Source: Liverpool_Echo
Hull City 0, Everton FC 4: Full time report
Leon Osman and Jo celebrate 300[LNB]Everton cruised into the fourth round of the Carling Cup with an emphatic defeat of Hull at the KC Stadium.[LNB]The tie was effectively settled in the opening 24 minutes as the Toffees powered ahead with goals from Ayegbeni Yakubu, Jo and Dan Gosling.[LNB]David Moyes' men, finding their form after a poor start to the season, then eased off but took their goal tally to 11 in three games as Leon Osman added a fourth after 57 minutes.[LNB]Hull offered little although Kamel Ghilas, one of their better performers on a lacklustre night, hit the post in the search for a late consolation.[LNB]Moyes fielded a strong side and will have been especially pleased to see Yakubu on the scoresheet on his first start for 10 months.[LNB]The Nigerian was stepping up his comeback from a snapped Achilles and looked strong before being withdrawn after 45 minutes.[LNB]He needed just 10 minutes to make his mark as a Hull side showing nine changes from the side beaten by Birmingham at the weekend were swept aside.[LNB]The opener came after Everton were gifted possession in midfield by Bernard Mendy and moments later were threatening on the edge of the box.[LNB]Jo was eventually crowded out by the Hull defence but Diniyar Bilyaletdinov was on hand and worked the ball out to the onrushing Yakubu.[LNB]The former Middlesbrough man confidently strode forward and clipped over Matt Duke for his first goal since last November.[LNB]It was the first meaningful attack from either side with Hull's only offering to that point a mis-hit cross from Ghilas that drifted over the bar.[LNB]The visitors doubled their lead in the 20th minute as Bilyaletdinov floated in a free-kick and Jo rose highest to head home.[LNB]Everton were threatening to run riot as they added a third through Gosling in the 24th minute.
