Newcastle held by means of Everton as Pickford saves Gordon penalty on Goodison go back

Anthony Gordon noticed a first-half penalty stored as Newcastle United have been held to a goalless draw by means of Everton at Goodison Park.

The previous Toffees ahead, who netted from the spot at house to Manchester Town remaining weekend, may just no longer repeat the trick in opposition to his outdated membership as Jordan Pickford pulled off a Thirty fifth-minute save to thrill the house crowd and lay the root for a hard-fought level.

Bruno Guimaraes had previous observed a goal-bound shot cleared off the road whilst Sean Dyche’s facet had a header from Abdoulaye Doucoure chalked off by means of VAR for a transparent offside.

Newcastle endured to dominate following the restart, however The Toffees just about pinched the lead 23 mins from time when replace Idrissa Gueye fired over after Nick Pope had denied Dominic Calvert-Lewin.

Gordon then blew a large likelihood to redeem his failure from the spot when he rifled over to verify the fit ended all sq..

The end result way Newcastle pass over the danger to upward push into the highest 4 and sit down in 6th spot, six issues adrift of leaders Liverpool.

Everton are unbeaten of their remaining 3 and lie sixteenth, two issues above the drop zone.

Subsequent up, The Toffees discuss with Ipswich The town following the global wreck, whilst Newcastle host Brighton.

It used to be a fixture that in the long run lacked high quality, specifically within the ultimate 3rd. For Evertonians, there’s a reduction {that a} former hero didn’t rating from the spot and set them at the trail to every other defeat. As an alternative, Pickford stood tall to return to the rescue and make sure the fairway shoots of restoration proceed to sprout after a gloomy begin to the marketing campaign noticed them lose their first 4 Premier League suits.

Newcastle can be annoyed to not have made essentially the most of a sequence of excellent openings within the ultimate 3rd with the absence of the injured Alexander Isak very notable on this come upon. Certainly, The Magpies couldn’t mark Eddie Howe’s three hundredth Premier League fit as a supervisor with a victory, however they head into the global wreck content material with a positive general get started that has observed them lose simply one in every of their opening 9 fixtures in all competitions.

Jordan Pickford (Everton). It wasn’t a sport the place the Everton shot-stopper used to be referred to as into common motion, however he all the time got here up trumps when it mattered, specifically in successful the psychological fight together with his England team-mate Gordon to stay out a first-half penalty.

EVERTON: Pickford 8*, Garner 7, Tarkowski 6, Keane 8, Younger 7, Mangala 6, Doucoure 8, Harrison 6, McNeil 7, Ndiaye 8, Calvert-Lewin 6. Subs: Gueye 6, Iroegbunam 6,

NEWCASTLE: Pope 7, Trippier 7, Corridor 7, Schar 7, Burn 7, Tonali 6, Guimaraes 7, Joelinton 8, Murphy.J 7, Barnes 7, Gordon 7. Subs: Almiron 6, Willock 6, Longstaff 6, Livramento 6.

10’ – NEWCASTLE CHANCE! Ndiaye by hook or by crook knocks Guimaraes’s effort off the road after the Brazilian had met a Tonali flick-on from a left-wing nook at the volley.

35’ – NEWCASTLE PENALTY SAVED! Pickford dives to his left to stay out Gordon’s vulnerable spot-kick together with his knee. The penalty used to be awarded after VAR requested the referee to seek the advice of the pitch-side observe relating to Tarkowski’s problem on Tonali.

67’ – EVERTON CHANCES! Pope makes a super forestall to disclaim Calvert-Lewin with the Everton ahead tumbling within the follow-up underneath force from Burn. Gueye then places the rebound excessive.

VAR sees eye to eye with the referee to not award a place kick as DCL kicked Burn’s calf as he attempted to mop up the keeper’s parry.

82’ – NEWCASTLE CHANCE! Gordon spins in to Almiron’s pretty cross however rifles excessive from an inviting place at the proper facet of the realm.