March 18, 2022

Nigeria’s Alex Iwobi was the hero of the night as 10-man Everton beat a gritty Newcastle 1-0 to earn three points in a match that had 14 minutes of added time.

The game was tilting towards a goalless draw when Iwobi in the 99^th minute in a surge of speed swapped passes with Calvert-Lewin before slotting the ball with his left foot past Newcastle goal keeper to keep hope alive for the Toffees stay up.

The late lone goal sparked wild celebrations in the stands and home dugout including sending coach Frank Lampard punching and kicking in ecstasy. There was suspicion that Lampard may have broken his hand in the jubilation.

Frustrated home supporters must have felt like launching another protest when Allan was given a red card for a wild tackle on Allan Saint-Maximin – after a VAR review.

But instead, their team stuck together and scored the winner with almost 100 minutes on the clock.

The three points Everton had won in 2022 before this was the fewest of any club in the top four tiers of English football.

In that kind of form, it was little wonder they started the night with only goal difference keeping them out of the relegation zone.