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Everton face a trip to Newcastle United at St. James' Park on Sunday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Toffees will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 41 and win only 16 of the 74 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2006, with Newcastle Utd. running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 25 Feb | Newcastle Utd. | 2 - 0 | Everton | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 27 Nov | Everton | 1 - 0 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 07 May | Everton | 2 - 0 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 28 Nov | Newcastle Utd. | 1 - 1 | Everton | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 03 Apr | Newcastle Utd. | 4 - 2 | Everton | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 13 Sep | Everton | 2 - 2 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 06 Apr | Everton | 2 - 1 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Newcastle United have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Magpies in those games, with 4 conceded.
The Toffees have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The Toffees's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 6 goals for and 5 against.
Newcastle Utd.'s 6 points from 5 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Everton sit in a healthy 4th in the league, and have picked up 11 points from their 5 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Newcastle Utd. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
| Everton | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 14 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Toffees's decent recent efforts out on the road should see them narrowly take the spoils from the match with Newcastle Utd., believes the FootyMad team. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Newcastle Utd. | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Everton | Undefeated in last 4 away games. 10 games since last defeat. |