On April 15, one of the matches of the 31st round of the English Football Championship took place. Everton (Liverpool) and Fulham (England) met.
Championship of England, 31st round
Everton (Liverpool) — Fulham (England) — 1:3 (1:1)
Goals: McNeil (35) - Reed (22), Wilson (51), D. James (68)
Warnings: I. Guie (27), Gray (70), Mikolenko (80), T. Adarabioyo (81), Bernd Leno (90+6)
In a thrilling Premier League match at Goodison Park, Everton took on Fulham in front of a packed stadium. At half-time, the score was equal - 1:1, but in the second half, "Fulham" bounced back and defeated the opponent with a score of 3:1. The match got off to a strong start and Fulham took the lead in the 22nd minute thanks to a fantastic goal from H. Reed. Everton reacted brilliantly and managed to level the score just ten minutes later when D. McNeil scored to make it 1-1. The rest of the first half was a tense struggle, both teams created many chances but failed to convert them. Everton's Y. Gouyet received a yellow card in the 27th minute, and the teams went into the break with a tie. After the break, Fulham took control of the match and scored the second goal in the 51st minute, when H. Wilson was in the net. Everton tried to bounce back and made the first substitution in the 58th minute: B. Godfrey came on for N. Patterson. But Fulham kept pushing and scored their third goal of the match in the 68th minute.
In response, "Everton" made a second change: T. Davies came out instead of I. Guye. The game heated up towards the end, both teams received yellow cards. In the 70th minute, Everton player D. Gray received a yellow card, and in the 80th minute - V. Nikolenko. Fulham's T. Adarabiyo also received a yellow card in the 81st minute, and B. Leno in the final minutes of the game. Everton made their third and last substitution in the 74th minute, replacing N. Mopei with E. Sims. Fulham responded with two substitutions in the 79th minute: Willian and A. Pereira came on for B. Reed and T. Cairney, respectively. Fulham's last substitution came in the 85th minute: H. Reid was replaced by S. Lukic. In the 90th minute they made another substitution replacing D. James with Carlos Vinicius. As a result, "Fulham" won a well-deserved victory over "Everton" with a score of 3:1. It was an exciting match, with a lot of action and interesting moments, and both teams put in a decent effort. Fans who were lucky enough to attend Goodison Park will surely agree that it was an unforgettable match.
In the next round, the opponents are waiting for such matches: Kr-l Palace - Everton, Fulham - Leeds.
| Everton | Fulham | |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | shots on target | 7 |
| 14 | blows | 20 |
| 2 | Blocked punches | 5 |
| 8 | Kicks from the box | 10 |
| 6 | Kicks from outside the box | 10 |
| 10 | Violations | 5 |
| 4 | corner | 6 |
| 1 | offsides | 0 |
| 47% | Ball possession | 53% |
| 3 | yellow cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 4 | Goalie saves | 6 |
| 384 | Total transfers | 436 |
| 289 | Accurate gear | 326 |
| 75% | Gear Accuracy | 75% |