Newcastle United boss Alan Pardew rates Everton counterpart David Moyes among the "best in the world".

Pardew admits Newcastle will do well to come away with a draw in their clash against Moyes and his players this weekend.

"I think we have an immediate goal in front of us," he said. "We are playing against an Everton side on Saturday who have some good players and a manager who is one of the best in the world.

"If we can get through that game - even get a point - and get to Manchester City unbeaten that would be fantastic. That would be my immediate goal to the team.

"We are not really looking at the bigger picture, we are looking at the next game and if we can focus on that we can have a really good season."