Everton registered their third 3-0 victory in succession with a dominant display at the Britannia Stadium where the match was effectively won by half time thanks to an early penalty by Romelu Lukaku and goals from Seamus Coleman and Aaron Lennon.
Were it not for some goalkeeping heroics by Jack Butland in the second half, the scoreline might have been even more humiliating for a Stoke City side that looked a shadow of the one that plundered a 4-3 victory at Goodison Park just six weeks ago.
Roberto Martinez had named an unchanged side from the one that eventually brushed Newcastle United aside on Wednesday night, with the in-form Lennon keeping his place wide on the right, Joel Robles continuing in goal in place of the injured Tim Howard and Leighton Baines again, surprisingly, named among the substitutes to the benefit of Bryan Oviedo. New signing Oumar Niasse received his international clearance but wasn't deemed fit enough to be included.
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