Newcastle United – Everton Preview: Toffees hoping to end miserable St James’ Park record

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• Newcastle have lost only one of their last nine Premier League games.
• The Magpies have scored more goals from set-pieces than any other team in the Premier League, 20 in total.
• Newcastle have drawn five of their last seven games.
• Scouser Kevin Nolan is United’s top scorer this term, netting 11 times from midfield.
• Alan Pardew’s side could rise to seventh with a win on Saturday.
• Everton haven’t won any of their last eight Premier League trips to St James’ Park.
• Everton are the only club in the top flight not to be awarded a penalty this season.
• The Toffees have had nine shots cleared off the line this season, more than any other club.
• Leighton Baines has assisted 24 per cent of his side’s goals this term, a higher percentage than any other player in the Premier League.
• Everton’s last win on Tyneside in the top flight came in September 2000, when a Kevin Campbell goal was enough to seal a 1-0 victory for Walter Smith’s blues.

September 18, 2010: Everton 0-1 Newcastle

Hatem Ben Arfa became an instant Toon hero as his thunderbolt secured a shock 1-0 win over Everton at Goodison Park.

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