Eddie Howe is pleased his side at least navigated their way to a draw without star midfielder Bruno Guimaraes. The Magpies hit back through Miguel Almiron at the end of the first half after falling behind from a corner.
And many people's view was that Newcastle are missing their Brazil international with the Toon ace having one more match to serve of his ban. Howe said: "I can understand that. He is a top-quality player and you are going to miss your best players.
"There was a little bit of a reshuffle with injuries to a few key players but that is something you have to live with over a Premier League campaign. I think we have done well to navigate another tough away game and the unbeaten run goes on. It is a point gained and there should be a lot of positivity."
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Reflecting on the game overall, Howe said: “It was a tough game. Very competitive between two good teams. Bournemouth have a lot of energy and athleticism and I thought we dealt with them pretty well apart from the goal and a couple of other scary moments for us.
"We had a lot of the ball. "I am a bit disappointed in the final third not as many clear-cut chances as we would like and a lot of half moments where we could have done better but I think it was a fair result."
Howe also looked at the positives after the second stalemate in a row. He said: "There were some really good moments but that final pass or action where you need the quality and coolness of our brains to be working and they weren’t quite there apart from the goal which was a really good finish"
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