To be played at Goodison Park on Saturday 19 March 2010 at Goodison Park, kick off 5.30pm
Everton’s last five games
March 9: Premier League: Everton 1 Birmingham 1
March 5: Premier League: Newcastle 1 Everton 2
March 1: FA Cup – Everton 0 Reading 1
Feb 26: Premier League – Everton 2 Sunderland 0
Feb 19: FA Cup – Chelsea 1 Everton 1
Fulham’s last five games
March 5: Premier League: Fulham 3 Blackburn 2
Feb 27: Premier League: Man City 1 Fulham 1
Feb 20: FA Cup: Fulham 0 Bolton 1
Feb 14: Premier League: Fulham 0 Chelsea 0
Feb 5: Premier League: Aston Villa 2 Fulham 2
Previous meetings
P 52 W 22 D 12 L 18 F 76 A 56
Selected matches
25 April 2010 – Everton 2 Fulham 1 (read match report here)
Mikel Arteta kept Everton’s slim hopes of European qualification alive with converting a late, late penalty to give David Moyes’ side all three points.
Fulham were inbetween two legs of a Europa League semi-final against Hamburg and were outplayed for much of the first half by Everton but took the lead on the stoke of half-time when Erik Nevland capitalised on a rare error from Leighton Baines to slot home.
The Blues levelled soon after the break when substitute Victor Anichebe pressured Chris Smalling into putting through his own goal following a cross by Mikel Arteta and Everton’s second half pressure paid off in the end with Phil Dowd adjudged Chris Baird’s challenge on Tim Vahill to be illegal giving Arteta the chance to win it from the spot.
16 March 2002 – Everton 2 Fulham 1 (read match report here)
David Moyes’ first game in charge of Everton saw the Blues hold on to three vital points after playing more than an hour with ten men.
The new manager’s reign was barely half a minute old when David Unsworth rocketed a shot beyond Edwin van der Sar and the Scotsman, brought in from Preston North End to replace fellow countryman Walter Smith after an abject FA Cup exit at Middlesbrough, was looking at a dream debut when Duncan Ferguson doubled the Blues’ lead after only 12 minutes.
Thomas Gravesen however picked up two yellow cards from referee Graham Barber and was dismissed before the half hour mark and when Steed Malbranque pulled a goal back shortly after half time, the tension was cranked up for 34,639 present at Goodison.
Stout defending backed up by passionate support from the stands saw the Blues home though to secure a vital three points in the battle against relegation.
11 May 1963 – Everton 4 Fulham 1
Everton went into their final game of the season knowing a victory would seal the club’s first league championship since 1939.
In front of more than 60,000 fans, the Blues dominated Fulham from the first whistle.
Roy Vernon netted twice with Scott scoring another inside 28 minutes to make Fulham’s reply immaterial. Vernon went on to complete his hat-trick after half time.
Writing in the Liverpool Echo, Michael Charters wondered if there had been an occasion to match it.
“Old timers say there has been nothing like it since Dixie Dean broke the goalscoring record in 1928 in the last match of the season on the same pitch.
“It was a privilage to be at the historic ground again, this time to see Everton win the championship. If the Pier Head pidgeons were disturbed by the noise I would not be surprised.”
He added: “It was one big, happy family – the sort of feeling one gets but rarely and only sport can provide on these great occasions. One felt there was a mutual feeling of appreciation between the players and supporters.
“On one side, the satisfaction of a hard job well done and finished with a flourish; on the other, genuine acknowledgement of the team’s performances over a long, hard grind of 42 tough matches.”
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