Koeman keeping Toffees sweet on European target

LIVERPOOL, England - Everton manager Ronald Koeman has not given up on a late Europa League challenge after the Toffees' 2-0 win over Sunderland at Goodison Park on Saturday.

A brilliantly worked first-half finish from Idrissa Gueye opened the scoring before Romelu Lukaku's late strike sealed victory.

The seventh-place Toffees are four points behind Manchester United and four adrift of Liverpool, which occupies fifth, the Europa League qualifying spot. West Bromwich Albion is eighth, four behind Koeman's men.