Everton entertained Fulham at Goodison Park earlier this evening as they hoped to secure a good result at home in the Premier League. The Toffees made a good start to the game and managed to get to the half-time break with a goalless scoreline.
Alex Iwobi finally broke the deadlock against his old club in the 61st minute. However, Beto managed to equalise for Sean Dyche’s side in injury-time. The Merseyside club ended up securing a hard-fought 1-1 draw in front of their home fans.
Let’s take a look at how each Everton player fared during the match against the Cottagers.
GK: Jordan Pickford – 6.5/10
The English keeper made a couple of solid saves at the back but failed to keep a clean sheet.
RB: Ashley Young – 7/10
He cleared the danger when he could and picked up an assist for setting up Beto’s equaliser in injury time.
CB: James Tarkowski – 6.5/10
Tarkowski made a lot of important clearances inside his half and was tidy with his passing.
CB: Michael Keane – 6.5/10
He kept things solid at the back for most of the game but gave away the ball cheaply at times.
LB: Vitaliy Mykolenko – 6.5/10
He performed his defensive duties well and made two good chances from the left flank.
CM: Abdoulaye Doucoure – 7/10
Doucoure was a positive influence at both ends of the pitch.
CM: Idrissa Gueye – 7.5/10
Gueye anchored the midfield well and made two decent runs with the ball.
RW: Jack Harrison – 5.5/10
He failed to impress during his time on the field.
CAM: Dwight McNeil – 6.5/10
McNeil made two promising runs with the ball and was replaced in the 85th minute.
LW: Iliman Ndiaye – 6.5/10
He made one good run with the ball but never looked like he would score.
ST: Dominic Calvert-Lewin – 6.5/10
Calvert-Lewin came back to defend when needed but failed to find the back of the net.
Substitutes:
RW: Jesper Lindstrom – 6/10
His impact on the game was minimal.
CM: Orel Mangala – 6.5/10
Mangala managed to impress after coming off the bench.
ST: Beto – 7/10
He came on and became Everton’s saviour by scoring the equaliser in injury-time.
CB: Jarrad Branthwaite – N/A
