Everton player ratings after 3-1 Newcastle win

Everton beat Newcastle 1-3 at Hill Dickinson Stadium in the Carabao Cup on 29 October 2026, and the ratings point straight to the two players who drove it. Thierno Barry was the standout with a 9.0, while James Garner followed close behind after scoring and helping set the tone early.

Barry and Garner drove Everton's best spell

Garner opened the scoring in the 34th minute after Hayden Hackney created the chance, then Hackney scored himself in the 45th minute. Barry added Everton's third in the 69th minute and finished with 1 goal and 1 assist, a return that matched the impact his rating suggested.

Connor O’Neill at liverpoolecho.co.uk described Barry as having produced "a fine piece of play for his side's second goal" before showing "the composure he has been lacking in the last couple of weeks for his goal". That lines up with the numbers, because his contribution went beyond a single finish.

Other strong Everton marks and Newcastle's response

Jordan Pickford also posted a strong 8.27 rating, while James Tarkowski earned a 6.67 after a key block and a steady captain's display. Hackney's 7.94 backed up his goal and assist, which gave Everton another influential performer in midfield.

Dan Burn pulled one back in the 88th minute, but by then Everton had already built the cushion. Newcastle were 2-0 down by the stroke of half-time after conceding twice in the final 11 minutes of the first half, and the ratings reflected how heavily they were punished in that period.

The complaint that Matthias Jaissle's centre-back selection exposed Newcastle's defence came from Chronicle Live, but the match itself is easier to read through Everton's control. Barry and Garner were the main reasons the tie tilted early, and the 3-1 scoreline was already settled long before Burn's late consolation.