Everton’s Lukaku sinks Newcastle
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Everton forward Romelu Lukaku destroyed Newcastle as the Belgian marked his home debut with a double-strike in a 3-2 win at Goodison Park on Monday.
Toffees boss Roberto Martinez snapped up Lukaku on loan from Chelsea on transfer deadline day and the powerful 20-year-old looks set to be a big hit on Merseyside.
He netted on his Everton debut in a win at West Ham last weekend and followed that with a pair of clinical finishes to kill off Newcastle.
Lukaku’s goals came either side of Ross Barkley’s strike, which the Belgian also set up as Everton raced into a 3-0 lead before the break.
Yohan Cabaye and Loic Remy scored for Newcastle in the second half, but Alan Pardew’s side had left it too late to complete a remarkable revival.
Everton remains unbeaten after six matches and its third win of the season lifted it into fourth place.
“I loved it, I had waited to make my home debut for a long time,” Lukaku said. “My teammates really helped me and from minute one I was focused.”
Martinez saluted his striker’s sublime display, saying: “For a number nine to have that awareness of what was going on around him was tremendous. Romelu was unplayable. He is going to get stronger and the players around him will learn how to play with him.
“The first half was so dominant that sometimes unconsciously you drop the tempo, but overall I was pleased we controlled it for long periods. It’s been a good start to the season.”
Lukaku wasted little time making an impression as he showed great strength to hold off Mathieu Debuchy and slot past Tim Krul, only to see his strike disallowed for offside.
Pardew looked stunned on the touchline and his expression turned to one of fury as Newcastle conceded a comical third goal in the 37th minute.
A long kick downfield by Everton goalkeeper Tim Howard should have been dealt with by the visitors, but Krul allowed it to bounce past him and Lukaku pounced on the gift.
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