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| Event | Premier League 2024-25 | ||||||
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| Date | Sunday 25 May 2025 | ||||||
| Venue | St. James' Park, Newcastle | ||||||
| Player of the Match |  Jordan Pickford | ||||||
| Referee | Tony Harrington | ||||||
| Attendance | 52,221 | ||||||
| Weather | 14 °C (57 °F) | ||||||
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Newcastle United v Everton was a match which took place at St. James' Park on Sunday 25 May 2025.
Team News[]
Newcastle United[]
Newcastle United's top scorer Alexander Isak has not trained this week but head coach Eddie Howe says there's still a chance he could be involved.
Kieran Trippier is also a doubt but fellow full-back Matt Targett may return to the squad after a month out.
Everton[]
Everton are without defenders Jarrad Branthwaite and Seamus Coleman as both suffered thigh injuries during last weekend's win over Southampton.
Midfielder Abdoulaye Doucoure is set to play his 166th and final game for the club.
Match facts[]
Head-to-head[]
- Newcastle are unbeaten in four top-flight home meetings with Everton, winning three and drawing one.
- However, the Toffees have kept 18 Premier League clean sheets against the Magpies, only shutting out Liverpool (21) and West Ham (23) more often.
Newcastle United[]
- Newcastle have won six successive Premier League home games and are vying to win seven in a row for the first time since December 2023.
- Victory would guarantee Champions League qualification for next season. A point would also be enough if Aston Villa fail to beat Manchester United or Chelsea draw with Forest.
- The Magpies have won 12 top-flight home fixtures in 2024-25, last faring better in 2002-03 when they claimed 15 victories at St James' Park under Sir Bobby Robson.
- Newcastle have won their final league game in eight of the past 10 seasons (D1, L1).
- Eddie Howe's side had five shots on target in the opening 17 minutes of their defeat at Arsenal last weekend but failed to muster another one for the remainder of the game.
- Howe is vying to become the fifth English manager to achieve two or more top-four finishes in the Premier League, emulating Kevin Keegan, Roy Evans, Sir Bobby Robson and Harry Redknapp.
Everton[]
- Everton could end the season with three successive league victories for the first time since 1989.
- Only four sides have amassed more points than Everton's 28 since they won their first Premier League game under David Moyes this season on 19 January.
- The Blues have lost their final league fixture in six of the past eight seasons, with their only victory in that time coming at home to Bournemouth in 2023.
- Iliman Ndiaye has scored six goals in his last 10 Premier League starts, including a brace in the final Premier League game at Goodison Park last weekend.
- The Senegal international is averaging a goal every 141 minutes under David Moyes, compared to one every 506 minutes under previous boss Sean Dyche.
Match Report[]
Newcastle United sealed their golden ticket to the Champions League despite Everton securing a deserved victory at St James' Park.
Eddie Howe's side started the day in fourth place in the Premier League and on course for Europe's elite competition, but looked in danger of missing out as they produced a performance riddled with nerves.
Everton, in 13th place before kick-off after their rejuvenation under manager David Moyes, were more composed and ordered, taking the lead through Carlos Alcaraz's header after 65 minutes.
Newcastle's supporters were in a state of high anxiety until news filtered through that Manchester United were ahead against Aston Villa, sparking scenes of wild delight inside St James' Park when the final result of that game came through.
Defeat means the Magpies end the season in fifth place, edging out Aston Villa on goal difference - enough to secure a place in the Champions League next season, with the Premier League's allocation up from the usual four spots.
Qualification caps an outstanding campaign for Newcastle, who won their first domestic trophy in 70 years - and their first silverware at all since 1969 - by beating Liverpool in the Carabao Cup final at Wembley.
Newcastle United's players got the message loud and clear before kick-off with a giant banner stretching the length of the famous Gallowgate End reading: "You entered the pitch as players, you left it as legends."
It could all have been so different when Everton led and Aston Villa were drawing at Manchester United.
But events elsewhere ensured Newcastle's players and manager Howe were able to take a glorious lap of honour at the final whistle and bask in the afterglow of a campaign that brought success at home and a passage into the Champions League.
Newcastle were nowhere near their best as Everton controlled the game in front of an increasingly frantic St James' Park crowd, and the Geordie nerves were really jangling when Carlos Alcaraz stole in on Vitalii Mykolenko's cross to beat Nick Pope with 25 minutes left.
There was a stunned silence until huge roars swept round the stadium in an attempt to shake Newcastle out of the anxiety that had gripped them from kick-off.
In the end, the loudest cheers came from those following events at Old Trafford, as Manchester United's belated attempt to secure some joy from a dismal season by beating Aston Villa spread all the way to Tyneside.
There was still a short wait after the final whistle until Villa's crucial defeat was confirmed, allowing Newcastle and their supporters to officially celebrate qualification for the Champions League.
Everton confirmed their revival under Moyes with a composed, highly professional performance that almost ended Newcastle's hopes of Champions League football next season while offering the Toffees real hope and optimism for next term.
They were 16th in the Premier League - one point clear of the relegation zone - with only three wins from 19 games when Moyes succeeded Sean Dyche in January for his second spell in charge.
In the end Everton finished comfortably in 13th, and this performance full of threat and organisation bore all the Moyes trademarks.
Now a fresh era begins in Everton's new home at Bramley Moore Dock - the Hill Dickinson Stadium - and with new owners the Friedkin Group ready to show their ambition.
Alcaraz's match-winning display, in which he came close three times before scoring, was an impressive pitch to make his loan move from Flamengo permanent for £15m, while Idrissa Gueye's industry, even at 35, will surely earn him a new contract offer.
And at the heart of it all was goalkeeper Jordan Pickford.
Taunted throughout for his Sunderland roots, he delivered a display of authority that made it look, at one point, as though he would enjoy the perfect weekend, with three points for Everton, the Black Cats returning to the top flight, and Newcastle's Champions League dream being dashed.
In the end, despite the Magpies' defeat everyone left St James' Park happy - now a summer of transition awaits at Everton after a fine end to the season.
Match[]
Details[]
| 25 May 2025 16:00 BST 14 °C (57 °F) |
Newcastle United 
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0–1 |  Everton
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St. James' Park, Newcastle Attendance: 52,221 Referee: Tony Harrington |
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Alcaraz  65'
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Match Stats[]
| Newcastle United | Everton |
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| Possession ball | |
| 66% | 34% |
| Shots | |
| 17 | 14 |
| Shots on target | |
| 6 | 6 |
| Corners | |
| 12 | 3 |
| Fouls | |
| 12 | 9 |
See also[]
External links[]
 Premier League 2024–25
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| Newcastle United F.C. matches - 2024–25 |
| 2024–25 Premier League |
| Arsenal (h) · West Ham United (h) · Manchester United (a) · Liverpool (a) · West Ham United (a) · Crystal Palace (h) · Aston Villa (a) · Chelsea (h) · Arsenal (a) · Everton (h) |
| 2024–25 FA Cup |
| Bromley (h) |
| 2024–25 EFL Cup |
| Nottingham Forest (a) · AFC Wimbledon (h) · Chelsea (h) · Brentford (h) · Arsenal (a) · Arsenal (h) · Liverpool (n) |
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