League Cup Third Round:

Swansea City  3–0 Everton

SWANSEA finally registered a first ever competitive win over Everton as Garry Monk’s men progressed into the last 16 of the Capital One Cup.

Nathan Dyer put the hosts ahead in the first half against the run of play, but further goals after the break from Gylfi Sigurddson and substitute Marvin Emnes completed a good night’s work for the home side, against an Everton team that made eight changes from the Premier League defeat at Crystal Palace on Sunday.

The Swans themselves made five changes from the side beaten by Southampton on Saturday, but in lashing rain, it was the hosts who made the brighter start as the influential Sigurdsson fired two efforts over from long range, before Dyer jinked his way into the box but failed to find the waiting Bafetimbi Gomis.

However, it was The Toffees who proceeded to dictate much of the early going as right back Tony Hibbert blasted over, before a hopeful ball forward from Antolin Alcaraz found its way through to Samuel Eto’o 18 yards out,  but he rifled his left foot shot well wide.

Swansea keeper Gerhard Tremmel then had to be quickly off his line as Eto’o tried to play in strike partner Christian Atsu, before Everton had their best chance 20 minutes in.

Bryan Oviedo, making his first start for Everton since suffering a double leg fracture eight months ago, was taken out on the left wing by Ferderico Fernandez, with the Argentinian getting a yellow card for his troubles. Luke Garbutt whipped the subsequent free kick into the area, where Alcaraz was denied by Tremmel from point blank range.

The miss proved costly as eight minutes later, The Swans took the lead against the run of play.

Winger Jefferson Montero, a constant thorn in the side of the visitors, cut past Hibbert before squaring to fellow wide man Dyer, and his first time shot crept in via the palms of Everton skipper and keeper Tim Howard.

The Toffees tried to respond as Muhamed Besic rifled a left foot shot wide, before Sylvain Distin directed a free header from a Luke Garbutt corner straight at Tremmel.

But at the other end, Ecuador international Montero continued to impress, and another show of trickery nearly resulted in a second Swansea goal when his cross narrowly evaded Gomis.

Home skipper Ashley Williams headed a Sigurdsson corner across goal, but on the brink of half time sloppy play from Dyer allowed Eto’o to play in Atsu, but to Dyer’s relief, the latter was flagged offside.

Roberto Martinez replaced Eto’s for Romelu Lukaku during the interval, a move he later claimed had been agreed with both forward’s beforehand, and it almost paid instant dividends as the Belgium international surged forward and hammered a left footed volley just over from 20 yards out.

But seven minutes into the second half and Monk’s men nearly doubled their lead with a flowing move.

The industrious Jonjo Shelvey fed Montero down the left wing, and his accurate cross was met by Sigurdsson, who saw his header beaten away by Howard.

The Swans were beginning to look dangerous on the break as the visitors pushed forward, and sure enough, it was Sigurdsson who did extend their advantage after 64 minutes.

A Shelvey cross was needlessly diverted onto his own cross bar by Distin, and with Howard stranded, the Icelandic international slid home from close range.

After that, The Swans rarely looked like relinquishing control and although Everton pressed, they were unable to create any clear openings.

Indeed, it wasn’t until 11 minutes from time, when a poor touch from Shelvey let in Lukaku, that Tremmel was forced into his first meaningful action of the second period, rushing out of his area to clear the danger away from the striker with his feet.

Shelvey then saw his stinging left foot shot palmed away by Howard, but on 87 minutes, the home side wrapped things up.

Marvin Emnes had only been on the field of matter of seconds when he cut in from the left wing, and with the Everton defence backing off him, he unleashed a low right foot shot that flew under Howard at his near post from 20 yards out.

It completed a good night’s work for the home side, and Swansea manager Monk told Telegraph Sport afterwards: “To score three goals and to have kept a clean sheet, I couldn’t have asked for much more than that,” he said.

“It was a very good performance. This competition is important to the club and I think the large crowd here tonight proved that."

However, Monk denied he already harboured hopes of winning the trophy he lifted himself as club captain in the 2012/2013 season.

“We are not thinking too far ahead. We’ll see who we draw in the next round and go from there.”

Martinez meanwhile, refused to be downbeat despite the heavy defeat at the hands of his former club.

“I’m disappointed with the result but there were a lot of positives to take from individual performances,” he said.

He also reserved praise for his close friend Monk: "He is doing a terrific job but I'm not suprised. He has always been a natural leader and management suits him."

Swansea City: Gerhard Tremmel, Ashley Richards, Ashley Williams (capt), Federico Fernandez, Neil Taylor, Jonjo Shelvey, Tom Carroll (Ki Sung-Yeung 71), Gylfi Sigurdsson (Marvin Emnes 86), Nathan Dyer (Wayne Routledge 68), Jefferson Montero, Bafetimbi Gomis.

Subs not used: Lukasz Fabianski, Kyle Bartley, Angel Rangel, Jay Fulton.

Everton: Tim Howard (capt), Tony Hibbert, Darron Gibson, Aiden McGeady (Leon Osman 81), Bryan Oviedo (James McCarthy 58) , Sylvain Distin, Muhamed Besic, Christian Atsu, Luke Garbutt, Samuel Eto’o (Romelu Lukaku 45), Antolin Alcaraz.

Subs not used: Joel Robles, Arouna Kone, Kevin Mirallas, Tyias Browning.

Referee: Roger East

Assistants: Simon Beck and Adam Nunn.

Fourth official: Andy Davies.

Attendance: 20,397.