Newcastle with a tough task against Everton

Newcastle and Everton go head-to-head at the St James Park this Tuesday in the Premier League . Currently, Eddie Howe's team are 8th in the table with 43 points, while Sean Dyche's team are 16th with 25 points. The match will be broadcast live at 14:30 on beIN SPORTS CONNECT.

Newcastle head into this clash on the back of a 4-3 win against West Ham (Premier League 2023/2024), while Everton were beaten 2-1 by Bournemouth (Premier League 2023/2024). Going into the encounter, Eddie Howe's team is on a scoring run that has seen them score at least one goal a game in their past 11 matches in the Premier League 2023/24. On the other hand, Sean Dyche's team is on a sequence of 12 games without a win in the Premier League 2023/24. A look back at the history books shows that Newcastle and Everton have faced each other one hundred eighty-three times, with Sean Dyche's team holding the advantage: 75 victories, against 71 victories of Eddie Howe's team. Specifically in the St James Park, Newcastle have the advantage in the duels against Everton: 48 wins in 89 games, while Sean Dyche's team has 22 wins.

Considering only the Premier League, there have been one hundred seventy-five games played between the two teams, with 70 wins for Everton, 36 draws and 69 wins for Newcastle.

Considering the Premier League 2023/24, from Newcastle's most influential players, Fabian Schär is the most used player in a total of 29 games (2534 min). Alexander Isak has scored 14 goals, the most across Newcastle's squad. As for Everton, Jordan Pickford is the most used player in a total of 29 games (2610 min). Abdoulaye Doucouré is the current best scorer with 6 goals.

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Everton winning 3-0. Newcastle will have to work hard if they want to overcome this major hurdle.