Newcastle 0-1 Everton: Barry tap-in sends Toffees seventh

Thierno Barry’s fourth top-flight goal of the season sent Everton seventh in the Premier League with a deserved win at Newcastle as the home fans booed their side off following a second straight defeat at St James’ Park.

Striker Barry tapped in from close range in the 49th minute after Lukas Hornicek, who made a string of saves to stop the Toffees from scoring again, could not hold Tyrique George’s arrowed shot from Kiernan Dewsbury Hall’s incisive pass.

Hornicek tipped headers from Jarrad Branthwaite and Jake O’Brien behind and pushed Dewsbury-Hall’s curling long-range effort over the target as the visitors pursued a second, although Newcastle thought they had equalised when Anthony Elanga almost prodded in Harvey Barnes’ inviting delivery, hitting a post and watching the ball spin on the line before James Tarkowski hacked clear.

Visiting goalkeeper Jordan Pickford was only called into serious action for the first time with second-half added time looming, readjusting to repel Yoane Wissa’s shot on the turn with a leg.

Jacob Ramsey’s clumsy challenge on Harrison Armstrong’s ankle earned the substitute a second yellow card seconds before full time for Newcastle, who remain 13th and have only won one home league game this season, beating Hull City 2-1.

Newcastle team vs Everton

Newcastle made two changes from their EFL Cup exit at Everton four days earlier, bringing in winger Anthony Elanga and midfielder Joelinton.

Ramsey and Jacob Murphy moved to the bench.

Newcastle: Lukas Hornicek, Amar Dedic, Fabian Schar, Dan Burn, Lewis Hall, Nico Gonzalez, Joelinton, Anthony Elanga, Joe Willock, Harvey Barnes, William Osula

Substitutes: Nick Pope, Sven Botman, Aladji Bamba, Yoane Wissa, Malick Thiaw, Sean Steur, Bazoumana Toure, Jacob Murphy, Jacob Ramsey

Everton team vs Newcastle

Defender Branthwaite returned for Everton after missing two games through concussion but there was still no place in the squad for on-loan Manchester City playmaker Jack Grealish, who missed Thursday’s match because of a breach of club discipline and was described by the club as “not match-fit” this time.

Hayden Hackney and Tyler Dibling switched to the bench.

Everton: Jordan Pickford, Jake O’Brien, James Tarkowski, Jarrad Branthwaite, Vitaliy Mykolenko, James Garner, Tim Iroegbunam, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Rohl, Tyrique George, Thierno Barry

Substitutes: Mark Travers, Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Tyler Dibling, Michael Keane, Brennan Johnson, Christian Norgaard, Carlos Alcaraz, Hayden Hackney, Braiden Graham

What’s next? Newcastle, Everton fixtures

Newcastle are next in action away to Fulham, who are two points below them, on Saturday. Everton host fifth-bottom Coventry the previous evening.

Newcastle vs Everton Premier League stats

• The Magpies have won one of their last seven Premier League matches against Everton (D2 L4), having prevailed in five of their previous six against the Toffees (L1)
• They have lost 22 of their last 33 Premier League matches on Mondays (W7 D4), including both previous Monday night games this season against Leeds and Coventry, succumbing 4-1 in both games
• Across the first eight Premier League matchdays this season, Newcastle United faced the most shots (138) and only three teams faced more xG (13.7)
• This was Harvey Barnes’ 100th Premier League appearance for Newcastle
• Newcastle and Premier League all-time top scorer Alan Shearer is the only other player to have reached double figures (10) in this fixture aside from Everton legend Dixie Dean, who is the 20-goal top scorer in the history of the fixture, with Newcastle’s Hughie Gallacher second (11)
• Everton have won three straight away league visits to Newcastle for the first time, with this their 91st league game at St James’ Park
• Since a 3-2 win at Newcastle in February, Everton had been winless in all nine away Premier League matches (D5 L4), which was their worst run since going 14 without a win between December 2023 and September 2024
• As well as winning the most duels in the Premier League this season (63) before this match, Everton central defender James Tarkowski had the best duel success of any of the 280 players to contest 20 or more (78%)
• Since Tarkowski’s first Premier League start in April 2017, he leads all players for duels won (2,296), aerial duels won (1,398) and shots blocked (491)