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Watch: Lukaku first to 20 with late brace against lowly Hull

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Courtesy of an injury-time finish Saturday against Hull City, Everton striker Romelu Lukaku is the first player in the Premier League to score 20 goals this season.

The former Chelsea player also becomes just the fourth player to score 80 or more Premier League goals before his 24th birthday, joining Robbie Fowler, Michael Owen, and Wayne Rooney.

Seconds later, and the 23-year-old Belgian international had 21 goals on the season, taking advantage of a dire gaffe from Omar Elabdellaoui to hand the Toffees a commanding 4-0 victory.

Lukaku is the first Everton player to score 20 or more goals in a season since Gary Lineker bagged 30 in 1985-86, and the 12th player to notch 20 or more goals in Europe's top-five leagues.

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