Everton 3-0 Newcastle United: Dominic Scurr reaction

Dominic Scurr reflects on Newcastle United's 3-0 loss against Everton at Goodison Park.

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00:00 Everton 3, Newcastle United 0 here at Goodison Park this evening.

00:06 Newcastle's away day struggles in the Premier League continue,

00:10 still just that one away win in the league this season,

00:13 big away win, 8-0 at Sheffield United.

00:16 But generally it's not quite clicking on the road for Eddie Howe's side,

00:20 and it was the same again tonight.

00:23 They were in the game for the most part, it was a game low on quality to be honest,

00:27 Dominic Carvalho missed a couple of sitters to be honest,

00:30 probably one of the misses of the season so far in the first half.

00:33 But Newcastle were wasteful themselves, Anthony Gordon had two good chances,

00:37 both squandered a difficult evening for him on his return to Goodison Park.

00:40 Miguel Almiron had a decent chance as well, his decision making in general,

00:44 got into some good areas, just lacked that final ball, that final shot,

00:48 really off night for him as well.

00:51 But probably the main man, in a lot of ways,

00:55 he's been so key for Newcastle since he arrived at the club, Kieran Trippier.

00:59 But they're in the game, Newcastle 0-0, 15 minutes to go,

01:04 it could go either way, but his slip sort of opens the floodgates at the back,

01:10 and Dwight McNeil bursts through, gives Everton the lead,

01:13 and from there Newcastle just capitulate really.

01:17 Kieran Trippier again moments later gives possession back to Everton,

01:22 and Abdelayek Dekhore makes it 2-0. With that, the result is beyond doubt pretty much.

01:28 Alexander Isak had a half chance to pull it back, dinked it over,

01:31 couldn't get the shot on target, and then Beto off the bench,

01:36 Kieran Trippier again plays him onside, and it's 3-0.

01:40 Everton probably deserved the win, 3-0 obviously,

01:44 but probably wasn't a 3-0 scoreline in the end, on the balance of play,

01:49 it was a game of long quality, and it was just, Everton took the chances at the end,

01:53 as Newcastle just completely fell apart.

01:56 Whether it's the sort of energy levels with such a threadbare squad taking the toll, perhaps,

02:02 but it was just individual mistakes tonight, and a lack of quality in the final third that cost them.

02:08 And hopefully they can bounce back quickly when they visit Tottenham Hotspur this Sunday.