London, October 23 (BUS): Claudio Ranieri claimed his first win as Watford manager as Josh King scored a hat-trick in the 5-2 win over Everton in the Premier League on Saturday.
Watford recovered from last weekend’s 5-0 loss to Liverpool in Ranieri’s first game in charge, suggesting the impact the 70-year-old Italian could have at the club.
The final whistle was met with intense jeers from Everton fans after the team’s most humiliating loss under newly appointed coach Rafa Benitez, which was a controversial date for some fans due to its links to local rivals Liverpool.
Everton conceded four goals from the 78th minute at Goodison Park, a terrible end to a match that the team had started so well when Tom Davies scored the first goal in the third minute.
King equalized in the 13th minute, scoring his first goal for the visitors, but former Watford player Richarlison regained the lead for Everton with a header in the 63rd minute – three minutes after he came on as a substitute after suffering an injury.
Everything was then Watford, with Yurai Koka’s header to equalize Watford again in the 78th minute, King scored in the 80th and 86th minutes to complete a hat-trick, and Emmanuel Denis added the fifth goal in the first minute of stoppage time.
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