[Getty Images]Ciaran Kelly - Football reporterSat, November 29, 2025 at 8:10 PM UTC·1 min readThis felt like a huge win for Newcastle United - in so many ways.
Eddie Howe had grown tired of talking about his side's issues away from home but, finally, following a 236-day wait - they delivered on the road in the Premier League.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe Newcastle head coach rang the changes following the midweek defeat in Marseille - and those calls certainly paid off.
Aaron Ramsdale, Lewis Miley and Anthony Elanga were among those handed rare starts while regulars like Joelinton, Lewis Hall and Nick Woltemade also came back in.
Ramsdale may have conceded late on, but the goalkeeper was assured on his first league start in place of the injured Nick Pope and calm in possession.
Miley set up his side's opener before making it 2-0 as he became the second-youngest Newcastle player ever to score and assist in a Premier League game.
And the rapid Elanga looked more like himself following a challenging start since his £55m move from Nottingham Forest.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementYet it was a change of mentality as much as personnel.
As Everton started to probe, after going behind so early on, Newcastle protected Ramsdale, with Dan Burn and Hall both making crucial blocks inside the box and even forward Woltemade getting back to cut out a cross from Jack Grealish.
Though Jordan Pickford ended up giving Newcastle a huge helping hand, crucially, Newcastle managed to double their advantage, which they failed to do when ahead on their travels against Marseille, Brentford and West Ham in recent weeks.
They did not look back from there as Everton crumbled.
No wonder the away end repeatedly sang about how they did not want to go home as the game drew to a close. This victory had been a long time coming.
