5-2: James Rodriguez opens his account as Everton grabs their second win in style

A definition of class, will and determination as Everton saw off 10 men West Brom to secure their second win of the season after defeating Tottenham in their first game of the season.

West Brom’s Kieran Gibbs was sent off after his incident with James Rodriguez, the man of the moment as he scored his first goal at the 44th minute to give Everton the before the break. It was an action-packed ending to the first half as West Brom’s manager Slavan Bilic was shown a red card.

According to gathered information, James has scored in four of the European top five leagues with Carlo Ancelotti his manager. In September 2014, James scored his first La Liga goal, laying for Carlo Ancelotti. In September 2017, James scored his first Bundesliga goal, playing for Carlo Ancelotti and in September 2020, James scored his first Premier league goal, playing for still Carlo Ancelotti.

Everton added more pain to West Brom as they went on to win 5-2, with Calvert-Lewin scoring his first hat trick and Michael Keane scoring at the 54th minute to ensure Everton secured all three points.