Everton v West Brom - Moyes on regular games | Premier League 2012

Football24 2014-06-02

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Everton have Steven Pienaar available again after the on-loan South African was cup-tied for the FA Cup quarter-final replay win at Sunderland.
Injured Jack Rodwell (hamstring) and Seamus Coleman (thigh) are yet to return to action.
West Brom will be without midfielder James Morrison, who could miss the rest of the season with knee ligament damage.
Paul Scharner and Graham Dorrans will be in contention to replace him.
MATCH PREVIEW

It was a pretty eventful match the last time these two met in the Premier League at Goodison Park, back in November 2010. West Brom won 4-1 and both sides had a player sent off. The opening goal was scored by Paul Scharner, and don't be particularly surprised if he scores again this weekend. The Austrian international has got 21 Premier League goals with Wigan and West Brom since moving to England in 2006; and five of those have come against Everton. Four of those five have come at Goodison Park, and all four of those were scored at the Gwladys Street end. I wonder what odds you'd get on him repeating the feat?
Everton supporters will arrive at this match in buoyant mood - with their side having progressed through to the FA Cup semi-finals with victory at Sunderland on Tuesday. A Wembley date against Liverpool is just a fortnight away, but I'm absolutely certain that manager David Moyes won't be looking any further ahead than the clash against the Baggies.

Everton are on a decent run at the moment, having lost just twice in their last 14 matches in all competitions. In the last few years they always seem to have a better second half of the season - and with Liverpool just two points ahead in the table, Everton will be relishing the opportunity to finish above the team from the other side of Stanley Park.
The arrival of Nikica Jelavic in January appears to be solving a problem up front - when your top scorer is a defender (Leighton Baines), with just five goals, something is amiss. However a quick look through their recent matches shows

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