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LIVERPOOL. – Everton forward Romelu Lukaku destroyed Newcastle as the Belgian marked his home debut with a double-strike in a 3-2 win at Goodison Park on Monday night.
Toffees boss Roberto Martinez snapped up Lukaku on loan from Chelsea on transfer deadline day and the powerful 20-year-old looks set to be a big hit on Merseyside.

He netted on his Everton debut in a win at West Ham last weekend and followed that with a pair of clinical finishes to kill off Newcastle.
Lukaku’s goals came either side of Ross Barkley’s strike, which the Belgian also set up as Everton raced into a 3-0 lead before the break.
Yohan Cabaye and Loic Remy scored for Newcastle in the second half, but Alan Pardew’s side had left it too late to complete a remarkable revival.

Everton remain unbeaten after six matches and their third win of the season lifts them into fourth place.
“I loved it, I had waited to make my home debut for a long time,” Lukaku said.

“My teammates really helped me and from minute one I was focused.”
Martinez saluted his striker’s sublime display, saying: “For a No. 9 to have that awareness of what was going on around him was tremendous. Romelu was unplayable. – AFP.