Fulham vs Everton; Premier League
Fulham vs Everton. Premier League.
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Fulham 1-2 Everton: Late comeback win moves David Moyes' side up to seventh in the Premier League
Report and free match highlights as Everton come from behind to win 2-1 at Fulham; second-half goals from Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall and a Bernd Leno own goal sees David Moyes' side up to seventh in the Premier League; Fulham had led thanks to Vitalii Mykolenko's first-half own goal
Saturday 7 February 2026 18:47, UK
Everton came from behind to beat Fulham 2-1 late on at Craven Cottage as David Moyes' side moved up to seventh place in the Premier League, just two points behind Liverpool.
With the suspended Moyes watching from the stands, alongside watching England manager Thomas Tuchel, the visitors had appeared on course for defeat as they trailed to Vitalii Mykolenko's first-half own goal with just a quarter of an hour left in west London.
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However, strikes from Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, followed by a horror Bernd Leno own goal, saw Everton jump up the table, with Liverpool now very much in sight ahead of the champions' home game with Man City on Super Sunday.
And given Everton rank sixth for points won since Moyes returned to the club last January, do not be shocked if the Toffees are able to overtake their rivals and reach Europe come the end of the season.
It could have been the other way round, though, with Fulham up to seventh had they been more clinical in the first half and built on the 18th-minute lead given to them via Mykolenko's unfortunate own goal.
However, those spurned openings came back to haunt them as Everton - who brought on their January loan signing from Chelsea, Tyrique George - stepped up the pace in the second period, firstly levelling via Dewsbury-Hall's well-taken effort, before claiming all three points after a second bizarre own goal of the game.
There appeared little danger as Dewsbury-Hall's 83rd-minute corner floated Leno's way, but under minimal pressure from Jake O'Brien, the experienced German goalkeeper somehow punched the ball into his own net.
Silvar reacted by throwing on his £27 million deadline-day signing from Man City, Oscar Bobb, but with little time to impact the game, the visitors held on and Moyes' dream of European football next season is maybe not so outlandish after all.
What the managers said...
Fulham boss Marco Silva:
"He [Jake O'Brien] was interfering [for Everton's winner], but to be honest, I am so disappointed and we should be disappointed with ourselves much more than talk about the referee.
"It is really the moment to look for us. We have to be more brave, to be more aggressive in all the moments we conceded the goals."
Everton boss David Moyes:
"We did well to make sure it was only 1-0 at half-time and we played much better in the second half.
"Hugely important [win] and I think it probably keeps us away from the big R word at the bottom of the league, that's for sure.
"The idea now is to try and push on, but every win you get in the Premier League, you get quite excited and then you lose a game and can easily be at the wrong end of the league.
"I don't want to come in here and say we're trying to avoid relegation. I don't want to do that because Everton have had too much bad news and bad publicity, so I'd rather come in here and say we're having a go at Europe.
"You might laugh at me in a few weeks' time and say, 'How stupid was I', but I'd rather be positive and try to make the players know that is what I want. They do know, they know as well and they are well aware that we'd like to do that."
