After a positive start from Everton, Callum Wilson gave Newcastle the lead with his 12th goal of the season against the run of play. Everton thought they had equalised on the stroke of half-time as Dominic Calvert-Lewin dinked the ball over Nick Pope only for VAR to rule the goal out for offside.
Newcastle were denied a penalty following a VAR check on a tackle from James Tarkowski on Sean Longstaff inside the penalty area.
Joelinton then doubled The Magpies’ advantage after some fine work from Joe Willock set the Brazilian up to head in his eighth goal of the season.
Wilson then put the result beyond doubt with a stunning curling effort from outside the box to make it 3-0 with 15 minutes remaining.
Dwight McNeil then pulled back a consolation for Everton with a goal directly from a corner before Jacob Murphy responded instantly to restore the three goal advantage following an incredible run from Alexander Isak.
Fabian Schar then thought he’d made it 5-1 with another excellent finish from distance but VAR ruled the goal out for offside against Dan Burn in the build-up.
The comfortable win tightens Newcastle’s grasp on the top four as they moved eight points clear of fifth with a game in hand.
Here are the player ratings from the match...
9. Miguel Almiron - 6
Displayed a few good turns of pace and link-up play to cause a couple of problems down the right without threatening the goal. Fairly quiet on the whole. | Getty Images
10. Joelinton - 8
Played a key role in the opening goal before heading in his fourth goal in his last five matches. | Getty Images
11. Callum Wilson - 9
Reacted well to turn in his 12th of the season. Led the line well against a physical Everton side and capped off a good display with a stunning curling effort from outside the box to put the game beyond Everton’s reach. In red hot form at the moment despite a lack of starts in recent weeks. | AFP via Getty Images
12. Jacob Murphy - 7
On for Almiron 68: Grabbed his third goal in two matches with a simple finish. Was lively following his introduction. Photo: Stu Forster