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26 Dec 2015
Everton snatch late win at Newcastle

Tom Cleverley scored at the death at Newcastle as Everton secured a first Premier League win in five games.

The midfielder headed home his first goal for the club after goalkeeper Rob Elliot raced off his line to punch a corner.

Georginio Wijnaldum went closest for Newcastle, but his powerful header was saved by Tim Howard.

The win moves Everton up to ninth while Newcastle drop into the relegation zone.

Read about how Newcastle's game with Everton unfolded

Results and reaction to all the Boxing Day games

An unlikely source

Dixie Dean

Jamie Vardy's goals may have propelled the Leicester striker into the limelight this season, but in Romelu Lukaku Everton have the division's deadly striker at the moment and, as a result, all eyes were on the Belgium striker before kick-off.

Lukaku had scored in each of the Toffees' previous eight games, and needed one more to equal Dixie Dean's record of scoring in nine games in a row for Everton, which has stood for 88 years.

He should have scored when Everton were on top in the opening stages of the first half, but shot straight at Elliot in the Newcastle goal, and had another chance midway through the second half, turning his marker before seeing his powerful drive stopped.

When Lukaku shot over from a rebound after Funes Mori's header was saved, it looked like not being his, or Everton's day.

That was until Cleverley, without a goal in his 10 previous appearances for Everton, kept his composure to head home.

More to follow.

Lineup, Bookings (4) & Substitutions (4)

Newcastle United

  • 21 Elliot
  • 22 Janmaat Booked
  • 18 Mbemba
  • 02 Coloccini
  • 03 Dummett
  • 07 Sissoko
  • 08 Anita
  • 04 Colback Booked
  • 05 Wijnaldum
  • 17 Pérez (Thauvin - 87' )
  • 45 Mitrovic

Substitutes

  • 10 de Jong
  • 11 Gouffran
  • 20 Thauvin
  • 24 Tioté
  • 26 Darlow
  • 36 Toney
  • 43 Mbabu

Everton

  • 24 Howard
  • 23 Coleman
  • 05 Stones
  • 25 Funes Mori
  • 03 Baines
  • 20 Barkley Booked (Deulofeu - 69' )
  • 18 Barry Booked
  • 15 Cleverley
  • 12 Lennon (Besic - 69' )
  • 10 Lukaku
  • 11 Mirallas (Osman - 85' )

Substitutes

  • 01 Robles
  • 04 Gibson
  • 09 Koné
  • 17 Besic
  • 19 Deulofeu
  • 21 Osman
  • 32 Galloway
Ref: Lee Mason
Att: 51,682

Match Stats

Shots

10 20

On target

1 7

Corners

3 7

Fouls

16 12

Live Text Commentary

Full time

Full Time Match ends, Newcastle United 0, Everton 1.

90:00 +3:37 Full time

Full Time Second Half ends, Newcastle United 0, Everton 1.

90:00 +2:46 Goal scored

Goal! Goal! Newcastle United 0, Everton 1. Tom Cleverley (Everton) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.

90:00 +2:12

Corner, Everton. Conceded by Chancel Mbemba.

89:18

Corner, Everton. Conceded by Paul Dummett.

86:38 Substitution

Substitution Substitution, Newcastle United. Florian Thauvin replaces Ayoze Pérez.

86:13

Attempt missed. Jack Colback (Newcastle United) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Moussa Sissoko.

85:02

Foul by Romelu Lukaku (Everton).

85:02

Chancel Mbemba (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

84:40 Substitution

Substitution Substitution, Everton. Leon Osman replaces Kevin Mirallas.

84:11

Corner, Everton. Conceded by Jack Colback.

83:06

Foul by Seamus Coleman (Everton).

83:06

Georginio Wijnaldum (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

81:57 Booking

Booking Jack Colback (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card.

81:48

Gareth Barry (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

81:48

Foul by Daryl Janmaat (Newcastle United).

80:14

Foul by Tom Cleverley (Everton).

80:14

Aleksandar Mitrovic (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

79:33

Attempt missed. Seamus Coleman (Everton) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.

77:06

Attempt missed. Romelu Lukaku (Everton) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left following a corner.

77:05

Attempt saved. Ramiro Funes Mori (Everton) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Leighton Baines with a cross.

76:17

Corner, Everton. Conceded by Vurnon Anita.

76:05

Attempt blocked. Ayoze Pérez (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

75:33

Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Seamus Coleman.

75:31

Attempt blocked. Ayoze Pérez (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.

75:28

Attempt saved. Georginio Wijnaldum (Newcastle United) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jack Colback with a cross.

73:41

Attempt blocked. Tom Cleverley (Everton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Muhamed Besic.

72:02

Attempt missed. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Moussa Sissoko with a cross.

71:37

Foul by Gareth Barry (Everton).

71:37

Georginio Wijnaldum (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the left wing.

70:04

Attempt missed. Ayoze Pérez (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Robert Elliot following a set piece situation.

69:26

Foul by Seamus Coleman (Everton).

69:26

Georginio Wijnaldum (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

68:57 Substitution

Substitution Substitution, Everton. Muhamed Besic replaces Aaron Lennon.

68:42 Substitution

Substitution Substitution, Everton. Gerard Deulofeu replaces Ross Barkley.

67:31

Attempt blocked. Ross Barkley (Everton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku.

67:23

Attempt blocked. Ross Barkley (Everton) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Seamus Coleman.

67:06

Tom Cleverley (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

67:06

Foul by Chancel Mbemba (Newcastle United).

66:25

Foul by John Stones (Everton).

66:25

Ayoze Pérez (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

63:43

Tom Cleverley (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

63:43

Foul by Jack Colback (Newcastle United).

62:28 Booking

Booking Ross Barkley (Everton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

62:18

Foul by Ross Barkley (Everton).

62:18

Georginio Wijnaldum (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

62:08

Attempt blocked. Kevin Mirallas (Everton) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aaron Lennon.

62:04

Attempt blocked. Kevin Mirallas (Everton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

60:52

Offside, Everton. Kevin Mirallas tries a through ball, but Romelu Lukaku is caught offside.

58:44

Corner, Everton. Conceded by Paul Dummett.

58:39

Attempt saved. Aaron Lennon (Everton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku.

56:52

Leighton Baines (Everton) wins a free kick on the left wing.

56:52

Foul by Moussa Sissoko (Newcastle United).

56:48

Attempt blocked. Tom Cleverley (Everton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

56:44

Attempt saved. Romelu Lukaku (Everton) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ross Barkley.

55:30

Corner, Everton. Conceded by Daryl Janmaat.

55:29

Attempt blocked. Tom Cleverley (Everton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aaron Lennon with a cross.

54:34

Offside, Everton. Aaron Lennon tries a through ball, but Seamus Coleman is caught offside.

52:12

Attempt blocked. Georginio Wijnaldum (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ayoze Pérez.

51:03

Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Seamus Coleman.

49:05

Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Aaron Lennon.

45:22

John Stones (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

45:22

Foul by Aleksandar Mitrovic (Newcastle United).

45:00

Second Half begins Newcastle United 0, Everton 0.

45:00 +1:04 Half time

Half Time First Half ends, Newcastle United 0, Everton 0.

44:23

Attempt missed. Kevin Mirallas (Everton) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Aaron Lennon with a cross.

43:10

Foul by Romelu Lukaku (Everton).

43:10

Chancel Mbemba (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

42:06

Attempt blocked. Kevin Mirallas (Everton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

41:04

Aaron Lennon (Everton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

41:04

Foul by Chancel Mbemba (Newcastle United).

40:07

Ross Barkley (Everton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

40:07

Foul by Daryl Janmaat (Newcastle United).

38:00

Kevin Mirallas (Everton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

38:00

Foul by Paul Dummett (Newcastle United).

36:02

Attempt missed. Georginio Wijnaldum (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Moussa Sissoko with a cross.

35:10 Booking

Booking Gareth Barry (Everton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

35:06

Foul by Gareth Barry (Everton).

35:06

Ayoze Pérez (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

29:47

Foul by Kevin Mirallas (Everton).

29:47

Chancel Mbemba (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

29:04

Attempt missed. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.

27:21

Attempt saved. Romelu Lukaku (Everton) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Aaron Lennon.

24:58

Attempt missed. Romelu Lukaku (Everton) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gareth Barry.

24:20

Attempt missed. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Newcastle United) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Daryl Janmaat with a cross.

21:32

Ross Barkley (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

21:32

Foul by Jack Colback (Newcastle United).

18:45

Attempt saved. Kevin Mirallas (Everton) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku.

17:15

Offside, Everton. Gareth Barry tries a through ball, but Kevin Mirallas is caught offside.

15:44

Gareth Barry (Everton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

15:44

Foul by Aleksandar Mitrovic (Newcastle United).

13:07

Ross Barkley (Everton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

13:07

Foul by Ayoze Pérez (Newcastle United).

11:19

John Stones (Everton) wins a free kick on the right wing.

11:19

Foul by Aleksandar Mitrovic (Newcastle United).

10:44 Booking

Booking Daryl Janmaat (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

10:37

Gareth Barry (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

10:37

Foul by Daryl Janmaat (Newcastle United).

7:02

Foul by Seamus Coleman (Everton).

7:02

Moussa Sissoko (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the right wing.

6:21

Corner, Everton. Conceded by Robert Elliot.

6:19

Attempt saved. Kevin Mirallas (Everton) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Seamus Coleman with a cross.

5:14

Attempt missed. Leighton Baines (Everton) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.

4:28

Romelu Lukaku (Everton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

4:28

Foul by Fabricio Coloccini (Newcastle United).

1:59

Foul by Tom Cleverley (Everton).

1:59

Aleksandar Mitrovic (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

1:24

Tom Cleverley (Everton) wins a free kick on the left wing.

1:24

Foul by Jack Colback (Newcastle United).

0:22

Romelu Lukaku (Everton) wins a free kick on the right wing.

0:22

Foul by Fabricio Coloccini (Newcastle United).

0:00

First Half begins.

0:00

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

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