Romelu Lukaku and Ross Barkley struck in the second half as Everton beat West Ham 2-0 at home to win for the first time in five Premier League games.
Barkley forced Adrian into a magnificent save in the best moment of a goalless opening period at Goodison Park.
Lukaku then netted with a simple header shortly after the break before setting up Barkley to seal the win in the closing stages.
West Ham are Lukaku's favourite Premier League opponents – he has now scored in seven consecutive top-flight matches against them, one short of a record held by Robin van Persie for a scoring streak against Stoke City.
The opener also saw Lukaku notch his 50th Premier League goal, the third Everton player to reach the milestone after Duncan Ferguson and Tim Cahill.
Everton's first win in five league games ensures they end the week in sixth position and sit just five points behind leaders Manchester City. Slaven Bilic's men, meanwhile, stay 16th after what is already their sixth defeat of the season.
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