Eddie Howe has spoken of his return to AFC Bournemouth - three years on from ending his long association with the Cherries.
Howe left the South Coast club in 2020 and is now into his second season as Newcastle boss. He will take the Magpies to his old stamping ground as Champions League contenders.
Going into the game, Howe said: "We've been preparing the game as normal. The emotional side is difficult to predict how I'll feel walking out into a stadium I know so well and so many people I know so well.
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"For the moment, we are preparing the game as we would any other Premier League game."
Newcastle also take on Bournemouth on the back of a long unbeaten run in the Premier League stretching back to August away to Liverpool.
Howe said: "Every game is an opportunity, we are desperate to win. We want momentum in our season, we don't want any kind of lull to develop in our results. We're 16 games unbeaten and I said after West Ham we have to be very positive about what we have done and what we are doing."
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