Luton Town recorded a historic first-ever Premier League victory by beating Everton 2-1 when the sides squared off at Goodison Park on Saturday afternoon.
Tom Lockyer and Carlton Morris scored inside the opening 31 minutes to put Luton in a commanding lead 10 minutes before Dominic Calvert-Lewin pulled one back for the Toffees.
Everton came into the weekend on the back of two back-to-back away wins and were looking to make it three victories on the bounce for the first time since September 2021.
Sean Dyche's men picked up their first win of the new Premier League campaign last Saturday when they saw off Brentford 3-1 at the Gtech Community Stadium, before claiming a 2-1 at Aston Villa in the EFL Cup third round.
Luton, on the other hand, were still licking their wounds from Tuesday's EFL Cup exit and in search of pick-me-up having failed to taste victory in their opening six Premier League games.
While Everton kicked off the game on the front foot, it was the newly-promoted side that made the breakthrough, with captain Lockyer throwing himself in the way of an Ashley Young clearance off the line to rebound the ball into the net.
Everton came roaring back in search of a way back into the game, with James Garner coming closest to an equaliser in the 30th minute when his header bounced off the post from six yards out.
Having failed to score more than one goal in their opening five league matches, the Hatters found themselves two goals up seven minutes later courtesy of a fine volley from Morris.
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Alfie Doughty's searching cross found Morris at the back post and the 27-year-old made no mistake as he volleyed home the second of the game to dampen the optimism at Goodison Park.
Despite their slow start to the season, Morris has been a standout performer for Rob Edwards's men and now has three goals and one assist in the opening six league matches.
English striker Calvert-Lewin also continued his fine form in front of goal as he pulled one back from close range in the 41st minute to make the net ripple for the third consecutive game.
The second half kicked off in a similar fashion, with Everton seeing the bulk of the possession but lacking the cutting edge to break down the visitors and get back into the game.
Instead, it was Luton who had the ball in the back of the net again courtesy of a neat finish from Morris three minutes after the hour mark before the goal was ruled out for offside.
Despite skipper Lockyer coming off with a game-ending injury in the 56th minute, Luton dug in to see out the result and record a first top-flight win and climb out of the bottom three.
The Hatters have now picked up four points from the first 18 available to sit 17th in the Premier League table, level on points with Everton, albeit with one game in hand.
Joshua Ojele
