep working on it and find new ways."

On the other hand, Newcastle is currently ranked 13th in the standings with 6 points, with 1 win, 3 draws and 1 loss in the last 5 rounds.

Newcastle manager Eddie Howe said in an interview, "We all know that Bournemouth is a very good team. We limited their long shots and Pope also made some wonderful saves, but our attack did not work."

"It was bad not to have a shot in the second half. Teams always want to create chances, have real chances to score, but that wasn't reflected in our performance and we're going through a difficult period scoring goals away from home."

Eddie Howe also said, "Our offense is adjusting and changing, but our defense remains at a very high level, and I believe the team will score goals."