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Everton FC: 'Romelu Lukaku is back! Ronald Koeman spot on!' Fans pleased as Toffees beat Sunderland

Ronald Koeman and Romelu Lukaku showed their importance to Everton in the 3-0 win at Sunderland.

The Toffees forward netted a second-half hat-trick at the Stadium of Light, largely down to substitutions made by the Dutch manager.

The Belgian forward had previously gone on a run of 13 games without scoring for his club, then like London buses they all came at once.

After a flat first half, Everton took hold of the game, racing into the three-goal lead in a frantic 11 minutes.

Gerard Deulofeu came off the bench at half-time, proving to be a nuisance to David Moyes' side.