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Everton beat Newcastle 1-0 as Mykolenko sets Ukrainian Premier League record

Everton beat Newcastle 1-0 as Mykolenko sets Ukrainian Premier League record

Everton beat Newcastle 1-0 away in the Premier League’s ninth round.

Thierno Barry scored the only goal in the 49th minute, finishing after goalkeeper Lukáš Hrádecký failed to hold a shot from Tyrique George.

Vitaliy Mykolenko reached 151 Premier League appearances, setting a record for a Ukrainian player.

He moved ahead of Oleksandr Zinchenko, who had played 150 times in the competition.

Everton rose to seventh with 13 points from nine games, three points short of the top four.

Newcastle are 13th, but the table is tight: they are only two points behind Everton despite being six places lower.

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