Newcastle United 1-0 Everton LIVE: Updates as Almiron beats Pickford to give Magpies the lead

Hello and welcome to our live blog coverage of Newcastle Unitedvs Everton from St James' Park. The Magpies welcome the Merseyside outfit to Tyneside following Sunday's 0-0 draw with Manchester United.

Everton have suffered two defeats on the bounce against Tottenham and Manchester United but before that recorded hard-fought wins over Southampton and West Ham.

Eddie Howe is hoping to continue his side's solid run of form after another game unbeaten at Old Trafford over the weekend. But Newcastle will have to do so without two key attacking outlets as Alexander Isak and Allan Saint-Maximin remain absent.

Aaron Stokes, Lee Ryder and Ciaran Kelly are at St James' Park this evening to bring you all the latest as it happens, with the post-match reaction and analysis to follow the final whistle.