"Having woken up this morning I am shocked to have seen the media coverage from last night's match," Evans said in a statement on the United website. "I would like to make it clear that I did not spit at Papiss Cisse."
Senegalese striker Cisse apologised to his teammates and Newcastle supporters, to Evans and to "every football fan" who saw the incident, saying he had "let down" his club's young fans.
The incident occurred during the first half of United's Premier League victory at St James' Park on Wednesday and followed a tangle between the players near the halfway line.
As the pair climbed to their feet, Evans seemed to spit towards the ground and Cisse appeared to react by spitting at the United defender's neck.
Referee Anthony Taylor spoke to both players afterwards, but did not book either of them. The Football Association has said it will wait for Taylor's report before deciding whether to take action.
The two players could each face six-game bans if found guilty of spitting under new disciplinary guidelines brought in by the FA this season.
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