FROM remarkable to routine.

After seeing off Chelsea in the FA Cup last weekend, Everton triumphed for the second consecutive game but required none of the dramatic salvation to defeat Sunderland.

Saturday's 2-0 victory was indebted to the penalty shoot-out win over the Stamford Bridge side as David Moyes' men played with the confidence garnered from their capital gain and in an assured manner not seen often enough by the home fans this season.

But this fixture was no way as demanding and with 120 minutes unable to part the sides last weekend, Everton needed just 45 to wrap up the three points this time thanks to a Jermaine Beckford double against a fragile looking opposition.

For Everton, a fifth home win of an inconsistent campaign moves them into the top half of the table and hopefully onto another final flourish to claw back some credit from a frustrating period of underachieving.

Life at Goodison Park is slowly starting to offer greater comfort than it was before the turn of the year and overlooking the disappointing display against West Ham United, that Everton are unbeaten at home in 2011 shows promise.

An improving Beckford grabs the headlines after his close range finishes and deserves to take a slice of the plaudits given he has now notched six goals in his debut Premier League year.

There still remains major room for improvement – the odd wayward volley and miscontrol tells of his inconsistency – but for now the former Leeds United man should rightly be content progression is being made.

The always welcome sight of Moyes pairing Beckford with Louis Saha certainly played its role in Everton's success here, but it was the first half performance of Leon Osman which really gave Sunderland the jitters.