A last-gasp penalty from Mikel Arteta kept Everton’s slim hopes of Europa League football alive with a 2-1 win against a second-string Fulham side.
With Thursday’s second leg of Fulham’s semi-final against Hamburg in mind, boss Roy Hodgson made nine changes for this game and came within seconds of ending a run of 16 successive defeats at Goodison Park.
Although Erik Nevland gave Fulham a 36th-minute lead against the run of play, Victor Anichebe hauled Everton level five minutes after his arrival as a half-time substitute before Arteta stroked home a face-saving winner deep into injury time.