West Brom v Stoke City

Sub Jonathan Walters equalised in the 81 minute, but with Stoke down to ten men when Geoff Cameron was sent off after a tussle with Claudio Yacob, Evans struck in injury time.

Tottenham’s Dele Alli in action with West Brom’s Jonny Evans during the West Bromwich Albion v Tottenham Hotspur Barclays Premier League match at The Hawthorns.

“I thought Geoff reacted somewhat to a late challenge on the leg he injured first half from a late challenge”.

“We’ll have a look at it on Sunday and make a decision on whether or not we appeal”.

“In fairness, West Brom probably attacked the game a little bit more as you’d expect being the home team but I was disappointed with what we produced, to be perfectly honest”. “Hopefully we can come through this one just as we have done the previous two matches”.

After successive big wins over Manchester United and Everton, Stoke were disappointing and trailing to a 60 minute Stephane Sessegnon goal.

In comparison, West Brom, who are managed by former Stoke boss Tony Pulis, sit 13th in the league table heading into the New Year, six points behind this weekend’s opponents. That is two games against West Brom and we have had three players sent off and we were not too happy with the behaviour of one or two of the West Brom players in those circumstances.

“To put in a performance we have done without four major players is fantastic”.

“I think in the end they are fortunate to get the second goal right at the death and we are disappointed because we know we have not hit the levels that we know we are capable of”.

“He’s not just a good defender, his quality in possession of the ball is absolutely first-class”.

However, with it having been such a topsy-turvy season, it is crucial points are picked up on a regular basis and a drop in form could see West Brom pulled back into a dog-fight. It was just his seventh goal in two-and-a-half years at Albion and Pulis wants the 31-year-old to score more.