Newcastle United vs Everton preview, team news, tickets, and prediction

Newcastle United are far off the heights they would have envisaged for themselves this season in the Premier League after their stellar outing in the 22/23 campaign. Everton are having a bad season so far, from their poor form in the league to suffering points deduction earlier in the season, nothing seems to be going according to plan at Goodison Park.

Newcastle United got themselves busy in the transfer market in a bid to consolidate the strength of their squad. The Magpies signed highly sought-after Italian midfield talent Sandro Tonali from AC Milan, exciting winger Harvey Barnes from Leicester City, Tino Livramento from Southampton, Yankuba Minteh from Odense BK and Lewis Hall who joined on loan from Chelsea.

In terms of outgoings, the Magpies off-loaded the likes of Allan Saint-Maximin who joined Saudi Pro League side Al-Ahli, Chris Wood to Nottingham Forest and  Karl Darlow to Leeds. They also sent quite some players out on loan including Ryan Fraser to Southampton, Jamal Lewis to Watford, Isaac Hayden to QPR, Yankuba Minteh to Feyenoord, Jeff Hendrick to Sheffield Wednesday, and Harrison Ashby to Swansea while Javier Manquillo left for Celta Vigo on a free transfer.

Everton acquired the services of new talents to bolster their ranks, signing Beto from Italian club side Udinese Calcio, Chermiti from Sporting CP, Arnaut Danjuma on loan from Villarreal, and Ashley Young and Jack Harrison from Aston Villa and Leeds United respectively on free transfers.

The Toffees also let go of some notable names over the summer with the likes of Moise Kean leaving for Serie A giants Juventus, Nigerian midfielder Alex Iwobi joining Fulham, and Demarai Gray crossing continents to join Al-Ettifaq of Saudi Arabia. Neal Maupay and Mason Holgate sealed loan moves away to Brentford and Southampton respectively while Tom Davies, Asmir Begovic, and Yerry Mina all departed for Sheffield United, QPR, and Fiorentina respectively on free transfers.

Newcastle United have failed to replicate the standards that saw them reach the EFL Cup final and finish in fourth place last season in the Premier League this campaign. The Magpies sit in 10th position having gathered 40 points from 27 matches with a record of 12 wins, 4 draws, and 11 losses. They have been quite prolific in front of goal, scoring 57 times already this term but their evident drop-off in the defensive department has seen them concede 45 goals already this season which is 12 more than they let in over the entirety of the previous PL campaign.

The Magpies have failed to find consistency this season, with their form in recent weeks (2 wins, 2 draws, and 1 loss) perfectly sums up their season so far. In their last five Premier League outings, they played out a thrilling 4-4 draw with league stragglers Luton Town at St. James’ Park before narrowly edging past Nottingham Forest in a five-goal thriller. Another draw against Bournemouth was followed by a 4-1 thrashing by Arsenal at the Emirates. Eddie Howe’s men bounced back from the Arsenal loss with a comfortable 3-0 victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Everton have not got going this season in the Premier League. The Merseyside outfit has been plagued by both on-field and off-field challenges and they seem to be folding underneath all the issues. The Toffees suffered a points deduction earlier in the season as a penalty for breaching Financial Fair Play rules, however, their form on the pitch has done little to help their cause. They occupy 16th place on the PL table with 25 points from 28 games. Sean Dyche’s men have been defensively impressive at times this season but their profligacy in front of goal may eventually cost them their premier league status.

The Toffees are winless in their last five Premier League matches, only managing two draws and losing the other three matches. This disappointing run of results started against PL champions Man City in a 2-0 defeat, after which they played out back-to-back 1-1 draws against Crystal Palace and Brighton respectively before suffering consecutive defeats at the hands of West Ham and Man United respectively.

Head-to-head statistics show that Newcastle United and Everton have met 33 times in the past. Of those 33 meetings, The Magpies have won 11 ( scoring 41 goals) while The Toffees have won 16 (scoring 53 goals) with 6 draws between them.

Match tickets

The epic match at St James’ Park in Newcastle kicks off on Tuesday, 2nd of April 2024 at 18:30 GMT. 

The magnificent 52,350-capacity stadium will host this clash between two teams with different ambitions.

Getting tickets for the Newcastle vs Everton tickets could take a lot of work given the standard of this game. Hence, you are advised to search ticket reselling sites should they be expectedly sold out on each club’s channels. 

Team news

Line-ups

Injury absentees for Newcastle United include Nick Pope (dislocated shoulder), Matt Target (hamstring), Lewis Hall (injured), Kieran Trippier (calf), Joelingnton (Thigh), and Callum Wilson (muscle). Apart from that growing list, Tonali remains unavailable but Eddie Howe will be able to call on Isak and Gordon for this clash.

Newcastle: Dubravka, Livramento, Schär, Botman, Burn, Longstaff, Guimaraes, Willock, Murphy, Isak, Gordon

Beto seems to be favoured in attack at the moment and Sean Dyche will be expecting a performance from the Portuguese. Injury absentees for Everton include Idrissa Gana Gueye (groin), Dele Alli (hip), and Arnaut Danjuma (leg).

Everton: Pickford, Mykolenko, Branthwaite, Tarkowski, Godfrey, Harrison, Garner, Onana, McNeil, Doucouré, Beto

Prediction

Newcastle United adopt a high-intensity style of play. Off the ball, they press aggressively from the front and when they win back the ball, they move it up the pitch quickly with crisp and neat interchanges. 

Everton on the other hand, adopt a direct pattern of play, launching long balls forward from their goalkeeper into their center-forward and hoping to progress quickly into dangerous positions in the opposition box from such situations.

Newcastle 2-1 Everton