For all that Everton have tightened up this season, their failures in the final third continue to haunt them as they suffered a third consecutive defeat with a 1-0 reversal at Newcastle United. The Blues were generally stout at the back here but ultimately undone by a sublime piece of skill just after the half-hour mark as Miguel Almiron found the net with a perfectly-placed chipped shot from the edge of the area that gave Jordan Pickford no chance.
Just three weeks ago we were hailing how Everton were now a different proposition from last season and a far more resolute outfit than in the recent past when they came from behind to defeat Southampton 2-1. However, that remains the only game this season in which they have scored more than once and now they’re struggling to just to find the net at all.
AS IT HAPPENED: Newcastle United vs Everton LIVE
