Everton Spank Fulham 2-0
Idrissa Gueye and Michael Keane got the goals as Everton ended a three-game winless run in the Premier League with victory against Fulham at Hill Dickinson Stadium.
The first half looked set to end in frustration for David Moyes’ team after Thierno Barry and James Tarkowski had efforts ruled out for offside, but Gueye slammed home a loose ball in stoppage time to give the Toffees a deserved lead.
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall found the bottom corner early in the second half but became the third Everton player to be thwarted by the linesman’s flag, after Barry strayed offside from Iliman Ndiaye’s knock-down.
Fulham created little in the first half but improved later in the game, Rodrigo Muniz forcing Jordan Pickford into a smart save and Ndiaye producing an outstanding clearance to deny Brazilian Kevin from close range.
However, Everton clinched all three points when Michael Keane glanced Dewsbury-Hall’s corner past Fulham goalkeeper Bernd Leno with nine minutes remaining.
Everton remain in the bottom half but are just a point behind Crystal Palace in ninth, while Fulham sit one point above the relegation zone.