Everton 2 Newcastle 2 Highlights & Goal Videos
Everton squander a 2 goal lead to draw with struggling Newcastle.Today looked like it was going to be fairly straight forward for Everton. Nicky Butt took out Leighton Baines in the Everton box and Mikel Arteta put away the penalty. Marouane Fellaini made it 2 just 10 minutes before the break and Everton seemed to be cruising. Just 1 minute before the break Steven Taylor threw Newcastle a lifeline scoring their first which was to change the course of the game.
The second half was much more closely contested and Newcastle equalised with a goal on 47 minutes. Both sides had chances to win the match and the game displayed good end to end football. Neither side could capitalise on their chances and at full time a draw was a fair result.
Final score Everton 2 Newcastle 2.
