EVERTON 1-4 NEWCASTLE UNITED: The Magpies finally ended their struggles on the road as they hammered the Toffees, scoring three times in the first-half, as Lewis Miley shone

There have been times this season when Eddie Howe , one of life’s fresh-faced characters, has looked every one of the 48 years he has now completed. Those times have been mainly when he has been somewhere other than St James’ Park.

But on his birthday on the Mersey, the sunbeam smile returned. And one of those chiefly responsible for restoring it was a player yet to turn 20 years of age. A player brought through the ranks, a local lad with a glittering future.

Lewis Miley’s goal and assist will not trouble the end-of-season highlights - his corner-kick for Malick Thiaw’s opener was good but routine, his strike was

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