Steven Pienaaras early purpose was enough for Everton to eke out a 1-0 Premier League gain at home to Fulham. While they did actually tire in a closer second period, the South African completed a wonderful team move soon after the quarter-hour mark of a half your home area centered. The Toffees moved up their game in the closing stages, very nearly got an additional but were enied by some bad concluding and good goalkeeping, including a terrible miss from Marouane Fellaini. It mattered not in the end as, shorn of Dimitar Berbatov after an accident in the first half, Fulham provided little in the last third. Everton kept on for a win that cements their hold on sixth place and puts them three points shy of fourth. Fulham, meanwhile, keep 11th as Southampton and Norwich City were both crushed. Martin Jolas part came with an awful historic report at Goodison a' having lost the prior 19 category fits there a and they showed no sign of breaking the habit as Everton focused from kick-off. Fellaini should have opened the scoring in the last second with a free header put straight at Mark Schwarzer, but the hosts went forward on the quarter-hour mark after having a amazing group purpose. David Moyesas part were attacking with speed and verve, equally full-backs overlapping at will as Leighton Baines and Pienaar gave a time to Stanislav Manolev at right-back. And it was Pienaar who broke the deadlock, moving the ball past Schwarzer after having a wonderful driving shift that culminated in Seamus Colemanas cut-back to the unmarked South African. It looked Everton could run riot as Nikica Jelavic missed a few half-chances, while Pienaar set wide and Fellaini had a rasping finish blocked by his own team-mate Victor Anichebe. Fulham, who dropped Berbatov to injury on the half-hour, did have a couple of half-chances later in the half as replacement Mladen Petric was inches far from converting Kieran Richardsonas cross-shot, while Alexander Kacaniklic found his end expected behind by Tim Howard after an uncharacteristic mistake by Phil Jagielka. Having controlled the first half, Everton seemed to ease off in the next, as possibilities were few and far between for both sides. Confidence was gained by fulham, coming forward more and occasionally showing extended spells of person, with Urby Emanuelson reaching wide eight minutes in. Everton, meanwhile, were working, Phil Jagielkaas header wide from the Baines free-kick as effective as it got before the latter stages. They increased in the final 20 minutes, evaluating Fulham with a range of set-pieces while Kevin Mirallas had a punishment attraction refused following a collision with Manolev. Schwarzer made an exemplary end from a classy Mirallas volley while Anichebe headed just over as Everton moved closer to an additional. That next goal should attended whenever a Baines combination totally bypassed Schwarzer and his support to find Fellaini unmarked at the far post with the goal at his mercy a yet somehow the Belgian set it over the bar. There was another opportunity for the hosts to ensure victory as alternative Ross Barkley was denied by another great Schwarzer preserve, and after turning down the final moments in the place victory was claimed by Everton to drive them nearer to a Europa League position. MAN OF THE Fit Mark Schwarzer (Fulham) a' The seasoned Australian owner rolled right back the years with some fantastic reflex saves to keep the Whites in the game. PERSON SCORES Everton: Howard 6, Baines 7, Jagielka 6, Distin 6, Coleman 7, Osman 6, Fellaini 6, Mirallas 7, Pienaar 8, Anichebe 6, Jelavic 5; Subs: Barkley 6 Fulham: Schwarzer 8, Manolev 5, Senderos 7, Hangeland 6, Richardson 6, Emanuelson 6, Karagounis 6, Enoh 6, Kacaniklic 6, Ruiz 6, Berbatov N/A; Subs: Duff 6, Petric 6, Rodallega N/A MATCHCAST: WHOLE DISCOURSE AND STATS
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