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...
13. Dan Burn - 6
On for Targett 68: Solid off the bench after struggling with illness in the build-up to the match. Penalised for offside after winning a header in the build-up to Fabian Schar’s disallowed goal. Photo: Stu Forster
14. Alexander Isak - 7
On for Longstaff 74: Showed sensational ball control to set up Jacob Murphy for Newcastle’s fourth. Photo: Clive Brunskill
15. Anthony Gordon - n/a
On for Wilson 86: Booed as expected against his former club as he came off the bench in the closing stages. | Getty Images
