Carlo Ancelotti’s side scored twice in each half and in his team selection the manager achieved a nice balance between including some of his big hitters and providing chances for others.
Everton could start to think about a Carabao Cup fourth-round visit from West Ham United next week.
Gordon slipped away down the right and crossed for Bernard, who slammed the ball high into the net, adding to a double from Richarlison and Alex Iwobi’s effort four minutes after half-time, also created by the direct Gordon.
Moise Keane, on for Richarlison, slid home a fifth with the last kick of the game, the Italian side-footing in after Niels Nkounkou abandoned his tactic of supplying inviting crosses to cheekily back heel into his colleague's path.
The glitches for Everton came in the form of Fleetwood goals on 48 and 58 minutes, both strikes bringing the League One team within one of drawing level.
They needed 60 seconds to restore their two-goal advantage first-time round. It took a quarter-hour to put the game to bed with Bernard’s effort after Callum Camps’ 58th-minute bicycle-kick goal.
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