West Bromwich Albion manager Alan Pardew knows that speculation surrounding the future of Jonny Evans is “unsettling.”

The Baggies captain, who has been linked with a January move to Arsenal, Manchester City and former club Manchester United, scored the opening goal in his side’s 2-0 home win against Brighton at The Hawthorns on Saturday.

Evans gave his side the lead after four minutes, arriving at the back post to head in Jay Rodriguez’s flick-on from a Matt Phillips corner, before Craig Dawson scored a header of his own 10 minutes after the break.