Everton vs Fulham, 2025-26 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueEverton turn to Idrissa Gueye and Michael Keane to deny Fulham
Idrissa Gueye and Michael Keane supplemented Everton's misfiring attack in a 2-0 win which extended Fulham's woes on the road to a fifth successive match.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt blocked. Thierno Barry (Everton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.
- 5': Calvin Bassey (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Thierno Barry (Everton).
- 7': Attempt missed. Thierno Barry (Everton) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Iliman Ndiaye with a cross.
- 9': Foul by Sasa Lukic (Fulham).
- 9': Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Sasa Lukic (Fulham).
- 10': Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Everton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 10': Sasa Lukic (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 11': Attempt saved. James Garner (Everton) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Bernd Leno (Fulham).
- 11': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Bernd Leno.
- 12': Delay in match because of an injury Joachim Andersen (Fulham).
- 14': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 17': Foul by Kenny Tete (Fulham).
- 17': Jack Grealish (Everton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 19': Calvin Bassey (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Thierno Barry (Everton).
- 21': Attempt saved. Alex Iwobi (Fulham) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Jordan Pickford (Everton). Assisted by Kenny Tete with a cross.
- 24': Delay in match because of an injury Thierno Barry (Everton).
- 25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 26': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Calvin Bassey.
- 27': Attempt missed. Iliman Ndiaye (Everton) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jack Grealish following a corner.
- 27': Foul by Joachim Andersen (Fulham).
- 27': Jack Grealish (Everton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 28': Attempt blocked. James Garner (Everton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 29': Foul by Raúl Jiménez (Fulham).
- 29': Michael Keane (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Calvin Bassey (Fulham).
- 30': Thierno Barry (Everton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 32': Foul by Vitalii Mykolenko (Everton).
- 32': Raúl Jiménez (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Vitalii Mykolenko.
- 33': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Vitalii Mykolenko.
- 34': Attempt saved. Raúl Jiménez (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Jordan Pickford (Everton). Assisted by Alex Iwobi.
- 34': Offside, Everton. Iliman Ndiaye is caught offside.
- 36': Foul by Kenny Tete (Fulham).
- 36': Jack Grealish (Everton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 37': Foul by James Tarkowski (Everton).
- 37': Sasa Lukic (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Michael Keane (Everton).
- 37': Raúl Jiménez (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 38': Foul by Thierno Barry (Everton).
- 38': Kenny Tete (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 39': Attempt blocked. Raúl Jiménez (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 39': Attempt blocked. Kevin (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Iwobi.
- 40': Calvin Bassey (Fulham) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 40': Foul by James Garner (Everton).
- 41': Foul by Sasa Lukic (Fulham).
- 41': Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Everton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 42': Offside, Everton. James Tarkowski is caught offside.
- 43': Foul by Raúl Jiménez (Fulham).
- 43': James Tarkowski (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Attempt blocked. James Garner (Everton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
- 45'+3': James Tarkowski (Everton) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+3': Calvin Bassey (Fulham) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+4': Attempt saved. James Tarkowski (Everton) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Bernd Leno (Fulham). Assisted by Vitalii Mykolenko with a cross.
- 45'+4': Goal! Everton 1, Fulham 0. Idrissa Gueye (Everton) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tim Iroegbunam.
- 45'+6': Attempt missed. Kevin (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 45'+8': First Half ends, Everton 1, Fulham 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Everton 1, Fulham 0.
- 45': Substitution, Fulham. Josh King replaces Sasa Lukic.
- 46': Offside, Everton. Thierno Barry is caught offside.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Harry Wilson (Fulham) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh King.
- 48': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Vitalii Mykolenko.
- 48': Delay in match (Everton).
- 50': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 51': Foul by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Everton).
- 51': Kenny Tete (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Offside, Everton. Thierno Barry is caught offside.
- 54': Offside, Fulham. Raúl Jiménez is caught offside.
- 57': Delay in match because of an injury Thierno Barry (Everton).
- 57': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 58': Foul by Kevin (Fulham).
- 58': James Garner (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Substitution, Fulham. Rodrigo Muniz replaces Raúl Jiménez.
- 59': Substitution, Fulham. Samuel Chukwueze replaces Harry Wilson.
- 59': Foul by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Everton).
- 59': Kenny Tete (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Attempt saved. Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Jordan Pickford (Everton). Assisted by Josh King.
- 62': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Iliman Ndiaye.
- 63': Foul by Michael Keane (Everton).
- 63': Josh King (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Tim Iroegbunam (Everton) is shown the yellow card.
- 64': Foul by Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham).
- 64': Tim Iroegbunam (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Substitution, Everton. Merlin Röhl replaces Tim Iroegbunam.
- 69': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Ryan Sessegnon.
- 70': Attempt missed. Idrissa Gueye (Everton) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jack Grealish following a corner.
- 72': Offside, Everton. Iliman Ndiaye is caught offside.
- 74': Attempt missed. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Everton) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Idrissa Gueye.
- 75': Substitution, Fulham. Adama Traoré replaces Rodrigo Muniz because of an injury.
- 76': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Vitalii Mykolenko.
- 79': Substitution, Everton. Beto replaces Thierno Barry.
- 80': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Ryan Sessegnon.
- 81': Goal! Everton 2, Fulham 0. Michael Keane (Everton) with an attempt from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall with a cross following a corner.
- 84': Attempt saved. Adama Traoré (Fulham) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jordan Pickford (Everton). Assisted by Sander Berge.
- 85': Foul by Kevin (Fulham).
- 85': Iliman Ndiaye (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Joachim Andersen.
- 87': Substitution, Fulham. Emile Smith Rowe replaces Kevin.
- 89': Substitution, Everton. Jake O'Brien replaces Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.
- 90': Foul by Samuel Chukwueze (Fulham).
- 90': Idrissa Gueye (Everton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. James Garner (Everton) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
- 90'+2': Handball by Adama Traoré (Fulham).
- 90'+3': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Alex Iwobi.
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Beto (Everton) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by James Garner with a cross.
- 90'+4': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Joachim Andersen.
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Jack Grealish (Everton) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Bernd Leno (Fulham).
- 90'+5': Adama Traoré (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+5': Foul by Iliman Ndiaye (Everton).
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Everton 2, Fulham 0.
- 0': Match ends, Everton 2, Fulham 0.
Statistics
 FUL |
EVE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 11 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 5 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 3 | Saves | 4 |
| 49.9 | Possession | 50.1 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 338 | Accurate Passes | 342 |
| 411 | Passes | 406 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 14 | Crosses | 22 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 47 | Long Balls | 40 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 16 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 17 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 34 | Effective Clearances | 23 |
| 34 | Clearances | 23 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Hill Dickinson Stadium
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 52,491
Venue: Hill Dickinson Stadium
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 52,491
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 11 | +15 | 26 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 11 | +15 | 22 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 11 | +10 | 20 |
| 4 | Sunderland | 11 | +4 | 19 |
Line-Ups
Everton (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan Pickford (GK) |
| 5 | Michael Keane |
| 6 | James Tarkowski  |
| 16 | Vitaliy Mykolenko |
| 37 | James Garner |
| 22 | Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall |
| 27 | Idrissa Gueye |
| 42 | Tim Iroegbunam |
| 11 | Thierno Barry |
| 18 | Jack Grealish |
| 10 | Iliman Ndiaye |
Fulham (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Bernd Leno (GK) |
| 3 | Calvin Bassey |
| 5 | Joachim Andersen |
| 30 | Ryan Sessegnon |
| 2 | Kenny Tete |
| 17 | Alex Iwobi |
| 16 | Sander Berge |
| 20 | Sasa Lukic |
| 7 | Raúl Jiménez |
| 22 | Kevin |
| 8 | Harry Wilson |
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