Striker Arouna Kone's hat-trick saw a Gerard Deulofeu-inspired Everton rack up their biggest Premier League win in eight years against a shell-shocked Sunderland. Kone, whose partnership with fellow goalscorer Romelu Lukaku continues to flourish, will claim the headlines but the influence of the Toffees' 21-year-old livewire winger was a key component in only their second home league win of t...Full Story »

The Baggies stormed into a two-goal lead, but two from the Belgian and one from Arouna Kone ensured Roberto Martinez's side battled back to claim the points Romelu Lukaku came back to haunt West Brom as he inspired a stunning second-half comeback from Everton in a 3-2 Premier League win at The Hawthorns on Monday. Roberto Martinez's side appeared to be heading for defeat after seeing West Br...Full Story »

Watford earned a point on their Barclays Premier League return as they held Everton to an opening-day 2-2 draw at Goodison Park. The newly-promoted Hornets, playing their first top-flight game since 2006-07, took a surprise lead in the 14th minute when Miguel Layun fired in. The visitors' resilience in defending that advantage was finally broken in the 76th minute as Ross Barkley struck a sw...Full Story »

AROUNA KONE reached a point during this summer when he wondered whether his injury problems would ever end. Kone makes his first appearance for Everton tonight since injuring his knee last year The Everton striker made just six appearances for Everton – five of them off the bench – in the 2013-14 campaign following his £5million move from Wigan. The last of those came in a 2-...Full Story »

AROUNA KONE has opened the door to a move to Liverpool or Everton by declaring he wants to quit Wigan. The Ivory Coast striker scored 13 goals after his £3.5million move from Spanish club Levante last summer and helped the Latics win the FA Cup. But Kone could not keep Roberto Martinez’s side up - and has no intention of playing in the Championship. He said: “You always have ...Full Story »

LIVERPOOL are planning to grab Arouna Kone from under the nose of new Everton boss Roberto Martinez. The Wigan striker, 29, made a big impression with 13 goals in his first season in English football and was expected to follow Martinez to Goodison. But with Luis Suarez almost certain to leave Anfield — and doubts about whether injured Daniel Sturridge will be fit for the start of the new...Full Story »

Carlos Tevez struck a stunning late winner as Manchester City snatched a 1-0 victory in their FA Cup final dress rehearsal with relegation-threatened Wigan. The visitors had looked the better side for large periods of a subdued Barclays Premier League encounter at the Etihad Stadium but failed to take a number of chances. Tevez made them pay eight minutes from time as he weaved his way into th...Full Story »

Wigan lifted themselves out of the Barclays Premier League relegation zone in spectacular style with a thumping 3-0 win over 10-man Reading at the Madejski Stadium. Arouna Kone's double at the end of the first half was quickly followed by a rare Maynor Figueroa goal after the restart to grab just a second win in 14 Premier League games for the visitors. Reading's afternoon deteriorated rapidly...Full Story »

Crisis club Aston Villa alarmingly dropped deeper into a Premier League relegation battle with another abject performance in a 3-0 defeat to Wigan. The visitors, meanwhile, moved out of the bottom three with a conclusive victory to record their first win in seven matches which highlighted Villa's dramatic shortcomings. Villa, watched by club owner Randy Lerner, never recovered from a disastrou...Full Story »

The Columbian's header put Martin Jol's side on the road to three points at the DW and helps them continue their fine recent results against the Latics Goals from Hugo Rodallega and Damien Duff either side of half-time gave Fulham a hard-fought 2-1 win over Wigan at the DW Stadium. After a decent opening spell from the home side, it was former Wigan striker Rodallega who broke the deadlock, ...Full Story »