Everton beat Sunderland 4-0 in a Premier League match at Goodison Park on Monday, and opened up a four points lead over their Merseyside rivals, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809 in the league.
The victory stretched the Toffees unbeaten run in the league to four matches.
Magaye Gueye put the home side ahead in the 52nd minute. A spell of devastating football in the last quarter of the game saw http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/David-c10409 Moyes’s side score three goals inside six minutes, as the home side romped to a 4-0 victory over the Black Cats.
The defeat for Sunderland meant that they have now failed to beat Everton in their last sixteen attempts. Their last victory against the Toffees came way back in December, 2001.
The match got off to a slow start as both the sides struggled to break through their opponent’s defences. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Steven-Pienaar-c34208 had the best opportunity to score in the opening stages, when Gueye played a ball to the winger inside the area, but his effort went
over the crossbar. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Marouane-Fellaini-c24295 then blasted a shot well off target from just 10 yards out, after Osman found him unmarked inside the Sunderland area.
Everton enjoyed majority of the possession in the first half, and looked the more potent of the two sides. However, Sunderland almost made the break through at the stroke of half time, when http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Phil-Bardsley-c29900 played a cross to Stephane Sessegnon, but his shot
went wide of the mark.
The home side continued where they left off after the halftime interval, as they charged forward in search of the opener. Their attacking ploy was finally rewarded in the 52nd minute, when Gueye netted the ball from close range, after Leon Osman’s
strike from 15 yards out was deflected by Simon Mignolet and into the path of the Everton player.
Despite claiming the lead, the Toffees continued to dominate the proceedings, as Sunderland struggled to cope with the pace of the home team. In the 74th minute, Pienaar doubled Everton’s advantage, courtesy a moment of brilliance from the South
African footballer. The Toffees winger collected the ball just inside the penalty box, and curled a shot in the bottom right corner of the goal.
Only a minute later, Osman picked up the same spot for scoring as Pienaar did. The Englishman used a good first touch from a long ball to control the ball, and then curled the ball past the Sunderland shot stopper to put the game beyond all doubt. However,
to add insult to injury, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Jack-Colback-c17451.
The goal completed Everton’s 4-0 rout of Sunderland. It was also Moyes’s first win as a manager against a team coached by Martin O’Neill.
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