It was one for the ages, a night of insane drama that Everton's theatre impresario chairman Bill Kenwright would be proud of. Miraculously, magnificently, Alex Iwobi came up with a finale which brought the house down… almost literally, such was the noise it inspired amongst the Goodison faithful.
With his side reduced to 10 men - after another desperately controversial VAR call - and clinging desperately on to a precious point against a physically imposing Newcastle, he scored a quite wondrous goal in the 99th minute that provoked scenes of utter carnage.
New manager Frank Lampard, overcome with a frenzied emotion, revealed afterwards he broke his hand amid the celebrations. Hard men were crying in the stands. The noise wasn’t just deafening, it was sonic boom territory.
