Newcastle Vs Everton: Deja vu for Howe as Thierno Barry seals dramatic 3-2 win

In a rollercoaster that will intensify Newcastle’s worries, newcastle vs everton finished 3-2 after substitute Thierno Barry bundled home a late winner at St James' Park. The result compounds Eddie Howe’s concerns about his side’s Premier League form and arrives as Newcastle prepare for a Champions League last-16 tie with Barcelona.

Newcastle Vs Everton decided by late Barry strike at St James' Park

Thierno Barry, on as a substitute, scored the decisive goal to restore Everton’s lead and ultimately settle the contest 3-2 at St James' Park. Everton restored their lead seconds after both Newcastle equalisers, and Jordan Pickford produced a stunning stoppage-time save to deny Sandro Tonali a late equaliser.

Set-piece opener and a goalkeeper error shaped the first half

James Garner’s corner found Jarrad Branthwaite, whose expertly flicked header brushed the far post and gave Everton the opener. Jacob Ramsey then produced a deflected shot that looped over Jordan Pickford to make it 1-1, only for Dwight McNeil’s long-range effort to be spilled by Nick Pope into the path of Beto, who stroked the ball into an empty net for Everton’s second.

Howe’s rotation, positional tweaks and bench moves after Qarabag rest

After resting key players in a 3-2 win over Qarabag on Tuesday, Eddie Howe made six changes for this match. Joelinton started on the left, Nick Woltemade — described as a Germany striker signed for £69m — was fielded in midfield and Anthony Gordon led the line; later Howe moved Woltemade to No 9 and shifted Gordon to the left. During the second half Anthony Elanga and Woltemade were replaced by Jacob Murphy and Harvey Barnes as Gordon reverted to centre-forward, and Beto, making his first start since December, was withdrawn for Thierno Barry while Yoane Wissa, the hitherto overlooked £55m former Brentford centre-forward, also came on.

Errors, missed chances and late drama from Beto to Murphy and Barry

Beto’s involvement defined the game’s turning points: he finished Pope’s spill for the visitors’ second — his fourth Premier League goal of the season — later missed a glorious chance and then blasted a clean-through effort against the bar. Jacob Murphy dragged Newcastle level with a slightly deflected volley from a Joelinton cross, only for substitute Barry to bundle Everton back in front straight from the restart.

Howe’s reaction, Newcastle’s defensive crisis and bigger consequences

Eddie Howe said: "I have a similar feeling" after the 3-2 defeat, echoing a recent home loss to Brentford at the same ground. He had admitted this month he was not doing his job "well enough" and embarked on a period of soul-searching; he added: "In relation to the Premier League, our form has not been good enough for a while. We know that. We take responsibility for that. It's been really frustrating for us - and that's the perils of Europe, I'm afraid. We have tried to be laser-focused on every game and give every attention to every game with the same importance but, with the deluge of games, your focus can be swayed. "

The match exposed wider defensive frailties. Newcastle lost a third consecutive home game for the first time since February 2021 under Steve Bruce, have kept only two clean sheets in 21 league games, and have not kept a clean sheet in the 11 games since they beat PSV Eindhoven 3-0 at this ground on 21 January, conceding 23 goals in that run. The result leaves Newcastle languishing in 12th place and with just one win in their last seven Premier League games. Howe was seen wandering the pitch alone after the final whistle as rain fell incessantly and cries of "Wake up!" echoed around the ground.

Everton’s resilience, away form and immediate rewards

Everton celebrated a deserved victory that extended an unbeaten run of six away games and saw David Moyes’ side respond to a recent defeat to Manchester United on Monday Night Football, climbing back into the top eight. The Toffees’ resilience included well-taken set-piece work by Branthwaite from Garner’s corner and key interventions from Pickford, whose extraordinary flying stop in stoppage time secured the points and denied Tonali what would have been a late equaliser. For Newcastle, the result dealt another blow to lingering top-six hopes as attention turns to a tough Champions League tie with Barcelona.