Everton captain Phil Neville admits the knee injury suffered by Mikel Arteta is a big blow.

"We're all hoping Mikel such a speedy recovery," the former Manchester United man told evertonTV. "We're all hoping that Victor (Anichebe) recovers quickly too. They are both important players for us - we missed them."

Despite the blow of losing Arteta for the season, Neville says Everton must continue to focus on their ultimate goal of climbing the Premier League table.

"I think we're all a bit deflated in there," he added. "We had high hopes today. Probably they're happier with a point than what we are.

"The positive we can take from the game is that we're still unbeaten, keep the run going, and we kept a clean sheet - that's probably the biggest positive from today.

"It's important we now regroup this week and get back to having more bodies on the training field and working a way of trying to beat West Brom."