Everton recorded their biggest-ever victory at Goodison Park as they cruised to an emphatic 6-0 win over Durham in the Subway Women’s League Cup.
A second-half hat-trick from Yuka Momiki, alongside Julia Rantala opening her Everton account and a brace from Noémie Mouchon, completed a dominant afternoon for the Blues, who made it four wins from four in the competition to maintain their perfect record.
Both Mouchon and Rantala signalled their attacking intent early on, with the former forcing a save inside the opening minute before Rantala sent one effort over the bar and rattled the post with another.
The Finland international made her early threat count on 20 minutes, getting on the end of Hannah Cain’s inviting delivery across the face of goal before guiding a powerful finish into the top-right corner to break the deadlock.
Durham looked to find a response as the half progressed, with the WSL 2 side finishing the opening 45 minutes strongly. Rachel Lowe was kept out by a strong save from Foster-Inman after testing the goalkeeper with a low effort from distance, before Collinson narrowly failed to connect with Lucy Noble’s cross.
However, Momiki’s introduction after the break shifted the game firmly in Everton’s favour, with the midfielder making an immediate impact just five minutes after the restart. Picked out by the intelligent pass of Aurora Galli, Everton’s number 29 delicately guided the ball into the bottom-right corner, drawing applause from the Goodison crowd.
On 63 minutes, Mouchon added her name to the scoresheet, showing composure inside the area to direct a confident finish into the same corner.
Just six minutes later, Momiki produced a moment of brilliance, unleashing a spectacular effort to make it 4-0 and leave Durham with a mountain to climb.
Everton were not finished there, as Mouchon continued the scoring spree by reacting to her initial effort being saved and following up on the rebound to claim her second of the afternoon.
As if the afternoon could get no better, Momiki completed her hat-trick in the 88th minute to claim the match ball, with Cain once again providing an excellent assist.
The Blues will now look to translate their cup dominance into league form when they make the trip to London to take on Tottenham Hotspur this weekend.
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