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Newcastle Utd. prepare to entertain Everton at St. James' Park on Sunday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Magpies are clearly on top, having won 42 and lost only 17 of the 77 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at St. James' Park was just last season, in October 2007, as the Magpies squeezed past their rivals by a scoreline of 3-2 in a Premier League match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sun 05 Oct | Everton | 2 - 2 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sun 11 May | Everton | 3 - 1 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sun 07 Oct | Newcastle Utd. | 3-2 | Everton | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 30 Dec | Everton | 3 - 0 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sun 24 Sep | Newcastle Utd. | 1 - 1 | Everton | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 25 Feb | Newcastle Utd. | 2 - 0 | Everton | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 27 Nov | Everton | 1 - 0 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Newcastle United have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. While Magpies have scored 8, a worringly large 12 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of Everton however, is much more impressive, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The Toffees's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 5 goals for and 3 against.
Newcastle Utd. see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 27 points from their 25 games played so far, Everton find themselves in a respectable 6th position, courtesy of the 40 points they have accumulated from 25 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Newcastle Utd. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 5 |
| Everton | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing seems to be going right for the Magpies at home recently, and I can see no immediate turn around in fortunes as the Toffees come away with an easy victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Newcastle Utd. | Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. |
| Everton | Not won in previous 3 away matches. Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |