Everton host Newcastle United at Hill Dickinson Stadium, Liverpool, on Thursday 29 October 2026 at 20:45 WAT in EFL Cup Round 4. It is a one-off cup tie, so the winners progress and the losers leave the competition, and that simple prize gives the evening a clear edge for both teams and for readers following the betting markets.
This Everton vs Newcastle United prediction is interesting to bet on because the recent form of both sides points in different directions, while their recent meetings have regularly produced goals and a winner. Everton’s most recent listed matches are defeats, while Newcastle arrive with a win in their most recent listed match, so neither side can be written off in a cup tie of this kind.
Everton vs Newcastle United Match Preview / Betting Preview
Everton host Newcastle United in EFL Cup Round 4 at Hill Dickinson Stadium, Liverpool, on Thursday 29 October 2026 at 20:45 WAT. The betting interest is not only in who wins, but in how the game is likely to play out over 90 minutes. The form guide below gives the clearest starting point, because it shows what both teams have done in their most recent matches in all competitions, and the head-to-head record shows what has happened when these two clubs have met recently.
For readers looking for more previews on this site, visit Sports Buddy for further match previews. The case for Newcastle in this preview rests on the prediction set out in the match card, while the case for goals rests on the scorelines in the recent form and head-to-head sections. Both angles are covered in the betting tips section below, so readers can compare the result market, the goals market and the both-teams-to-score market before deciding how to approach the match.
Team Recent Form
Everton form: L-L-D-W-W
- Arsenal 2-0 Everton
- Everton 0-2 Chelsea
- Hull City 2-2 Everton
- Everton 1-0 Ipswich Town
- Everton 1-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers (EFL Cup R3)
Everton’s last five matches, listed most recent first, therefore read as two defeats, followed by a draw, followed by two wins. The two wins were both 1-0 wins, and the earlier of the listed sequence includes a 1-0 win in the EFL Cup, in Round 3 against Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Newcastle United form: W-L-L-W-L
- Crystal Palace 0-2 Newcastle United
- Newcastle United 0-1 Aston Villa
- Coventry City 4-1 Newcastle United
- Newcastle United 2-1 Hull City
- Leeds United 4-1 Newcastle United
Newcastle’s last five matches, listed most recent first, therefore read as a win, followed by two defeats, followed by a win, followed by a defeat. Newcastle won their most recent listed match, 2-0 away at Crystal Palace, and they also won 2-1 at home to Hull City in the sequence.
Key Stats
- Everton have won two, drawn one and lost two of their last five matches in all competitions, with a form string of L-L-D-W-W.
- Newcastle United have won two and lost three of their last five matches in all competitions, with a form string of W-L-L-W-L.
- Everton won three of the last four meetings between these sides, while Newcastle United won the other meeting, and both teams scored in three of those four meetings.
Everton vs Newcastle United H2H
- Newcastle United 1-3 Everton, 12 August 2026 (friendly)
- Newcastle United 2-3 Everton, 28 February 2026
- Everton 1-4 Newcastle United, 29 November 2025
- Newcastle United 0-1 Everton, 25 May 2025
Three of the four meetings produced goals for both teams, with only the 1-0 Everton win on 25 May 2025 failing to do so.
Pre Game Odds
Pre-game odds, Melbet via MightyTips, are listed below for the 1X2 market.
- Everton: 2.28
- Draw: 3.38
- Newcastle United: 3.13
On those odds, Everton are the narrow favourites in the 1X2 market, ahead of Newcastle United, with the draw priced at 3.38.
Team News Everton
Everton team news is as follows. Jarrad Branthwaite is OUT with concussion. Jack Grealish is a DOUBT with illness. No suspension was found for Everton. Sources conflict on Vitaliy Mykolenko, so no statement is made here that he is out, and he is included in the predicted lineup below.
Team News Newcastle United
Newcastle United team news is as follows. Tino Livramento is OUT with a knee injury. Ewen Jaouen is OUT with a thigh injury. Matias Fernandez-Pardo is a DOUBT with illness. Lewis Miley is a DOUBT with a knock. No suspension was found for Newcastle United, and no suspension was found for either side.
PREDICTED Everton lineup (Sports Mole): Pickford; Maitland-Niles, O’Brien, Keane, Mykolenko; Hackney, Armstrong; Dibling, Alcaraz, George; Barry.
PREDICTED Newcastle United lineup (Sports Mole): Hornicek; Dedic, Thiaw, Botman, Hall; Gonzalez, Ramsey; Elanga, Wissa, Barnes; Osula.
The predicted lineups above are Sports Mole predicted lineups, labelled PREDICTED. Readers should treat both lineups as predictions rather than confirmed teams, because team news can change before kick-off, and the doubts listed above could affect the final selections.
Everton vs Newcastle United Betting Tips
This Everton vs Newcastle United prediction covers three markets: the result, the goals total and both teams to score.
Tip 1 – Result: Newcastle win. This Everton vs Newcastle United prediction backs a Newcastle win. That is the result tip for this preview, and it is consistent with the match card prediction.
Tip 2 – Over-Under 2.5: Over 2.5 goals. The goals tip is over 2.5 goals. That tip is supported by the scorelines in the form and head-to-head sections, where several matches finished with three or more goals, including 3-1, 3-2, 4-1, 4-1 and 2-1 scorelines in the lists above.
Tip 3 – BTTS Yes-No: BTTS Yes. The both-teams-to-score tip is BTTS Yes. That tip is supported by the head-to-head record, where both teams scored in three of the last four meetings, and by the recent form lists, where both teams scored in several of the matches listed for each side. It is the same selection as the hot tip in the match card.
Newcastle 1-2: this correct score prediction combines the result tip and the goals tips in a single scoreline – a Newcastle win, with both teams scoring, and with three goals in total, which is over 2.5 goals. That scoreline is also consistent with the recent head-to-head pattern, where Everton and Newcastle have produced 3-1, 3-2 and 4-1 scorelines in recent meetings, and it gives a clear, single-score view of how this Everton vs Newcastle United prediction expects the EFL Cup Round 4 tie at Hill Dickinson Stadium to finish.
