Davy Propper could not have made a more contrasting impact on the Premier League than fellow countryman and namesake Davy Klaassen.

Tomorrow at Goodison Park, Propper will start his 30th match out of 30 for the Seagulls.

Klaassen will be nowhere near Sam Allardyce's Everton line-up.

Last Sunday, after Albion's win over Arsenal at the Amex, Propper's influential central midfield partnership with Dale Stephens was highlighted by Alan Shearer on Match Of The Day.

The following night at a near-deserted Goodison, Klaassen had a 70-minute outing in Everton's under-23s.

Klaassen (below) cost Everton around £25 million from Ajax last summer, more than double Propper's fee from their Dutch rivals PSV Eindhoven.

The Argus: "I knew him," Propper told The Argus. "I played against him when I was at PSV and Vitesse. In Holland he did great. Since he has been at Everton he's been struggling a little bit. I hope he will get out of it.

"At the beginning they weren't so good, the coach (Ronald Koeman) left, they took two numbers tens in his position, so for him it's been really difficult."

Not so for Propper, retained in the provisional Dutch squad named by new boss Koeman this week for Holland's friendlies later this month against England and Portugal.

Klassen, frozen out by Sam Allardyce, made the last of his four Premier League appearances for Everton in September.

The unassuming Propper has missed just 14 minutes of Premier League action for Albion, when he was substituted late-on in the defeat at West Brom in January.

Only six outfield players, including engine room accomplice Stephens, and the Seagulls' central defender Lewis Dunk, have played more.

To suggest the combination between Propper and Stephens (below) has been pivotal to Albion's success would be as understated as his persona. Especially as Chris Hughton's midfield set-up is not one Propper has been accustomed to.

The Argus: "I never really played as one of two holding midfielders," he said. "That's a little bit of a change. I haven't had a partnership like this. It was more of a three in midfield at PSV and Vitesse."

Shearer was singing their praises following the signature victory over Arsenal.

"I didn't see it, but I heard about it," Propper said. "It's really great to have some compliments about you and Dale. At the moment we are working really well together. He's a great partner."

Even among regular Albion watchers, a lot of the work done by Propper and Stephens, breaking up opposition attacks and making the team tick, goes unnoticed because it is not of the eyecatching variety.

"I think that's for both of us," Propper said. "It's not a position where you are all over the papers, but I think it's very important that we are holding together and are not in the spotlight so much.

"I think that it's also very important for us to keep hold of the structure of the team. We've grown.

"I am happy where we are now (in the table), but of course there are some improvements."

Propper's understanding with Stephens has developed more through intuition than conversation.

The 26-year-old from Arnhem is not, by his own admission, much of a talker. "No, not really," he said. "You try to help each other, of course.

"To tell him where to go, where I have to go. On the field it's different. Outside I am quiet and easy (going)."

The Argus: Propper (above) did not have the easiest of introductions on the opening day of the season at home to Manchester City, only days after signing.

Retaining a spot in Hughton's starting line-up for every match since then emphasises the progress he has made.

"When you come here you don't expect that, of course," he said. "I'm really happy to play all the games.

"That (Man City game) was difficult. I didn't know my team-mates so well and we were struggling a bit. From there we started growing and now we are a great team.

"You hope you can do things like this and keep far away from the relegation zone. I'm very happy with that."