James McFadden made a goalscoring return to the Everton line-up as he netted both goals in a match that saw old Toon boy Alessandro Pistone make his return from injury. The Italian full-back was replaced after 65 minutes by Shaun Densmore, but not for anything more than tactical.Clark Suffers Another Defeat
James McFadden made a goalscoring return to the Everton line-up as he netted both goals in a match that saw old Toon boy Alessandro Pistone make his return from injury. The Italian full-back was replaced after 65 minutes by Shaun Densmore, but not for anything more than tactical.Andrew Carroll put United ahead in the eighth minute, making up for a miss minutes earlier.
McFadden got Everton back on level terms nine minutes into the second half, pouncing on Peter Ramage's poor back pass and slotting the ball past Forster.
McFadden hit the winner after Anderson De Silva's initial shot was spilled by Forster.
EVERTON: Wright, Pistone (Densmore 65), Valente, Irving, Kearney, de Silva, Morrison(Phelan 76), Vidarsson, McFadden, Agard (Spencer 68), Connor: Subs: Ruddy, Harpur.
NEWCASTLE UNITED: Forster, Gate, Edgar, Bertram, Ramage, Huntington, Doninger (Donaldson 85), Godsmark, Troisi (Marwood 64), Carroll, Patterson: Subs: Cave, Shanks, Francis .
1997/00 A.Pistone 60/2 1 Italian who was a superb full-back on his day, but his day was never often enough. Always injured. Handed a sheep's heart for a Christmas present by his team-mates because of his lack of heart. Cost £4.3m from Inter Milan, sold to Everton and was immediately injured for 6 months!