Newcastle United and Everton have announced their starting line-ups for their Premier League encounter at St James’ Park in the final round of Matchweek 9 fixtures. The two sides last met four days prior, when the Toffees secured a 3-1 victory at Hill Dickinson Stadium in the fourth round of the EFL Cup. That win halted Everton’s two-match losing skid in the Premier League following 2-0 defeats against Chelsea at home and Arsenal away. Newcastle enter the contest holding a one-point advantage over their opponents, with seventh place in the league table awaiting the winner.
Team News and Starting Line-Ups
Newcastle made two adjustments following their EFL Cup exit, handing starting spots to winger Anthony Elanga and midfielder Joelinton, while Jacob Ramsey and Jacob Murphy dropped to the bench. The Newcastle starting eleven features Lukas Hornicek, Amar Dedic, Fabian Schar, Dan Burn, Lewis Hall, Nico Gonzalez, Joelinton, Anthony Elanga, Joe Willock, Harvey Barnes, and William Osula. Their substitutes bench includes Nick Pope, Sven Botman, Aladji Bamba, Yoane Wissa, Malick Thiaw, Sean Steur, Bazoumana Toure, Jacob Murphy, and Jacob Ramsey.
For Everton, defender Jarrad Branthwaite returns to the side after sitting out two matches due to a concussion. However, on-loan Manchester City playmaker Jack Grealish remains absent from the squad following a breach of club discipline, with the club noting he is not yet match-fit. Hayden Hackney and Tyler Dibling moved to the substitutes’ bench. Everton’s starting line-up consists of Jordan Pickford, Jake O’Brien, James Tarkowski, Jarrad Branthwaite, Vitaliy Mykolenko, James Garner, Tim Iroegbunam, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Rohl, Tyrique George, and Thierno Barry. The Everton substitutes are Mark Travers, Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Tyler Dibling, Michael Keane, Brennan Johnson, Christian Norgaard, Carlos Alcaraz, Hayden Hackney, and Braiden Graham.
Match Information and Historical Statistics
Kick-off is scheduled for 20:00 GMT on Monday, with live television coverage in the United Kingdom broadcast across Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League, and Sky Sports Ultra. Viewers can access coverage via Now TV with various day or monthly membership options. Ahead of the fixture, statistics show the Magpies have triumphed in only one of their last six Premier League meetings against Everton, drawing two and losing three, after previously winning five out of six.
Newcastle have struggled on Mondays, losing 21 of their last 32 Premier League matches on that day, including 4-1 defeats in both Monday fixtures this season against Leeds and Coventry. Furthermore, Newcastle faced the most shots (138) across the first eight matchdays of the campaign. Harvey Barnes has contributed to seven goals in his last 12 Premier League appearances for Newcastle, and his next appearance will mark his 100th top-flight game for the club. Alan Shearer is the only other Newcastle player besides Dixie Dean to reach double figures in goals for this fixture.
Everton are aiming for a third consecutive away league win against Newcastle at St James’ Park, a feat they have never achieved in their 91 previous visits. The Toffees are winless in their last nine away Premier League matches since a 3-2 victory at Newcastle in February. Central defender James Tarkowski leads the Premier League this season in duels won (63) and boasts the best duel success rate (78%) among players contesting 20 or more duels.
Monday’s fixture kicks off at St James’ Park as both teams battle for seventh position in the Premier League standings.
