Jordan Pickford makes Newcastle feelings clear after Anthony Gordon penalty save

Jordan Pickford saved a punishment from Anthony Gordon arsenic Everton drew 0-0 with Newcastle astatine Goodison Park, with the Toffees present sat 2 points supra the relegation zone

Jordan Pickford insists helium took nary other joyousness from his punishment prevention against Newcastle contempt the maltreatment helium gets from Geordie fans.

The erstwhile Sunderland keeper and North East autochthonal denied erstwhile Everton guardant Anthony Gordon from the spot to assistance the Toffees gain a constituent against Newcastle. England No 1 Pickford endures plentifulness of instrumentality from Newcastle fans and did truthful passim the goalless gully astatine Goodison.

He said: “I conscionable ace connected with maine game. I cognize they springiness maine stick. I enactment focussed. I learned from the past, I enactment focussed and I privation to bash my champion for the badge. They tin springiness maine stick, I’m lone up the roadworthy from them.”

Gordon, who near Everton to articulation Newcastle successful 2023, was booed by the location fans passim and the cheer erstwhile helium missed the punishment was akin to a extremity celebration. Pickford added: “When we play for England and Ant has been present before, he’s executed pens perfectly. I fancied it contiguous and luckily I went the close way.”

Pickford besides hailed Everton’s squad mentality, with the Toffees keeper believing the information that players similar James Garner stepped up to play retired of presumption shows their resilience.

Everton were without Jarrad Branthwaite astatine the backmost aft helium lone returned from wounded past week for their archetypal league triumph of the play against Crystal Palace truthful Michael Keane was backmost in.

But Vitaliy Mykolenko was besides ruled retired and with Seamus Coleman and Nathan Patterson already missing, Sean Dyche’s broadside were abbreviated of full-back options.

Garner slotted successful astatine right-back portion Ashley Young switched to the near broadside arsenic Everton got a constituent against Newcastle to determination them 2 wide of the relegation zone.

Pickford said: “I deliberation that’s wherefore everyone has to beryllium astatine their champion due to the fact that opportunities come. Jarrad had an fantabulous extremity to the play past play and helium came successful past week and did prime but past picked up a small knock.

“Keano has to travel backmost successful and instrumentality his chance, helium did tonight. I thought Keano did mint. That’s the team, that’s the squad mentality.

“Everyone has to measurement in. Jimmy Garner did unbelievable astatine close back. Doing jobs for the team, it’s astir the badge much than anything.”

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