On the 30th of December, Everton hosts Newcastle United at Goodison Park in a meeting of these two closely matched Premier League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, a perfect day for football. 15th placed Everton is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Chelsea. Mason Mount scored the first goal for Chelsea in the 70th minute, but Jarrad Branthwaite got the equalizer for Everton in the 74th minute earning them at least the one point. Everton looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 5 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Newcastle United recorded a 0-4 loss against Manchester City. Rúben Dias scored the first goal for Manchester City in the 5th minute, then João Cancelo added another in the 27th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Newcastle United couldn’t manage to score, and Manchester City took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Newcastle United won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Newcastle United’s most prolific scorer has been Callum Wilson. He has netted two goals over the last five matches. Demarai Gray has been the most prolific scorer on Everton in the last 5 matches with 2 goals
Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Tom Davies, Lucas Digne, Richarlison, Séamus Coleman, Fabian Delph, Yerry Mina and Sylvain Distin are unavailable to play for Everton, while Allan Saint-Maximin, Federico Fernández, Jamal Lewis and Paul Dummett are unavailable to play for Eddie Howe’s team.