Toffees crush Cottagers

The Toffees have now lost just two of their last 14 Premiership games and produced their biggest league victory of the campaign.

And it was boss David Moyes' bright young strikers who stole the show. James Vaughan and substitute Victor Anichebe - both 18 - each scored in the rout and Vaughan won a standing ovation for his all-action display.

Unlucky Anichebe was forced to limp off with a calf problem, but that was the only blot on a powerful display by the Toffees who are now up to fifth place.

Lee Carsley and Alan Stubbs scored their first goals of the season before the youngsters got in on the act.

Fulham took the lead in the 22nd minute, following a curling corner from Simon Davies, which Carlos Bocanegra rose to head home unchallenged from the six yard line. That was all the inspiration Everton needed, and they then scored three in 20 minutes.

They hit back three minutes later, that man Carsley arriving on the near post to stab home a Joleon Lescott low cross after Phil Neville had put the full-back clear on the left.

And on 34 minutes Everton were ahead when Stubbs headed home a Mikel Arteta free-kick after the Spaniard had been fouled by Michael Brown.

Two minutes from the break another run and cross from Lescott saw Vaughan hit the post from six yards out. But a minute later the youngster was on the scoresheet when he hooked home an Arteta cross.

Vaughan was then replaced by Anichebe and within two minutes he made it four when he drilled home a low pass from Arteta.