This happened a year ago to the day – The greatest Newcastle United non-assist ever? | OneFootball

Exactly a year ago today, did we see the greatest ever non-assist from a Newcastle United player ever?

A mesmerising dribble past half the Everton team (some of them twice!) was breathtaking and then his ball across to Murphy was sublime.

Jacob Murphy clearly laughing out loud at the outrageousness of Isak I reckon, as he scored from a yard out. If ever a goal should be credited to the creator and not the one who got the final touch, it is this one.

However, as the ball touched an Everton defender before reaching Murphy, Alexander Isak didn’t even get an official assist!

A final score that could have easily got so much worse for the rapidly sinking blues.

These official Everton 1 Newcastle 4 match highlights below, telling the story of the game.

Callum Wilson taking his goal ever so well in the first half, after Joelinton once again burst into the box and the opposition keeper couldn’t hold his shot.

However, in the second half it became a bit of a goal of the month (season?) competition.

Willock’s run and beautiful clipped cross for Joelinton to head home, was a thing of beauty.

Wilson’s second and Newcastle’s third was an outside of the box curled / powered into the top corner.

Then we had Alexander Isak.

Astonishing.

See for yourselves.

Goals:

Newcastle United:

Wilson 28, 75 Joelinton 72, Murphy 81

Everton:

McNeil 80

(In brackets the half-time stats)

Possession was Everton 40% Newcastle 60%

Total shots were Everton 13 Newcastle 15

Shots on target were Everton 5 Newcastle 9

Corners were Everton 3 Newcastle 14