Three minutes of added time...

Can French midifelder Florian Thauvin make a difference for Newcastle? He's on for Ayoze Perez.  

Newcastle and Everton look as though they could play until midnight...and still wouldn't score. Here comes a late change for the hosts.

Kevin Mirallas' game is over. Everton's last change sees him makesway for midfielder Leon Osman.

One point will be enough to lift Newcastle out of the bottom three. Six minutes of normal time remaining and here comes another Everton change.

Everton have had 16 shots...make that 17 as defender Seamus Coleman tries his luck but can't keep it on target.

Mark Lawrenson
Ex-Liverpool defender at St James' Park for Radio 5 live

"A free header, and a very, very good save from Elliot but there was nobody on the back post from Newcastle. You look at the defending now, you don't get centre-backs picking up centre backs, it's a strange thing."

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Rob Elliot has been terrific and the Newcastle keeper produces another excellent stop to keep out Ramiro Funes Mori's header. Romelu Lukaku can only shoot over the crossbar on the rebound. 

Mark Lawrenson
Ex-Liverpool defender at St James' Park for Radio 5 live

"It looks like a better save than it is, because it was straight at Howard and he pats it away, but that was a great chance for Newcastle. 

"Good game now, a proper Boxing Day game when people want to get out of the house and be entertained."

Another Newcastle chance and a first serious save by Tim Howard who keeps out Georginio Wijnaldum's close range header. Terrific reactions from the keeper.

Mark Lawrenson
Ex-Liverpool defender at St James' Park for Radio 5 live

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"How did he miss? Great run from Sissoko, a measured cross and how on Earth did he not hit the target?"

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What a miss! Newcastle have spent the majority of the game on the back foot but Aleksandar Mitrovic is presented with a golden chance to put the Magpies ahead but heads wide after Moussa Sissoko's excellent cross.

Mark Lawrenson
Ex-Liverpool defender at St James' Park for Radio 5 live

"I wonder if Barkley has been taken off with a view to all their games coming up?"

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Everton midfielder Muhamed Besic is on for his first taste of action since September while winger Gerard Deulofeu is also coming on as the Toffees hunt the goal that will earn them three points. Ross Barkley and Aaron Lennon are the pair to make way.

Ross Barkley lets fly from just inside the area...it's heading for the bottom corner until it deflects off a black and white shirt.

Double change coming up for Everton.

Mark Lawrenson
Ex-Liverpool defender at St James' Park for Radio 5 live

"There could have been a card for Stones earlier, that was an accumulation for the team. Barkley needs to shut up, he's getting a bit lippy."

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Trouble for Ross Barkley who picks up the third yellow card of the game for a sliding challenge on Georginio Wijnaldum.