Times was Shit..
Observer nearer the Mark..
West Brom don,t even get a Mention
OSMAN,S DAZZLING DISPLAY IS JUST ENOUGH FOR ANGRY MOYES
West Brom 1
* Bednar (pen) 89
Everton 2
* Osman 65,
* Yakubu 76
This was not pretty, but Everton, after losing their opening game last week, will not care. West Brom - apart from Roman Bednar's late penalty for a Phil Neville handball - just could not take their chances and, ultimately, paid with three points.
Everton manager David Moyes began with Jose Baxter, a 16-year-old from Bootle, who became the club's youngest-ever Premier League player last week, and Jack Rodwell, who is 17, in midfield.
On the bench, there was also John Paul Kissock, 18, and Lukas Jutkiewicz, 19, both yet to play in the first team for the visitors, whose last visit here - in November 2005 - ended with a 4-0 defeat.
Everton's sprinkling of inexperience reflected the rather strange fact that despite finishing fifth last year and, apparently, possessing money, Moyes is yet to buy this summer.
Opposite number Tony Mowbray has spent - £20m, including £4.7m signing Borja Valero - and will have been pleased with a first half which his team edged.
It was dour, though. The opening exchanges produced the odd corner and a Robert Koren shot that was well saved by Everton's Tim Howard. Matching 4-5-1 formations and a lack of flair, Mikel Arteta apart, hardly helped and there was zero goals come the break.
Instead, a prowling Moyes spent the period yelling at Joseph Yobo to push up when his team were in West Brom territory, while also unloading the odd choice mouthful at Leighton Baines when the left-back miscontrolled or lost possession in front of the Scot.
Moyes will also have been furious at how his midfield backed off to allow Chris Brunt a swerving shot in the 34th-minute, which briefly concerned Howard before proving too high.
There was a further Brunt moment when his swinging delivery from the left was allowed to flash across Everton's goalmouth. Kim Do-Heon's corner before the break also followed the same course. And, Gianni Zuiverloon's cross was nearly headed home by Ishmael Miller.
An already unhappy Moyes, then, will have wanted a fairly terse word at the turnaround.
However, all he saw for the first 15 minutes after the break was West Brom continue to look the more likely to score. First Miller had a shot. Then, he was put through by Brunt but Howard was quickly out to parry.
But, then, surprise. The match flamed into life after a near-sublime moment from Leon Osman. The midfielder danced past numerous West Brom players before finding himself in the area. He should have shot, but passed to Arteta. His cross went for a corner. And, from the same player's delivery, Rodwell headed home.
But, no. That was disallowed by Rob Styles, who judged that Paul Robinson had been impeded by Rodwell during his leap. This brought from Moyes what had been brewing all day: real fury. And, while he was still raging on and on about it, Arteta fed Osman inside the area. His shot beat Scott Carson - and this time the goal stood.
It failed to cheer Moyes, though, who was still incandescent from the Rodwell incident, and the manager proceeded to give Styles and the fourth official what appeared to be a provocative gesture.
But he did, at least, finish the game far happier. Everton's clincher came from a hearty thwack upfield from Joleon Lescott's boot. Abdoulaye Meite failed to clear an awkwardly bouncing ball and Yakubu's header beat Carson.
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