Hello and welcome to our LIVE text commentary of Everton and Newcastle United from Goodison Park.

Routledge wins the ball well and exchanges passes with Carroll before over hitting his cross.

This match has begun at a ferocious pace – the home side having the better of it thus far. Pienaar’s shot is charged down on the edge of the box.

Newcastle get the match underway and are straight on the attack, but it comes to nothing.

The referee for today’s fixture is Andre Marriner of the West Midlands.

If Newcastle are to get anything from this fixture, they will look for their star performer thus far this season, Andy Carroll, to shine. The big front man has had more shots on target than any other player in the Premier League this season (10).

Everton will sorely miss the services of Tim Cahill today, who has created a goalscoring chance from open play every 25 minutes and 42 seconds in the Premier League this season; a quicker rate than any other player.

Everton have fired in the joint-most shots so far this season (83, including blocked shots) yet they have not won a game so far and only scored four Premier League goals.

This could prove a difficult day for Hughton’s men: Newcastle have failed to win in their last seven visits to Goodison Park in the Premier League and have won only two of their last 24 away games at Premier League level.

For Newcastle, Chris Hughton rings the changes and gives full debuts to Ben Arfa and Cheick Tiote, following last weekend’s shock defeat at the hands of Blackpool.

Everton are without Tim Cahill who failed a late fitness test; while Phil Neville is only fit enough for a place on the bench.

Teams - Everton: Howard, Hibbert, Jagielka, Distin, Baines, Osman, Arteta, Heitinga, Pienaar, Fellaini, Beckford. Subs: Mucha, Bilyaletdinov, Neville, Gueye, Yakubu, Coleman, Barkley. /// Newcastle: Harper, Perch, Coloccini, Williamson, Jose Enrique, Routledge, Tiote, Barton, Ben Arfa, Nolan, Carroll Subs: Krul, Campbell, Lovenkrands, Ryan Taylor, Smith, Gutierrez, Ameobi.