Newcastle United's winning streak has come to an end following a 4-1 defeat against Bournemouth at St James' Park.

Justin Kluivert opened the scoring for Bournemouth after just six minutes. Although Bruno Guimaraes headed Newcastle level midway through the first half, Kluviert put Bournemouth back in front just before the break. The Dutchman grabbed his hat-trick in stoppage time and there was still time for Milos Kerkez to add a fourth.

Here are five things we learned from the game.

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Sluggish Newcastle humbled

Newcastle were flying in fourth, but the Magpies had to push on against Bournemouth. "Now it’s about foot to the floor and try to get more," Eddie Howe vowed before the game. Understandably so.

Newcastle may have been bidding to make their own bit of history, by winning 10 games in a row in all competitions, but there was a reason why Howe demanded more from his players following the midweek victory against Wolves. The black-and-whites were coming up against a Bournemouth side who had set a club record of their own by going nine matches unbeaten in the Premier League. Injury-hit Bournemouth were missing a host of players, but this was always going to be one of the sternest tests Newcastle had faced all season.

Newcastle, after all, were glad of a point in the reverse fixture back in August and Andoni Iraola's team had since defeated Arsenal, Man City, Spurs and Manchester United. They even came within seconds of beating Chelsea on Tuesday night. No wonder Bruno Guimaraes stressed the previous nine wins were 'gone' as the Newcastle captain reminded those around him that today's match was 'what matters now'.

However, Bournemouth were everything sluggish Newcastle weren't - fast, intense and accurate - and the aggressive Cherries ended up doing what the Magpies have done to so many teams in recent weeks. Bournemouth had twice as many shots on target (10) and won nearly twice as many tackles (15). Newcastle just could not handle Andoni Iraola's side.

Equaliser counts for nothing as frustrations show

It was not just happening for Newcastle. Joelinton ballooned Newcastle's first effort over the bar midway through the first half. Tino Livramento's cross failed to beat the first man. Anthony Gordon could not pick out a team-mate with Newcastle's first corner. The Magpies could not even get the lethal Alexander Isak into the game. The crowd were getting anxious.

Newcastle badly needed someone to step up and captain Bruno Guimaraes did just that in the 25th minute. Lewis Hall swung a corner into the box, Dan Burn made a clever late run to take Illya Zabaryni away from Bruno and the Brazil international directed a bullet header towards goal that Kepa could not keep out. Bruno wheeled away, kissed the badge and raised his arms up and down as he whipped up the crowd before leading his team-mates back to their own half.

It should have given Newcastle a shot in the arm, or at least settled the black-and-whites down, but the hosts failed to match the aggression and intensity of hungry Bournemouth, who retook the lead before half-time, and the Magpies' frustration soon showed. Joelinton clashed with Justin Kluivert before the break and by the time referee Stuart Attwell blew the whistle for half-time, even Kieran Trippier, who had not yet come on, was giving the official a piece of his mind after he called time while Newcastle were attacking.

Bournemouth show no fear

Andoni Iraola was braced. "It's important we can survive this first 15 minutes where they really create the atmosphere to overrun you, to intimidate you a little bit," the Bournemouth boss warned his players. Bournemouth did more than survive, though. The fearless visitors thrived at St James' Park.

Bournemouth did not even let Newcastle out of their own half in the opening stages and the game had barely got under way when Sandro Tonali had to make a vital interception inside his own area after David Brooks got in behind Lewis Hall and cut the ball back across. Martin Dubravka then made a huge stop to keep out Dango Ouattara's volley in the fourth minute before Antoine Semenyo volleyed over.

It was a huge let off for Newcastle, but the warning signs were not heeded and fearless Bournemouth soon made their sleepy hosts pay. Ryan Christie's ball in behind caught Tino Livramento napping and sent Antoine Semenyo in down the left. The Bournemouth star pulled the ball back across and there was Justin Kluivert to sweep it into the net.

Although Newcastle managed to equalise, the sloppy hosts were not level for long. Dan Burn played a risky pass to Bruno Guimaraes, who was facing his own goal, and Ryan Christie read the situation and pounced as he pressed the Newcastle captain in the 44th minute. The loose ball was picked up by Dango Ouattara who threaded it through for that man, Kluivert, to fire past Dubravka. It got even worse for Newcastle in the second half.

Sloppy Newcastle pay as away end taunt

Although Fabian Schar returned to training on Thursday, the centre-back was not 100% and could only make the bench following a bout of illness so Sven Botman lined up once again. However, following a shaky first half from Newcastle, who did not look like a team who had only conceded three goals in their previous nine games, Howe turned to his bench and threw on Schar for Botman.

No one had covered themselves in glory in that first half - Dan Burn repeatedly gave the ball away even before Bournemouth's second while the visitors caused Tino Livramento and Lewis Hall problems down the flanks - but Schar is a natural right-footer who relishes having the ball. Yet it was a reflection of how sloppy Newcastle were that one of Schar's first passes was straight to David Brooks, who then curled a shot straight at Martin Dubravka.

Bournemouth merely picked up from where they left off. Dango Ouattara had a goal disallowed after the hour mark after the ball was found to have been out of play in the build-up while Martin Dubravka, somehow, clawed away Brooks' effort after Antoine Semenyo drilled the ball across. Newcastle, in contrast, struggled to even have a shot on target for much of the second half. The closest Newcastle ultimately came to equalising was when Anthony Gordon's volley was blocked by Dean Huijsen late on. On another occasion, when Alexander Isak sent a free-kick into the wall, Gordon could only blaze the follow up over the bar.

Bournemouth, in truth, always looked the likelier scorers and there were no nerves from the visitors when seven minutes of stoppage time were added on; Kluivert and Kerkez duly added the gloss. The scoreline certainly did not flatter the visitors as the away end taunted 'We're AFC Bournemouth - we score when we want' and 'You've seen Bournemouth - now f--- off home'.

Wor Flags salute Miguel Almiron

There was a reason why the 'Wor Miggy' flag returned to the Gallowgate End pre-match. This could yet prove a St James' farewell for Miguel Almiron with Newcastle not playing at home again until next month. If it does, Almiron will leave with supporters' best wishes as Atlanta United close in on a reunion with the Paraguay international.

Who could forget that purple patch on the way to qualifying for the Champions League? Or Almiron's opener against PSG? Or the infectious enthusiasm the forward played with throughout his six years at the club, whether he was a starter or an impact player or Newcastle were fighting for the top four or slugging it out in a relegation battle?