Blues steal a point with Calvert-Lewin spot-kick

Newcastle United 1 - 1 Everton

Everton are on the road again for a trip to the northeast as Sean Dyche looks to engineer what would be an unlikely victory given his side's worsening form and avoid setting an unwanted record for successive games without a victory in the Premier League.

Sean Dyche makes a number of changes to the side that performed so dreadfully at Bournemouth on Saturday, with Mylolenko, Gana, Young and Beto returning to the starting lineup while Coleman, Gomes, Harrison and Calvert-Lewin step down to the bench.

A number of players are missing for the home side, most notably Anthony Gordon, whose late and very minor show of petulance at the end of their win over West Ham at the weekend saw him shown a second yellow card. 

Everton kicked off and Pickford delivered the first hoofball, losing possession. Newcastle tried to play through the lines but Godfrey intercepted, however the ball did get delivered in well to Barnes who drew Pickford out quickly to deny him with a brilliant block. 

Burn and Beto clashed heads on Pickford's next hoofball. Everton built slowly and ended up playing it back to Pickford for the hoof that was collected well by McNeil, setting up Doucoure for a decent shot that flew over the angle of the Newcastle goal. 

Krafth clipped Beto, setting up a free-kick on the left for McNeil to put it onto Tarkowski's head but he headed over despite the prodigious leap. An opposition free-kick was rapidly turned over but Everton could not build on it. 

Everton played up but Young could not get the corner decision his way and Newcastle went up the other end to win themselves a corner that came to nothing. Play was quite open with neither side pressing particularly, Everton not building on some good possession. 

Godfrey had to head behind with Barnes overlapping behind him, the second corner well cleared. But a quick ball over the top of the Everton defence was jumped on by Isak, and he knew exactly how to beat Pickford with Branthwaite and Tarkowski unable to block his path to goal, it was that easy.

Onnaa pulled a tremendous tackle on Hall in the Everton area as Newcastle threatened again. Pickford hoofed a free-kick forward but it came right back and Onana's tackle was less elegant this time, although he got the ball, but Anderson went down like a sack of spuds, drawing a dangerous free-kick wide left of the Everton area that was cleared. 

Onana was then fouled by Longstaff, Everton playing it back to Pickford for the hoof forward for Newcastle to win. When it came back, the Blues tried to play out rather dangerously. But the Barcodes could slow things down now whenever they forced a turnover. But when Everton lost possession in midfield, they surged forward, Murphy lashing his shot over. 

Beto finally got to a second ball and powered goalward but shot very poorly. slicing it away from goal. Guimaraes lost out manhandling Gueye but nothing came of the Everton set-piece. Mykolenko put a good ball down the wing to Beto but his cross in to Young was terribly underhit.

Everton had some better play in the Newcastle half off another Pckford hoof but they could not sustain it and Everton were immediately under pressure, backtracking until they gave up a corner off a blocked strike on goal, which was then headed behind off Branthwaite, but not spotted.  

Everton tried to work it forward again but could not penetrate the Newcastle back line before giving away the turnover, with Hall going to ground. But Everton were able to play down the wing before losing with Beto fouling Longstaff for his final warning. 

Everton put together a few passes to get forward, McNeil finding Onan in the middle and he fed Douccoure but hi shot toward the top corner was plucked out of the air by Dubravka. 

Another Onana ball forward was easily intercepted. Pickford had to come out and block an attempt by Barnes but the ball fell to Murphy, Pickford saving well with his feet. 

Newcastle attacked again and Isak did well to strike another dangerous shot that was deflected just over Pickford's bar, Schar heading the corner into Pickford's hands. 

Everton tried to play forward again but there was no guile and it was easily mopped up by the Newcastle defence to finish the half, with Everton playing a little better but with virtually zero threat to the Newcastle goal. 

Everton drove forward from the restart but the cross in was not ideal and it was repelled. They tried again to get it forward, the ball just evading Young, who seemed to be playing very high up. But Newcastle recovered and responded, winning a corner. Tarkowski tried to imitate Coleman, hitting the post with his strange 'clearance'.

Branthwaite halted Isak at the second attempt, who then fouled Gueye. Branthwaite tired to play forward into space but there were no Blue-shirted runners interested. Beto tried to get onto a backpass from Schar, catching Dubruvka's hand. 

Everton were pinned back a little but resisted, McNeil getting blocked by Barnes on the counter. But Everton won a corner, a decent delivery from McNeil skimming off a Newcastle head. Tarkowski tried a forward ball but it was hopeless really. 

From a Newcastle free-kick, it was played forward cleverly to Isak and his slick cross was smashed in by Burn. But it was checked for offside and ultimately chalked off. Que a triple change by Dyche on the hour mark. 

Another Everton punt saw some copetition for the bouncing ball but it was cleared by the Barcodes. A young cross almost found Calvert-Lewin but Dubravka took it off his head.. But Everton kept pushing forward, Garner turning well and putting his shot wide of Dubruvka but obto the post. 

But Newcastel mounted one of their bet maoves, Barnes setting up Isak with an almost open goal but Mykolenko  incredibly cleard his shot off the line, with Barnes lashing a fearsome shot across goal and just above the angle. 

Everton got forward, Mykolenko winning a corner, taken by MccNeil but way over to Calvert-Lewin. It fell for Young but his short was blocked.  Everton were playing a lot better now, but the play was still breaking down without any decent chances developing. 

Everton attacked again, Calvert-Lewin nodding down fro Mykolenko, thwarted by Burn, then Young having his shot saved. McNeil crossed in but Newcastle counted strongly, Guimares, forcing a great save from Pickford. In the workaround, Godfrey had to play it behind for a corner, cleared by Gomes. 

Everton could not get out and Godfrey had to defend well. Gueye finally released mcNeil who found Calvert-Lewin in acres of space but but Burn pushed hin wide and forced a goal-kick off the Everton centre-forward. 

From a foul on Calvert-Lewin, Pickford came forward to launch it. But nothing came of it and Newcastle counted, Tarkowski fouling Murphy off the ball. Chermiti came on and fouled Murphy. 

Everton countered and Mcneil put in a tremendous cor=ross but Calvert-Lewin was the wrong side of Burn. Young wanted a foul after Drummen dragged him down with a headlock and the VAR finally looked at it,, telling Harrington to go and have a look at it on the pitchside monitor. Definitely a foul but the ball wasn't really going to him; however, a penalty was awarded to Everton!

Calvert-Lewin took the ball and drove it confidently past Dubruvka to put Everton in with the chance of a point. But Newcastel attack with new verve, while EVerton countered but McNeil shot wildly over as Coleman replaced Godfrey with 9 minutes added. 

Everton forced a turnover but Gomes's cross was poor; however it won an Everton corner, but Tarkowski was called for a foul. Newcastle attacked and tried to set up a strike that was well blocked. Schar then won a corner with speculative distant shot-cum-cross. 

Branthwaite was pushed over as the corner was taken, but the ref didn't give Everton a free-kick, instead having the home side take the corner again. Schar went down this time but was ignored by the ref as Everton cleared under pressure, but they could not get out, Chermiti going in late on Schar.  Newcastles free-kick was well defended and the game ended with a precious point for the Blues. 

Newcastle Utd: Dubravka, Krafth, Schar, Burn, Hall (79' Dummett), Longstaff, Bruno Guimaraes, Anderson (71' Willock), Jacob Murphy, Isak, Barnes. 

Subs: Ritchie, Karius, Gillespie, White, Diallo, Alex Murphy, Parkinson.

Everton: Pickford, Godfrey (90' Coleman), Tarkowski [Y:81'], Branthwaite, Mykolenko, Gana (82' Chermiti [Y:90+8']), Onana (60' Garner), Young, Doucoure (60' Gomes), McNeil [Y:90+8'], Beto (60' Calvert-Lewin).

Subs: Virginia, Patterson, Keane, Harrison.

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