Player Ratings: Everton 4-0 Aston Villa

Everton made light work of Aston Villa by cruising to a 4-0 win in their Premier League clash against Remi Garde's side.

Ross Barkley opened the scoring with a close-range finish after Gerard Deulofeu's effort had been saved, before Romelu Lukaku headed in from a Seamus Coleman cross.

Barkley added a third goal just before the break, and Lukaku wrapped up the points by racing through to score in the second half.

Here, Sports Mole rates the best and worst performances from Goodison Park.

EVERTON

Goal

Tim Howard: The keeper did not have much to do, but made a crucial save to deny Veretout minutes after the break, before stopping further efforts from Richardson and Ayew. (7/10)

Defence

Seamus Coleman: Got forward with ease down the right all afternoon and combined well with Deulofeu. He also set up Lukaku's first goal of the match with a fine cross into the Belgian. (8/10)

John Stones: The England international will face tougher challenges this season, but he showed his quality on the ball and produced a strong and assured display. (8/10)

Ramiro Funes Mori: His poor back pass allowed Veretout through on goal, with Howard coming out quickly to deny the Frenchman. Aside from the mistake, he was generally solid throughout and did not face too many problems. (6/10)

Brendan Galloway: Was never beaten down his side of the pitch and always available to support his teammates going forward at every chance. (7/10)

Midfield

James McCarthy: Rarely misplaced a pass in the centre of the pitch and kept his side ticking over to allow their attacking players to shine. (7/10)

Gareth Barry: Made some important tackles to stop Villa from breaking and was a calming presence in the heart of the midfeld for the Toffees. (7/10)

Ross Barkley: Impressive display from the England international who was in the right place to score the opening goal for his side. He was also well positioned to easily slot in for Everton's third, before playing a fine through ball for Lukaku to wrap up the points after the break. (9/10)

Attack

Gerard Deulofeu: The Spaniard was at the heart of Everton's best moves and the opening goal came due to his saved attempt. He was also heavily involved in the fourth goal and was a constant threat down the right. (9/10)

Romelu Lukaku: Took both of his goals exceptionally well to take his tally to nine in the league this season. The Belgian's first effort was a precise header that he flicked into the far corner, while his second was a composed finish after being slipped through by Barkley. (9/10)

Arouna Kone: Although the Ivorian failed to score, he was always a danger for the Villa defence and his blocked attempt landed kindly for Barkley to score the game's third goal. (7/10)

Substitutes

Kevin Mirallas: Was lively after entering the pitch and saw a free kick saved, before firing a powerful volley inches over the bar. (7/10)

Leon Osman: Brought on to replace Barkley, but could not make a similar impact to his teammate. (6/10)

Darron Gibson: Came on for the final six minutes and effortlessly slotted into the midfield. (6/10)

ASTON VILLA

Goal

Brad Guzan: May feel that he could have done better for the first goal after turning Deulofeu's strike into the path of Barkley, but he did make a number of saves to stop Everton from adding even more goals. (6/10)

Defence

Alan Hutton: Was not dealt too many problems, as Everton's main attacks came down the other flank, but failed to help his team when given chances to advance. (6/10)

Ciaran Clark: Struggled to get close to Lukaku as the Belgian scored twice, while his positing was poor for large periods of the match. (5/10)

Micah Richards: The former Manchester City defender also had a hard time dealing with the physical threat of Lukaku and was beaten for pace by the Everton attacker on numerous occasions. (5/10)

Kieran Richardson: Was given a torrid afternoon by Deulofeu and Coleman and failed to pick up the runs of either players for the first and second goals that Everton scored. (5/10)

Midfield

Jordan Veretout: Had a huge chance to get Villa back into the game at the beginning of the second half, but fluffed his lines when clean through and allowed Howard to save. (5/10)

Ashley Westwood: Did not have the worst match in the centre of the pitch and used the ball well when it came his way, but constantly found himself overrun by the opposition. (6/10)

Idrissa Gueye: The Senegalese international had a poor first half and failed to track any of his runners, with Garde choosing to replace him with Sanchez for the second period. (5/10)

Carles Gil: Provided very little support to the Villa attack and lasted less than an hour on the pitch after being replaced by Gestede. (5/10)

Jack Grealish: Was brought back into the side in place of Sinclair, but struggled to get into the game and was eventually replaced by N'Zogbia after making little impact. (5/10)

Attack

Jordan Ayew: Had very few chances to impress after being starved of service, but did manage to work a couple of openings in the second half that were both stopped by Howard. (6/10)

Substitutes

Carlos Sanchez: Tried his best to inject some energy into the away side following his introduction and showed some neat touches on the ball. (6/10)

Rudy Gestede: The Benin international was brought on to provide a physical threat for the visitors, but he was left stranded up front by his teammates. (5/10)

Charles N'Zogbia: Came on for Grealish in the closing stages, but did little to help his team to pull a goal back. (5/10)