Wayne Rooney’s 48-minute hat-trick – capped by a stunning strike from his own half - lit up Goodison Park and propelled Everton to an uplifting and valuable 4-0 victory over West Ham United.
Rooney completed his first Blues treble midway through the second half in the most glorious fashion, when he swooped on goalkeeper Joe Hart’s clearance over the halfway line to send a tracer bullet of a shot into the goal vacated by the Hammers’ number one.
The former England captain had headed home the rebound after his 18th-minute penalty was kept out by Hart to get Everton up and running.