Everton 3-0 Newcastle United (7 Dec, 2023) Game Analysis،
Everton took advantage of two Kieran Trippier errors to score late goals through Dwight McNeil, Abdoulaye Doucoure and Beto as they recorded a 3-0 victory over Newcastle United at Goodison Park on Thursday to move out of the Premier's relegation zone League.
It was a deserved victory for the Merseysiders against a depleted Newcastle, who have now lost as many games this season, five, as they did in the whole of last campaign, and with a long injury list that has left them with 12 players sidelined.
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McNeil stole the ball from Trippier before firing a powerful left-footed strike into the far corner of the net with 12 minutes remaining.
The England full-back lost possession again and Jack Harrison's cross found Doucouré on the side of the foot, before Beto's first Premier League goal came in added time.
The defeat leaves Newcastle in seventh place with 26 points from 15 games amid a deteriorating away record, while Everton, stung by a 10-point deduction by the Premier League, slips to 17th. with 10 points in 15 games. Without that, they would be 10th.
“Massive result at home,” McNeil told Amazon Prime. “Successful wins and the last three, a clean sheet. Now we have to continue because we have a huge game at home. [against Chelsea] on Sunday.
“The fans are amazing, they've been through some tough times but they've stuck by us. We really appreciate it and want to give back to them.”
Boos from Everton supporters rang out loudly to drown out the Premier League anthem before kick-off and in the 10th minute of the match to protest their deduction for breaching the league's profitability and sustainability rules, against which the club appealed.
Newcastle clearly ran out of steam in the second half, but Everton will feel they should have been ahead at the break after striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin missed a goalkeeper as he charged from yards out with no one around him .
As had been the story of their season, Everton created plenty but were left frustrated until the closing stages, when they found a clinical touch and were able to claim a second home win of the campaign.
Newcastle rarely threatened with their skilful and quick attackers. Miguel Almiron shot straight at Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford when he was well placed, while Alexander Isak headed wide.
One of the loudest cheers of the evening came when former Evertonian Anthony Gordon shot from distance, and he had a better opportunity when he stole the ball from James Tarkowski, but shot straight at Pickford.
“We have to do better,” Newcastle manager Eddie Howe said. “There are reasons behind every performance and we have struggled to change our players to have the attacking options we think we need to win the game.
“It's a big miss for us, we're missing out on some great players. I think it was a missed opportunity for us and we didn't take it and we paid the price.”
