Christmas comes early for Toffees

Premier League: Everton 3, QPR 1

Even at this time of year some visitors are more welcome than others and in their hour of need Everton couldn’t have been happier to see QPR become the last side to arrive at Goodison Park before Christmas.

QPR’s pointless away record makes them the most hapless of travellers and they lived down to that billing again last night as Everton helped themselves to only their third home Premier League win of the season — moving above Liverpool in the process.