Hull City 0, Everton FC 4: Full time report

Leon Osman and Jo celebrate 300Everton cruised into the fourth round of the Carling Cup with an emphatic defeat of Hull at the KC Stadium.The tie was effectively settled in the opening 24 minutes as the Toffees powered ahead with goals from Ayegbeni Yakubu, Jo and Dan Gosling.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.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.Moyes fielded a strong side and will have been especially pleased to see Yakubu on the scoresheet on his first start for 10 months.The Nigerian was stepping up his comeback from a snapped Achilles and looked strong before being withdrawn after 45 minutes.He needed just 10 minutes to make his mark as a Hull side showing nine changes from the side beaten by Birmingham at the weekend were swept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.The opener came after Everton were gifted possession in midfield by Bernard Mendy and moments later were threatening on the edge of the box.Jo was eventually crowded out by the Hull defence but Diniyar Bilyaletdinov was on hand and worked the ball out to the onrushing Yakubu.The former Middlesbrough man confidently strode forward and clipped over Matt Duke for his first goal since last November.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.The visitors doubled their lead in the 20th minute as Bilyaletdinov floated in a free-kick and Jo rose highest to head home.Everton were threatening to run riot as they added a third through Gosling in the 24th minute.

Source: Liverpool_Echo