Everton 2-2 Newcastle

Newcastle fought back from two goals down to earn a draw away at Everton in Joe Kinnear's first match in charge.

Mikel Arteta's penalty gave Everton a deserved lead before Marouane Fellaini made it two with a neat finish.

Steven Taylor inspired Newcastle's comeback, heading in on the stroke of half-time, and then crossing for Damien Duff to equalise after the break.

Baines cleared Charles N'Zogbia's shot off the line as Everton claimed their first point at home this season.

Kinnear was forced to watch from the director's box as he served a touchline ban issued while he was in charge of Nottingham Forest four years ago.

And he watched his side start like a team who had lost their previous four league matches, with the players looking drained of confidence.

In contrast Everton, showing little ill-effect from their midweek UEFA Cup exit, were much brighter and Steven Pienaar set Yakubu up for the first meaningful chance, but the Nigerian lifted his shot over the bar.

He should have given his side the lead just a few minutes later but could only guide Fellaini's flick wide of Shay Given's goal after turning Claudio Cacapa.

Newcastle rallied as N'Zogbia drilled a low shot wide, but it was the home side who went ahead after Baines was chopped down in the area by Nicky Butt.

Arteta, given the captain's armband in the absence of Phil Neville, coolly stepped up and sent Given the wrong way from the resulting penalty.

They fully deserved their lead, but Newcastle responded brightly and Tim Howard denied both Michael Owen and Danny Guthrie, before Taylor's rebound was cleared off the line by Baines.

Everton continued to press and they exposed Newcastle's defensive frailties 10 minutes before half-time as Baines's cross from the left was guided past Given by Fellaini for his first goal in an Everton shirt.

Newcastle looked out of it but captain Steven Taylor handed his side a lifeline in first-half stoppage time as his powerful header from Geremi's cross rebounded off the underside of the bar and over the line.

All of sudden it was Newcastle who were in the ascendancy and they came flying out of the blocks at the start of the second half.

Less than two minutes after the restart they were level, Taylor this time turning provider as his low right-wing cross was tapped home by Duff from eight yards.

The goals breathed new life into Newcastle, who began to look like a completely different side from recent weeks, and Duff's shot was blocked as they pressed for a third.

Everton regrouped and Osman tested Given with a fierce first-time shot that the Newcastle goalkeeper superbly tipped round the post.

However, Newcastle continued to press and Michael Owen had a chance to put his side in front but he failed to connect properly with Fabricio Coloccini's knock down.

Shola Ameobi danced his way into the penalty box and found N'Zogbia, but Baines was on hand to to clear his effort off the line.

Everton responded once more and Victor Anichebe went close, before Yakubu's goalbound header hit Coloccini and rebounded into the arms of a grateful Given.