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GYLFI SIGURDSSON kept his cool after a penalty miss to fire Everton to just their second Premier League win of the season.
The Iceland ace scored twice either side of a Cenk Tosun header to punish new boys Fulham and grab the Toffees’ first three points since August.
Blues boss Marco Silva hailed two-goal hero Sigurdsson and said: “He showed fantastic character. Not just him, but for our squad.
“He missed a penalty but after two minutes he started working hard again.
“In some moments he didn’t perform but the outcome was fair with him today.”
This was a meeting between two sides with just one win each in their opening six Premier League games.
But for Everton that was a more hurtful statistic given their summer spending and hopes of European qualification.
And in the opening half, it was the Cottagers who had the better chances – Andre Schurrle firing over and then Ryan Sessegnon hitting the bar. Just seven minutes after the restart, the Toffees had a penalty when Dominic Calvert-lewin was barged over by Denis Odoi.
Referee Roger East initially waved away calls for a spot-kick but assistant Andrew Garratt signalled to give it. Sigurdsson stepped up only to smash off the bar from 12 yards out.
But four minutes later he atoned, when Jonjoe Kenny’s cut-back was deflected into his path by Odoi’s outstretched leg.
This time Sigurdsson found the bottom corner with an impressive first-touch finish.
Everton were on top and in the 66th minute they had a second when Tosun – not long off the bench – rose to head home Theo Walcott’s cross for his first goal of the campaign.
The Toffees got a third with a minute to go after summer signing Bernard’s run down the left opened up Fulham again and his cut-back fell to Sigurdsson, who took a touch before slotting home.
Fulham manager Slavisa Jokanovic said: “We started the game well.
“We controlled the situation in the first 45 minutes.
“But then they scored three easy goals. We must be more brave and more consistent.”