Everton are one step closer to the EFL Cup final after defeating Newcastle United 3-1 at the Hill Dickinson Stadium.
7,732 Mags made the trip to Merseyside on Thursday night with the hope that Newcastle could progress to the quarter-finals and take one step closer to reclaiming the EFL Cup -- which they won in 2025 -- but it's Everton who booked their spot in the next round, where they will face League Two outfit Fleetwood Town.
Newcastle were competitive for the majority of the first half -- with Matthias Jaissle making just one change to the side that beat Crystal Palace 2-0 at the weekend -- but it was the hosts who took the lead.
The Magpies were careless with the ball in their defensive third and were dispossessed. Hayden Hackney threaded the ball through to James Garner, who still had a lot to do, and he curled a delightful right-footed effort into the bottom corner and past Lukas Hornicek.
Hackney -- who recorded an assist for the opener -- was on hand to double Everton's lead on the stroke of half time, latching onto Thierno Barry's perfectly weighted cross to steer home and worsen Newcastle's woes.
After making changes at the break, Newcastle looked as though they were getting back into the game in the early stages of the second half, but Barry's 69th minute dagger all but concluded the fourth round affair.
Dan Burn did notch a consolation for the visitors in the 89th minute -- sparking a goal-mouth squabble -- but it was not enough for Jaissle's side, who will be looking for a better result when they welcome Everton to St James' Park on Monday night.
Everton v Newcastle United Timeline
34' - GOAL for Everton. Scored by James Garner, assisted by Hayden Hackney.
45' - GOAL for Everton. Scored by Hayden Hackney, assisted by Thierno Barry.
45' - Yoane Wissa replaced William Osula. Anthony Elanga replaced Harvey Barnes.
60' - Yellow card for Hayden Hackney (EVE).
65' - Harrison Armstrong replaced Hayden Hackney (EVE).
67' - Bazoumana Toure replaced Harvey Barnes (NEW).
69' - GOAL for Everton. Scored by Thierno Barry, assisted by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.
74' - Yellow card for Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall 9EVE).
76' - Christian Norgaard replaced Tyler Dibling. Charly Alcaraz replaced Tyrique George (EVE).
81' - Yellow card for Fabian Schar (NEW).
81' - Yellow card for Vitalii Mykolenko (EVE).
81' - Sean Steur replaced Nico Gonzalez 9NEW).
86' - Ainsley Maitland-Niles replaced Vitalii Mykolenko. Christian Norgaard replaced Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (EVE).
88' - GOAL for Newcastle United. Scored by Dan Burn, assisted by Joe Willock.
89' - Yellow card for James Tarkowski (EVE).
89' - Yellow card for Jordan Pickford (EVE).
89' - Yellow card for Dan Burn (NEW).
89' - Yellow card for Joelinton (NEW).
Everton v Newcastle United Match Stats
Everton | 3-1 | Newcastle United |
44% | Possession | 56% |
11 | Shots | 29 |
5 | Shots on Target | 10 |
3 | Big Chances | 4 |
9 | Goalkeeper Saves | 2 |
4 | Corners | 10 |
333 | Completed Passes | 423 |
18 | Fouls Committed | 15 |
34 | Clearances | 24 |
5 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
