Record signing Ayegbeni Yakubu struck twice to send Everton back into Europe for the third time in four seasons.

The £11million that manager David Moyes spent on Yakubu has clearly paid off, with fifth place now secured.

Yakubu's first was a powerful header, and his second a late penalty. In between Joleon Lescott had settled Everton's nerves by putting them ahead again after a Michael Owen penalty had taken Newcastle level just seconds into the second-half.

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