Newcastle United thump Everton 4-1 in Premier League: Key stats
What's the story
Newcastle United have ended their away woes with a resounding 4-1 victory over Everton. Matchday 13 of the Premier League 2025-26 season marked the Magpies's first league win on the road since April. Malick Thiaw scored a brace, while Lewis Miley and Nick Woltemade added one each to seal the emphatic win for Eddie Howe's men. The result comes as a major relief for Newcastle after their recent struggles away from St James's Park. Here's more.
Match highlights
Thiaw's early goal sets the tone for Newcastle
The match started on a high note for Newcastle as Thiaw scored the fastest Premier League goal of the season in just 52 seconds. The Everton defense, led by goalkeeper Jordan Pickford, was caught off guard from a corner kick. Miley then capitalized on Pickford's mistake to double Newcastle's lead with a powerful shot that slipped through the Everton keeper's defenses.
Second half
Woltemade's artistic finish and Thiaw's 2nd goal
The first half ended with a brilliant lobbed finish from Woltemade, putting Newcastle 3-0 up. Everton was again caught off guard by another cross in the second half, allowing Thiaw to score his second of the night and Newcastle's fourth. Despite a stunning consolation goal from Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Everton couldn't match Newcastle's performance on the day.
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Match stats and points table
The Magpies had 51% ball possession with Everton managing 49%. Newcastle had 8 shots on target from 13 attempts compared to Everton's two from from 10 attempts. In terms of touches in the oppositon box, the Toffees had 32 compared to Newcastle's 28. The win sees Newcastle rise to 11th in the standings. They own 18 points from 13 matches (W5 D3 L5). Everton are also on 18 points. However, they are placed 14th.
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Thiaw enters records books
Newcastle defender Thiaw is the first Magpies player to score two headers in a Premier League match since Georginio Wijnaldum versus Norwich in October 2015. Meanwhile, he's just the third Newcastle player to score twice in a Premier League away game in the last 10 seasons after Florian Lejeune versus Everton in 2020 and Fabian Schar versus Aston Villa in 2024.
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Woltemade races to 5 Premier League goals
Since joining Newcastle for a hefty price tag in the summer, Woltemade has raced to 5 Premier League goals from 10 matches this season. He owns an XG of 4.25.