LIVERPOOL, England (Reuters) – Joshua King grabbed a hat-trick on his return to former membership Everton in Watford’s gorgeous 5-2 Premier League victory at Goodison Park because the guests claimed their first win beneath new supervisor Claudio Ranieri on Saturday.
Everton had been fast out off the blocks, scoring inside three minutes when Demarai Grey sprinted down the left, danced previous a problem and crossed the ball into the six-yard field the place Tom Davies caught his foot out for his first purpose of the season.
The lead lasted solely 10 minutes, nevertheless, when King stole in on the again submit on a set-piece to fireside the ball into the roof of the web after Everton did not clear the preliminary supply.
Everton struggled to make inroads after the early purpose and it took the introduction of Richarlison within the second half for them to go forward because the Brazilian received on the top of Michael Keane’s whipped cross to go residence in opposition to his former membership.
However Watford silenced the Goodison Park crowd with two objectives in two minutes when Juraj Kucka first levelled from one other set-piece with a header earlier than King scored his second from a counter-attack after Everton dedicated too many gamers ahead.
King accomplished his hat-trick when Everton’s defence did not clear a cross into the field, turning Keane earlier than firing it previous Pickford, earlier than Emmanuel Dennis scored a fifth in stoppage time.
(Reporting by Rohith Nair in Bengaluru; Modifying by Toby Davis)
