Anichebe goal seals win for Everton

FT: West Brom 0 Everton 1

Everton substitute Victor Anichebe scored his first Barclays Premier League goal of the season to earn his side victory against West Brom at the Hawthorns.

Anichebe struck with three minutes remaining after Albion had failed to clear a cross from Tony Hibbert.

It earned the Toffees their fourth away win of the campaign and allowed them to leapfrog Albion in the table.

Brunt produced a fine tackle to halt Osman’s run and Morrison cut out a centre from Stracqualursi.

But the general play continued to be below par and Odemwingie sliced a cross high into the crowd when in space to the left of the Everton box.

Even Morrison, one of the few players to emerge with much credit, could not keep his volley down.

But with three minutes left Anichebe netted the winner.

Osman’s neat flick found Hibbert in space and Scharner failed to deal with his cross.

The ball broke to Anichebe who slotted home his first league goal of the season.