Ben Arfa Show-Stopper Topples Toffees

Last updated : 10 May 2012 By Footy Mad - Editor

2010/11 EVERTON 0 NEWCASTLE UTD 1

EVERTON: Howard, Hibbert (Coleman 46), Jagielka, Distin,Baines, Osman, Arteta, Heitinga (Bilyaletdinov 73), Pienaar,Fellaini, Beckford (Yakubu 46).
Subs Not Used: Mucha, Neville, Gueye, Barkley.

NEWCASTLE: Harper (Krul 35), Perch, Coloccini, Williamson,Jose Enrique, Routledge, Tiote, Barton,Ben Arfa (Gutierrez 84), Nolan, Carroll.
Subs Not Used: Campbell, Lovenkrands, Ryan Taylor, Smith, Ameobi.

Att: 38,019

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Hatem Ben Arfa marked his full debut for Newcastle with the winner at Goodison Park as the Magpies picked up their first away win of the season and ensured Everton's miserable start continued.

David Moyes' team were looking to build on last week's incredible comeback against Manchester United but the visitors fully deserved their three points, secured when winger Ben Arfa drilled an unstoppable shot into the top corner just before half-time.

The only sour note of a great afternoon for the Magpies was an injury to goalkeeper Steve Harper, who fell heavily on his left shoulder and was carried off on a stretcher.

For the hosts, who have mustered only two points from their opening five games, there were few positives to take, although they almost repeated last week's heroics when Aiyegbeni Yakubu hit the post in injury time.

Everton were dealt a blow before kick-off when Tim Cahill failed a fitness test on his knee injury while Phil Neville was only fit enough for a place on the bench, meaning Mikel Arteta kept the captain's armband.

The early stages were largely cagey, although both teams created one decent chance. Firstly Ben Arfa sent Jose Enrique sprinting down the left before delivering a cross that Wayne Routledge could only head over the bar.

In the 16th minute Everton went even closer, with Tony Hibbert curling over a superb cross that Phil Jagielka should have buried instead of powering his header wide.

The Magpies were certainly the dominant side and Joey Barton forced Howard into a decent save with a free-kick from 25 yards out on the half-hour mark.

Moments later the American was called into action again as Kevin Nolan's cross deflected off John Heitinga and was dropping under the bar until Howard stuck out a hand.

Jermaine Beckford then became the first player into referee Andre Marriner's book for a late challenge on Harper, which ended the Newcastle goalkeeper's involvement in the game.

Although the tackle was not a particularly bad one, Harper came down heavily on his left shoulder and immediately looked in distress.

Tim Krul was therefore thrust into the action, and he made his first save moments later from Leon Osman, although, after a decent run, the midfielder failed to make the best conduct.

Having shown flashes of brilliance, Ben Arfa then made himself an instant Newcastle fans' favourite with a superb 25-yard shot that flew into the top corner on the stroke of half-time.

Moyes would have expected much better from his side and he reacted by bringing on Seamus Coleman and Yakubu for Hibbert and Beckford at the start of the second half.

It nearly got worse for the Toffees in the 54th minute, though, when a deep cross from Enrique was sliced wide of his own goal by Sylvain Distin.

At the other end the Toffees created one of their best moments of the match when Osman's blocked shot found its way to Yakubu, whose scrambled effort was blocked by Krul.

The Nigerian felt he was impeded but referee Marriner was unmoved and a spell of Everton pressure ended when Fellaini picked up a booking for a foul on the impressive Mike Williamson.

Indeed, the Belgium international looked slightly fortunate to stay on the pitch after throwing an arm at Williamson.

There was no doubt the home side were now in the ascendancy, though, and Newcastle did well to hold firm when Arteta rolled a ball along the six-yard line.

Newcastle were largely reduced to hitting Everton on the break and they came close to grabbing a second in the 72nd minute when Ben Arfa jinked his way through again before playing in Andy Carroll, who was denied by a good challenge from Leighton Baines.

Ben Arfa then went down theatrically under a challenge from Distin, but moments later the visitors looked very unfortunate not to be awarded a penalty when Coleman appeared to bring down Nolan from behind with the Magpies captain bearing down on Howard.

Ben Arfa was replaced by Jonas with six minutes left, receiving a rapturous reception from the Newcastle fans, but their hearts would have been in their mouths as the match entered added time.

A well-worked free-kick on the left saw Baines find Yakubu and his shot bounced off the post and onto Krul's back, with the keeper able to grab the ball before it crossed the line.

Everton were not finished and looked certain to level when Baines appeared to have found Fellaini six yards out but Fabricio Coloccini just managed to deflect the ball behind.

TOON v EVERTON - HISTORY:

2011/2012 Sat 05 Nov Newcastle Utd. 2 - 1 Everton Premier League  
2010/2011 Sat 05 Mar Newcastle Utd. 1 - 2 Everton Premier League  
 Sat 18 Sep Everton 0 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Premier League  
2008/2009 Sun 22 Feb Newcastle Utd. 0 - 0 Everton Premier League  
 Sun 05 Oct Everton 2 - 2 Newcastle Utd. Premier League  
2007/2008 Sun 11 May Everton 3 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Premier League  
 Sun 07 Oct Newcastle Utd. 3 - 2 Everton Premier League  
2006/2007 Sat 30 Dec Everton 3 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Premiership  
 Sun 24 Sep Newcastle Utd. 1 - 1 Everton Premiership  
2005/2006 Sat 25 Feb Newcastle Utd. 2 - 0 Everton Premiership  
 Sun 27 Nov Everton 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Premiership  
2004/2005 Sat 07 May Everton 2 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Premiership  
 Sun 28 Nov Newcastle Utd. 1 - 1 Everton Premiership  
2003/2004 Sat 03 Apr Newcastle Utd. 4 - 2 Everton Premiership  
 Sat 13 Sep Everton 2 - 2 Newcastle Utd. Premiership  
2002/2003 Sun 06 Apr Everton 2 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Premiership  
 Sun 01 Dec Newcastle Utd. 2 - 1 Everton Premiership  
 Wed 06 Nov Newcastle Utd. 3 - 3 Everton League Cup  
after extra time, 90 minutes 2-2, Everton won 3-2 on penalties
2001/2002 Fri 29 Mar Newcastle Utd. 6 - 2 Everton Premiership  
 Sat 27 Oct Everton 1 - 3 Newcastle Utd. Premiership  
2000/2001 Sat 03 Mar Everton 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Premiership  
 Sat 21 Oct Newcastle Utd. 0 - 1 Everton Premiership  
1999/2000 Sun 19 Mar Everton 0 - 2 Newcastle Utd. Premiership  
 Mon 08 Nov Newcastle Utd. 1 - 1 Everton Premiership  
1998/1999 Sat 17 Apr Newcastle Utd. 1 - 3 Everton Premiership  
 Sun 07 Mar Newcastle Utd. 4 - 1 Everton F.A. Cup  
 Mon 23 Nov Everton 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Premiership  
1997/1998 Sat 28 Feb Everton 0 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Premiership  
 Sun 04 Jan Everton 0 - 1 Newcastle Utd. F.A. Cup  
 Wed 24 Sep Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 Everton Premiership  
1996/1997 Wed 29 Jan Newcastle Utd. 4 - 1 Everton Premiership  
 Sat 17 Aug Everton 2 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Premiership  
1995/1996 Sat 16 Dec Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 Everton Premiership  
 Sun 01 Oct Everton 1 - 3 Newcastle Utd. Premiership  
1994/1995 Fri 14 Apr Everton 2 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Premiership  
 Sun 12 Mar Everton 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. F.A. Cup  
 Wed 01 Feb Newcastle Utd. 2 - 0 Everton Premiership  
1993/1994 Sat 18 Dec Everton 0 - 2 Newcastle Utd. Premiership  
 Wed 25 Aug Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 Everton Premiership  
1988/1989 Wed 22 Mar Newcastle Utd. 2 - 0 Everton First Division  
 Sat 27 Aug Everton 4 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
1987/1988 Sat 05 Mar Everton 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
 Sat 17 Oct Newcastle Utd. 1 - 1 Everton First Division  
1986/1987 Mon 20 Apr Everton 3 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
 Fri 26 Dec Newcastle Utd. 0 - 4 Everton First Division  
 Wed 03 Dec Everton 5 - 2 Newcastle Utd. (Full Members)  
1985/1986 Sat 29 Mar Everton 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
 Wed 01 Jan Newcastle Utd. 2 - 2 Everton First Division  
1984/1985 Sat 12 Jan Everton 4 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
 Sat 15 Sep Newcastle Utd. 2 - 3 Everton First Division  
1977/1978 Fri 24 Mar Newcastle Utd. 0 - 2 Everton First Division  
 Sat 29 Oct Everton 4 - 4 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
1976/1977 Tue 24 May Everton 2 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
 Wed 24 Nov Newcastle Utd. 4 - 1 Everton First Division  
1975/1976 Sat 10 Jan Newcastle Utd. 5 - 0 Everton First Division  
 Sat 13 Sep Everton 3 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
1974/1975 Sat 12 Apr Newcastle Utd. 0 - 1 Everton First Division  
 Sat 05 Oct Everton 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
1973/1974 Sat 06 Apr Newcastle Utd. 2 - 1 Everton First Division  
 Sat 24 Nov Everton 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
1972/1973 Wed 25 Apr Newcastle Utd. 0 - 0 Everton First Division  
 Sat 30 Sep Everton 3 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
1971/1972 Sat 19 Feb Newcastle Utd. 0 - 0 Everton First Division  
 Sat 30 Oct Everton 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
1970/1971 Thu 18 Mar Newcastle Utd. 2 - 1 Everton First Division  
 Sat 24 Oct Everton 3 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
1969/1970 Sat 24 Jan Everton 0 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
 Wed 17 Sep Newcastle Utd. 1 - 2 Everton First Division  
1968/1969 Mon 14 Apr Everton 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
 Sat 24 Aug Newcastle Utd. 0 - 0 Everton First Division  
1967/1968 Sat 23 Mar Everton 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
 Sat 28 Oct Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 Everton First Division  
1966/1967 Sat 11 Feb Newcastle Utd. 0 - 3 Everton First Division  
 Sat 01 Oct Everton 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
1965/1966 Mon 11 Apr Everton 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
 Fri 08 Apr Newcastle Utd. 0 - 0 Everton First Division  
1960/1961 Sat 08 Apr Newcastle Utd. 0 - 4 Everton First Division  
 Sat 19 Nov Everton 5 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
1959/1960 Fri 25 Mar Everton 1 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
 Sat 07 Nov Newcastle Utd. 8 - 2 Everton First Division  
1958/1959 Sat 03 Jan Newcastle Utd. 4 - 0 Everton First Division  
 Sat 30 Aug Everton 0 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
1957/1958 Sat 22 Feb Everton 1 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
 Sat 12 Oct Newcastle Utd. 2 - 3 Everton First Division  
1956/1957 Sat 30 Mar Everton 2 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
 Sat 17 Nov Newcastle Utd. 0 - 0 Everton First Division  
1955/1956 Sat 11 Feb Everton 0 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
 Sat 01 Oct Newcastle Utd. 1 - 2 Everton First Division  
1954/1955 Mon 11 Apr Newcastle Utd. 4 - 0 Everton First Division  
 Fri 08 Apr Everton 1 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
1950/1951 Sat 23 Dec Everton 3 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
 Sat 26 Aug Newcastle Utd. 1 - 1 Everton First Division  
1949/1950 Wed 31 Aug Newcastle Utd. 4 - 0 Everton First Division  
 Wed 24 Aug Everton 2 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
1948/1949 Sat 18 Dec Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 Everton First Division  
 Sat 21 Aug Everton 3 - 3 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
1933/1934 Tue 26 Dec Everton 3 - 7 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
 Mon 25 Dec Newcastle Utd. 1 - 2 Everton First Division  
1932/1933 Wed 05 Apr Everton 0 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
 Sat 05 Nov Newcastle Utd. 1 - 2 Everton First Division  
 Wed 12 Oct Newcastle Utd. 3 - 5 Everton Charity Shield  
played at St. James' Park
1931/1932 Wed 04 May Newcastle Utd. 0 - 0 Everton First Division  
 Sat 31 Oct Everton 8 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
1929/1930 Sat 08 Mar Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 Everton First Division  
 Sat 02 Nov Everton 5 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
1928/1929 Sat 04 May Newcastle Utd. 2 - 0 Everton First Division  
 Sat 22 Dec Everton 5 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
1927/1928 Wed 18 Apr Everton 3 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
 Sat 17 Sep Newcastle Utd. 2 - 2 Everton First Division  
1926/1927 Sat 05 Mar Newcastle Utd. 7 - 3 Everton First Division  
 Sat 16 Oct Everton 1 - 3 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
1925/1926 Sat 24 Apr Everton 3 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
 Sat 12 Dec Newcastle Utd. 3 - 3 Everton First Division  
1924/1925 Fri 26 Dec Newcastle Utd. 1 - 1 Everton First Division  
 Thu 25 Dec Everton 0 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
1923/1924 Wed 02 Apr Newcastle Utd. 3 - 1 Everton First Division  
 Sat 01 Mar Everton 2 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
1922/1923 Sat 02 Sep Everton 3 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
 Sat 26 Aug Newcastle Utd. 2 - 0 Everton First Division  
1921/1922 Wed 07 Sep Everton 2 - 3 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
 Wed 31 Aug Newcastle Utd. 3 - 0 Everton First Division  
1920/1921 Sat 19 Feb Everton 3 - 0 Newcastle Utd. F.A. Cup  
 Wed 08 Sep Newcastle Utd. 2 - 0 Everton First Division  
 Wed 01 Sep Everton 3 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
1919/1920 Wed 11 Feb Newcastle Utd. 3 - 0 Everton First Division  
 Sat 24 Jan Everton 4 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
1914/1915 Sat 02 Jan Everton 3 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
 Sat 05 Sep Newcastle Utd. 0 - 1 Everton First Division  
1913/1914 Sat 03 Jan Everton 2 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
 Sat 13 Sep Newcastle Utd. 0 - 1 Everton First Division  
1912/1913 Sat 01 Mar Newcastle Utd. 2 - 0 Everton First Division  
 Sat 26 Oct Everton 0 - 6 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
1911/1912 Sat 30 Sep Everton 2 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
 Wed 06 Sep Newcastle Utd. 2 - 0 Everton First Division  
1910/1911 Mon 02 Jan Everton 1 - 5 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
 Mon 26 Dec Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 Everton First Division  
1909/1910 Sat 25 Sep Newcastle Utd. 1 - 2 Everton First Division  
 Mon 06 Sep Everton 1 - 4 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
1908/1909 Mon 12 Apr Newcastle Utd. 3 - 0 Everton First Division  
 Fri 01 Jan Everton 0 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
1907/1908 Sat 04 Apr Everton 2 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
 Sat 07 Dec Newcastle Utd. 2 - 1 Everton First Division  
1906/1907 Sat 19 Jan Everton 3 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
 Sat 15 Sep Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 Everton First Division  
1905/1906 Sat 21 Apr Everton 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. F.A. Cup  
played at Crystal Palace
 Sat 20 Jan Newcastle Utd. 4 - 2 Everton First Division  
 Sat 16 Sep Everton 1 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
1904/1905 Sat 14 Jan Everton 2 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
 Sat 17 Sep Newcastle Utd. 3 - 2 Everton First Division  
1903/1904 Sat 16 Jan Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 Everton First Division  
 Sat 19 Sep Everton 4 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
1902/1903 Wed 01 Apr Newcastle Utd. 3 - 0 Everton First Division  
 Sat 13 Sep Everton 0 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
1901/1902 Sat 18 Jan Newcastle Utd. 1 - 1 Everton First Division  
 Sat 21 Sep Everton 0 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
1900/1901 Mon 08 Apr Everton 0 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
 Sat 29 Sep Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 Everton First Division  
1899/1900 Sat 06 Jan Everton 3 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
 Sat 09 Sep Newcastle Utd. 2 - 0 Everton First Division  
1898/1899 Sat 07 Jan Newcastle Utd. 2 - 2 Everton First Division  
 Sat 10 Sep Everton 3 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division