There was nothing in it for an hour as our well-drilled line-up - set up with three central defenders - comfortably kept the leaders at bay.
Will Miller, Filip Lesniak and Cy Goddard covered every blade of grass as chances were few and far between. The best fell to Shilow Tracey, who was denied one-on-one by Mateusz Hewelt.
The second half followed the same pattern until the hour mark, when Everton's opener sparked that four-goal spell.
Ademola Lookman nudged home the first goal at the far post and Bassala Sambou soon doubled Everton's lead with a curler into the top corner.