Everton’s impressive form on the road continued as they defeated Newcastle United 3-2 in a thrilling encounter at St James’ Park. Twice the Blues recovered from deflected equalisers from the Magpies to quickly retake the lead and hold out for a precious three points.

Here’s how the national media reported on the action...

In the Daily Mail, Craig Hope observed how both Jordan Pickford and Jarrad Branthwaite showed their class while Newcastle United were left feeling sick – both on and off the pitch.

When Jacob Ramsey was sick on the pitch before the start of the second half, it was grimly symbolic of what had gone before and what was to follow for Newcastle - a nauseating performance regurgitated, just when they thought a cure had been found.

This was a third straight defeat in the Premier League at St James’ Park. Last time, against Brentford three weeks ago, there were home boos and a dressing-room inquest.

Eddie Howe and his team responded with three wins on the road, leading to talk of a corner turned. Here, they stumbled back down a dark alley.

Just when it felt like a...