Everton Morning Round-Up, Tuesday 3rd November 2026: Barry Strikes Again as Everton Beat Newcastle to Climb to Seventh
Good morning Blues. Everton made the long trip to the North East and came away from St James' Park with another victory over Newcastle, winning 1-0 thanks to a Thierno Barry goal shortly after half-time (Royal Blue Mersey) (Royal Blue Mersey) (Royal Blue Mersey) (BBC Sport) (Royal Blue Mersey) (Read Everton). It was a tight affair, with Everton calm but wasteful in front of goal before Barry eventually got the breakthrough, with Royal Blue Mersey noting the win lifted the side from 14th up to seventh in the Premier League table (Royal Blue Mersey) (Royal Blue Mersey) (Liverpool Echo). BBC Sport and the Liverpool Echo both confirmed the Blues held off a Newcastle fightback to see out the narrow win (BBC Sport) (BBC Sport).
It's been a fine few days for Barry, who netted against Newcastle for the second time in five days following the midweek League Cup meeting, and Read Everton pointed out this was Everton's second win over the Magpies in four days (Liverpool Echo) (Royal Blue Mersey) (Liverpool Echo) (Read Everton). The Liverpool Echo delved into his turnaround in form, highlighting how it took him just 12 games this season to match last term's tally of eight goals in 41 appearances, with Moyes even suggesting Barry "could have had 15 or 16 goals" this season (BBC Sport) (Liverpool Echo). There was also a flashpoint during the game, as Barry was involved in a coming together that left Newcastle's Fabian Schar bloodied, though a VAR check cleared the tangle (Liverpool Echo).
Elsewhere, the other big topic remained Jack Grealish's availability. Moyes was tight-lipped after the match, simply stating "He's unavailable" regarding Grealish following disciplinary action, but did add there is still a way back for him at Everton, even if he's unsure when that might be (BBC Sport) (BBC Sport) (Liverpool Echo). BBC Sport noted that despite the off-field headlines around Grealish, things have gone well for Everton on the pitch during the Newcastle double-header (BBC Sport).
Individually, Jordan Pickford was among the standout performers as the Liverpool Echo handed out player ratings with no Everton player rated below 7/10 (Liverpool Echo). Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall also impressed, with the Echo picking out his battle against a costly Newcastle opponent as a key feature of the win (Liverpool Echo). Fans were clearly enjoying the result too, with the Echo reporting on the songs sung in celebration of yet another good away day against Newcastle (Liverpool Echo).
On the club's own channels, Everton posted the Full 90 highlights from the win at St James' Park, while Seamus Coleman caught up with Newcastle's Player of the Match Dewsbury-Hall for an interview (EvertonFC.com) (EvertonFC.com).
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