Yoane Wissa looks like he's beginning to rediscover his best form after an injury-hit first season at Newcastle.

The former Brentford forward has made a bright start to the new campaign, scoring in last weekend's 2-0 win at Tottenham after providing an assist against Liverpool on the opening weekend.

That follows an impressive World Cup earlier this year, where Wissa scored 3 of DR Congo's 5 goals at the tournament, including a brace against Uzbekistan.

Bournemouth may be a tough nut to crack, but they have failed to keep a clean sheet in either of their opening two league games this season.

Stretching back to last term, the Cherries have now conceded in 8 of their last 10 Premier League matches, including a 2-1 victory at St James' Park, so Wissa looks well placed to register another goal contribution on Saturday.

Sven Botman looks worth backing to be fouled at least once against Bournemouth on Saturday.

The Newcastle centre-half developed a knack for drawing fouls towards the end of last season, earning his side at least one free kick in 6 of his final seven Premier League appearances.

That run included one game in which Botman was brought down no fewer than 4 times, while he picked up where he left off by drawing 1 foul against Liverpool on the opening weekend of this season.

Another factor in his favour is his likely battle with Bournemouth's Evanilson, who has already committed 5 fouls across his two Premier League appearances this season.

The Brazilian committed 0.85 fouls per game in the Premier League last term, further strengthening the case for Botman to be fouled again on Saturday afternoon.

I'm sticking with Yoane Wissa for the next selection, but this time I'm backing the Newcastle forward to commit 2+ fouls.

Wissa leads the line with plenty of energy and physicality, and his all-action approach can regularly see him fall foul of the referee.

That was evident against Liverpool on the opening weekend, when Wissa was penalised on 3 occasions.

There was further evidence of that tendency at the World Cup, with Wissa committing 5 fouls across his 4 appearances, including 3 against Portugal.

Wissa should spend plenty of Saturday's contest battling with Bournemouth centre-halves Antonio Silva and James Hill, giving him ample opportunity to overstep the mark at least twice.

Silva drew an impressive 0.97 fouls per game in the Portuguese Primeira Liga last season, while Hill was fouled 0.55 times per 90 in the Premier League and also won a free kick against Everton last weekend.

Anthony Elanga looks well placed to hit the target at least once against Bournemouth.

The Newcastle forward has made an eye-catching start to the season, finding the net against both Liverpool and Tottenham.

Elanga was particularly lively in the 2-2 draw with Liverpool, forcing the opposition goalkeeper into action twice during that contest.

His numbers from the closing stages of last season also add to the appeal, with Elanga registering at least 1 shot on target in 6 of his final 9 starts, including both legs of Newcastle's Champions League clash with Barcelona.

There's further encouragement from his recent international numbers, with Elanga recording 4 shots on target across his last 4 appearances for Sweden, including 2 against Japan at the World Cup.

Bournemouth are not particularly watertight and are unlikely to sit deep at St James' Park, so Elanga should get ample opportunity to test the Cherries goalkeeper on Saturday.

Alex Scott is another player I'm backing to commit at least one foul on Saturday.

The Bournemouth midfielder has become an increasingly important figure for the Cherries, and he's certainly not afraid to get stuck in.

Scott overstepped the mark on 2 separate occasions against Everton last weekend, echoing his numbers from last season when he averaged 1.41 fouls per game in the Premier League.

He should once again be in the thick of the midfield battle at St James' Park, with Lewis Miley one player he could come up against.

The Newcastle youngster has been fouled in each of his two Premier League appearances this season, so there should be plenty of scope for Scott to overstep the mark at least once on Saturday.

This selection also centres around Alex Scott, but this time I'm backing the Bournemouth midfielder to attempt a minimum of one shot.

Scott found the back of the net against Everton last weekend, scoring with one of his two attempts during that contest.

He was also never shy when it came to pulling the trigger last season, averaging 1.38 shots per 90 in the Premier League.

More importantly, his shot numbers were on a steep upward curve towards the end of the campaign, with Scott registering at least 1 attempt in 11 of Bournemouth's final 14 matches of the season and multiple efforts in 8 of those contests.

With Newcastle facing a whopping 44 shots across their opening two Premier League matches this season, Scott looks a prime candidate to let fly at least once at St James' Park.

Lewis Hall is a player I always like to target in this market, so I'm backing him to be fouled at least once against Bournemouth on Saturday.

The Newcastle full-back was brought down twice during last weekend's 2-0 win over Tottenham, continuing a trend that was evident throughout last season.

Hall averaged 1.65 fouls drawn per game in the Premier League last term and earned his side at least one set piece in six of his final nine appearances at St James' Park.

There's also plenty of encouragement to be taken from his record against Saturday's opponents.

Hall was fouled a combined total of 6 times across Newcastle's two meetings with Bournemouth last season, which further strengthens the case for him to be upended at least once on Saturday.

Back Anthony Elanga to attempt two or more shots against Bournemouth on Saturday.

The Newcastle winger appears to have been given a new lease of life under Matthias Jaissle, finding the net against both Liverpool and Tottenham in his opening two league outings of the season.

Notably, Elanga fired off exactly 2 shots in each of those matches, and I think that trend can continue on Saturday.

The Swede also impressed at the World Cup earlier this year, scoring twice across his four appearances and racking up multiple efforts in a 1-1 draw with Japan.

It's still early days, but Bournemouth have conceded an average of 13 shots per game across their opening two league matches.

That adds to the appeal of backing Elanga to attempt 2+ shots at St James' Park on Saturday.

Bournemouth look well placed to score at least once when they visit St James' Park on Saturday.

The Cherries may have collected just one point from their opening two league games, but they have found the net in both.

Marco Rose's side struck in a spirited 2-1 defeat away at Manchester City on the opening weekend before following that up with a 1-1 draw against Everton.

Scoring on their travels was rarely an issue last season either, with Bournemouth making the net bulge in 16 of their 19 Premier League away games and 31 of 38 overall.

Newcastle shut out Tottenham last weekend, but they lost both the xG battle and the shot count, and looked vulnerable defensively in their opening 2-2 draw with Liverpool.

With that in mind, I think Bournemouth look more than capable of getting on the scoresheet at St James' Park.