Everton 0-0 Newcastle: Anthony Gordon's penalty saved by Jordon Pickford in his Goodison Park homecoming

Anthony Gordon's penalty miss in front of the Gwladys Street End was a critical moment in the 0-0 draw between Newcastle and Everton.

The England winger, who left Goodison Park for Newcastle in 2023, had an opportunity to score from 12 yards but Jordan Pickford guessed right.

It was celebrated like a last-minute winner as a first Premier League clean sheet of the season earned Everton a fifth point from the last three games.

Both teams lacked quality in the final third as Dominic Calvert-Lewin was denied by Nick Pope with a low strike and Gordon blazed over in the second half.

Newcastle's wastefulness in the final third was showcased by the fact they didn't register a single shot on target following Gordon's 35th-minute saved penalty in this match despite registering a total of seven shots from inside the box in the second half.

It was a busy evening for the VAR booth at Stockley Park as they had to step in to disallow a Abdoulaye Doucoure goal in the first half for Everton after replays showed he was offside. They also intervened to award Newcastle the penalty that was missed by Gordon when spotting a foul off the ball by James Tarkowski on Sandro Tonali inside the box.

Calvert-Lewin was also convinced he should've been awarded a penalty after a tangle with Dan Burn but referee Craig Pawson waved it away and VAR didn't deem it an obvious error.

Pickford on penalty save: We were double bluffing each other!

Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford speaking to :

"I just fancied him to go keepers left. It hit off my knee and straight off my beak. I don't think I executed it to perfection.

"It's like trying to double bluff each other. I got the better of him tonight.

"He asked me why I went that way and I said you went right the last two times. It's pleasing, clean sheet and hopefully we can build on that.

"It's always a tough game against Newcastle. Not to get the win is disappointing, I might treat myself to a couple [drinks]."

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