Romelu Lukaku has the matchball pouched under his jersey as he takes the acclaim from his team-mates and supporters. Now the barren spell is over how many can he get this season?

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I've rarely seen a collapse in performance and discipline quite as stark and shocking as that from Sunderland tonight. They went from fairly comfortable to completely wrecked in one Romelu Lukaku header. 

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Jordan Pickford makes another good save to deny Arouna Kone. 

Ally McCoist
Former Sunderland striker on BBC Radio 5 live

The applause Romelu Lukaku is receiving from Everton's travelling fans is richly deserved. He's a real handful. It's almost laughable to think before the game we were talking about his barren spell. He could have had four. He's scored three and hit the bar.

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89 mins

Sunderland 0-3 Everton

Just to add further injury to insult, Patrick van Aanholt is down with an injury again for Sunderland. The physio tries to prevent him from returning - Sunderland have used all of their subs - but he's come back on. I don't know why. 

Duncan Evans: Are Everton the new Leicester?

Dan Bell: Big Sam can't save Sunderland this time, the Championship beckons on this performance.

Viv: Very poor from Sunderland. Good hat-trick for Romelu Lukaku but Sunderland have made it very easy for Everton to run riot.

Romelu Lukaku gets a great reception from the away end as he gets a few minutes off - on comes Arouna Kone. 

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Ally McCoist
Former Sunderland striker on BBC Radio 5 live

Ronald Koeman's side look very, very strong. His signings look fantastic. They are in total control. The atmosphere is getting sucked out of the Stadium of Light - that's to Everton's credit.

Jordan Pickford has to fly to his right to save yet another shot from Romelu Lukaku. The Belgian has had eight shots tonight, five on target. Three goals. 

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Matthew Vins: Romelu Lukaku allowing the pundits to all quote the bus analogy. Wait for one then 20 arrive at once.

The home crowd is into Checkatrade territory now, everyone is off. Everton will go third tonight. 

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I missed this in the carnage but Sunderland's record buy Didier Ndong is now on, he replaces Duncan Watmore. 

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Ally McCoist
Former Sunderland striker on BBC Radio 5 live

There's a lot of empty seats now. You can sense the atmosphere among the Sunderland fans. It feels like damage limitation for Sunderland. They have been ripped apart.

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So much of sport is between the ears, and a psychologist would have a field day with this Sunderland performance. Defensively, they looked pretty solid right up until the point Everton broke the deadlock. They then had a collective nightmare as Everton ripped them apart.

Paul Thompson: A disastrous second half for David Moyes. How long until the Wearsiders get restless? An utter capitulation. Championship beckons...

Robbie Edwards: I'd rather be relegated now. Saves us the formality of another season at the bottom with no direction at all.

Derek Harrison: I see Moyes is as good as ever. Takes off his most effective defender - Lynden Gooch  - and in 10 minutes Everton 3-0 up. He's lost it.

You knew this already but that is the first hat-trick of the Premier League season. His first goal came after 40 unsuccessful shots for Everton. Persistence. 

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Yannick Bolasie has had an incredibly good 20-minute spell but he is carrying a niggle so he comes off, with youngster Tom Davies getting a run-out.

And here's a Sunderland debut for Jason Denayer. David Moyes goes to three at the back. That horse hasn't just bolted, it's a lasagne by the time that gate has been shut. 

It should be four! Romelu Lukaku thrashes over after driving through the middle again. Sunderland's defence has gone from catenaccio to catastrophic.

I've not seen a collapse like this since England's batting order at any point from 1990-2003.