Wayne Rooney enjoys outrageous hat-trick for Everton

Everton 4 West Ham 0: Wayne Rooney has waited 15 long years to score his first Everton hat-trick. He could hardly have dreamed of completing it in a more outrageous fashion.

An extraordinary day at Goodison Park had an extraordinary finish. The arrival of an unpopular new manager was forgotten, temporarily. Sam Allardyce watched from the directors’ box. He was witness to one of the most incredible goals that Goodison Park has ever seen.

Rooney had two first-half goals to his name as Dominic Calvert-Lewin chased a through ball. West Ham keeper Joe Hart raced out and cleared straight to Rooney who, from inside his own half, sent the ball sailing back into the net.