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Dominic Calvert-Lewin sent another reminder to Gareth Southgate on the eve of England’s squad announcement when his hat-trick led Everton to the last eight of the Carabao Cup with a 4-1 win over West Ham.
The 23-year-old opened the scoring in the 11th minute and then secured victory with two later after Robert Snodgrass tied and Richarlison restored Everton’s lead.
Richarlison was limping an hour after a previous injury to Jonjoe Kenny, the only blemish on the night for the Toffees, as they posted five wins of five to start the season.
Southgate must name his team on Thursday for the next games against Wales, Belgium and Denmark, and Calvert-Lewin must be firmly in the frame for a top overall pick after going to eight goals in five games.
Goodison Park’s trophy cabinet was last restocked in 1995 with the FA Cup and Charity Shield, but there is a different feel at the club after nine points out of nine in the league, and they will be taken seriously in the quarterfinal draw. end of Thursday. .
Carlo Ancelotti’s new team would receive some silverware as a sign of progress but also of intention, and there were plenty of the latter in the Italian team’s selection, as it included James Rodríguez, Richarlison and Calvert-Lewin on a strong side.
Michael Keane used unexpected flair to steer clear of Manuel Lanzini before picking up a ball that floated too easily over the West Ham defense, allowing Calvert-Lewin to tap before casually pushing past Darren Randolph.
West Ham, still under former Everton winger Alan Irvine as David Moyes isolates himself, made eight changes from Sunday’s 4-0 win over West Ham, but players like Mark Noble and Sebastien Haller were hardly rookies. .
Still, Everton attacked confidently time and time again, able to smash through the visitors.
They could have added the score before the break, but Randolph pushed a shot from Richarlison to the roof of the net after a good ball from the standout Allan, while the Brazilian was also denied by the assistant’s flag.
Despite all of Everton’s dominance in the first half, West Ham surprised them in the second, as they only needed 25 seconds to level the game.
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Anderson retired the ball for Snodgrass at the edge of the area and the Scotsman doubled the ball past goalkeeper Jordan Pickford.
It was just a brief respite. Richarlison had hit a post and Gylfi Sigurdsson pulled a strong save from Randolph before the hosts returned to the front in the 56th minute, when Richarlison was allowed time and space to cut from the left before a big deflection from Declan Rice see his shot. the goalkeeper.
It would be Richarlison’s last significant contribution, however, as he got hurt trying to tackle Ben Johnson and limped in time to be replaced by Alex Iwobi.
Lanzini should have done better when Andriy Yarmolenko put him at the far post, while Pickford had to make a strong save from Haller’s acrobatic effort with 15 minutes remaining, but Calvert-Lewin would kill the tie when he got home after the shot. by Alex Iwobi. the post with 12 minutes to go.
The fourth was almost as easy as Sigurdsson found it in the space in front of the goal, and he went home for his second hat-trick of the season.
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