Everton beat Newcastle 0-1 in the Premier League on a night that stayed goalless until after the interval. The visitors took the points with a second-half goal and saw out a stoppage-time spell that ended with Newcastle down to 10 men.

Match Summary

Nothing separated the sides before the interval. The first half stayed goalless, even after Newcastle were shown a yellow card in the 32nd minute. Both teams had to wait until the second period for the scoreboard to move.

Four minutes into the second half, Everton scored the only goal of the match. The scorer was not listed in match data. Tyrique George was booked for the visitors at 52 minutes as they protected the new lead.

Newcastle continued to look for a way back but could not find one. The longer the game stayed 0-1, the more the visitors' lead looked like it would hold. Deep in added time the hosts were cautioned at 90+6, then sent down to 10 men by a red card at 90+8. In the ninth minute of stoppage time, Fabian Schar was shown yellow for Newcastle, and Everton received a booking as well as they closed out the win.

Key Moments

The blank first half meant the first goal would carry unusual weight. Once Everton went in front, they had a platform to manage the game, and Newcastle never recovered the deficit.

The red card at 90+8 arrived too late to reshape the contest on its own, but it ended any hope of a last-gasp equalizer. Newcastle needed numbers in attack and instead finished a man short.

Wasteful finishing was the other swing. Volume of shots did not help the hosts when so few of them were on target, which is why a single Everton goal proved enough.

Match Statistics

Newcastle attempted 17 shots to Everton's 16, but the hosts put only two on target while Everton managed five. Expected goals told a similar story, with Everton at 2.15 and Newcastle at 1.47. Corners were close at four for Newcastle and five for Everton. The disciplinary numbers matched the late cards: three yellow cards and one red for Newcastle, two yellows for Everton.

See also

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