Thierno Barry came off the bench to fire Everton to a 3-2 Premier League victory at Newcastle, condemning the Magpies to a third successive league defeat at St James' Park. The substitute struck seconds after fellow substitute Jacob Murphy had seemingly snatched a draw for the hosts, but a stunning late save by Jordan Pickford sealed the win for the Toffees.
Jarrad Branthwaite headed Everton into an early lead from a corner, but Jacob Ramsey equalised for Newcastle after Sandro Tonali's assist. However, Nick Pope's error gifted Beto a second goal for Everton just two minutes later, restoring the visitors' advantage before half-time.
Eddie Howe's side have now won just one of their last seven league fixtures and sit in the lower half of the table. Everton, by contrast, climbed to eighth place with 40 points, five points off the top six, after a committed display.
Murphy's fine volley dragged Newcastle level with eight minutes remaining, but Barry restored Everton's lead within seconds after Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall set him up. Pickford then tipped Tonali's blistering volley onto the bar to secure the points.
