Everton welcomed Fulham at Goodison Park earlier this afternoon as they looked to earn a good result at home in the Premier League. The Toffees made a solid start to the game and managed to get to the half-time break with a goalless scoreline.
The Merseyside club struggled to make the decisive breakthrough in the second half and conceded the opening goal in the 73rd minute when Bobby De Cordova-Reid found the back of the net for the visitors. The contest ended with Everton suffering a hard-fought 1-0 loss in front of their home fans.
Let’s take a look a look at how each Everton player fared during the match against Fulham.
GK: Jordan Pickford – 6/10
The English keeper made one good save in the game but won’t be pleased after conceding in the second half.
RB: Nathan Patterson – 6.5/10
He performed his defensive duties well and was a threat going forward.
CB: Michael Keane – 7/10
Keane performed his defensive duties well for most of the game and even had a few attempts at goal.
CB: James Tarkowski – 6.5/10
He made a few important interceptions on the defensive third of the field but will be disappointed after allowing a late goal.
LB: Ashley Young – 6.5/10
Young cleared the danger when needed and made one decent run with the ball.
RM: James Garner – 7/10
He made some driving runs with the ball and came back to defend when needed.
CM: Idrissa Gueye – 7/10
Gueye offered some solid protection for his teammates at the back. However, his efforts were not enough in the end.
CM: Amadou Onana – 7/10
He moved the ball well in the Fulham half and managed to engineer a few promising chances for his teammates.
LM: Alex Iwobi – 7/10
Iwobi was a constant menace in the final third but didn’t do enough to get his name on the scoresheet.
CAM: Abdoulaye Doucoure – 6.5/10
Doucoure created a few inviting opportunities for his teammates to score. However, he lacked conviction up top.
ST: Neal Maupay – 6/10
Maupay had a few strikes at goal but failed to register a goal today.
Substitutes:
ST: Arnaut Danjuma – 6/10
He made one key chance in the opponent’s half.
RM: Lewis Dobbin – N/A
Dobbin didn’t get enough to make an impact.
