Dominic Calvert Lewin's late penalty rescues point for Everton at Newcastle

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Dominic Calvert Lewin's late penalty rescued a point and provided at least some consolation for Everton on a bitter-sweet night when they posted their worst-ever run in the Premier League.

The striker's 88th-minute spot-kick, confidently thumped past Martin Dubravka after substitute Paul Dummett had wrestled Ashley Young to the ground, was the first time the second-half substitute had found the net since October. It earned a share of the spoils his side just about deserved for doggedly staying in a contest the hosts really should have put to bed long before their unwanted denouement.

Alexander Isak's early strike looked to be sufficient to increase Everton's relegation worries, but the point they ended up earning could prove priceless. It was a 13th consecutive game without a victory, however, and the last time they were this bad, they at least had the consolation of winning the FA Cup in 1995.

The Merseyside club's worst sequence in the Premier League era matches a winless run they most recently endured 67 years ago but they returned over the Pennines with a result which could yet be pivotal in their attempts to avoid the drop.

Eddie Howe's assertion this week that Isak is very much not for sale looks like it could be the first of several such 'hands-off' warnings to the growing band of admirers being accumulated by Newcastle's top scorer.

Arsenal and Tottenham are casting admiring glances towards Tyneside's prized asset, who added to his reputation with another expertly-taken goal. Newcastle's issues with Financial Fair Play may yet have a major say in the Magpies keeping hold of their £63m record signing, who might have helped himself to a hat-trick on a night when he had to settle for a