Source: Daily_Mail
Everton 2 West Brom 0: Cahill and Saha turn the screw on under-fire Mowbray
West Brom were left rooted to the bottom of the table as an injury-depleted Everton cruised to a 2-0 victory at Goodison Park.Everton may well have had their eyes on next weekend's FA Cup quarter-final with Middlesbrough, but they were still too good for an Albion side who worked hard but lacked a genuine threat until substitute Luke Moore came on.[LNB] King of the hill: Tim Cahill rises to head home Everton's opener[LNB] EVERTON NEWS FROM ACROSS THE WEB[LNB]Middlesbrough 2 Liverpool 0[LNB]Everton v West Brom: How the game unfolded[LNB]WEST BROM NEWS FROM ACROSS THE WEB[LNB]Arsenal 0 Fulham 0[LNB]Chelsea 2 Wigan 1[LNB][LNB]Tim Cahill headed Everton's first in the opening half and substitute Louis Saha scored a cracker to clinch the points.[LNB]With Mikel Arteta, Victor Anichebe and Jack Rodwell all added to their injury list, Everton were happy to welcome back Tony Hibbert and Tim Cahill from suspension against West Brom today, with Steven Pienaar and Marouane Fellaini both returning from injury.[LNB]Everton boss David Moyes also restricted Joleon Lescott to the bench, because if the England international picks up a booking in this Barclays Premier League clash, he will be suspended from the FA Cup quarter-final against Middlesbrough on March 8.[LNB] Knees-up: Leighton Baines (left) and Marouane Fellaini challenge West Brom's Gianni Zuiverloon for the ball [LNB]West Brom last won a league game at Goodison Park in 1979, and they had Chris Brunt and Ryan Donk back following the defeat at Fulham last time out, with Leon Barnett dropped and Filipe Teixeira only on the bench with a toe problem.[LNB]West Brom, without a win in their last seven games, started brightly and won a flurry of set-pieces.But it was Everton who had the first opportunity. Leighton Baines' long ball in from the left was met by Tim Cahill, who beat Scott Carson to the ball, but the effort cleared the bar.Albion then had two chances fall to Marc-Antoine Fortune. The first saw him in space on the left, but with room to exploit, he tried a low shot that was fielded by Tim Howard.Fortune also got away through the middle after Fellaini lost possession, but again his drive was held by the Everton keeper.[LNB] Blues brothers: Everton goalkeeperTim Howard collides with team-mate Joseph Yobo as they attempt to clear an Albion attack[LNB]Robert Koren was the next player to try his luck from 20 yards, this time the ball flashing wide of a post.[LNB]Cahill had the ball in the net after 24 minutes, getting above Paul Robinson to win the initial header before volleying the ball home. But referee Steve Bennett correctly penalised the Australian for climbing on the defender.Then Everton suffered yet another injury problem. Hibbert looked to have damaged a thigh early on, and after 26 minutes he was replaced by Leon Osman.Three minutes later Albion failed to clear a Pienaar free-kick and Dan Gosling hooked the ball into the six-yard box where an unmarked Cahill miss-hit a shot on the turn.Albion were still causing Everton problems, and when James Morrison fed the ball into Fortune's path with a clear run at goal, Howard needed to produce a telling block.From the corner, Morrison drove a shot into the side-netting. But after 36 minutes all Albion's industry went to waste when they conceded a shocking goal. Jay Simpson's horribly misplaced pass gave Everton a throw which in turn saw Donk foul Pienaar from behind.And when Baines' free-kick curled into the box, three Everton men had got away from their markers, with Carson hopelessly exposed as Cahill powered in a free header.[LNB] Top men: Rival bosses David Moyes and Tony Mowbray on the touchline[LNB]There was still spirit in Albion, and soon after the break Koren ran from his own half to fire just wide of the post from the edge of the box.Then Fellaini picked up his 12th booking of the season, clattering into the back of Jonathan Greening, who had just replaced Borja Valero. Albion sent on Luke Moore for Simpson after 57 minutes.Moore's first involvement was to cut in from the right and see a shot deflected wide.But from the corner Albion thought they had scored. Donk headed on and Moore's flick was somehow hooked off the line and into Howard's arms by Phil Jagielka.Everton's response was to take off Fellaini, push Cahill back into midfield to try to stem the flow of Albion attacks, with Louis Saha sent on up front. But the problem was still there when Brunt surged forward to flash another low drive just wide of Howard's left-hand post.And after 70 minutes Saha looked to settle the issue when he took a flick from Pienaar, turned and drilled an outstanding 25-yard drive inside the far post.[LNB] Party time: Louis Saha celebrates with Joleon Lescott[LNB]Osman then tested Carson with an angled drive, with Saha's fine goal having knocked the wind out of Albion's sails.Greening was booked for a foul on Pienaar with seven minutes left, before Moore hit the Everton bar from 25 yards and then dragged another effort wide. With two minutes left Albion replaced Fortune with Teixeira.[LNB] EVERTON NEWS FROM ACROSS THE WEB[LNB]Middlesbrough 2 Liverpool 0[LNB]Everton v West Brom: How the game unfolded[LNB]WEST BROM NEWS FROM ACROSS THE WEB[LNB]Arsenal 0 Fulham 0[LNB]Chelsea 2 Wigan 1[LNB][LNB] [LNB]
