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.
It was a difficult for half for Newcastle on the whole despite their slender advantage going into the second half.
Here are the half-time player ratings from the match...
1. Nick Pope - 7
Made a couple of straight forward saves in the first half before denying Calvert-Lewin with a good stop early in the second. Will be disappointed to have conceded from a corner.
2. Kieran Trippier - 7
An injury scare at half-time after going down just before the break but battled on to help Newcastle to another big win.
3. Fabian Schar - 8
Stood up well to thwart Dominic Calvert-Lewin after the Everton striker broke through. Came close to scoring at the other end as he saw an effort cleared off the line and had a fine strike ruled out for offside. Photo: Stu Forster
