The story of the day as Callum Wilson-inspired Newcastle United end 11-game winless run at Everton

A 2-0 win in the reverse fixture is a crumb of comfort to take into today’s clash, with Steve Bruce’s side on a dismal run since before Christmas.

United have not won in 11 games in all competitions – nine in the Premier League.

Can they turn around their fortunes this afternoon? They need to with the bottom three creeping ever closer to the 16th placed Magpies.

Our man Miles Starforth is on Merseyside this afternoon while Liam Kennedy is running our LIVE matchday blog from Tyneside.

Follow all the build-up, team news, match action and updates, and reaction from Goodison as well as expert analysis from our two Newcastle United writers.

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