ALEXANDER ISAK fired Newcastle into the Premier League’s top four on Wednesday, scoring twice in a 3-0 cruise against Wolves as David Moyes endured a miserable return to the Everton dugout.
Red-hot Isak found the net for the eighth league match in a row as the Magpies leapfrogged faltering Chelsea into fourth spot in the table.
The Swedish international put the home side ahead in the 34th minute when his shot took a huge deflection off Wolves defender Rayan Ait-Nouri, leaving Jose Sa wrong-footed.
The striker is just the fourth different player to score in eight successive Premier League appearances, after Jamie Vardy (twice for Leicester), Ruud van Nistelrooy (twice for Manchester United), and Daniel Sturridge (for Liverpool).
Isak doubled Newcastle’s lead shortly before the hour mark, controlling Bruno Guimaraes’ pass before firing home for his 15th league goal of the season and Anthony Gordon added a third.
Eddie Howe’s men, who have now won six straight league games, have recovered strongly from a lengthy poor spell to make a powerful case for a Champions League spot next season.
Taking advantage of the faltering form of Manchester City and Chelsea, they are just three points behind third-placed Nottingham Forest.
- Villa ruin Moyes’ return -
Moyes, in the first game of his second spell in charge of Everton, watched his toothless side lose 1-0 to Aston Villa at Goodison Park.
Ollie Watkins broke the deadlock in the 51st minute, slotting past England teammate Jordan Pickford after he was sent clear by Morgan Rogers.
Everton huffed and puffed but showed a lack of creativity — unsurprising for a team who have scored just 15 league goals in their 20 matches this season.
The result lifts Unai Emery’s Villa to seventh in the table but Everton remain in deep trouble, just one point above the relegation zone in 16th spot.
The Liverpool club’s new owners, the American-based Friedkin Group, sacked Sean Dyche last week and brought back 61-year-old Moyes, who enjoyed success during an 11-year stint at Goodison Park from 2002 to 2013.
But the Toffees, ever-present in the top flight since 1954, have battled relegation for the past three seasons and are once again in deep trouble.
Ruud van Nistelrooy’s Leicester suffered their sixth straight league defeat, losing 2-0 to Crystal Palace to leave the Foxes second from bottom of the table.
Jean-Philippe Mateta put the visitors ahead early in the second half and Marc Guehi made the points safe with a late second.
Newcastle flying top 4 great chance
Isak is pure silk.
Southamton leicester are down who will be 3rd side wolves everton ipswich utd ???
@Raymond Darcy: it’s Ipswich Town not Ipswich United you fool
@Raymond Darcy: ask Ray ridge who’ll be the 3rd team to go down, then back then to stay up. eeaaasssyyyy money
@robbie Delaney: wolves everton ipswich are utd happy now fool
@Niall English: I allways do im rich from his predictions
@Raymond Darcy: ha ha are they all united together
@robbie Delaney: Ipswich ( TOWN ) my second team and ya west ham UTD are Man UTD
@Raymond Darcy:ha ha, I think you need to be a little more specific
@Raymond Darcy: found out and then respond with calling names..only fool or tool here is yourself. Goodman keep up the good work.
@Paully kells: found out? You will find he calling names first
@Raymond Darcy: question?how is “west ham utd are man utd”??
@ Ronan Barret. David Moyes you footballing genius.
Meet the new Everton Moysey, not the same as the old Everton, but same old Everton…ahh fook it’s late youse know what I mean!