Dramatis, Penalti Everton Gagalkan Kemenangan Newcastle

Newcastle United player Alexander Isak celebrated the game against Everton. The match in the English Premier League ended in a 1-1 draw. (X/@NUFC)

JAKARTA - Newcastle United failed to win towards the end of the match after a 1-1 draw against Everton in the English Premier League at St James' Park Stadium, Wednesday, April 3, 2024 in the morning WIB. Dominic Calvert-Lewin's penalty saw Everton escape defeat

Newcastle lost the chance to improve their position after losing points in home games. Superior first, but Newcastle failed to defend it towards the end of the game.

Failure to get full points delayed The Magpies' ambition to move up the rankings. The draw keeps Newcastle in eighth place with 44 points.

Meanwhile, Everton avoided defeat for the fourth time in a row. Previously The Toffees had to admit the superiority of West Ham United, Manchester United and Bournemouth

The bad record was successfully stopped by Sean Dyce's team when they visited Newcastle's headquarters. They slowly began to move away from the relegation zone.

The additional one point made Everton move up one strip and rank 16 with points 25. They are four points ahead with Luton Town who is ranked 18th or the top of the team in the relegation zone.

In that match, Newcastle had to work hard to face Everton's decisive game. Everton's critical position made them fight all out at home to opponents.

However, Newcastle were able to break the deadlock in the 15th minute. Striker Alexander Isak successfully broke into Everton's goal after completing a pass from Harvey Barnes.

After that goal, the hosts had difficulty increasing their lead. Although The Toon Army possession is 65%, there is no chance that it can be converted into a goal. The score 1-0 for Newcastle lasted until halftime.

Entering the second half, Newcastle took the initiative to attack. They pressed the opponent's defense and had the opportunity to add goals.

In the 58th minute, Newcastle defender Daniel Burn successfully beat England national team goalkeeper Jordan Pickford. But the referee then reviewed the goal through VAR.

As a result, Isak was declared offside in the process of creating the goal. Referee Tony Harrington also canceled Burn's goal.

Newcastle then continued to play attacking even though their efforts were fruitless. Several opportunities Newcastle always ran aground in the Everton defense.

In contrast, Everton, who lost in the possession ball, managed to take advantage of the gap to equalize from the penalty spot.

As the match entered minute 88, Newcastle's Paul Dummett committed a foul by bringing down veteran midfielder Ashley Young in the box.

The referee decided to review the incident via VAR. As a result, Dumatt was declared to have committed a violation and the referee pointed to the spot.

The penalty execution was completed well by Calvert-Lewin. Although his shot was read by goalkeeper Martin Dubravka and almost reached it, the ball still slid into the net.

This is Calvert-Lewin's fourth goal of the season as well as the first goal since October 2023. The score changed to 1-1 and lasted until the end of the match.