Newcastle United are no longer heading for Europe's top table - they are marching there and at a rapid rate.
There is now an eight-point gap between Eddie Howe's Magpies and fifth place and if Newcastle keep this up they will be home and dry with a clutch of games to go. If the 6-1 win over Tottenham Hotspur was a statement, this was a warning to any side daring enough to stop them on their path back to Continental competition.
The Toffees went into the game having won just once in nine Premier League fixtures with their last victory at Goodison Park coming on March 11 against Brentford. As the teams entered the pitch Everton fans unveiled a banner simply reading: "Fight for us."
