Everton vs Newcastle United
Match pulse
EVEAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
Who won: Everton 2-1
Everton beat Newcastle United 2-1 on Sunday, April 6, 2003 at Goodison Park. Goals for Everton: Wayne Rooney (18') and David Unsworth (65'). Goals for Newcastle: Laurent Robert (40').
Play by play
Newcastle's title hopes have been severely dented by this defeat. The Magpies are six points behind Manchester United and leaders Arsenal.
Everton win 2-1 at Goodison Park and move above Merseyside rivals Liverpool to maintain their bid for European football next season.
- 90'
Everton deal with the inswinging corner and the ref blows for fulltime.
- 90'
Newcastle have one last chance from the corner and Given, the keeper, comes up for the set piece.
- 90'
...Robert whips in a cross. Bramble rises highest in a crowded area and heads goalwards. Wright reacts well and palms the ball over the bar.
- 90'
Yobo gives away a needless freekick and Robert has a chance to put a good delivery into the box.......
- 90'
....The midfielder races onto the ball but shoots straight at Wright. Jenas should have done better.
- 90'
Dyer fires the ball into the area for Bellamy, who flicks the ball across the face of goal for Jenas to shoot.....
- 89'
Robert smashes the freekick straight into the wall - what a waste.
- 88'
The winger fires the ball into Bellamy, who draws a foul from Unsworth in Robert territory.
- 87'
Everton a sitting back a little as time ticks away and Newcastle push forward with Robert.
- 86'
Rooney has taken a knock but is okay to continue.
- 85'
Bernard makes a forward foray and slips the ball through to Bellamy. Stubbs tackles the striker, the ball bobbles to Bernard and the defender hits a shot into row Z.
- 84'
Everton make a change. Naysmith replaces Pembridge.
- 84'
Robert stupidly goes for goal from the freekick and hits his shot over the bar.
- 83'
Ameobi runs at Unsworth. The defender decides to exact some revenge and fouls the striker on the right of the box.
- 82'
Campbell looks up and spots the run of Rooney. his throughball is too heavy and Given rushes off his line to hoof the ball clear.
- 81'
Shearer slips the ball out to Robert, who can't get past Watson.
- 80'
Unsworth has stayed down and the physio is on giving him some treatment.
- 79'
Ameobi wins the ball ahead of Weir and then fouls Unsworth as he battles to keep possession on the edge of the Everton area.
- 78'
Newcastle are playing three up front now and could be caught on the counter attack.
- 77'
Kerr is replaced by Ameobi and Griffin replaces O'Brien.
- 76'
Newcastle looks set to make some changes as they chase the game.
- 75'
Watson attempts to thread the ball through to Rooney. Bramble reads the pass and intercepts.
- 74'
Jenas pumps the ball forward but it just runs through to Wright in the Everton goal.