Everton were lucky, very lucky, not to have conceded four goals against West Ham last Saturday; a repeat of that depressing defeat at the hands of West Brom which would have set the alarm bells jangling and the Goodison hierarchy into crisis mode. A first half Frederic Piquionne header which kissed the base of one post and rolled tantalizingly across the goal and a delicious Zavon Hines lobbed shot which just cleared the bar, with Howard beaten all ends up, could so easily have killed off any chance of recovery and sent the Toffees in for their half-time tea and ‘chat’ with David Moyes three goals down. Observers have...
