Everton's Andy van der Meyde (right) challenges West Ham United's Carlos Tevez for the ball during their English Premier League football match in Liverpool, northern England, yesterday. - Reuters

LONDON (AP):

United States goalkeeper Tim Howard made two saves on shots from Carlos Tevez, and Everton went on to beat West Ham 2-0 yesterday in the English Premier League.

Howard, on loan from Manchester United, made both saves on Tevez in the first half. The Argentina international has yet to score for West Ham since arriving from Brazil.

"You can't fault the application or effort, but when you don't get anything away it puts pressure on at home," West Ham manager Alan Pardew said.

Tevez also set up attempts for Lee Bowyer and Hayden Mullins.

Leon Osman gave Everton the lead in the 51st minute after intercepting a headed clearance from American defender Jonathan Spector. James Vaughan made it 2-0 in injury time.

"For us, that is an unbelievable result," Everton manager David Moyes said. "Big credit to all the lads. We had people playing out of position and that epitomises the spirit we have here."

Everton moved up two places to seventh and have 24 points. West Ham remain without an away win and are 17th with 14 points, two points clear of the relegation zone.

Standings

TEAM	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
(Infostrada Sports): Standings from the English Premier League after yesterday's match.
Man U	16	13	2	1	35	8	41
Chelsea	15	11	2	2	25	8	35
Arsenal	15	7	4	4	25	12	25
P'mouth	16	7	4	5	21	14	25
Liverpool	16	7	4	5	19	15	25
Reading	15	8	1	6	17	18	25
Everton	16	6	6	4	20	15	24
A Villa	16	5	9	2	19	15	24
Bolton	16	7	3	6	15	15	24
Fulham	16	5	5	6	16	23	20
Man C	15	5	4	6	13	17	19
Tot'ham	15	5	4	6	13	19	19
Wigan	14	5	3	6	17	20	18
B'burn	14	4	4	6	13	17	16
M'brough	15	4	4	7	12	19	16
Sheffield	16	4	4	8	11	20	16
West Ham	15	4	2	9	10	18	14
Newcastle	14	3	4	7	9	15	13
Watford	14	1	6	7	10	20	9
Charlton	15	2	3	10	11	23	9

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