Shay Given has questioned Martin Dubravka's positioning for Alex Iwobi's winner at Goodison Park. Newcastle were dominant in the first-half against Everton, but failed to create any clear cut chances.
In truth, the game lacked any real quality and turned into a battle between two sides vying for three points. Eddie Howe's side were unable to find the breakthrough, even when the visitors were reduced to ten men, and they struggled to break down a resilient Toffees backline.
Everton themselves didn't create a great deal, but the introduction of Dominic Calvert-Lewin gave the ten men an outlet up front and he acted as a focal point for Frank Lampard's side. The Blues striker played in Iwobi with a deft touch into the area and the former Arsenal winger made no mistake from inside the 18-yard box.
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Given believes Dubravka could have done better with the effort, though. Speaking after the game the former Newcastle United goalkeeper told Premier League Productions: "Dubravka, for me, I think he can do better from a goalkeeper's point of view. He takes a step to his right when Alex [Iwobi] takes his shot and as a goalkeeper you're always told to be set.
"As he hits it, he takes another step to his right, Dubravka, and he can't drive off and make the save. It's not going in the corner, it's gone a couple of yards inside the post. He'll be looking at it, his goalkeeper coach tomorrow, and thinking: 'Could he have done better for the goal?'"
