Premier League Quick Preview: Newcastle United Vs Everton
Newcastle host Everton at St James' Park on Monday night in a fixture between two sides who have blown hot and cold through the opening quarter of the season.
Check out our BetBuilderAI predictions for Newcastle Vs Everton on Monday night.
David Moyes’ side go into this one on the back of back-to-back 2-0 defeats - to Chelsea and then Arsenal - and have now failed to find the net in two straight matches.
It’s the first time all season Everton have gone two games without scoring, and the alarm bells will be ringing after a run that had otherwise looked solid: they picked up just two defeats in their first six outings before this recent slump.
Matthias Jaissle’s Newcastle arrive with the division’s more chaotic form line - three wins, two draws and three defeats from eight games - but they’ve shown they can hurt sides on the road, winning 2-0 at both Tottenham and Crystal Palace already this season.
With home advantage, Newcastle are favourites on betting sites to beat Everton at St James' Park.
Play Stable Stars
Goals Drying Up On Merseyside
The scoring patterns point in opposite directions. Everton have gone under 2.5 goals in six of their eight league games this season, with both teams to score landing in three of those.
Newcastle, by contrast, have been involved in games with three or more goals five times, including a 4-1 defeat at Coventry and a 2-2 shootout with Liverpool on the opening weekend.
With Everton’s attack misfiring in back-to-back blanks, this one shapes up as a tighter, lower-scoring affair than Newcastle’s own matches would suggest.
Shots Stacking Up Against Newcastle’s Defence
Newcastle have shipped a hefty average of over 17 shots per game this season, including 27 against Liverpool and 21 at home to Hull City, and that leaky openness could play into Everton’s hands if their finishing recovers.
The flip side is Everton’s own output has cratered in the last two matches - just six shots against Chelsea and eight at Arsenal, well down on their season average of over 13 - so the hosts will need a marked improvement in quality to turn Newcastle’s defensive generosity into goals.
A cagey game on the balance of recent form, with discipline - both in terms of cards and fouls - likely to be a bigger factor than fireworks in front of goal.
It's 4/5 on betting apps for both teams to receive two or more cards at St James' Park.
Hot Streaks & Stats:
- Newcastle have faced a league-high 138 shots this season through eight rounds of fixtures.
- Just two of Newcastle’s eight league games were goalless at half-time.
- Everton have won just one of the last 21 Premier League games they went 1-0 down in (D7, L13).
- Everton’s league matches this season have produced a pre-round joint league-low four first-half goals.
Early Season Team Streaks
- Newcastle 3+ shots on target allowed - 8 games
- Newcastle both teams to receive 1+ card - 8 games
- Everton 3+ corners won - 8 games
- Everton 11+ fouls won - 8 games
- Everton 3+ corners conceded - 7 games
- Newcastle 4+ corners won - 7 games
Early Season Player Streaks
- Harvey Barnes (NEW) 1+ shots - 8 games
- Harvey Barnes (NEW) 2+ fouls won - 8 games
- Lukas Hornicek (NEW) 2+ saves - 8 games
- Thierno Barry (EVE) 1+ shot - 8 games
- James Tarkowski (EVE) 1+ tackle - 8 games
- Lewis Hall (NEW) 1+ foul won - 7 games
- Joe Willock (NEW) 1+ tackle - 6 games
- Vitaliy Mykolenko (EVE) 1+ tackle - 6 games
- Thierno Barry (EVE) 1+ shot on target - 5 games
- Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (EVE) 1+ shot - 5 games
- Jordan Pickford (EVE) 2+ saves - 5 games
The team news will concentrate on whether Jack Grealish will be selected by Everton manager Moyes, who has dropped his star player for a breach of discipline recently.
Newcastle, who are looking to win back-to-back league games for the first time since March, have a chance for quick revenge after losing 3-1 to the Toffees in the League Cup last Thursday night.
If you have a free bet to use, why not try it on both teams to score and over 2.5 total goals, which has been a winning bet in each of the last three meetings - including Everton's 3-2 win at St James' Park in February, sealed by Thierno Barry's winner.
