Everton 3 Newcastle United 2

Romelu Lukaku not only performed like a man who’d studied the handbook in how to become an instant Everton cult hero, it was as if he’d arrived at Goodison Park to rewrite it.
Everton’s first half demolition of Newcastle United was a master class in the art of power, pace and precision. Lukaku symbolised the beauty and brawn of the 3-2 victory, which demonstrated the skilful haste in which Roberto Martinez is redesigning this squad.
Lukaku scored two and created another for Ross Barkley in an opening 45 minutes which Martinez will see as the template for his reign.
One could imagine Duncan Ferguson spent the entirety of the 90 minutes watching from the Directors Box nodding in approval, admiring Lukaku, the battering ram with no rough edges - the bulldozer with the capacity to glide.
Lukaku did not shine alone as James McCarthy, Gareth Barry and Barkley also showed why Everton could be primed to take advantage of a changeable Premier League season.