Prem round-up: Resurgent Everton win again, Fulham turn over Newcastle

Abdoulaye Doucoure scored the fourth-fastest goal in Premier League history after just 10 seconds as Everton powered to a 4-0 victory over struggling Leicester and moved 10 points clear of danger.

Beto, the Toffees' only fit striker, then scored twice before the interval for the first time in his Goodison career to send a timely message he is ready to fill the void left by Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s lengthy absence.

It all amounted to more trouble for under-pressure Leicester boss Ruud van Nistelrooy, whose 17th-placed side have lost eight of their last nine league matches since he was appointed on December 1.

The hosts were unrecognisable from the goal-shy one which had laboured so much under Sean Dyche as they made it seven in successive home games.

Thanks to some benevolent Leicester defending, they scored two in the first six minutes for the first time in the top flight since March 1970.

Jordan Pickford’s regulation punt upfield from the kick-off should have been dealt with but Beto cleverly held off Boubakary Soumare to provide an avenue for Doucoure to run into, chest the ball down and fire across returning goalkeeper Mads Hermansen.

After a recount the goal was timed at 10.18 seconds, the fastest in Everton’s history.

Just over five minutes later James Tarkowski’s ball into the same inside-right channel was steered inside the same far post for Beto’s first league goal since October 26.

But it was not just the sharpness which was better, Everton were playing more flowing football with Garner making a huge difference and the right-side combination of winger Jesper Lindstrom and defender Jake O’Brien, who tapped home from a corner but was offside, continuing their recent progress.

Everton’s inside-right channel was being mined