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Everton’s hopes of Premier League survival suffered a blow as they were beaten by Fulham at Goodison Park.
Harrison Reed put the visitors ahead midway through the first half with a composed finish after Harry Wilson’s curling shot had come back off the post.
The home side responded well though, levelling through Dwight McNeil’s low drive 13 minutes later and ending the half in the ascendancy.
Sean Dyche’s team began the second half quickly, too, but Fulham went ahead against the run of play on 51 minutes as Willian picked out Wilson with a lovely cushioned pass and the former Liverpool winger confidently found the corner.
Stunned by the goal, Everton lost their way and Daniel James extended Fulham’s lead after 68 minutes, racing onto Kenny Tete’s long ball and slotting past Jordan Pickford in the home goal.
Fulham could have scored more before Everton belatedly – and briefly – stirred again and attempted to rally late on.
However, Marco Silva’s side held on comfortably to end a run of five successive defeats and leave Everton in 17th, above the drop zone only on goal difference.
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Everton
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Squad number1Player namePickford
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Squad number22Player nameGodfrey
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Squad number5Player nameKeane
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Squad number2Player nameTarkowski
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Squad number19Player nameMykolenko
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Squad number17Player nameIwobi
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Squad number37Player nameGarner
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Squad number27Player nameGueye
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Squad number7Player nameMcNeil
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Squad number11Player nameGray
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Squad number20Player nameMaupay
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Squad number3Player namePatterson
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Squad number26Player nameDavies
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Squad number50Player nameSimms
Fulham
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Squad number17Player nameLeno
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Squad number2Player nameTete
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Squad number4Player nameTosin
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Squad number13Player nameReam
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Squad number33Player nameRobinson
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Squad number6Player nameReed
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Squad number26Player nameJoão Palhinha
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Squad number8Player nameWilson
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Squad number18Player nameAndreas Pereira
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Squad number20Player nameWillian
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Squad number21Player nameJames
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Squad number10Player nameCairney
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Squad number14Player nameDe Cordova-Reid
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Squad number28Player nameLukic
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Squad number30Player nameCarlos VinÃcius
Line-ups
Everton
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Pickford
- 22GodfreySubstituted forPattersonat 58′minutes
- 5Keane
- 2Tarkowski
- 19MykolenkoBooked at 80mins
- 17Iwobi
- 37Garner
- 27GueyeBooked at 27minsSubstituted forDaviesat 69′minutes
- 7McNeil
- 11GrayBooked at 70mins
- 20MaupaySubstituted forSimmsat 74′minutes
Substitutes
- 3Patterson
- 4Holgate
- 13Mina
- 15Begovic
- 26Davies
- 30Coady
- 50Simms
- 56Mills
- 59Samuels-Smith
Fulham
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 17LenoBooked at 90mins
- 2Tete
- 4TosinBooked at 81mins
- 13Ream
- 33Robinson
- 6ReedSubstituted forLukicat 85′minutes
- 26João Palhinha
- 8Wilson
- 18PereiraSubstituted forCairneyat 79′minutes
- 20WillianSubstituted forDe Cordova-Reidat 79′minutes
- 21JamesSubstituted forAlves Moraisat 90′minutes
Substitutes
- 1Rodák
- 5Duffy
- 10Cairney
- 11Solomon
- 12Cédric Soares
- 14De Cordova-Reid
- 28Lukic
- 30Alves Morais
- 31Diop
Live Text
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Match ends, Everton 1, Fulham 3.
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Second Half ends, Everton 1, Fulham 3.
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Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Demarai Gray.
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Bernd Leno (Fulham) is shown the yellow card.
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Attempt missed. James Garner (Everton) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
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Foul by Sasa Lukic (Fulham).
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James Garner (Everton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Vitalii Mykolenko.
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Foul by Tim Ream (Fulham).
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Ellis Simms (Everton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Substitution, Fulham. Carlos VinÃcius replaces Dan James.
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Attempt missed. James Garner (Everton) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Alex Iwobi.
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Dan James (Fulham) hits the right post with a left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left. Assisted by Bobby De Cordova-Reid.
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Attempt saved. Sasa Lukic (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
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Attempt blocked. Harry Wilson (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dan James.
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Substitution, Fulham. Sasa Lukic replaces Harrison Reed because of an injury.
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Delay over. They are ready to continue.
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Delay in match because of an injury Harrison Reed (Fulham).
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Tosin Adarabioyo (Fulham) is shown the yellow card.
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Delay over. They are ready to continue.
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