LIVERPOOL. Fulham tops Everton 1-0 after B. Reid scored just 1 goal (73′). Fulham capitalized on its superior ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the Goodison Park stadium in Liverpool on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 39,940 spectators.​ The referee was Stuart Attwell assisted by Constantine Hatzidakis and James Mainwaring. The 4th official was Anthony Taylor. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 18.9 degrees Celsius or 66.02 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 65%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Fulham was in firm control of the ball 59% while Everton was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Everton was more pushing with 53 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 9 were on target. Anyway, Fulham was able to find the solution to win this match.​

Everton shot 19 times, 9 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Fulham shot 9 times, 2 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Everton didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Fulham received 3 yellow cards (Willian, Kenny Tete and Marco Saraiva da Silva).

Standings

After this encounter, Everton stays with 0 points to occupy the 15th place in the table. Talking about the opposition, Fulham has 3 points (5th).

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Everton will play away against Liverpool on the 21st of October with a 21-3 head to head stats in favor of Liverpool (17 draws).

Fulham will play away agasint Tottenham Hotspur on the 21st of October with a 18-4 head to head statistic in favor of Tottenham Hotspur (7 draws).

Everton – Formation

Everton started with a conservative line-up (4-5-1).

The manager Sean Dyche decided to play with the following team: Jordan Pickford (6.6), Nathan Patterson (6.6), Michael Keane (7.0), Ben Godfrey, James Tarkowski (6.6), Ashley Young (6.8), James Garner (7.3), Idrissa Gueye (7.5), Amadou Onana (7.8), Alex Iwobi (7.5), Abdoulaye Doucouré (7.0) and Neal Maupay (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Arnaut Danjuma (6.6), João Virgínia, Vitaliy Mykolenko, André Gomes, Jarrad Branthwaite, Thomas Cannon, Lewis Dobbin (6.8) and Tyler Onyango.

Substitutions

Everton made 2 changes: Neal Maupay for Arnaut Danjuma (73′) and James Garner for Lewis Dobbin (83′).

Best player: Amadou Onana​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Everton was Amadou Onana.

His rating is (7.8) with 27 passes (89% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 7.

Fulham – Formation

Fulham started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Marco Alexandre Saraiva da Silva played with: Bernd Leno (8.4), Kenny Tete (7.5), Issa Diop (7.3), Calvin Bassey, Tim Ream (7.0), Antonee Robinson (7.3), Harrison Reed (7.0), Saša Lukić (7.3), Tom Cairney (6.4), Harry Wilson (7.7), Raúl Jiménez (6.4) and Willian (6.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Marek Rodák, Aleksandar Mitrović (6.7), Andreas Pereira (7.0), Kevin Mbabu, Carlos Vinícius, Matthew Max Dibley-Dias, Jay Stansfield and Bobby Reid (7.5).

Substitutions

Fulham made 3 changes: Willian for Bobby Reid (46′), Tom Cairney for Andreas Pereira (58′) and Raúl Jiménez for Aleksandar Mitrović (58′).

Best player: Bernd Leno​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Fulham was the goalkeeper: Bernd Leno. His rating is 8.36. He performed 6 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​

• Newcastle United – Aston Villa – 5-1
• Sheffield United – Crystal Palace – 0-1
• Everton – Fulham – 0-1
• Brighton & Hove Albion – Luton Town – 4-1
• AFC Bournemouth – West Ham United – 1-1
• Arsenal – Nottingham Forest – 2-1