Everton deepen Newcastle crisis as Thierno Barry seals St James’ Park win

Everton increased the pressure on Newcastle United manager Matthias Jaissle with a 1-0 victory at St James’ Park on Monday, as Thierno Barry’s goal lifted David Moyes’ side to seventh in the Premier League.

Newcastle’s latest defeat leaves them 13th and extends a difficult run for the Saudi-funded club, who have lost four of their past five matches in all competitions and won only twice in their last seven.

Supporters booed Jaissle and his players at half-time and again at the final whistle. The German manager, appointed after Eddie Howe’s surprise departure in the summer, is now under mounting scrutiny before Saturday’s meeting with fellow strugglers Fulham.

Newcastle have also lost 22 of their past 33 Premier League matches played on a Monday. Many home supporters left long before the end of a miserable, rainy evening.

Barry struck four minutes after the interval to score his eighth goal of the season, with four of those goals arriving in his last six matches.

The forward’s finish gave Everton a second win over Newcastle in five days, following their 3-1 victory in the League Cup fourth round on Thursday. It also ended Everton’s run of two successive league defeats against Arsenal and Chelsea.

The result was Everton’s first away league win since 28 February, when they also collected three points at Newcastle.

Barry settles scrappy contest

Newcastle began brightly, with Harvey Barnes shooting narrowly wide before Joelinton missed the target from 25 yards. But clear chances were rare in a disjointed first half.

Everton made the breakthrough soon after the restart when Newcastle’s poor marking allowed Tyrique George to shoot. Lukas Hornicek could only push the effort directly into Barry’s path, leaving the striker with a simple tap-in.

The goal survived a lengthy VAR check for offside, although Newcastle were unhappy with the decision to allow it to stand.

Fabian Schar missed a chance to equalise when he fired wide, while Anthony Elanga came close when his effort from close range struck the post and ran along the goalline before Everton cleared.

Newcastle did not register a shot on target until the 86th minute, when Yoane Wissa’s attempt was comfortably dealt with by Jordan Pickford. Wissa forced a better stop from the Everton goalkeeper in stoppage time, but the visitors held on.

Jacob Ramsey was sent off in the final seconds after receiving two yellow cards within 60 seconds for a foul on Harrison Armstrong, completing another frustrating night for Newcastle.

Jack Grealish was absent from the Everton squad for a second consecutive match. The on-loan Manchester City winger, who was left out of the previous meeting after a reported training absence, was described by Everton as “not match fit” for this game.

He had previously been omitted because of a “breach of club discipline”. Nevertheless, Everton coped without him to secure back-to-back victories over Newcastle.