Everton are catching Newcastle United at the wrong time here. The Magpies are on a tear, having won four straight Premier League matches by a combined score of 8-2, including victories over Arsenal and Leicester City.

The Toffees, on the other hand, are playing like a team that’s afraid to lose, leading to draws the last two times out against Swansea City and Liverpool. In a match at home against a team at the same point in the table as them, fans will want more positive tactics from Sam Allardyce’s men. Will that happen? It seems unlikely.

Recent history is on Everton’s side. The Blues have won four consecutive matchups between these two clubs and eight of the last 10 meetings. Most recently, Everton took all three points back in December at St. James’ Park thanks to a 27th minute goal from Wayne Rooney.

Match Details

Date and start time: Monday, April 23rd at 12 p.m. PT / 3 p.m ET / 8 p.m. BST

Stadium: Goodison Park, Liverpool, England

Capacity: 39,572

Weather: 53°F/12°C, showers, 46% chance of precipitation, 15 mph winds

How to Watch/Listen

TV: NBCSN - United States; Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League - United Kingdom

Radio: Everton Match Centre, TalkSport Radio 2, SiriusXM FC, BBC Radio 5

Live stream: NBC Sports Live, fuboTV, NOW TV, Sky GO

Gamethread: Comments section below starting one hour before game time

Information from LiveSoccerTV.com

Lineups

Everton

Starting XI: Pickford, Coleman, Keane, Jagielka, Baines; Schneiderlin, Gueye, Rooney; Walcott, Tosun, Bolasie

Subs: Robles, Martina, Funes Mori, Baningime, Davies, Calvert-Lewin, Niasse

Newcastle United

Starting XI: Dubravka, Yedlin, Lascelles, Lejeune, Dummett; Ritchie, Shelvey, Diame, Kenedy; Perez, Slimani

Subs: Darlow, Clark, Manquillo, Hayden, Murphy, Gayle