Barkley given freedom to run riot
express himself and not to be worried about something else other than just having the ball and enjoying his football.
“Of course he will be in the England squad.
“I’m not the manager but he deserves to be there and show what he can do. He deserves to be in this England team because he’s one of the best players.”
Wrapped
Everton took the lead in 39th minute when Kevin Mirallas tapped in and doubled their lead before the break as Schneiderlin got his first goal for the club.
Romelu Lukaku wrapped up the win in the second half when he headed home Barkley’s cross as Koeman’s men closed the gap on sixth-placed Manchester United to two points, having played two games more. West Brom are seven points behind Everton on 40, as the work still needed to take a mid-table side to one challenging for European places was laid bare.
Baggies boss Tony Pulis said: “It’s small steps for us.
“We don’t have the money Everton have got to splash out, never mind the other sides at the top.
“There are quite a few sides below us too with a lot of money.
“If you are going to do it, you have to do it slowly and people have to trust you and understand what you are trying to do.
“With the Chinese owners, we’ve spoken about putting something in place where we build over the next two years and build a football club that has a real solid foundation so they never have to look over their shoulder.” EVERTON (4-3-2-1): Robles 6; Coleman 7, Williams 7, Jagielka 7, Baines 6 (Funes Mori 46, 6); Schneiderlin 7, Barry 7 (CalvertLewin 84), Davies 7; BARKLEY 8, Mirallas 7 (Gueye 71); Lukaku 7. Subs: Stekelenburg, Valencia, Holgate, Lookman. UP NEXT: Hull (h), Premier League, Saturday. WEST BROM (4-3-2-1): Foster 6; Dawson 6, McAuley 6, Evans 6, Nyom 6; Livermore 5, Yacob 5 (Morrison 79), Fletcher 6; CHADLI 7, McClean 5 (Brunt 75); RobsonKanu 5 (Rondon 76). Subs: Myhill, Olsson, Wilson, Field. UP NEXT: Arsenal (h), Premier League, Saturday. Referee: Graham Scott 6. YOUR TURN: Who scored in Albion’s 1-0 win at Everton last season?