Luton Town thrashed Brighton 4-0 to move out of the Premier League relegation zone with Elijah Adebayo scoring a hat-trick and Chiedozie Ogbene also on the scoresheet.
The Hatters went two goals up inside the first three minutes at Kenilworth Road.
Adebayo opened his tally with a header from close range after just 20 seconds before Republic of Ireland international Ogbene made it 2-0 after two minutes and 17 seconds.
Adebayo fired in his second of the night at the near post in the 42nd before completing his first top flight treble off a corner in the 56th.
In the history of the Premier League only Leicester City, in the opening two minutes against Derby County in 1998, had reached 2-0 quicker than Luton, who started the season as favourites for a quick return to the second tier.
The defeat left Brighton in eighth, level on 32 points with ninth-placed Manchester United, while Luton climbed one spot to 17th, a point clear of Everton who drew 0-0 at Fulham.
The evening had an emotional start before kickoff when Luton captain Tom Lockyer, recovering from a cardiac arrest during a match last month, walked around the pitch saluting the applauding crowd.
Fulham's scoring woes continued as their missed opportunities saw them held to a goalless Premier League draw with Everton at Craven Cottage.
After last week's exit from both the Carabao Cup and the FA Cup, the west Londoners failed to bounce back.
Raul Jimenez, who scored four goals in December, could not replicate last month's success before Rodrigo Muniz was largely anonymous when called upon in the second half.
Fulham started with purpose. After Andreas Pereira's earlier strike sailed over the crossbar, Antonee Robinson forced Jordan Pickford into action when he cut onto his weaker right foot and won a corner for the hosts with a driven effort from range.
After last week's poor showing in front of goal during both cup defeats, the Cottagers' lack of cutting edge seemed to continue when Jimenez's shot managed to go out for a throw-in instead of hitting the target.
And they almost rued their missed opportunities when Everton failed to convert the chance of the match in the 24th minute.
Fulham goalkeeper Bernd Leno parried Ashley Young's curling free-kick into the path of James Tarkowski, who looked set to tap the Toffees ahead.
Towering defender Issa Diop had other ideas, positioning himself perfectly and nodding Tarkowski's rebounded effort onto the crossbar before a herd of white shirts swarmed the six-yard area and kept the scores level.
Pereira continued to bombard the Everton goal with pot shots but it was Jimenez who would be the most frustrated after another glaring miss.
Pickford's save from a Timothy Castagne shot gave the Mexico international a golden opportunity to score into an open net but he opened his body up too much and missed the target from close range.
Jimenez's first-half display saw him substituted at the break and it was Everton's striker who looked the most dangerous when Dominic Calvert-Lewin rose highest from a corner and clipped the crossbar, nearly edging the visitors ahead.
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On the hour mark, Castagne won a flick-on from a set-piece and was also denied by the woodwork as both sides' frustrations began to grow.
The momentum continued in the hosts' favour but a remarkable save from England number one Pickford kept it even.
Willian - who had been a shadow of his usual self - jinked past his man and delivered a well-weighted cross to Tosin Adarabioyo, whose header looked destined for the top corner but was denied by Pickford's acrobatic fingertip stop.
Eberechi Eze and the returning Michael Olise put on a dazzling attacking display as Crystal Palace came from behind to beat Sheffield United 3-2 on and secure back-to-back home wins in the Premier League for the first time this season.
Palace climbed to 14th in the table, with 24 points from 22 matches, relieving some of the pressure on manager Roy Hodgson. Sheffield United stayed rooted to the foot of the table with 10 points from 22 games.
A frantic first half hour at Selhurst Park saw Sheffield United take the lead twice. Ben Brereton Diaz's curled effort put the Blades ahead in the opening minute and James McAtee's deflected shot restored the visitors' advantage after Eze had levelled the scores.
But Eze's second equaliser - a sublime finish from the edge of the area - restored parity, before Olise added to his two assists with a superb, dipping strike in the second half that clipped the post on its way into the Sheffield United net.
