It was a significant night when Everton last visited St James' Park because if you cast your mind back to the January encounter, this was the first time Newcastle climbed out of the bottom three under Eddie Howe.
Highlights of the night included a Kieran Trippier free-kick and a Ryan Fraser goal but it was definitely the night that Howe turned the corner as boss.
This time around Newcastle go into the game as a top six outfit and Howe could push Everton closer to the dropzone.