Everton fans are sounding increasingly frustrated as Newcastle start to pile forward.

Ayoze Perez volleys the ball into the ground from the left of the penalty area and Joel Robles turns the ball over.

Some pressure for the visitors.

Discuss...

Grahame Cramlington

Problems, problems...

Jon, Brentwood

Not sure this makes a lot of sense Newcastle.

Splash £12m on left winger Andros Townsend and then spend most of the match attacking down the other side...

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While this may not be a classic, don't be thinking it is any better in the other Premier League match of the night...

Watford v Chelsea is still goalless and you can follow that here.

Still not a great deal of action up top for Newcastle - as shown by the average position graphic below.

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Scathing indictment of McLaren's game-plan below:

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What a miss.

Newcastle finally create their first chance of the night and substitute Aleksandar Mitrovic has his head in his hands.

The striker is unmarked just yards from goal but somehow volleys Moussa Sissoko's cross wide. A horrible finish.

Tom Cleverley is the next to hit the upright, with a free-kick that is tipped onto the post by goalkeeper Rob Elliot. 

Newcastle are on the ropes. Everton are hammering the woodwork.

So, so close to an Everton second.

First Ross Barkley has a shot tipped onto the bar by goalkeeper Rob Elliot.

Then, seconds later, Barkley's cross flicks off the head of Jonjo Shelvey and is tipped onto the bar by Elliot again

A corner from the right for Everton, Ramiro Funes Mori climbs well, but heads wide.

Newcastle on the back foot.

Everton are hitting Newcastle on the break at will here.

This time Ross Barkley drives forward, combines with Arouna Kone, but attempts to be too clever and flicks the ball wide.

Newcastle make a change, with striker Aleksandar Mitrovic replacing Henri Saivet.

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Stoke midfielder Charlie Adam on BBC Radio 5 live: "Everton are bright and still look the best team. Kone should have scored there, he could have possibly hit it first time."

Aaron Lennon has scored one - but he could easily have a hat-trick.

The winger comes in off the right wing, beats a couple of men but, 18 yards out, his low shot is turned away by the feet of Rob Elliot.

The loose ball falls to Arouna Kone, on for Romelu Lukau at the break, who blazes over the bar.

Seconds later, Kone breaks down the right but shoots across goal and wide.

Newcastle are looking more of an attacking threat but, as yet, nothing of note created in this half.

The Everton fans are calling for their side to get going again though.

Andros Townsend has been hugging the left wing for Newcastle - as shown by his touch map below. Not much joy for him yet.

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Can Newcastle improve? Game on.

Aberdeen increase their lead against Celtic, Simon Church making it 2-0.

Follow the action from that game here.

You are all having a go at Newcastle for not making any defensive signings on Twitter:

Adam Dorricott: Maybe Newcastle should have looked for a defender? Townsend isn't going to stop a team conceding. Rarely gets back to help.

Andrew Neill: Lucky Newcastle made those long needed defensive signings last month. Oh, wait....

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Stoke midfielder Charlie Adam on BBC Radio 5 live: "Aaron Lennon should really have doubled his tally. Great play and great feet from Barkley afterwards."