The pitch may have been artificial but there was nothing plastic about the performance. This was a show of real character by Everton, fighting back from a goal down to plant one foot firmly in the last 16 of the Europa League. They even played the last half hour a man down after John Stones was sent off. Romelu Lukaku led magnificently from the front with a hat-trick. The big Belgian striker has struggled to justify his £28million price tag from Chelsea last summer, but here he was almost unplayable. It was the perfect hat-trick — header, right foot, left foot — and his first since gatecrashing Sir Alex Ferguson’s farewell game, a potty 5-5 draw between West Bromwich and Manchester United at The Hawthorns two years ago.
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Roberto Martinez's side conceded early, as Guillaume Hoarau curled a wonderful effort into the bottom corner
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It didn't take long for Everton to get back into the game, as Romelu Lukaku headed home from inside the box
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Everton took the lead through Seamus Coleman four minutes later, before Lukaku grabbed his second of the night
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3-1 became 4-1 in the second half, with Lukaku topping off his impressive performance with a third goal
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John Stones gave away a penalty and was sent off with 25 minutes remaining, but  Hoarau missed from 12 yards
Stones (second right) watches on as the referee brandishes a straight red card, leaving @placeholder to play out the rest of the match with 10 men