Everton had won their last Premier League encounter against West Ham. Left-back Leighton Baines scored a brace and debutante Romelu Lukaku found the net as Everton won a nail-biting encounter.
Everton are placed 8th at the league table and Newcastle are 15th with 9 and 7 points respectively.
What do the Stats say?
Gareth Barry could become the 10th player to make 500 Premier League appearances in this game.
Newcastle have conceded more headed goals than any other team this season (3) in the Premier League.
Everton have lost just one of their last 10 Premier League home games against Newcastle (W6 D3).
Last weekend Leighton Baines became only the fifth player since 2006-07 to score two direct free-kicks in a Premier League game (after Rooney, Ronaldo, Drogba and Larsson).
Baines has now scored 21 Premier League goals. Since he made his PL debut on August 14, 2005, only one defender (John Terry – 22) has scored more.
There has only been one goal scored in the 180 minutes of Premier League action at Goodison Park this season.
Ross Barkley has been booked in three of his last four Premier League appearances.
Everton have averaged the highest possession figure in the Premier League this season (59.4 per cent).
Romelu Lukaku has scored four goals in his last four Premier League appearances.
Only once in the Premier League era have Everton been unbeaten after six games (2006-07, W3 D3).
The occasion before that was their last top-flight title season (1986-87, also W3 D3).
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