Premier League: Newcastle United vs. Everton: Host’s Looking to Return to Winning Ways (Feb 28)
Newcastle United host Everton in the Premier League, looking to leapfrog their opponents and get back in the race for Europe.
The away side are well in that race and hoping to recover from a run of two losses.
Odds
| Match Result | Odds |
| Newcastle United | 3/4 |
| Everton | 15/4 |
| Draw | 26/9 |
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One Win Each for Newcastle United and Everton in Last Four Meetings
| Total | Newcastle | Everton | Draw | |
| Games | 29 | 10 | 14 | 5 |
| Goals | 74 | 36 | 38 |
Both team’s have beaten one another in their last four meetings. In their last game against each other, Newcastle United came away 4-1 winners over Everton, with defender Malick Thiaw scoring twice.
Everton last beat Newcastle United last year, winning 1-0 at St James Park, thanks to a Charly Alcaraz goal.
Key Stats
- Newcastle United have scored 14 goals in their last five games.
- Everton are averaging just 3.3 shots on target this season, their second-lowest since 1997-98.
- Newcastle United haven’t kept a clean sheet in their last nine matches.
- Everton have lost more home games this season, than they did in the entirety of last season.
Newcastle United Team News
Eddie Howe’s team will be without five players for this game.
Emil Krafth, Fabian Schar, Tino Livramento, Bruno Guimaraes and Lewis Miley all remain out with injury.
Possible Lineup
Nick Pope (GK), Lewis Hall, Dan Burn, Malick Thiaw, Kieran Trippier, Sandro Tonali, Joe Willock, Nick Woltemade, Jacob Ramsey, Anthony Elanga, Anthony Gordon
Everton Team News
David Moyes’s team will only be without one player for this game. Jack Grealish remains out for the season, after having undergone surgery.
Every other player is available for the Toffees.
Possible Lineup
Jordan Pickford (GK), Joe Garner, James Tarkowski, Michael Keane, Jarrad Branthwaite, Tim Iroegbunam, Idrissa Gana Gueye, Iliman Ndiaye, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Harrison Armstrong, Thierno Barry
Newcastle United vs. Everton Picks
Newcastle United are through in the Champions League but have struggled to get things going in the Premier League. Everton may have lost on Monday night, but David Moyes’s team are always hard to beat.
A hard one to call, but I’ll take the home side by a single goal in this one.
Other markets include Anthony Gordon to have two or more shots on target, Iliman Ndiay to have two or more shots from outside of the box and Joe Willock to score.
