Aaron Lennon s first-half goal and a pair of late Ross Barkley penalties secured Everton a 3-0 victory over Newcastle United to end a run of five Premier League games without a win.
Lennon scored after 23 minutes of a game that Everton did not have to be at their best to win, such is the dearth of confidence in the Newcastle team this season.
The former Tottenham winger was then brought down by Rolando Aarons to allow Barkley to convert from the spot for the first time with two minutes left.
Barkley then kept his cool again from 12 yards in stoppage-time after being upended by Jamaal Lascelles, who subsequently received his marching orders for a second yellow card.
The performance of Lennon overshadowed the debut of Newcastle s £12million signin…