Victor Anichebe climbed off the bench to net the only goal of the game in the 87th minute as Everton claimed their fourth away win of the campaign to leapfrog Albion in the table. It also extended the Toffees' unbeaten run to four matches in the Premier League and Distin has urged his side to keep that sequence going. He told Sky Sports: "It's a good run, we have to carry on. We have to turn the draws into victories and that would be even better." Distin was named man of the match after helping Everton keep a clean sheet, but the Frenchman insists the plaudits for that do not just belong with the back four. "It's not only the defence, it's the team," he said. "If you only expect the back four to defend you are never going to succeed and keep a clean sheet, you start from the front and everybody worked hard today and at the end we've got three points and a clean sheet, which is perfect." Anichebe, who has been troubled with injury problems, said after scoring his first league goal of the season: "I've been waiting patiently since the start of the season, I had a good pre-season but unfortunately I went away with Nigeria and got injured. "He (manager David Moyes) said, 'Go on, you've worked hard to get back here, just go on and help the team', which is what I did." Moyes was delighted to see Anichebe make a match-winning contribution to end his injury nightmare. He said: "It was a serious injury. Victor has had no games. I've not even had him playing in reserve games. Then he had an ankle injury when he came back in training. "He is someone we have missed because we can play him in several roles and he is someone who has got a lot of potential if we get the opportunity to unwrap it. "He is a good all-round forward player, he can play wide, he can play through the middle and has a lot of real good attributes which are important in the Premier League. "He has missed a lot of football. At times he lacks a bit of self-confidence but the goal today and the reaction of the supporters will help him." Moyes admitted he would have been content with a point from a game of few chances before Anichebe found the target. He said: "The game overall was a draw. I didn't think there were many chances for either of the teams. "We tried to make it difficult for West Brom like they make it difficult for teams. "It was a bit of a stalemate at times. I don't think you'll buy the DVD of the game! "But at the end of the day, this has been a hard place for us. We've not won here for a while and the victory gives us a chance to look forward. "You need to grind out results and over the years at Everton we've needed to do that at times." West Brom head coach Roy Hodgson wants to bring in new quality signings but is uncertain whether he will be given the financial backing. Hodgson, whose current contract runs out this summer, said: "If we are going to have a good season, we need some help. Whether there are players out there who can help is another matter. "I'd like to think we have got to the stage where the type of players that would help us would cost money and demand high wages. "I'm not certain at the moment that is the way we are looking to go forward. "I'm not interested in bringing bodies or extra names into the club unless I am sure they are better than what we have got." Hodgson was disappointed his side failed to hold on for a share of the spoils after collecting seven points from the previous three games. He said: "It was a 0-0 sort of game. Both teams defended quite well and I thought nullified each other somewhat. "But it wasn't a 0-0 game, that's the point. It was a 0-1 game. The 0-1 games - especially when the goals come so late, as it did against Stoke earlier in the season - are the hardest results to accept. "I'm very disappointed we couldn't continue what has been a very good run in the last three games and continue playing the same level of football. "Today we've given three very big points to our rivals. They did well enough to deserve a draw but must be feeling very grateful that we gifted them a goal three minutes from time. "I don't think we created that many chances. I don't think it was as good a performance attacking-wise."
