Newcastle (United Kingdom) (AFP) - Everton deepened the wounds of its host, Newcastle United, after defeating them 1-0 on Monday at the end of the ninth stage of the English Football League, increasing the pressure on the hosts’ German coach, Matthias Jassel.
Published on: 02/11/2026 - 23:11
Frenchman Tierno Barry scored the only goal of the match four minutes after the start of the second half, taking advantage of a rebound from Czech goalkeeper Lukas Hornicek, to give his team its second victory over Newcastle within five days, after previously defeating them 3-1 in the fourth round of the League Cup.
Everton raised its score to 13 points in seventh place, while Newcastle's score froze at 11 points in thirteenth place, after suffering its fourth loss in the last five matches in various competitions.
The last seconds of the match witnessed the expulsion of Newcastle player Jacob Ramsey, after receiving two warnings within one minute, after a violent intervention on Harrison Armstrong.
Jaisle and his players were subjected to boos from the fans at the end of the first half, and criticism was renewed after the final whistle, in light of the decline in the results of the team, which achieved only two victories in its last seven matches in various competitions.
The German coach took over the job at the beginning of the season, succeeding Eddie Howe, after previous experience with Red Bull Salzburg of Austria and Al-Ahly of Saudi Arabia, but he is facing increasing pressure before the expected confrontation against Fulham, on Saturday, during which he is required to achieve a positive result to reduce the severity of the criticism.
On the other hand, Everton regained its winning streak in the league after two consecutive losses to Arsenal and Chelsea, achieving its first victory away from home in the competition since last February 28.
Jack Grealish was absent from Everton's squad for the second match in a row, after he was excluded due to a disciplinary violation within the club.
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