Vitaliy Mykolenko looks dejected during Everton's 4-1 defeat to Newcastle United (Image: ( Dan Istitene/Getty Images))

The inquest had already started long before Craig Pawson blew his whistle for full-time at Hill Dickinson Stadium. Just a couple of days after Everton 's players produced their best performance of the season - against Manchester United - everyone at the club came back down to earth with a bump against Newcastle United.

The Magpies coasted to their first Premier League away win since April with a 4-1 victory that saw Malick Thiaw score the fastest goal of the season after just 55 seconds. From there, Eddie Howe's side never looked back and, although the Blues did rally a little bit after falling behind, by the time the half-time whistle went, they were 3-0 down an

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