Tony Pulis delighted with West Brom's revenge win at Everton
Sunday 14 February 2016 07:55, UK
Tony Pulis was delighted to have gotten revenge on Everton with West Brom's 1-0 win at Goodison Park on Saturday.
The Baggies manager could not hide his "wry smile" after the clash, recalling Everton's 3-2 win at the Hawthorns in September, where the Toffees scored three goals in the second half having been 2-0 down.
Salomon Rondon scored the winner on Saturday from close range in the 14th minute, West Brom's only shot on target, while Everton had 34 attempts on goal without success.
He told Sky Sports: "I have to say, I've got a wry smile on my face because of when we played Everton at the start of the season.
"We were 2-0 up and I think they beat us 3-2 with two goals in the last 15 minutes, and we were distraught.
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"We didn't think we deserved to lose the game, so it's nice to come here and get one back on them.
"I think Everton are a top-four, top-five team. The depth of quality within the club is absolutely fantastic."
The win puts West Brom eight points clear of the relegation zone with 12 games remaining, but Pulis says all of the clubs within mathematical distance of the bottom three will be looking over their shoulders until they reach 40 points.
"The Premier League is always tough for teams like West Brom, there will be 12 clubs looking over their shoulders until they get the 40 points, we're no different to the other 12.
"We've had to play an FA Cup replay, went through to extra-time and penalties, and to come here and put on the performance we have done is absolutely fantastic."
Pulis selected Saido Berahino in his starting XI for the first Premier League game since October 31, but the Welshman insists the striker still needs time to get fully match fit.
"He needs game time, he needs to get himself fit and get himself sharp. We've had half a season at this football club without Saido being anywhere near what he was the season before."
