Two Premier League teams at opposites ends of the table seeking to build on victories secured last weekend will lock horns at Goodison Park on Thursday night as Everton play host to Newcastle United.
While the Toffees claimed a slender 1-0 away win over Nottingham Forest last Saturday, the Magpies beat Manchester United by the same scoreline on home soil just a few hours later.
A superb second-half strike from Dwight McNeil, his first of the campaign, gave the Toffees their fifth league win of the campaign, as well as their third in a row away from home, and it also helped them to climb off the foot of the table and up to 18th place, just three points behind 17th-placed Luton who lost 4-3 against Arsenal on Tuesday.
Sean Dyche labelled Everton's win over Forest as a "restart" for the club heading into a busy festive schedule of seven fixtures to conclude 2023, with three of their next four games at Goodison Park where they have somewhat surprisingly picked up just four of their 17 Premier League points so far this season.
Everton have in fact won only two of their last 12 home matches under Dyche – both against Bournemouth – and their hopes of claiming maximum points on Thursday are slim as the Toffees have lost five of their last six Premier League meetings with Newcastle.
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