Everton F.C. struck late to secure a dramatic 3-2 victory over Newcastle United F.C. at St James’ Park, claiming a second successive win on Tyneside and condemning the hosts to a third straight home league defeat for the first time since February 2021.

Seeking a response after their loss to Manchester United earlier in the week, Everton began on the front foot. Iliman Ndiaye nearly opened the scoring inside 10 minutes, his powerful 30-yard strike flashing narrowly wide.

The visitors’ bright start was rewarded before the 20-minute mark. A pinpoint delivery from James Garner was expertly glanced into the far corner by Jarrad Branthwaite, who celebrated his first goal since April 2024 to hand the Toffees a deserved lead.

With only Burnley having conceded more first-half Premier League goals prior to the round, Newcastle were again left chasing the game. However, the hosts found a route back just past the half-hour. Jacob Ramsey tried his luck from the edge of the area, and a slight deflection off Branthwaite sent the ball looping over the stranded Jordan Pickford to level the scores.

Parity proved short-lived. Less than two minutes later, Dwight McNeil unleashed a long-range effort that Nick Pope could only fumble, allowing Beto to pounce from close range and restore Everton’s advantage.

Despite easing into the last 16 of the UEFA Champions League in midweek, Newcastle’s domestic form has faltered, with Eddie Howe’s side having lost four of their previous five league matches. They almost fell further behind midway through the second half when Beto kept the ball in play brilliantly before racing through on goal, only to see his effort clip the crossbar and fly over.

The contest seemed to be drifting toward its conclusion before a frantic finale turned the match on its head. The Magpies appeared to have salvaged a point when Jacob Murphy fired home a first-time volley that took a decisive deflection off Idrissa Gueye, leaving Pickford helpless.

Yet the drama was far from over. Straight from the restart, Everton surged forward. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall squared for Thierno Barry, who was fouled by Lewis Hall, but not before the ball ricocheted off the forward and trickled into the net to spark wild celebrations among the travelling fans.

There was still time for one last twist, but Pickford produced a stunning stoppage-time save to tip Sandro Tonali’s volley onto the crossbar, preserving a memorable victory for David Moyes’s men.

The result lifts Everton to eighth place and keeps them firmly in the hunt for European qualification, while a dejected Newcastle slip to 12th after missing the chance to leapfrog the Toffees, their poor domestic run at home continuing.