Everton 2 West Brom 0: Keep King Louis fit and we'll go far, says Neville

If a sharp turn and a snappy finish said something of Louis Saha's pedigree, Phil Neville was more than happy to fill in any gaps after Evertonedged closer to the Barclays Premier League's top four. Everton took a risk paying £1.5million for a player with Saha's suspect fitness record, but after a quick word with Neville, manager David Moyes bought. Saha was too good for West Bromwich'sdefence, his first touch taking him past Abdoulaye Meite and his second dispatching a crisp low drive beyond Scott Carson. All hail the King: Jo toasts his Everton strike partner Louis Saha after his opener Everton 2 West Bromwich 0: How the action unfoldedEVERTON FC NEWS FROM ACROSS THE WEBWEST BROMWICH ALBION FC NEWS FROM ACROSS THE WEB 'When our manager asked me about signing Louis, I said that Manchester Unitedhad sold Van Nistelrooy because of him,' said Neville. 'Sir Alex Ferguson is a good judge of a player, and he paid £12m for Louis, so that tells you something. 'When he joined Everton, he was given the nickname King Louis, because there was an aura about him. The rest of the lads had watched him for Fulham and United and knew how good he was. If he stays fit, he can go as far as he wants in the game.' Action men: Baggies midfielder Borja Valero battles with Everton skipper Phil Neville for the ball West Bromwich are at the foot of the table partly because their passing style lacks a cutting edge but also because their defending is awful. Tim Cahill had Marouane Fellaini for company but no-one else as he headed in Leighton Baines's 36th-minute free-kick. The visitors had their moments but Tony Mowbray was in no mood for ducking the harsh reality of his side's plight. Head boy: Tim Cahill rises high to glance home Everton's winning goal past Albion keeper Scott Carson 'I'm not supposed to say this, but if you had asked me if I thought we would be in a relegation fight all season, I would have said yes,' he admitted.'You will never see a scrapping, spitting, fighting, muscular team from me. You will see passing and movement, and, if we get relegated, we will take it on the chin. 'If we have to go down, the team will play exactly the same way next season and will do all right again. You have to do what you believe in.'MATCH FACTS EVERTON (4-4-1-1): Howard 7; Hibbert 6 (Osman 26min, 7), Yobo 6, Jagielka 8, Baines 7; Gosling 5, Neville 6, Fellaini 6 (Saha 60, 7), Pienaar 7; Cahill 7; Jo 5 (Castillo 75, 6). Booked: Fellaini. WEST BROMWICH ALBION (4-4-2): Carson 5; Zuiverloon 5, Donk 5, Meite 5, Robinson 6; Morrison 7, Valero 6 (Greening 53, 6), Koren 6, Brunt 6; Simpson 6 (Moore 57, 7), Fortune 6 (Teixeira 89). Booked: Greening. Man of the match: Phil Jagielka. Referee: Steve Bennett.  Everton 2 West Bromwich 0: How the action unfoldedEVERTON FC NEWS FROM ACROSS THE WEBWEST BROMWICH ALBION FC NEWS FROM ACROSS THE WEB  

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