Everton vs Newcastle United: Match preview, head-to-head, team news, key players

Everton face Newcastle United in the Premier League at the Hill Dickinson Stadium on Saturday.

They produced a tenacious display to beat Manchester United 1-0 on Monday, earning their first win at Old Trafford in 12 years.

Newcastle United defeated Manchester City 2-1, ending their six-year wait without a league triumph over them.

Match preview

Everton will be confident after beating United and will head into the fixture fresher, having not played European football during the week.

They have recorded three wins, two draws and one loss at home, but they will fancy their chances against the visitors.

The Magpies have no wins on the road, scoring three goals and conceding five, making Everton the favourites for this encounter.

Newcastle missed the chance to build on the victory against City, losing 2-1 at Marseille in the Champions League.

Head-to-head

Everton have won 77, drawn 38 and lost 71 of their previous meetings with Newcastle.

Team news

Everton are without Jarrad Branthwaite, Nathan Patterson, and Merlin Rohl. Seamus Coleman is a doubt, while Idrissa Gueye will miss the encounter due to suspension.

Kieran Trippier, Yoane Wissa, William Osula and Harrison Ashby are sidelined for the Magpies.

Key players

Everton

Jack Grealish: Everton’s best forward and the Premier League’s joint-leader for assists (four).

Iliman Ndiaye: The Merseyside outfit’s league top scorer with four goals.

Newcastle

Bruno Guimaraes: Has weighed in with five goals involvements, the most for Newcastle.

Harvey Barnes: Leads for most goals across all competitions (seven).

Stats from sofascore.com, fbref.com & 11v11.com.