Bournemouth captain Adam Smith did what he intended, using his wits to stop Callum Wilson from scoring with the canniest of leans inside the goalmouth.
What he had forgotten about was the ball. And when that bounced into the net off his unsuspecting forehead, he did not look so smart after all.
That second-half indiscretion was all we needed to settle a fairly unspectacular return to domestic action - World Cup knockouts this was not.
Newcastle head coach Eddie Howe will not care. His team are into the last eight of a League Cup that is opening up in front of them.