Everton beat Newcastle to climb out of drop zone

Published on: 07 December 2023

Dwight McNeil scored his second goal of the season for Everton

Everton scored three times in the final 11 minutes to beat Newcastle in a hectic encounter and move out of the Premier League's relegation zone.

The Toffees were sent tumbling into the bottom three by their 10 points deduction for breaking the top flight's financial rules, but moved back into safety thanks to late goals from Dwight McNeil, Abdoulaye Doucoure and summer signing Beto.

The hosts punished a pair of mistakes from Kieran Trippier, the first coming as McNeil pounced on a poor touch, drove forward forward and thumped a deflected effort into the net, before Doucoure coolly slotted home seven minutes later.

Beto then ran clear during ten minutes of stoppage time and slid home his first league goal to make sure of the points as the home supporters wildly celebrated a deserved victory.

The Blues looked to be heading for a miserable night in front of goal having spurned a number of good chances in the opening period.

The returning Dominic Calvert-Lewin was unable to convert the best of those, controlling Jarrad Branthwaite's flick on onto his chest and volleying over from four yards out.

Newcastle had openings in the first half too but Trippier's free-kick and Miguel Almiron's scuffed effort after darting through were both kept out by Jordan Pickford.

In the second half the returning Anthony Gordon, who was jeered by the home supporters throughout the game, should have silenced the Goodison crowd when he picked off James Tarkowski's loose touch on the edge of the area but only stuck a low shot straight at Pickford.

Those three late goals mean the Toffees claw themselves out of the drop zone by leapfrogging Luton into 17th place, as Newcastle remain seventh behind Manchester United.

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EvertonStarting XIAvgSquad number1Player namePickfordAverage rating

6.12

12345678910Squad number23Player nameColemanAverage rating

6.66

12345678910Squad number6Player nameTarkowskiAverage rating

6.88

12345678910Squad number32Player nameBranthwaiteAverage rating

6.91

12345678910Squad number19Player nameMykolenkoAverage rating

6.83

12345678910Squad number18Player nameYoungAverage rating

6.36

12345678910Squad number16Player nameDoucouréAverage rating

6.80

12345678910Squad number27Player nameGueyeAverage rating

6.49

12345678910Squad number7Player nameMcNeilAverage rating

7.16

12345678910Squad number11Player nameHarrisonAverage rating

6.70

12345678910Squad number9Player nameCalvert-LewinAverage rating

6.52

12345678910SubstitutesAvgSquad number2Player namePattersonAverage rating

7.33

12345678910Squad number14Player nameBetoAverage rating

7.70

12345678910Share your Everton player ratings withFacebookTwitterWhatsAppCopy and share linkNewcastle UnitedStarting XIAvgSquad number1Player nameDúbravkaAverage rating

5.16

12345678910Squad number2Player nameTrippierAverage rating

4.96

12345678910Squad number6Player nameLascellesAverage rating

5.13

12345678910Squad number5Player nameSchärAverage rating

5.18

12345678910Squad number21Player nameLivramentoAverage rating

5.31

12345678910Squad number67Player nameMileyAverage rating

5.27

12345678910Squad number39Player nameBruno GuimarãesAverage rating

5.17

12345678910Squad number7Player nameJoelintonAverage rating

5.21

12345678910Squad number24Player nameAlmirónAverage rating

5.18

12345678910Squad number14Player nameIsakAverage rating

5.23

12345678910Squad number10Player nameGordonAverage rating

5.34

12345678910SubstitutesAvgSquad number11Player nameRitchieAverage rating

3.73

12345678910Squad number17Player nameKrafthAverage rating

3.70

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    Line-upsMatch StatsLive Text

Line-upsEverton

Formation 4-4-1-1

1Pickford23Coleman6Tarkowski32Branthwaite19Mykolenko18Young16Doucouré27Gueye7McNeil11Harrison9Calvert-Lewin

    1Pickford23ColemanSubstituted forPattersonat 67'minutes6Tarkowski32Branthwaite19Mykolenko18Young16Doucouré27GueyeBooked at 35mins7McNeil11Harrison9Calvert-LewinBooked at 83minsSubstituted forGomes Betuncalat 85'minutesBooked at 87mins

Substitutes

    2Patterson5Keane10Danjuma12Neves Virgínia14Gomes Betuncal22Godfrey28Ramalho Chermiti58Hunt61Dobbin

Newcastle

Formation 4-3-3

1Dúbravka2Trippier6Lascelles5Schär21Livramento67Miley39Bruno Guimarães7Joelinton24Almirón14Isak10Gordon

    1Dúbravka2Trippier6LascellesSubstituted forKrafthat 90'minutes5Schär21Livramento67MileySubstituted forRitchieat 90'minutes39Bruno Guimarães7Joelinton24Almirón14Isak10Gordon

Substitutes

    3Dummett11Ritchie17Krafth18Karius20Hall29Gillespie49Diallo54Murphy63Parkinson

Referee:Tim RobinsonAttendance:38,198Match StatsHome TeamEvertonAway TeamNewcastlePossessionHome39%Away61%ShotsHome21Away13Shots on TargetHome6Away3CornersHome5Away2FoulsHome18Away8Live Text Post update

Match ends, Everton 3, Newcastle United 0.

90'+11'Full Time

Second Half ends, Everton 3, Newcastle United 0.

90'+9'Post update

Foul by Miguel Almirón (Newcastle United).

90'+9'Post update

Vitalii Mykolenko (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

90'+6'goalGoal!

Goal! Everton 3, Newcastle United 0. Beto (Everton) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nathan Patterson.

90'+1'Post update

Attempt missed. Alexander Isak (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Joelinton.

90'Substitution

Substitution, Newcastle United. Matt Ritchie replaces Lewis Miley.

90'Substitution

Substitution, Newcastle United. Emil Krafth replaces Jamaal Lascelles.

89'Post update

Tino Livramento (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

89'Post update

Foul by Ashley Young (Everton).

87'Booking

Beto (Everton) is shown the yellow card.

87'Post update

Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

87'Post update

Foul by Beto (Everton).

86'goalGoal!

Goal! Everton 2, Newcastle United 0. Abdoulaye Doucouré (Everton) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dwight McNeil.

85'Post update

Corner, Everton. Conceded by Fabian Schär.

85'Post update

Attempt blocked. Jack Harrison (Everton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

85'Substitution

Substitution, Everton. Beto replaces Dominic Calvert-Lewin.

84'Post update

Foul by Jamaal Lascelles (Newcastle United).

84'Post update

Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

83'Booking

Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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