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West Bromwich Albion stunned Everton with a 4-1 at Goodison Park that saw both teams reduced to 10 men.

Paul Scharner's header and Chris Brunt's wonder free-kick gave West Brom an unlikely first-half advantage before Tim Cahill's eighth goal of the season halved the deficit just before the break.

In the second-half Everton saw captain Mikel Arteta sent off before West Brom scored two goals to seal victory.

Youssouf Mulumbu was also dismissed in the dying minutes but the Baggies were not to be denied.

The win sees Roberto Martinez's climb to 11th in the table, while Everton are now just two points from the relegation places.

Everton had the first chance of the game and it fell to Victor Anichebe, playing his first game of the season.

Tim Cahill fed the striker on the right wing. He stepped inside Marek Cech before sending a swerving, left-footed effort towards the far corner.

But Scott Carson stuck out a right hand to divert the ball away to safety.

West Brom opened the scoring against the run of play after 16 minutes when Chris Brunt, who passed a late fitness test, curled an out-swinging corner to the near post.

Phil Jagielka looked to have it covered but he reckoned without Paul Scharner, and the charging Austrian got to the ball first and buried his header from six yards out past Tim Howard, who had no chance.

Everton almost drew level seven minutes later when Mikel Arteta's arching 20-yard free-kick was expertly tipped away by Carson at full stretch.

Barely 90 seconds later West Brom had doubled their lead with a wonderful free-kick.

Cahill fouled Youssouf Mulumbu 25 yards out in a central position, and Chris Brunt stepped up to whip a tremendous shot into the top right corner that left Howard grasping for mid-air.

Four minutes before the break Everton were back in the game through a familiar source.

Yakubu won a corner on the left which was delivered by Leighton Baines to the edge of the goal area, where Cahill leapt above Gabriel Tamas to score his eighth goal of the season with a thumping header past Carson.

Substitute Jermaine Beckford looked to have hauled Everton level 10 minutes after the restart but Gabriel Tamas performed heroics with an overhead kick off the line.

Just before the hour the real drama of the afternoon unfolded when Gonzalo Jara made a reckless lunge at Arteta near halfway.

The Spaniard appeared to stamp on the Chilean defender and referee Lee Mason immediately showed the Everton captain a red card.

West Brom sensed their opportunity and pushed forward at every chance.

Beckford's blazing volley from eight yards out that threatened to clear Goodison Park summed up the afternoon for David Moyes' team.

West Brom made sure of victory with two fine strikes in the final 15 minutes.

First, substitute Somen Tchoyi cut inside on the left of penalty area before dispatching a right-footed effort into the far corner.

Then, with time running out, Mulumbu exchanged passes with James Morrison before firing low past Howard to send Baggies' fans into a frenzy.

Mulumbu received a caution for his celebration and was dismissed just 30 seconds later following a soft foul on Steven Pienaar.

But nothing could dampen West Brom's day as their inflicted yet another home defeat on one of the Premier League's big boys.

Everton visit Chelsea in their next league game while West Brom host Newcastle United.

Goals from Youssouf Mulumbu and Marc-Antoine Fortune gave West Brom a 2-1 win over Fulham at the Hawthorns that put the Baggies in the top four of the Premier League and extended Fulham’s woeful away record.

An unlucky own-goal from Scott Carson had given the Whites an early lead but the home side refused to compromise their philosophy as they played their way to victory, with all the goals coming in the first half.

Fulham, who have not won away in the league since August 2009, took the lead against the run of play when, on nine minutes, former Baggies midfielder Zoltan Gera’s excellent long-distance drive smacked the inside of the post and went in off the head of the unfortunate Carson.

Until that point West Brom had bossed possession while Fulham barely left their own half, but it should have been 2-0 to the Whites soon after the opener when Diomansy Kamara drilled wide after a dreadful pass across the face of goal by Gonzalo Jara had put him in.

The Baggies continued to play their attractive brand of passing football and it reaped dividends in some style when, on 17 minutes, the impressive Mulumbu capped off a slick move with a low finish past Mark Schwarzer, the livewire Chris Brunt weighing in with a superb assist.

Steven Kelly cleared Jonas Olsson’s header off the line as the home side looked the more likely, and they took the lead on 40 minutes with Brunt again the principle architect.

The Northern Ireland international’s inch-perfect through ball released Jerome Thomas on the left side of the penalty area, the linesman’s flag stayed down and he cut the ball back for Fortune to roll a low finish into the bottom right.

Paul Scharner headed into the side netting in injury time as the half-time whistle blew to the relief of Fulham’s players.

Fulham came closest to an equaliser after the break when a Jonathan Greening corner skipped off the head of Gera but flew clear of the assembled bodies on the edge of the six-yard box.

Mark Hughes spotted the deficiency and brought on Andy Johnson, absent since January with chronic injury problems, as Fulham continued to hem the Baggies back.

But the Baggies could have extended their lead as first Brunt found James Morrison unmarked at the far post but Schwarzer kept out his low finish, then Scharner fired just wide after superb centre-forward play by substitute Roman Bednar, while Thomas was denied a good call for a penalty when Kelly slid into him from behind, taking man before ball.

Fulham had lost their rhythm and when they did get a chance to break their promising counter fell apart when Moussa Dembele again tried a complicated turn with options either side of him.

West Brom almost got a third with an uncharacteristic route-one move as Morrison raced on to a Carson punt that left the visiting defence floundering, the Scot firing just wide as Schwarzer made himself big.

The visitors cranked up the pressure in the latter stages as Carlos Salcido’s excellent cross just missed the outstretched boot of Johnson and Nicky Shorey putting behind as Bjorn Helge Riise prepared to tap in at the far post.

But West Brom were able to weather the late storm to hold on for a deserved win, their fourth so far this season.