Everton 2-0 West Bromwich Albion: result and report

Premier League · Saturday 31 March 2012

Result

Everton 2-0 West Bromwich Albion

Premier League · Saturday 31 March 2012, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Everton 2-0 West Bromwich Albion: match report

Everton won against West Bromwich Albion 2-0 in the Premier League on Saturday 31 March 2012. The half-time score was 1-0.

Everton's goals came from an own goal by Gareth McAuley (18') and Victor Anichebe (68'). West Bromwich Albion did not score.

Discipline: Everton received 2 yellow cards; West Bromwich Albion received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Everton were 9th on 40 points from 30 and West Bromwich Albion 14th on 36 points from 30. Everton went on to finish that season 7th with 56 points, and West Bromwich Albion 10th with 47.

Everton lined up in a 4-4-1-1 and West Bromwich Albion in a 4-4-2.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 Everton wins, 1 draw and 4 for West Bromwich Albion.

Going into the match Everton's last five read W-L-L-W-D and West Bromwich Albion's L-D-L-W-W.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 18'Own goal · Gareth McAuleyEverton · 1-0
  • 55'Yellow card · Nikica JelavićEverton
  • 60'Yellow card · Tim CahillEverton
  • 65'Yellow card · Jonas OlssonWest Bromwich Albion
  • 68'Goal · Victor AnichebeEverton · 2-0

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Everton 5, draws 1, West Bromwich Albion 4.

Team news

Everton line-up (4-4-1-1)

Tim Howard, Tony Hibbert, Leighton Baines, Phil Jagielka, Darron Gibson, Leon Osman, Steven Pienaar, Marouane Fellaini, Nikica Jelavić, Tim Cahill, Johnny Heitinga

West Bromwich Albion line-up (4-4-2)

Ben Foster, Jonas Olsson, Liam Ridgewell, Billy Jones, Somen Tchoyi, Keith Andrews, Chris Brunt, Paul Scharner, Shane Long, Peter Odemwingie, Gareth McAuley