Everton vs Newcastle: 3 key stats as Toffees host rampant Magpies

Alex Iwobi’s Everton welcome third-placed Newcastle United to Goodison Park for a crucial Premier League encounter on Thursday night.

The game will see two teams with contrasting forms go head-to-head with the Toffees looking for redemption from their relegation troubles.

The last time both sides met at Goodison, it was Nigeria’s Iwobi who decided the game as he netted the only goal in the 1-0 win for the hosts.

Tonight’s battle will see the Toffees hope for more of the same while Newcastle United will be out for revenge as they continue to push for that Champions League ticket.

With a potentially pulsating battle expected from these two, here are three key stats to help you prep for the tie.

One of Everton’s biggest problems this season has been the lack of goals with the Toffees at the bottom of the table.

The home side is ranked 20th for goals scored this season having managed just 24 goals in 32 matches, an average of 0.8 goals.

Compared to their visitors, Newcastle United, the Toffees are miles away as the Magpies are ranked sixth for goals scored, with 54 in 31 matches, an average of 1.7 goals per game.

The brilliant Magpies will head to Goodison Park confident of coming out unscathed and rightly so.

Eddie Howe’s men are ranked as the third-best team away from home this season in the Premier League having lost just three of 16 matches on the road.

Everton will have to dig deep to do what they have managed just twice in the last six matches, stopping a team from scoring if they are to take anything from Newcastle.

The Toffees defeated Brentford 1-0 in March and held Crystal Palace to a goalless draw.

When these two meet, there is always a winner and this has been the case in their recent meetings.

In the last five meetings between them, there have been zero draws with Newcastle leading the head-to-head.

The Magpies have won four of the last five matches compared to Everton’s one, which came courtesy of the strike from Nigeria Super Eagles star, Iwobi.

The home side will be hoping that the 26-year-old playmaker can repeat that performance tonight to help boost their quest to survive the drop.

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