Newcastle edged nearer to Champions League qualification for the primary time in 20 years with a crushing 4-1 win over Everton at Goodison Park on Thursday night time. Equally, the end result – in addition to the influence on purpose variations – places the Toffees in much more relegation hazard.
Callum Wilson scored twice on the night time in a powerful all-round efficiency, with Joelinton and Jacob Murphy additionally getting in on the act. Everton did pull it again to 3-1 by means of Dwight McNeil at one stage, however followers made their emotions recognized by nearly completely clearing the stadium earlier than the ultimate whistle.
The Toffees made a very vivid begin and had been urgent excessive from the opening minutes to trigger Newcastle actual issues. Profitable it again within the opposition half introduced the primary alternative when Idrissa Gueye put one straight at Nick Pope.
Amadou Onana was notably impressing in midfielder to forestall Newcastle gaining a foothold, whereas Dwight McNeil from distance was the second Everton participant to check Pope – once more, nonetheless, it was a bit too straightforward for the visiting goalkeeper.
McNeil had one other shot from vary comfortably saved, with too a lot of Everton’s efforts lacking the goal. That in itself may go a protracted technique to explaining why no Premier League staff has scored fewer objectives this season, as a result of there was little incorrect general.
Deep into first half stoppage time, Dominic Calvert-Lewin had the ball within the internet after going by means of one on one with Pope. However he was flagged marginally offside and VAR confirmed it after a protracted examine.
Within the midst of what may very well be known as Everton dominance, Wilson had given Newcastle the lead in opposition to the run of play. The ball was shortly switched to their left.
Each groups had probabilities early within the second half, with Michael Keane throwing himself in entrance of a goal-bound effort from Joelinton after which Pope saving from Calvert-Lewin. However Everton had been additionally wasteful as Keane fired the ball out of play from an excellent crossing place and Abdoulaye Doucoure disappointingly blazing over from contained in the field.
However the longer that Sean Dyche’s staff did not take probabilities, the extra probably it was Newcastle would double the lead. Solely Jordan Pickford’s outstretched left hand denied Joe Willock a contender for purpose of the season, setting himself up for a volley on the sting of the field. The identical participant as a substitute made his staff’s second shortly afterwards, taking up Ben Godfrey spherical the skin after which chipping a cut-back completely onto Joelinton’s head as Everton defenders checked out one another.
If that wasn’t the killer blow, Wilson’s second and Newcastle’s third that adopted shortly afterwards completely was. It was poor defending to permit Bruno Guimaraes freedom to drive ahead, feeding the Magpies’ quantity 9 to twist a shocking effort into the highest nook from 20 yards.
Everton’s comfort when it lastly got here was considerably fortuitous, a McNeil nook that eluded everybody within the penalty space however wrongfooted Pope to search out its approach into the online. However slightly than sign a comeback, Newcastle had a three-goal lead once more nearly straightaway. Substitutes Murphy and Alexander Isak, with the latter bamboozling Everton defenders on the left and crossing for a tap-in.
There was nonetheless time for Newcastle to a get spectacular fifth, however Fabian Schar’s stoppage time roller was dominated out by a VAR overview that noticed Dan Burn offside earlier within the transfer.
GK: Pickford (7); RB: Godfrey (4), CB: Keane (5), CB: Tarkowski (5), LB: Mykolenko (4); CM: Onana (6), CM: Gueye (6), CM: Doucoure (5); RW: Iwobi (6), ST: Calvert-Lewin (6), LW: McNeil (5)
Subs: Maupay (5), Simms (N/A), Garner (N/A)
GK: Pope (7); RB: Trippier (7), CB: Schar (6), CB: Botman (7), LB: Targett (6); CM: Longstaff (7), CM: Guimaraes (8), CM: Willock (8); RW: Almiron (6), ST: Wilson (9), LW: Joelinton (8)
Subs: Murphy (7), Burn (6), Isak (7), Gordon (N/A), Anderson (N/A)
