Lukaku sparks Everton comeback at West Brom
There was little hint of the eventual drama, which left Albion winless at home in the league this season, during a wretched first half which was only lit up by Berahino’s opener.
The Toffees host their Merseyside rivals on Sunday after their impressive fightback saw them win 3-2 at West Brom on Monday after falling two goals behind.
The Toffees remain unbeaten on their travels this season, winning twice and drawing twice in the league while defeating both lower tier sides Barnsley and Reading in the League Cup.
John Stones wanted to leave the club during the summer when he handed in a transfer request, but he could be available to play in the Everton blue tonight when they travel to the Hawthorns. I had that feeling because offensively we more grip on the game.
Nine points from six matches represents a reasonable return and leaves the club just one win off the top four but they have managed just two victories so far.
“Our focus needs to be exactly the same as it has been in our away performances – we have kept three clean sheets in our last three away Premier League games and that is very hard to achieve”, he said, according to the team’s official website. In general, when Everton does a good job of giving Lukaku service, he contributes to goals and they win.
“We had two world class centre halves at Manchester United in Nemanja Vidic and Rio Ferdinand yet Jonny went toe to toe with them for a number of years”, Fletcher told Albion’s official website.
A low-key opening 25 minutes was followed by a setback for West Brom when center back Jonas Olsson – who replaced Gareth McAuley in the starting XI – limped off with an injury.
Striker Kone said: “This victory was a really great performance for the team”.
And in Pulis’ words, West Brom “switched off”.
James Morrison, West Brom’s longest-serving player, collected the loose ball and threaded the onrushing Saido Berahino in on goal, who coolly dinked the ball over Howard from close range.
And the Spain Under-21 worldwide echoed those sentiments by speaking of his desire to make a starting 11 place his own as soon as possible.
Rickie Lambert had a golden opportunity to bring the scores back level but hit his shot wide from inside the area.