Eddie Howe mindful of pitching Anthony Gordon into cauldron on return to Everton

GOODISON RETURN: Newcastle midfielder Anthony Gordon returns to former club Everton on Thursday evening. Pic: Steven Paston/PA

Newcastle boss Eddie Howe will not shy away from pitching Anthony Gordon into a cauldron on his return to relegation-haunted Everton as he targets Champions League qualification.

The 22-year-old left Goodison Park in a £45million switch to the Magpies in January in acrimony, having made his name in the blue half of his native city.