December 30th features a match where Everton hosts Newcastle United in a clash of these two closely matched Premier League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, 15th placed Everton, recorded a 1-1 draw against Chelsea. Mason Mount scored the first goal for Chelsea in the 70th minute, then Jarrad Branthwaite got the equalizer for Everton in the 74th minute on a feed from Anthony Gordon earning Everton a comeback draw. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 7 of their last 10, while 19th placed Newcastle United is fresh off their 0-4 loss against Manchester City. Rúben Dias struck first for Manchester City in the 5th minute, then João Cancelo added another in the 27th minute on a feed from Riyad Mahrez In the end, Newcastle United was frustrated by Manchester City’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Manchester City ended the match with the shutout victory. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Newcastle United won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Callum Wilson has been the most prolific scorer on Newcastle United in his last five matches with two goals. Everton’s most prolific scorer has been Demarai Gray. The English midfielder has netted two goals over the last five matches
Everton will be without Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Tom Davies, Lucas Digne, Richarlison, Séamus Coleman, Fabian Delph, Yerry Mina and Sylvain Distin, while Eddie Howe’s Newcastle United squad will be without Allan Saint-Maximin, Federico Fernández, Jamal Lewis and Paul Dummett.