Recently by Anthony Raftery

What a difference a week makes. After the capitulation at Fulham, Everton have bounced back in style with two wins, seven goals and two clean sheets to hopefully put their early season form firmly behind them.

After suffering their worst start to a campaign since 2004, the toffees were under pressure to move out of the bottom three and build on their performance in the Europa League and they duly obliged with a 3-0 victory at home to Blackburn yesterday.

A brace from Louis Saha and another goal from stand in captain Joseph Yobo (perhaps he should be made captain every game if he continues to score) ensured the three points but the plaudits will no doubt be heading to Jack Rodwell after he produced another fantastic display in the blues midfield.

Ever since Diniyar Bilyaletdinov completed his transfer to Goodison Park, fans had been eagerly awaiting his debut and the Russian certainly did not disappoint with his performance last night against AEK Athens in the Europa League.

Starting the game on the left of midfield and having been compared to an Everton legend in Kevin Sheedy, "Billy" was under pressure to show fans why David Moyes paid nine million pounds for him but in the 50 minutes he played, he showed enough to make fans believe Moyes has once again found another gem.

Although he is not blessed with lighting pace, the Russian international showed he was a quality footballer.

So after another frustrating summer dominated by the Joleon Lescott saga, which has seen more players leave than arrive, Everton fans finally got their wish in the last week of the transfer window with the arrival of three new players.

In have come Diniyar Bilyaletdinov, Jonny Heitinga and Sylvain Distin and although they are the not marquee signings many would have hoped for, they are signings which will improve the squad and give it much needed balance in what promises to be an exciting season both domestically and in Europe.

After losing Lescott it was imperative that David Moyes signed new defenders. With Phil Jagielka out injured and the departures of Lars Jacobsen and Nuno Valente, Everton's defence was threadbare to say the least, with Phil Neville having to operate as an emergency center half, so the arrival of both Heitinga and Distin look to be yet more shrewd signings made by Moyes.