Ben Foster backed for late Euros push
Defender Jonny Evans believes West Brom team-mate Ben Foster can still force his way into the England squad for Euro 2016.
The Baggies goalkeeper was Man of the Match in Saturday's goalless draw at Sunderland, sparking talk of a late push for a space in England's 23-man squad.
Evans, who's going to the tournament with Northern Ireland, watched Foster pull off save after save to keep Albion on level terms with their opponents.
Foster has kept his ambitions close to his chest, preferring to focus on getting back up to full fitness after a 10-month lay-off with a knee injury.
But Evans thinks his goalkeeper still has one eye on the summer, saying: "I'm sure Ben is looking to be in contention for the Euros.
"His performances since he's come back in have been outstanding. He's always had that ability.
"It's been difficult for him because he's been out for a while with his knee. Even though he's been injured for so long he still has that ability to pull of wonder-saves."
Evans trained with Foster at Manchester United, but reckons the shot-stopper has got better with age.
He said: "I've worked with him twice now at close quarters. Since working with him at Manchester United you can definitely see he's improved and is a lot more confident."
Foster turned 33 on Sunday and is currently Hodgson's fourth-choice goalkeeper behind Manchester City's Joe Hart, Southampton's Fraser Forster and Burnley's Tom Heaton.
He was persuaded to come out of retirement in 2013 by boss Roy Hodgson, his former head coach at the Baggies.
Evans was unsurprised by the onslaught from Sam Allardyce's team.
He said: "We expected a lot of pressure from Sunderland. We knew it would be a big game for them, every game for them is now.
"They started pretty slow but, in the second-half, they took control and caused us a lot of problems and got a lot of shots on goal."
Evans echoed Tony Pulis's delight at reaching the 40-point mark, adding: "We've got to 40 points now. Even before that people were saying we were safe."
