Eddie Howe has told his players it is up to them to find solutions against teams who are now clued up about Newcastle United's rise to the business end of the Premier League.
AFC Bournemouth were set up to frustrate the Magpies of that there can be no doubt with Gary O'Neil's team staring the Championship in the face unless they sort themselves out quickly. But Howe was philosophical about the result at his old club.
He said after the 1-1 draw: "Certainly, yeah (we're struggling to win), but I think there is a lot to consider. We're on a long unbeaten run, teams are preparing well against us but you'd expect that. "It is the Premier League.
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"It is up to us to find solutions but the real positive is we are not losing games. Despite not winning, we're keeping our points tally moving in the right direction and if you look around league, the league is so tight.
"There are a lot of results that mean the challenge for us is to be as consistent as we can. We're going through a phase where we're creating chances but not scoring and I think that will end, I don't think that can continue."
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