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Malick Thiaw scored twice as Newcastle ended their run of away defeats with a crushing victory I’ll leave you with Andy Hunter’s report – goodnight folks. Malick Thiaw I’m just grateful, it’s a great moment for me. Since I’ve been here, the fans have treated me like this is my new house. Nick Woltemade [On his goal] I was a bit lucky that it went in. But yeah, it was a good goal. [On settling in at Newcastle] It’s been a really easy transition. Off the pitch, it’s good for us to have each other (looks at Thiaw) – two German guys, it’s important for us. But also the other guys are really good and you can see the fans… it feels like home already. I think I can still improve but scoring goals is the most important thing for a striker and I’m really happy. There’s more Premier League action tonight. I know. Spurs v Fulham kicks off at 8pm; you can follow that with Scott Murray. Newcastle’s miserable away run ends with an empathic win at Everton, who were complicit in their own downfall. Malick Thiaw scored twice, with Lewis Miley and Nick Woltemade getting the others. A quietly beautiful goal from Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall was a small consolation. 90+1 min Five minutes of added time. 90 min: Newcastle substitutions Fabian Schar, Anthony Gordon and Sandro Tonali replace the excellent Bruno Guimaraes, the superb Lewis Hall and the even better Nick Woltemade. He’s a player. 89 min Garner slips and then wipes out Ramsey. The referee decides not to book him. 87 min: Everton substitution Beto replaces Thierno Barry up front. 84 min An Everton corner is half cleared to Alcaraz, who spoons a half-volley into the stratosphere. 82 min Newcastle are happily passing the clock down. They had a woolly spell at 1-0 but have otherwise been excellent. 80 min: Everton substitutions Tyler Dibling and Dwight Mc Neil replace Jack Grealish and Iliman Ndiaye. The game’s gone. 79 min This time Willock plays a more careful pass to put Ramsey through on goal. Ramsey’s touch is imperfect and his shot from the angle is saved with his legs by Pickford. A word too for Woltemaded, whose pass to Willock opened the game up completely. He has been majestic in every facet of the game. Okay, every facet apart from running really fast. 78 min Newcastle break four on four after Joelinton wins a loose ball in midfield. Willock overhits his pass to Ramsey and the move peters out. 76 min There was at least one famous 4-4 at Goodison Park (I’d have to check but I think it was 20 February 1991). Nothing since Dewsbury-Hall’s goal has suggested we are about to witness another at Hill Dickinson Stadium. 71 min: Newcastle substitutions Joe Willock and Jacob Ramsey replace Harvey Barnes and Anthony Elanga. 71 min That first touch evoked the sensual genius of Roberto Baggio; that’s how good it was. Forget the scoreline, this is a stunning goal. Tarkowski drives a long, angled pass over the Newcastle defence, with Dewsbury-Hall making a typical late run between two defenders. He’s on the half turn, with barely any space in which to work, as the ball drops over his shoulder – but he cushions it perfectly, his boots a mixture of velvet and velcro, before tapping it past Ramsdale from six yards. I can’t tell you how good that first touch was. 70 min Everton’s next two matches are Bournemouth away and Nottingham Forest at home. 69 min Newcastle’s next two games are at home to Spurs and Burnley, a chance to jump up the table before a humdinger on 14 December: Sunderland away. NO GOAL! Everton 0-4 Newcastle Yep, no goal. The law is clear – any handball from the goalscorer, accidental or otherwise, is enough for the goal to be disallowed. Thierno Barry gets his first goal for Everton! It wasn’t a clean finish, but he really needed that. Hang on, this might be disallowed for a handball before the shot. He headed the ball against his hand, then sliced a finish into the far corner. I think this will be disallowed. 63 min Okay, that Ramsdale save (55 min) was actually a save by Harvey Barnes, with the ball hitting his arm on the line. It was down by his side and he didn’t move it towards the ball, so Team VAR were happy not to intervene. 62 min “I’ve always wondered what gameplan top-level managers have at half-time when they’ve been thumped good and proper, ” writes Peadar de Burca. “I remember playing under-16 juvenile football in Galway and a ‘friendly’ was organised between our team and a visiting group of Spanish youths. “They were a handsome bunch and their intricate possession play had us bamboozled four goals to zero by halftime. Our coach, munching down a pack of Rothmans, said: ‘Lads, long-ball, Big Jack-style and no farting around in the middle. ’ It was 1990 after all. “Our centre half was pushed up front, scored a hattrick and we romped home, 5-4. The beautiful game died that day, but it was a mighty day. ” I hope you all got to meet the Pope afterwards. 60 min There’s a bit of Teddy Sheringham about Nick Woltemade, particularly his touch, speed of thought and serenity of movement. He does everything in his own time. The resulting corner leads to a fourth goal for Newcastle. Woltemade had a shot blocked on the line after an indecently cool dummy, but Everton couldn’t clear the danger. Hall coaxed a fabulous cross to the far post, where Thiaw got above his man to head emphatically past Pickford. Two for Malick Thiaw, four for Newcastle! 57 min: Good save by Pickford! A fabulous long pass from Hall puts Barnes through on goal in the inside-left channel. He’s too quick for O’Brien but his low shot is turned behind by Pickford. 55 min Ramsdale actually did well to keep that Garner corner going into the net because he had to reach around* Barnes on the line. * Behave yourself. 53 min: Alcraraz hits the bar! Grealish runs at Livramento to win a corner for Everton. It’s swung in towards goal and patted away nervously by Ramsdale under pressure. Alcaraz runs onto the loose ball, 15 yards from goal, and haddocks a ferocious shot that hits the crossbar and rebounds to safety. 51 min Everton’s first shot on target comes from Ndiaye, 20 yards out. Ramsdale crouched to make a comfortable save. 51 min Funny old game, etc. If it stays like this Newcastle will jump to 11th, only four points behind Sunderland in fourth place. 50 min Joelinton, eight yards out, has the ball taken off his toe by Keane. It was a lovely move from Newcastle, first from right to left and then back across via Hall’s cross and Elanga’s header down. 48 min A quiet start to the second half. Very quiet. Too darn quiet. 46 min Newcastle get the second half under way. Everton substitution Charly Alcaraz replaces Tim Iroegbunam. I’d imagine he’ll play as the No10 and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall will move back into midfield. “I fear that getting a red card for slapping a team mate may end up being what Idrissa Gueye will be remembered for by the culture at large, but he’s a remarkable player, ” says Kári Tulinius. “I don’t think it would be controversial to say that there were several seasons when he was the difference between Everton staying up or being relegated. “He reads the game like few others, stopping attacks almost before they begin, and helps the team play fluidly. The Blues coped well without him on Monday, but they’ve really missed him today. ” They sure have, and it doesn’t help that his replacement, Iroegbunam, has been well short of his best. He was partially at fault for the second and third goals; I don’t think I mentioned it at the time but the game of pinball that preceded Miley’s goal included Iroegbunam miscontrolling an awkward difficult ball. Half-time reading Newcastle remembered to take their travel sickness medication. They lead 3-0 at Hill Dickinson Stadium and have punished some unusually poor defensive work from Everton. Malick Thiaw headed the fastest goal of the season after 55 seconds, Lewis Miley – whose beautiful corner led to that goal – made it two after an error from Jordan Pickford and Nick Woltemade teased a sensual lob over Pickford on the stroke of half-time.