Eddie Howe wandered around the pitch alone as rain fell incessantly after the final whistle. Everton’s deserved win blew Newcastle’s lingering hopes of a top-six finish, with the Magpies looking shattered mentally and physically from a Champions League campaign that will soon pit them against Barcelona.
Newcastle have forgotten how to defend, are careless in possession, and lack creativity, according to Howe. They lost a third consecutive home game for the first time since February 2021, keeping only two clean sheets in 21 league games. “It’s hugely frustrating, desperately disappointing,” Howe said.
Everton took an early lead through Jarrad Branthwaite’s flicked header from James Garner’s corner. Newcastle equalised when Jacob Ramsey’s shot deflected off Branthwaite, but Nick Pope’s error gifted Beto a tap-in to restore Everton’s lead. Beto later hit the bar when clean through.
Newcastle briefly levelled through Jacob Murphy’s volley, but Everton regained the lead within a minute when Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall squared for Thierno Barry to bundle the ball in. In stoppage time, Jordan Pickford made a stunning save to deny Sandro Tonali a late equaliser.
“Tonali’s technique was textbook,” said Everton manager David Moyes. “Jordan’s save was out of this world.” Everton’s away Premier League record is now bettered only by Arsenal’s.
