I was just about to say this was a better spell from Everton now - a bit of possession football. But then Tom Davies knocks a pass wildly out of play. Poor.

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Kieran Gibbs lofts another cross in from the West Brom left wing - they're getting plenty of joy down there still.

But Salomon Rondon can only just reach it with the top of his head, and it's out for a throw. Not the best final product but the home side are still dominating here.

Ah that's a bit slack from Yannick Bolasie - his touch from a throw-in is soft and West Brom steal in.

Sam Allardyce is smiling on the sidelines. His team should be 2-0 down.

Yannick Bolasie dropping deep and then switching flanks to sweep a cross into the box. He wants to be at the heart of this.

But West Brom counter - and Jay Rodriguez wins a corner from Mason Holgate.

Matt Phillips will deliver. It's cleared but comes back to him. He launches in again...

That is another terrible - TERRIBLE - miss. Craig Dawson smashes over the bar from about three yards out.

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Here's Yannick Bolasie now. Taken out by Gareth Barry as he skips past the West Brom midfielder. Ah, he'll have missed this...

Jordan Pickford does well to claim another dangerous-looking deep ball.

Just before that, Salomon Rondon looked a little sluggish as he watched a Chris Brunt pass fly over his head - a bit more motivation and he might have made it.

Yannick Bolasie is enjoying his return so far - not that he's had much of the ball. He breaks into a few press-ups as he makes his way up from the turf.

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Ah, he snatches at it.

Jay Rodriguez scuffs wide a shot from inside the box and that lifts the pressure for the away side.

They look really up for this, the Baggies.

Great pressure from West Brom now. Two, three, four crosses flighted into the Everton box before they settle for a corner and send the big centre-backs up...

Ooof. Alan Pardew must be fuming. He's pacing around the dugout now. Salomon Rondon had to score.

At least it's lifted the home fans a bit for now but how costly will that miss prove?

My word!

Salomon Rondon will not know how he's missed. Jay Rodriguez flights a cross in, Rondon evades his man and seems about to connect - four yards out from goal - but totally misses it.

Huge let-off for Everton.

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Pretty sluggish start this one. Appropriate for a day that really has digestion at the top of its to-do list.

Well played Gylfi Sigurdsson to pressure Craig Dawson into a hurried clearance that spins out of play - but that's about as exciting as we've seen so far.

Matt Phillips tries to knock the ball and pace it down the side of Cuco Martina but finds the Everton wing-back is more than a match.

Phillips gets another chance to take his man on now and once again Martina comes out on top. That'll be an interesting one.

Sam Allardyce is already well into the chewing gum.

Here we go!

West Brom get us started as The Liquidator fades.

Martin Fisher
Match of the Day commentator

Relegation fears prompted both clubs to sack their managers earlier in the campaign but, while Everton's decision has paid off handsomely, West Brom remain stuck in the bottom three and their eight-year stay in the Premier League looks in real danger.

After five games in charge, Alan Pardew is still looking for his first win and West Brom's chronic goal shortage remains unresolved.

Everton were 18th, two points behind Albion, when Ronald Koeman was dismissed two months ago. David Unsworth brought some improvement but they've kicked on magnificently under Sam Allardyce.

They are unbeaten under him and have taken 11 points from a possible 15, which has left them looking up rather than down.

• Everton have won on their past three visits to West Brom - their best run at The Hawthorns for 120 years.
• A fourth victory would equal Everton's longest Premier League away winning streak against a single opponent.

Mark Lawrenson
Former Liverpool defender

Sam Allardyce keeps on doing what we know he does, which is make his teams extremely difficult to beat.

Alan Pardew has not had the same impact since taking charge of the Baggies, but I am backing his side to upset the apple cart this time.

Prediction:1-0

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West Bromwich Albion

West Brom manager Alan Pardew: "We had to show the fans that we were up for the fight and I think we did that (at Stoke). They were obviously disappointed at the finish but it was good to see them give the players a positive reaction.

"That was really appreciated and now we need them more than ever.

"We need to get our stadium rocking against Everton because that might just be the difference that gets us out of this terrible run."

Everton

Everton boss Sam Allardyce: "This time (Christmas) will be demanding but some players will have to step up to the mark. Anyone getting injured now misses a massive amount of games.

"In the next 13 days we are going to play four matches and if anyone gets injured they miss all of them and we have enough injured already."

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Sam Allardyce's first five games in charge of Everton make for rather different reading.

The Toffees are yet to lose under the former England boss, winning three times and drawing twice.

Whatever he's doing, it's working.

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West Brom's winless streak is the worst in the division since Aston Villa failed to win in 19 matches between August 2015 and January 2016.