Everton 2 - 2 Newcastle United

A much improved performance from the boys. Maybe Joe’s verbal tirade against the journalists has had some effect on the players?

Everton drew first blood, when Nicky Butt hacked down Leighton Baines needlessly to concede a penalty, which was duly converted by Mikel Arteta. Everton then went 2-0 up on 35 minutes when Marouane Fellaini doubled their lead. Newcastle sneaked an almost unnoticed goal from a Stephen Taylor header on the stroke of half time, from a pin-point Geremi cross (I think the commentators had already left for their half time orange juice). Newcastle then started the second half in similar fashion, grabbing a well deserved leveller early in teh second half, when Duff slotted home a Stephen Taylor cross. The match ended as a stalemate 2-2.