LIVERPOOL. Everton was ultimately too much to handle for Newcastle United with the goal of Dwight McNeil (79′), Abdoulaye Doucouré (86′) and Beto (90′). Newcastle United was much superior in terms of ball possession (61%).​

The match was played at the Goodison Park stadium in Liverpool on Thursday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. In front of 38,198 spectators.​ The referee was Tim Robinson with the help of Stuart Burt and Daniel Cook. The 4th official was Darren England. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 7.17 degrees Celsius or 44.91 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 90%.​

Match Timeline

Idrissa Gueye- Yellow
35'
Nathan Patterson- sub ->Séamus Coleman
67'
Dwight McNeil(goal)
79'
Dominic Calvert-Lewin- Yellow
83'
Beto- sub ->Dominic Calvert-Lewin
85'
Abdoulaye Doucouré(goal)Dwight McNeil
86'
Beto- Yellow
87'
90'
Emil Krafth- sub ->Jamaal Lascelles
90'
Matt Ritchie- sub ->Lewis Miley
Beto(goal)Nathan Patterson
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Manchester City
88
37
Arsenal
86
37
Liverpool
79
37
Aston Villa
68
37
Tottenham Hotspur
63
37
Newcastle United
57
36
Chelsea
57
36
Manchester United
54
36
West Ham United
52
37
Brighton & Hove Albion
48
36
AFC Bournemouth
48
37
Crystal Palace
46
37
Wolverhampton Wanderers
46
37
Fulham
44
37
Everton
40
37
Brentford
39
37
Nottingham Forest
29
37
Luton Town
26
37
Burnley
24
37
Sheffield United
16
37

After this match, Everton has 10 points to sit in the 17th place. Regarding the opposition, Newcastle United will stays with 26 points to hold in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Everton will host Chelsea on the 10th of December with a 19-10 head to head statistic in favor of Chelsea (17 draws).

Newcastle United will play away against Tottenham Hotspur on the 10th of December with a 16-14 head to head record in favor of Tottenham Hotspur (4 draws).

Everton – Formation

Everton
G
Jordan Pickford 1.England
7.7
D
James Tarkowski 6.England
7.5
D
Vitaliy Mykolenko 19.Ukraine
7.0
D
Jarrad Branthwaite 32.England
7.5
D
Seamus Coleman 23.Republic of Ireland
7.3
67'
M
Dwight McNeil 7.England
8.8
79'
M
Jack Harrison 11.England
7.5
M
Abdoulaye Doucouré 16.Mali
7.9
86'
M
Ashley Young 18.England
7.5
M
Idrissa Gueye 27.Senegal
7.1
35'
M
James Garner 37.England
F
Dominic Calvert-Lewin 9.England
7.3
85' 83'
Substitutes
G
João Virgínia 12.Portugal
D
Nathan Patterson 2.Scotland
7.1
67'
D
Michael Keane 5.England
D
Ben Godfrey 22.England
F
Beto 14.Portugal
7.5
85' 87' 90'
F
Arnaut Danjuma 10.Netherlands
F
Youssef Chermiti 28.Portugal
F
Lewis Dobbin 61.England

Everton started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).

The manager Sean Dyche decided to play with the following team: James Garner, Jordan Pickford (7.7), Séamus Coleman (7.3), James Tarkowski (7.5), Jarrad Branthwaite (7.5), Vitaliy Mykolenko (7.0), Ashley Young (7.5), Abdoulaye Doucouré (7.9), Idrissa Gueye (7.1), Dwight McNeil (8.8), Jack Harrison (7.5) and Dominic Calvert-Lewin (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Nathan Patterson (7.1), Michael Keane, Arnaut Danjuma, João Virgínia, Ben Godfrey, Youssef Chermiti, Mackenzie Hunt, Lewis Dobbin and Beto (7.5).

Everton could not rely on the presence of Nathan Patterson (injured).

Substitutions

Everton made 2 changes: Séamus Coleman for Nathan Patterson (67′) and Dominic Calvert-Lewin for Beto (85′).

Player of the match: Dwight McNeil​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Everton was Dwight McNeil.

His rating is 8.8 with 1 goal, 30 passes (80% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 1 duel out of 4. He performed 15 crosses.

Newcastle United – Formation

Newcastle United
G
Martin Dúbravka 1.Slovakia
6.7
D
Kieran Trippier 2.England
6.7
D
Fabian Schär 5.Switzerland
6.6
D
Jamaal Lascelles 6.England
7.0
90'
D
Tino Livramento 21.England
6.8
M
Joelinton 7.Brazil
7.0
M
Bruno Guimarães 39.Brazil
6.4
M
Lewis Miley 67.England
7.7
90'
F
Anthony Gordon 10.England
7.0
F
Alexander Isak 14.Sweden
6.8
F
Miguel Almirón 24.Paraguay
6.3
Substitutes
G
Loris Karius 18.Germany
G
Mark Gillespie 29.England
D
Paul Dummett 3.Wales
D
Emil Krafth 17.Sweden
6.4
90'
D
Lewis Hall 20.England
D
A. Murphy 54.Republic of Ireland
M
Matt Ritchie 11.Scotland
6.3
90'

Newcastle United started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Eddie Howe played with: Martin Dúbravka (6.7), Kieran Trippier (6.7), Jamaal Lascelles (7.0), Fabian Schär (6.6), Valentino Livramento (6.8), Lewis Miley (7.7), Bruno Guimarães (6.4), Joelinton (7.0), Miguel Almirón (6.3), Alexander Isak (6.8), Anthony Gordon (7.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Paul Dummett, Matt Ritchie (6.3), Emil Krafth  (6.4), Loris Karius, Lewis Hall, Mark Gillespie, Amadou Diallo, Alex Murphy and Ben Parkinson.

Substitutions

Newcastle United made 2 changes: Jamaal Lascelles for Emil Krafth  (90′) and Lewis Miley for Matt Ritchie (90′).

Player of the match: Lewis Miley​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Newcastle United was Lewis Miley.

His rating is 7.7 with 38 passes (84% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​