NEWCASTLE’S £128M MASTERPLAN FINALLY UNVEILED – AND IT’S THE GENIUS CURE THAT WILL END EDDIE HOWE’S INFAMOUS TRAVEL SICKNESS FOREVER! You Won’t Believe How Saudi Cash Is About To Turn The Magpies Into Unstoppable Away-Day Monsters Overnight!

In a single moment — during the same week their £55 million signing trained with his new teammates for the first time — Newcastle finally saw £128 million of summer spending begin to look far more logical.

Anthony Elanga showed exactly why Newcastle were willing to invest so heavily in him, acting as the relentless runner few other clubs would have valued at that price.

He chased down Tino Livramento’s ball in behind with determination rather than doubt.

Nick Woltemade, meanwhile, offered the towering 6ft 6ins presence Everton seemingly deemed unworthy of marking, and whom no other club was prepared to buy for the fee Newcastle ultimately paid in desperation.

As Elanga fought to slip Woltemade through for the most nonchalant of finishes — one that arrived just in time to trigger some bracing Hill Dickinson half-time booing — it began to look like Eddie Howe may have finally inched closer to solving the riddle that has plagued his side for months.

Newcastle had failed to win a Premier League away match for almost eight months; their last victory over a current top-flight side came 28 days before that.

Yet Everton were swept aside as the Magpies suddenly rediscovered their edge on the road.

Howe made six changes to the team that had capitulated against Marseille, and every one of them shaped this remarkable win — delivered, fittingly, on the manager’s birthday.

Aaron Ramsdale offered a clear upgrade on his apparently unwell counterpart. Lewis Hall produced an assist and delivered arguably his best performance yet.

Lewis Miley both scored and created. Joelinton covered ground relentlessly.

And Elanga and Woltemade provided the type of influence their transfer fees demand.

Everton, so impressive in defeating Manchester United at Old Trafford with ten men for 80 minutes, were dismantled by a side that was simply sharper, hungrier, and far more purposeful.

Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall did at least maintain his personal Goal of the Month campaign, plucking James Tarkowski’s hopeful high ball out of the sky before finishing with composure.

But by then Newcastle had long since imposed themselves and secured the points.

If Howe can retain this framework, he may finally have a sustainable model to fix their away-day woes.

It is easier to draw up than to implement, but a disciplined defence supporting a rapid counter-attack offers a far better solution than a high line or persisting with the same fatigued midfield combinations.

Credit must also go to Malick Thiaw, who attempted to deal with multiple tactical challenges virtually alone.

Whoever partners him seems to gain from the experience, and his effort to carve out Premier League history left Everton reeling.

Thiaw added to the benchmark Phil Foden set earlier with the fastest goal of the season, powering home a towering header on the hour to cap a commanding performance.

Everton, unbeaten in three and pushing toward the top half, were dismantled.

Newcastle, who had shocked Manchester City the previous week but lost four straight away games before this, turned their fortunes upside down across 90 potentially season-defining minutes — led by a signing already proving invaluable at both ends of the pitch.