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Anthony Gordon can break his duck against Everton for Newcastle United this weekend.
There is perhaps nobody more willing to put Everton to the sword this weekend than Anthony Gordon.
A frosty exit in January 2023 saw the winger join Newcastle United for £40million. In the weeks leading up to the move, Gordon was ambushed by Everton fans telling him to “f— off out of the club” following a 2-1 defeat to Southampton.
He missed three consecutive days of training to force through a Goodison Park exit. Similar to Jordan Pickford, this has resulted in Gordon becoming the pantomime villain whenever the two clubs meet.
Anthony Gordon woes against Everton
In truth, Gordon has failed to perform against his former club. Newcastle’s two victories over Everton - both on Merseyside - saw the 25-year-old come on in the closing stages as the team led 4-1.
Gordon infamously missed a penalty in the goalless draw last season and was a stoppage-time substitute for November's win. He could be given the task of leading the line this weekend - as he has done in recent weeks.
Anthony Gordon comments after leaving Everton
In the aftermath of his Everton exit, Gordon insisted he remains unbothered by the backlash. He said: “A lot of what you see in the media (from Everton) is club-driven and I didn’t care too much to change the perspective, because I’m very comfortable in myself and how it ended up, and ultimately, I got what I wanted. I joined Newcastle.
“I did want to leave but, also, the club did have to sell me. The way it played out was that I was desperate to leave and that was never really the case. I just wanted to fulfil my ambitions. But I was never bothered about wanting to change people’s minds. If they believe what they read, it’s fine by me.”
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Last year, Gordon riled Everton fans further by claiming all of his family are diehard Liverpool fans. He said: “I have no family members who support Everton. None. Not one. All Liverpool. So it was quite strange. I was at Liverpool and they released me when I was 11 and then Everton signed me.
“As long as we lost, they (Gordon’s family) were alright. They were like ‘If you score, great, but we still want you to still lose’. My family are really, really bitter Liverpool fans.”
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