Everton Vs Newcastle United: Duel Two Red Devil Killers

Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Everton's hero when conquering MU (photo: x @Everton)

JAKARTA - Two teams that both won over Manchester in the last Premier League match will face each other at Hill Dickinson Stadium, Saturday night 29 November local time, when Everton hosted Newcastle United.

At the previous meeting six months ago, Everton managed to steal three points at St James Park through Carlos Alcaraz's single goal which ensured a narrow 1-0 victory.

Everton closed October with two consecutive defeats in the Premier League, but bounced back in November with seven points from nine available. After a 1-1 draw at Sunderland's headquarters, The Toffees won a straight win over Fulham (2-0) and Manchester United (1-0).

Victory at Old Trafford, last Monday, came through a game full of drama. Playing more than 70 minutes with 10 players after Idrissa Gueye was shown a red card for slapping her own partner, Michael Keane, Everton was still able to survive solidly.

A heroic moment later emerged from Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall who curled a spectacular shot into the top corner of the net, ending a 12-year wait for Everton's win at Old Trafford as well as David Moyes' first away win over his former club.

Everton is currently 11th in the standings, only three points adrift of the top four. They are also trying to record three straight league wins without conceding for the first time since April 2024. Although Everton have only won four of Newcastle's last 14 meetings (D4 L6), they have performed better lately by collecting eight points from the last four duels (W2 D2).

On the opposing side, Newcastle came with an unstable record. They took turns winning and losing in the last six matches in all competitions (W3 L3). After overthrowing Manchester City 2-1 in last weekend's league game, The Magpies stumbled again in the Champions League with a 2-1 defeat to Marseille.

Harvey Barnes, who previously went through 16 goals without goals, has now again found his sharpness by scoring three goals in the last two games. But Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's two quick goals early in the second half saw Newcastle return from France without points. The defeat extended their poor record in away matches, with four consecutive defeats and six winless league games this season (D3 L3).

Newcastle is now ranked 14th with a distance of three points from Everton. They are also trying to avoid a dark record as the fourth team in Premier League history to lose three consecutive away games despite always scoring goals first after Middlesbrough (2008), Leicester (2022), and Brentford (2024).

This match is also the first time since February 2022 Newcastle have faced Everton in a lower standings than their opponents. Interestingly, in the previous six meetings under Everton, Newcastle has never lost (W4 D2).

Everton is confirmed without Idrissa Gueye, who began a three-match suspension due to her controversial red card at Old Trafford. Captain Seamus Coleman will also be absent after suffering a hamstring injury nine minutes from kick-off. He joined the treatment room with

Jake O'Brien is predicted to come down from the start to replace Coleman in the right-back position. Meanwhile, David Moyes is considering two names to fill the position left by Gueye: Iroegbunam Team or Carlos Alcaraz.

Jack Grealish, who was loaned from Manchester City, has impressed this season. He has the highest number of assists in the Premier League (four), and the four assists are also his highest record against a Newcastle club so his position on the left wing is expected to remain safe.

In the Newcastle camp, Kieran Trippier's condition is still in doubt due to a thigh injury. Two strikers, Yoane Wissa (lutut) and Will Osula (arids), are also not ready to play. Nick Woltemade is likely to be trusted again as the center forward, with Anthony Gordon potentially being shifted to the left. But Barnes' slick performance made Eddie Howe have difficult decisions up front. Jacob Murphy and Anthony Elanga are also options in the wing sector.

Joelinton, who only sat on the bench against Marseille, has the opportunity to return to filling the midfield to replace Joe Willock. Meanwhile! But Botman will compete with Fabian Schar to accompany Malick Thiaw at the heart of defense.

The meeting of the two teams in the last three matches has always been tight with only three goals created. Seeing Newcastle's uncertain performance and Everton's positive mental condition, this match is expected to be balanced. With the record of the homes of the two teams contrasting this season, the draw seems to be the biggest possibility.

Everton (4-2-3-1):Pickford; O'Brien, Keane, Tarkowski, Mykolenko; Garner, Iroegbunam; Ndiaye, Dewsbury-Hall, Grealish; Barry

Newcastle United (4-3-3):Pope; Livramento, Botman, Thiaw, Burn; Guimaraes, Tonali, Joelinton; Barnes, Woltemade, Gordon

Prediction: Everton 1-1 Newcastle United