PREMIER LEAGUE: EVERTON...1 NEWCASTLE UNITED...4

Scale of to-do list underlined by ruthless Newcastle

- By Joe Thomas

DAVID Moyes collapsed into his padded seat and sank his head deep into the cushioned headrest. Arms folded, the elation of Old Trafford just days earlier must have felt a distant memory.

Under the lights and in the drizzle of a cold winter night on the Liverpool waterfront, his Everton side were being reminded just how far they are from where they want to be. The win at Manchester United was a famous victory that felt like a statement three points in a season of immense transition. It was one built on guts, a result earned through heart, passion and determination.

That will not always be enough. On Saturday evening, Newcastle United were simply too good for Everton. They were bigger, stronger, quicker than their opponents in Royal Blue. When Nick Woltemade’s cute finish sent Moyes retreating to his dugout with his side 3-0 down just before halftime, it was hard to imagine many associated with the hosts would have complained had referee Craig Pawson offered them the chance to end it there. He did not, and the humiliation of Everton's worst night at Hill Dickinson Stadium would only get worse.