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...
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