Everton's Theo Walcott (left) celebrates his goal against Newcastle with Wayne Rooney during an EPL tie on Monday. Pic/Getty Images

Sam Allardyce felt his players delivered the ideal response to the furore caused by Everton's survey asking fans to rate their manager as they beat Newcastle 1-0. In the first contest since the Toffees quizzed their own supporters over Allardyce last week, Theo Walcott struck a second-half winner to settle a dull mid-table contest.