Everton would be bottom of the Premier League if matches were played only in the second-half this season.
Newcastle United took advantage of errant game management on Tuesday night as a late Florian Lejeune double snatched a draw at Goodison Park and the Blues have won just three games between the 46th-90th minute in domestic league action.
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Remarkably, Everton would sit third if matches were based on the first-half with an accumulative 41 points, 11 more than they currently possess.
Points dropped include:
- Bournemouth (lost 3-1) (A) - HT: 1-1 (-1)
- Manchester City (lost 2-1) (A) HT: 0-0 (-1)
- Burnley (lost 1-0) (A) HT: 0-0 (-1)
- Brighton and Hove Albion (lost 3-2) (A) HT: 1-1 (-1)
- Norwich City (lost 0-2) (H) HT: 0-0 (-1)
- Leicester City (lost 2-1) (A) HT: 0-1 (-3)
- Manchester United (drew 1-1) (A) HT: 0-1 (-2)
- Manchester City (lost 2-1) (A) HT: 0-0 (-1)
- Newcastle United (drew 2-2) (H) HT: 1-0 (-2)
Everton would have lost just three Premier League games based on first-half statistics while they are bottom of the division and five points from safety in the second period.
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They would only have secured victories over Burnley, Chelsea and West Ham after the break.
If games ended on half-time they would have won 10, drew 11 and lost four of their opening 24 fixtures with defeats coming against Aston Villa, Sheffield United, Liverpool and Newcastle United.
