Fulham had been unable to get again to profitable methods within the Premier League on Saturday, drawing 1-1 with Everton at Goodison Park.
It was ex-Toffee Alex Iwobi who received the opening purpose, linking up properly with Emile Smith Rowe earlier than firing previous Jordan Pickford at his close to publish.
In a good match, the three factors may have gone to anybody and Everton had a purpose dominated out by means of Dominic Calvert-Lewin, who netted however was judged to be offside.
The hosts did get their purpose although, on the loss of life by means of substitute Beto.
The striker headed dwelling after Everton launched the ball into the field with simply seconds remaining.
Learn on to find how the match unfolded on Merseyside.
FT. Beto’s injury-time strike retains the Blues unbeaten in 5.
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The way it occurred
Within the first half, each side confirmed loads of attacking intent however struggled to discover a decisive edge within the closing third.
Fulham dominated possession early, with Raul Jimenez and Adama Traore linking up properly.
Jimenez practically opened the scoring however was denied by Everton keeper Jordan Pickford, who was fast to assemble a barely heavy contact from the Mexican striker.
Everton’s defence seemed susceptible to Fulham’s urgent and nearly gifted the guests a purpose when Vitaliy Mykolenko’s misplaced move allowed Jimenez to tee up Emile Smith Rowe.
The prospect, nevertheless, went unconverted as Smith Rowe’s closing contact proved too heavy.
As Everton started to search out their footing, they thought that they had damaged the impasse simply after the half-hour mark.
Idrissa Gueye’s highly effective strike from outdoors the field rattled the crossbar, and Dominic Calvert-Lewin adopted as much as slot it dwelling.
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Nevertheless, the purpose was disallowed after VAR confirmed an offside within the buildup, a lot to the frustration of the house followers.
After a good first half, Fulham returned with renewed vitality.
Their breakthrough got here within the 61st minute, when Smith Rowe, proving pivotal as soon as once more, drove ahead and arrange Alex Iwobi.
The previous Everton man slotted the ball previous Pickford on the close to publish, opting to not have a good time out of respect for his former membership.
Fulham’s fluid counter-attacking continued to hassle Everton, as substitute Reiss Nelson added tempo on the left, practically organising Jimenez for a second purpose.
The depth ramped up within the closing 20 minutes as Everton sought an equaliser.
Supervisor Sean Dyche made a number of attacking substitutions, together with the introduction of Beto and Jesper Lindstrom, hoping for a spark within the dying phases.
Beto seemed vigorous, profitable a nook and forcing a save from Fulham’s Bernd Leno with a close-range header.
Everton’s persistence lastly paid off deep into stoppage time.
Within the 94th minute, substitute Niels Nkounkou swung in a cross to Ashley Younger, who deftly cushioned it again throughout purpose.
Beto was available to move it previous Leno, sending Goodison Park right into a frenzy and securing a dramatic 1-1 draw.
