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title: "Newcastle player ratings: Everton (H)"
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author: "Ryan Darby"
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published: "2017-12-14T13:24:22Z"
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# Newcastle player ratings: Everton (H)

Newcastle United’s poor run of form continued on Wednesday night as Sam Allardyce came back to haunt his old club.

Rafa Benitez’s men fell to a 1-0 defeat at home to Everton, making it no league victory in eight games.

The defeat leaves Newcastle just a point above the relegation zone as talk of a takeover continues to rumble on behind the scenes.

Here’s how we rated each player’s performance on Wednesday night.