Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s double saw off Newcastle at St James’ Park to make it two wins from two for Carlo Ancelotti at the start of his tenure at Everton.
The 22-year-old striker scored the only goal against Burnley on Boxing Day to give the Italian the perfect start to his reign and again produced a brilliant display in the attack.
His opener was a classic poacher’s goal – poking home after Gylfi Sigurdsson’s deflected strike fortuitously arrived in front of him.
Newcastle improved and after Miguel Almiron struck the post, they equalised when Fabian Schar fired home a volley from Andy Carroll’s nod-down.
But six minutes after setting up the equaliser, Carroll’s mistake led to Everton’s winner.
Theo Walcott dispossessed the striker and played a pass out wide to Richarlison. The Brazilian sped down the right and delivered an excellent low cross for Calvert-Lewin, who slid in and scrambled home.
The Toffees move above the Magpies into 10th, with their opponents – level on 25 points – now down in 11th.
Whatever Italian Ancelotti has said to the Everton attack in the short time he has spent with them appears to have had a positive effect.
Moise Kean, in particular, looks a player reborn. The 19-year-old striker joined from Juventus in a £27.5m deal last summer but has yet to prove his worth to Toffees fans. At St James’ Park, he provided a glimpse of what he could achieve.
The Italian had five efforts on goal and three on target, including one that tested the reflexes of keeper Martin Dubravka.
His link-up play was also exceptional – Walcott should have tested the Newcastle goal after he was found by Kean’s ball from the right.
His partner in attack, Calvert-Lewin, has been scoring in clusters this season and under his new manager has hit form once more.
It is now five goals in his past five in the Premier League – as many as in previous 28. Perhaps more pertinently for Ancelotti and the Everton fans, is that the nine shots on target were the most in a league away game this season. The last time the Toffees managed more on the road was at Swansea in 2011.
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Source – Sport365coza
