Everton 3-1 Newcastle: Garner, Hackney and Barry send Toffees to Fleetwood

Everton are into the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup. David Moyes' side beat Newcastle United 3-1 at the Hill Dickinson Stadium on Thursday night, with James Garner, Hayden Hackney and Thierno Barry on target before Dan Burn's late header. The reward is a December trip to League Two club Fleetwood Town – the side that knocked out Arsenal two days earlier.

Two goals in eleven minutes before the break

Newcastle had the better of the opening half-hour, and Jordan Pickford was the busier goalkeeper. Everton turned the game with a sharp spell before half-time. On 34 minutes Garner swept a first-time shot into the bottom corner after Newcastle lost the ball near their own corner flag. Right on the interval Barry slipped the ball into the box and Hackney finished low – his first goal for the club.

Matthias Jaissle reacted with a triple change at half-time, sending on Yoane Wissa, Anthony Elanga and Joelinton. Newcastle pushed higher, but Everton defended deep and in numbers and struck on the break: on 69 minutes Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall ran clear and cut the ball back for Barry, who made it 3-0. Burn's header two minutes from time was no more than a consolation.

The night began with a talking point off the pitch: Everton left Jack Grealish out of the squad for a breach of club discipline, as Sky Sports and ESPN reported before kick-off.

The goals

Minute	Score	Scorer	Team
34'	1-0	James Garner	Everton
45'	2-0	Hayden Hackney (assist: Thierno Barry)	Everton
69'	3-0	Thierno Barry (assist: Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall)	Everton
88'	3-1	Dan Burn (header)	Newcastle United

Quarter-final line-up

With this result the last eight is complete. The ties are scheduled for the week of 14 December:

• Liverpool – AFC Bournemouth
• Manchester City – Bradford City
• Crystal Palace – Sunderland
• Fleetwood Town – Everton

Fleetwood reached this stage by holding Arsenal 1-1 and winning the shoot-out 5-3. All match details are on our Everton v Newcastle match page.

Our take

This was not a pretty game – ToffeeWeb called it competitive but scrappy – yet Everton were ruthless in the moments that mattered. Two goals from midfield before half-time took the pressure off, and Barry's goal was a textbook Moyes counter-attack: absorb, win the ball, go direct. For Newcastle, who won this competition in 2025 and whose coach had promised to go "all in", the exit stings. The first half showed they can control games, but they did not punish Everton when they were on top.

For Everton the draw now looks generous. A win at Highbury would put the club in a League Cup semi-final for the first time since 2016 – but Arsenal's exit is a warning about what a fourth-tier side can do on its own pitch.

What's next

The two clubs meet again almost immediately: on Monday, 2 November (20:00 GMT) Newcastle host Everton in the Premier League at St James' Park. Follow it live on EZCO – Newcastle v Everton with live score, line-ups and events.