Story byRead Eddie Howe's pre-Bournemouth programme notesNewcastle UnitedSat, January 10, 2026 at 11:39 AM UTC·2 min readThis afternoon we welcome Andoni Iraola and his AFC Bournemouth squad to St. James’ Park for the third round of the FA Cup. Andoni’s teams are always extremely well coached, and we know from recent matches against them just how dangerous they can be. So today is a really tough test against a club I have so much history with, in a competition we are very keen to progress in. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementWe approach this match off the back off three consecutive Premier League wins which have pushed us up the table and given us momentum.