Everton locked horns with Fulham at Craven Cottage earlier this evening as they hoped to collect all three points on their travels in the Premier League. The Toffees made a solid start to the game but were held to a scoreless draw at half-time.
Both sides canceled each other out in the second 45 minutes as Fulham were denied by some wonderful goalkeeping from Jordan Pickford. The contest finished 0-0 with Everton coming away with a point from the English capital.
Let’s take a look at how each Everton player performed during the match against the Cottagers.
GK: Jordan Pickford – 8.5/10
The English keeper made a lot of crucial saves at the back and earned a well-deserved clean sheet this evening.
RB: Seamus Coleman – 6.5/10
He had a tough game at the back but was tidy with his passing. Coleman got replaced after the hour mark.
CB: Conor Coady – 7/10
The English centre-back made a lot of important clearances at the back and was a threat at the other end of the field as well.
CB: James Tarkowski – 7.5/10
Tarkowski gave a good account of himself on the defensive end of the field and was good on the ball as well.
LB: Vitaliy Mykolenko – 7.5/10
He performed his defensive duties well and had a few lively moments down the left flank.
CM: Idrissa Gueye – 7/10
Gueye did his best to protect his backline and made one good run with the ball.
CM: Amadou Onana – 7/10
He got stuck in with some solid tackles and completed a couple of decent dribbles from midfield.
RW: Anthony Gordon – 6/10
Gordon had a quiet game in the opponent’s half but worked his socks off as usual.
CAM: Alex Iwobi – 6/10
He engineered one good opportunity in the final third but never got a sniff at goal.
LW: Demarai Gray – 7.5/10
Gray caused a few headaches for the opposition defenders but couldn’t take any of his chances.
ST: Dominic Calvert-Lewin – 6.5/10
Calvert-Lewin had a couple of bright moments in the match but failed to register a goal this evening.
Substitutes:
RB: Nathan Patterson – 6/10
He was solid when defending inside his half.
CM: James Garner – 6.5/10
Garner added more energy to Frank Lampard’s midfield.
RW: Dwight McNeil – 6/10
McNeil struggled to influence the game after coming off the bench.
ST: Neal Maupay – N/A
He hardly had any time to make an impact.
