Newcastle underlined their top-six credentials by beating Everton thanks to Miguel Almiron's fifth goal of the season.
The Paraguayan scored with a lovely curling finish from 25 yards to extend their unbeaten run to six games.
Eddie Howe's side took control of the first half through midfielder Bruno Guimaraes, who came close to scoring on two occasions, and then saw out victory against an Everton team which failed to register a shot on target despite a first start of the season by Dominic Calvert-Lewin.
The England international returned from injury and headed over from a first-half corner, but it was Jordan Pickford who was the busier of the two England goalkeepers on show as Newcastle's Nick Pope was rarely troubled.