Everton 1-zero Newcastle United

Everton manager Sam Allardyce defended his aspect’s kind of football as the Toffees laboured to a 1-zero victory over Newcastle on Monday.

Theo Walcott scored his first aim since January as the hosts moved up to eighth in the Premier League.

Some fans accept criticised Everton’s performances below Allardyce, nonetheless the ex-Newcastle boss felt his aspect performed properly in opposition to his outmoded team.

« What used to be infamous with our vogue? » he said to Sky Sports activities.

« You can presumably not knock our football. You can presumably knock a number of of our passing that went off beam, nonetheless which you may perchance perchance be in a location to’t knock me for that. I develop not pass the ball.

« Other than the final 10 minutes we dominated the game and there used to be handiest going to be one winner. »

A boring first 1/2 bore your total hallmarks of an cease-of-season mid-table near upon with goalscoring opportunities at a top class.

Nonetheless, the impasse used to be broken quickly after the destroy when Yannick Bolasie’s deplorable deflected off DeAndre Yedlin to Walcott, who took a slightly sooner than driving the ball into the roof of the secure.

The game temporarily unfolded after that and Newcastle replace Dwight Gayle need to accept performed better when he crooked a shot over from terminate vary sooner than Seamus Coleman made the largest headed clearance in stoppage time.

Within the extinguish, a lack of quality in the final zero.33 proved Newcastle’s undoing as they spurned plenty of other opportunities to make one thing and Everton recorded a first decide in four games to breeze onto forty five points.

Newcastle remain tenth on 41 points and desire appropriate one extra reward be mathematically protected in opposition to relegation.

A decide, nonetheless is it adequate for Everton fans?

Allardyce has taken Everton to mid-table security from appropriate above the relegation zone, nonetheless there used to be rising discontent amongst some supporters at what they be aware to be a negative taking part standard.

There had been requires Allardyce to be sacked all the draw in which during the 1-1 design at Swansea earlier this month, with some fans unhappy with their aspect’s demonstrate, and his critics were unlikely to be appeased by this performance.

Everton seemed risky straight forward methods to give draw a disciplined Newcastle aspect, while Cenk Tosun realized himself a long way too isolated from his team-mates in attack.

The hosts failed to retain watch over a shot heading in the suitable route in a drab first 1/2 and it used to be one 2nd of quality from Walcott that proved decisive in a game both sets of fans will be desirous to fail to take into accout.

Everton are now not off route for a high-eight end and Allardyce added: « I mediate eighth in the league when in contrast with fifth from bottom tells you we’re getting the gamers better.

« We now accept moved up the league one pickle yet again, so we’re on the lawful tune and transferring in the lawful route. »

However outmoded Toffees midfielder Leon Osman, commentating on the game for BBC Radio 5 dwell, said: « This may perchance perchance be a victory nonetheless it indubitably is infrequently an exhilarating one.

« Sam Allardyce sends his teams out to decide, he isn’t always fussed about performances. He’ll be overjoyed with a decide and a neat sheet.

« Folks search recordsdata from an popular of performance. The three points will be critical nonetheless the gang near to be wrathful. There used to be infrequently a possibility in this game nonetheless not adequate pleasure. That’s the fable of the season for Everton. »

Man of the match – Theo Walcott

‘Closing ball missing’ – what they said

Newcastle manager Rafael Benitez: « I’m overjoyed with the effort of the gamers nonetheless this final pass in the final zero.33 can construct the variation.

« We’re the truth is stable. Honest to preserve in the Premier League used to be the aim and we are the truth is overjoyed with that. »

A first in ninety eight years for Everton – the stats

• Everton accept won five consecutive high-flight games in opposition to Newcastle for the first time since January 1920.
• That is the first time that Everton accept kept five consecutive neat sheets in opposition to a single opponent in the Premier League.
• Everton scored with their handiest shot heading in the suitable route of the match in opposition to Newcastle.
• Newcastle accept won appropriate indisputably one of their previous 14 Premier League journeys to Goodison Park (D3 L10).
• Theo Walcott has been straight away eager in 10 targets in his previous nine Premier League games in opposition to Newcastle (five targets, five assists).
• This used to be Rafael Benitez’s A hundredth game responsible as Newcastle manager in all competitions (W48 D21 L31).

What next?

Everton shuttle to Huddersfield on Saturday, 28 April (15:00 BST), while Newcastle host West Brom at the identical time.