Everton have announced the signing of former Southampton defender Cuco Martina on a three-year deal.

Newcastle came from behind to stun Brighton with two late goals to reclaim top spot in the Championship.

Newcastle continued their dominance of the Sky Bet Championship with a 2-1 victory at home to Cardiff to extend their winning run to seven matches.

Newcastle's surge up the Sky Bet Championship table gathered momentum as they won 2-0 at the iPro Stadium to claim a fourth straight victory and condemn Derby to a first home defeat of the season.

Newcastle 1 Arsenal 2

Home is where the heart is, and James McCarthy helped domestic bliss finally return to Goodison Park for Evertonians.

The team news for tonight's Premier League games.

Hull City 0 Newcastle United 3: Newcastle head coach John Carver is convinced Remy Cabella is the right man to spur his side towards a top 10 finish in the Barclays Premier League.

Hull 0 Newcastle 3

Premier League

Match-winner Eljero Elia has thanked Southampton boss Ronald Koeman for handing him a chance to prove himself all over again.

Eljero Elia scored twice to fire Southampton back into third place in the Barclays Premier League with a hard-fought victory at Newcastle.

Papiss Cisse's fifth goal in six games launched a Newcastle fightback as they ended a four-match losing streak with a 3-2 victory over Everton.

Man United 3 Newcastle 1 Whether it is his decision to utilise Wayne Rooney in a deep-lying midfield role or take the unusual step of granting his players Christmas Day off, rarely a day goes by in this new era at Old Trafford without Louis van Gaal looking like the perfect man to restore Manchester United to their pre-eminent position in English football.

Adam Johnson condemned Newcastle to a fourth successive derby defeat for the first time in their history as Sunderland snatched a dramatic last-gasp 1-0 victory at St James’ Park.

Tottenham 4 Newcastle 0

Olivier Giroud and Santi Cazorla both scored twice as Arsenal closed back up on the Barclays Premier League’s top four with a 4-1 win over Newcastle at the Emirates Stadium.

France international Mathieu Debuchy has been deployed at centre-half in a makeshift Arsenal defence for today’s Barclays Premier League clash against Newcastle at the Emirates Stadium.

Premier League

Newcastle boss Alan Pardew has warned his players few of them can count on their place in his team after his understudies took centre-stage.

Premier League Stoke City 1 Newcastle United 0

Stoke 1 Newcastle 0

Ten-man Newcastle registered their first point of the new Barclays Premier League season after fighting out a disappointing 0-0 draw with Aston Villa.

Newcastle 0 Manchester City 2

Liverpool 2 Newcastle 1

Liverpool 2 Newcastle 1

Arsenal 3 Newcastle 0

Newcastle 0 Everton 3

Newcastle 0 Everton 3

Hull 1 Newcastle 4

Manchester United field Juan Mata, Wayne Rooney and former Gunners captain Robin van Persie for tonight’s Barclays Premier League clash at Arsenal.

Newcastle 0 Sunderland 3

West Ham 1 Newcastle 3

Newcastle 0 Manchester City 2

Referee Mike Jones caused uproar at St James’ Park today when he disallowed Cheick Tiote’s strike for Newcastle against Manchester City.

Newcastle 1 Cardiff 2

Newcastle 0 Arsenal 1

Stoke chairman Peter Coates plans to make an official complaint regarding the performance of referee Martin Atkinson in their 5-1 loss to Newcastle on St Stephen's Day.

Newcastle 5 Stoke 1

Stoke boss Mark Hughes hit out at referee Martin Atkinson after being sent to the stands as his nine men succumbed to a 5-1 drubbing at Newcastle.

Theo Walcott’s second brace in 12 days took Arsenal back to the top of the Barclays Premier League, at least temporarily.

Newcastle boss Alan Pardew is confident his French contingent can cope with the gruelling demands of an English Christmas programme.

Crystal Palace 0 Newcastle 3

Newcastle boss Alan Pardew is adamant his team has not become overly reliant on Loic Remy’s goals.

Newcastle 1 Southampton 1

Newcastle 1 Southampton 1

David Moyes' calamitous start as Manchester United manager turned into a full-blown crisis as Yohan Cabaye ended Newcastle's 41-year wait for an Old Trafford win.

Newcastle 2 West Brom 1

Moussa Sissoko’s thunderbolt fired Newcastle into the Barclays Premier League’s top five as the Magpies secured a fourth successive victory.

An horrendous mistake from Southampton goalkeeper Artur Boruc help set Arsenal on their way to a 2-0 win at the Emirates Stadium which sent Arsene Wenger’s men four points clear at the top of the Barclays Premier League.