Premier League: Everton v West Brom match preview
A
look ahead to tonight's Premier League meeting at Goodison Park
Wednesday 30 January 2013
Related articles
Having only lost once in their last ten, Everton will be looking to keep the pressure on Tottenham, as the battle to finish in the top four heats up.
After starting the season in spectacular fashion, West Brom have been brought down to earth recently, losing six of their last ten games. Steve Clarke’s team will hope to put things right with a positive result tonight.
Kevin Mirallas is almost a certainty to miss the game, after limping off in the win against Bolton, his first game since returning from injury. Darren Gibson and Seamus Coleman aren’t expected back just yet and Leroy Fer should complete his deal from Twente later in the week, so his debut may be on the weekend.
West Brom have doubts over the fitness Claudio Yacob, Marc-Antoine Fortune, Steven Reid and Shane Long. Peter Odemwingie could play despite rife speculation and tweets of discontent from the striker about a rejected transfer to QPR.
KICK-OFF: 7.45pm
PAST THREE MEETINGS…
West Brom 2 (Long, McAuley) Everton 0, Premier League, September 2012
Everton 2 (McAuley OG, Anichebe) West Brom 0, Premier League, March 2012
West Brom 0 Everton 1 (Anichebe) Premier League, January 2012
STATS…
Everton boast a proud home record this term, recording five wins, five draws and only one defeat from eleven games.
West Brom last beat Everton at Goodison Park (4-1) in 2010-11, a season in which they also did the double over the Toffees.
Croatian striker Nikica Jelavic will be hoping for a change in fortune, having not scored in his last seven league games.
On-loan Chelsea teenager Romelu Lukaku leads the line for Baggies, scoring a team high nine goals in the league this season.
ODDS…
Everton to win: 1.55
West Brom to win: 6.00
Draw: 4.00
CLASSIC MATCH...
The 4-1 away win to West Brom in November 2010 saw five different goalscorers and two red cards. The culprits were Youssouf Mulumbu, who was also on the scoresheet and Mikel Arteta.
TV: BBC 1, 10.30pm
Latest in Sport
Sport blogs
A changing of the guards in English football: From Sir Alex Ferguson to Jose Mourinho
The guard has changed at Old Trafford for the first time in 26 years. Meanwhile, down the road, the ...
by The Sports Lawyer
21 May 2013 10:25 PM
iBet: Look each way for value in The Cote D’Azur Open
With the top nine players in the men’s world tennis rankings all missing this tournament to prepare ...
by Gareth Purnell
21 May 2013 02:01 AM
On The Road at the Giro d’Italia: We could have been on the tour of Siberia over past 72 hours
When cyclists look back on their careers spanning many hundreds (and in some cases possibly thousand...
by Martin Ayres
20 May 2013 06:12 PM
-
Jose Mourinho clear to rejoin Chelsea after Real Madrid confirm exit at end of season
-
Tottenham to smash pay scale with £150,000-a-week contract in attempt to tie Gareth Bale to club
-
Why Arsène Wenger must spend to put icing on the cake and buy likes of Stevan Jovetic for Arsenal
-
Arsenal considering options as Fiorentina continue to hold-out on Stevan Jovetic
-
Sam Wallace: As he leaves Real Madrid, make no mistake - Jose Mourinho's return to Chelsea will only end in tears
- 1 'He was lucky he didn't die' - George Michael fell out of speeding car onto M1 motorway, according to eye witness
- 2 Austerity has hardened the nation's heart
- 3 Gay couple beaten in park urge MPs to moderate language on gay marriage
- 4 X marks the spot: The find that could rewrite Australian history
- 5 'It was just like the movie Twister': Man survives Oklahoma tornado by taking refuge in horse stall
Get your summer started with British Military Fitness
BMF is the UK’s biggest and best loved outdoor fitness classes
Visit York
Find out what The Independent's resident travel expert has to say about one of the most beautiful small cities in the world
Enter the latest Independent competitions
Win anything from gadgets to five-star holidays on our competitions and offers page.
Business videos from commercial thought leaders
Watch the best in the business world give their insights into the world of business.
Day In a Page
Why clubs are keen to take a stand



Comments