Everton 0-0 Newcastle Stats: Anthony Gordon Penalty Failure Proves Costly

Anthony Gordon missed a glorious chance to get one over his former club as proceedings ultimately ended in stalemate at Goodison Park. Re-live an engrossing game with the key facts and Opta data in our Everton vs Newcastle stats page.

Anthony Gordon had a penalty saved against his former club Everton as Newcastle could only leave Goodison Park with a 0-0 draw on Saturday.

James Tarkowski wrestled Sandro Tonali to the ground in conceding the penalty, but Jordan Pickford bailed his captain out by saving Gordon’s somewhat feeble effort from the spot.

Newcastle generally dominated throughout the match but they didn’t manage to get another shot on target after Gordon’s 35th-minute spot-kick, as they lacked quality in the final third in the absence of Alexander Isak.

Had Gordon scored his penalty, it would have been his first ever goal against Everton, whom he left for Newcastle in 2023 after six years at the club.

Iliman Ndiaye caught the eye for the hosts, with his 11 dribble attempts the second most of any player in a single Premier League game this season, but Everton also generally flattered to deceive in the danger zone.

Idrissa Gueye and Dwight McNeil were both guilty of fluffing their lines when presented with good second-half opportunities.

Nevertheless, Everton will be content with a first Premier League clean sheet of the season.

Our Opta match centre delivers you all the Everton vs Newcastle stats from their Premier League meeting at Goodison Park.

The match centre below includes team and player stats, expected goals data, passing networks, an Opta chalkboard and more. It gives you everything you need to do your own post-match analysis.

Underneath the match centre you can find the official Opta stats on the game as well. 

Everton vs Newcastle: Key Post-Match Facts

• Everton have now had 106 goalless draws in Premier League history, just one fewer than Aston Villa who have kept the most.
• Newcastle have had two of their last three Premier League penalties saved (one goal), having scored 23 of their previous 24 spot kicks in the competition.
• This was just Newcastle’s third clean sheet in their last 32 Premier League away games – they had recorded three consecutive shutouts on the road before this run.
• Newcastle boss Eddie Howe became the 20th manager to take charge of 300 Premier League games – at 46 years and 311 days, he’s the second youngest to reach this milestone after David Moyes in 2010 (46y 291d).

Enjoy this? Subscribe to our football newsletter to receive exclusive weekly content. You should also follow our social accounts over on X, Instagram, TikTok and Facebook.