Everton recovered from a poor opening 45 minutes to register their first win of the campaign thanks to second-half goals from Leon Osman and Ayegbeni Yakubu.
David Moyes' side, shorn of several key players through injury, looked to be suffering a hangover from their last-gasp defeat by Blackburn Rovers against an West Bromwich Albion side who played some fluent football.
But they lacked the killer touch - bar a late penalty from Roman Bednar - and were given a taste of the harsh realities of Barclays Premier League football as the Toffees took advantage of the few chances that came their way.
Baggies manager Tony Mowbray again opted to play only the one out-and-out striker in Ishmael Miller and they failed to create many chances.
But they were still able to pin the visitors back for long periods until Everton play-maker Mikel Arteta started to impose his class on proceedings.
Albion will need to find that firepower if they are to survive but on this performance Everton have still to reach their best.
The first half saw Albion showing virtually all the attacking intent in their first home match in the top flight since being relegated at the end of the 2005/06 campaign.
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