Season › 2011-12 › News Everton vs West Bromwich Albion Lyndon Lloyd , 31 March, 16comments | Jump to most recent Match Preview With the euphoria of Tuesday's FA Cup replay triumph subsiding and the semi-final with Liverpool still two weeks away, Everton must focus again on the Premier League where things have tightened up between the clutch of clubs behind the top six clubs. Just three points separate Liverpool in seventh and Norwich City in 11th and Everton can leapfrog their Merseyside rivals for 24 hours at least with a home victory over West Bromwich Albion who visit Goodison Park for the second time this season. The Blues beat Roy Hogdson's men in the Carling Cup back in September and also took all three points in the League on New Year's Day thanks to Victor Anichebe's late striker. The Baggies have been a lot better on the road than at the Hawthorns recently, though, where they've won six times to Everton's five, including victories at testing venues like Stoke and Newcastle. They will come up against an Everton side that is back in good form, though, having recorded two superb 2-0 victories at Swansea and Sunderland in the past week, games that have set a new bar for David Moyes's side as they enter the home straight of the campaign. Article continues below video content Having rested players for the Anfield derby and then doubled down on the decision by admitting this week that he believes he should have rested more to avoid the replay at the Stadium of Light — what, and rob those traveling 7,000 fans those memories? — it would not be surprising if Moyes made changes to the side that won on Wearside on Tuesday evening. Steven Pienaar is back in contention again and is odds-on to start but with Royston Drenthe apparently still unavailable, Magaye Gueye could be rewarded for his accomplished display in the cup tie by keeping his place in the team, perhaps giving Leon Osman a break. Phil Neville making way for Tony Hibbert is an option, as is resting John Heitinga to give Phil Jagielka more playing time. It would all depend on how much Moyes is thinking about that cup semi-final in three games' time and whether now is too soon to be thinking about squad rotation. With two games in as many days scheduled for the Easter weekend, it's the home game with Sunderland where the manager is likely to make the most changes. In particular, Moyes will keep an eye on Marouane Fellaini who needs to make it to the semi final without collecting two more bookings which would take him to 10 for the season and would keep him out of the Liverpool game through suspension. Though minds may stray to Wembley, there are precious points to be won in the League before then which, with each League place typically worth half a million pounds, could be crucial in the final reckoning. Moyes will no doubt be keeping his charges grounded but complacency must not be allowed to creep in and kill the momentum that the team is building right now. » Read more Live Matchday Forum Reader Comments (16) Note: the following content is not moderated or vetted by the site owners at the time of submission. Comments are the responsibility of the poster. Disclaimer Add Your Comments In order to post a comment, you need to be logged in as a registered user of the site. » Log in now Or Sign up as a ToffeeWeb Member — it's free, takes just a few minutes and will allow you to post your comments on articles and Talking Points submissions across the site. About these ads