We have now seen Philip Billing make 11 Premier League appearances for AFC Bournemouth and he has become a regular starter for Eddie Howe. His most difficult moment probably came against Aston Villa when he was booked in the first half, but he has picked up other cards at Leicester, Arsenal and Watford and will hope to avoid another card against Newcastle.
On the attacking front we are yet to see Philip break his duck, although he has come close a few times and he had managed one assist in his 11 games. He has had 13 shots so is averaging about one shot a game but has only had two on target, which to me indicates that he has been mainly shooting from long range. While he averages 43 passes a game, the thing that I have noted about his game is that he loves a long pass and has made 21 accurate long passes to date, according to his Premier League stats.
This next weekend he will be playing without Jefferson Lerma, who has been suspended but he has played with Lewis Cook before and they played well together against Everton when the Cherries were dominant in midfield. It will be a bit of a little and large show again. Their challenge will be to keep the block on Newcastle and to keep the clean sheets going.
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Newcastle have some quick players and hit West Ham last week with their counter-attacking and long balls over the top. Bournemouth didn't defend too well against Leicester when they played balls over the top and bypassing Philip Billing and Lewis Cook is something that AFCB will have to watch out for.
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