Everton clashed heads with Newcastle United at St. James' Park earlier tonight as they hoped to secure a good result on the road in the Premier League. The Toffees made a solid start to the game and managed to get to the half-time interval with a goalless scoreline.
Thierno Barry scored the opener for David Moyes' side in the 49th minute. Jacob Ramsey was given his marching orders by the referee in injury time as the match ended with Everton securing a narrow 1-0 win away from home.
Let's take a look at how each Everton player fared during the clash against the Magpies.
GK: Jordan Pickford – 7/10
He made a couple of solid saves at the back and secured an important clean sheet on the road.
RB: Jake O'Brien – 7/10
O'Brien came back to defend when needed and was lively going forward.
CB: James Tarkowski – 7/10
He cleared his lines when he could and would be quite pleased with the clean sheet.
CB: Jarrad Branthwaite – 8/10
Branthwaite was a rock at the back as he won a lot of 50-50 aerial duels.
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, ENGLAND – NOVEMBER 02: James Tarkowski of Everton celebrates after the Premier League 2026/27 match between Newcastle United and Everton at St James' Park on November 02, 2026 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)
LB: Vitaliy Mykolenko – 7/10
Mykolenko put his foot through the ball when required and was strong in the air.
CM: Harrison Armstrong – 7/10
He worked hard on both halves and managed to engineer a couple of decent chances for his teammates to score.
CM: James Garner – 7/10
Garner anchored the midfield well and caught the eye at times inside the Newcastle half.
RW: Merlin Rohl – 6.5/10
He made two promising runs with the ball, but there was no goal for him.
Dewsbury-Hall was a constant menace in the final third but failed to find the back of the net.
LW: Tyrique George – 7/10
He made a few driving runs with the ball and was replaced in the 91st minute.
ST: Thierno Barry – 7.5/10
Barry was a real handful for the Newcastle defenders and managed to score the only goal of the game in the 49th minute.
