everton 3 Sigurdsson (56, 89), Tosun (66) fulham 0

Gylfi Sigurdsson atoned for an earlier penalty miss with a secondhalf double to fire Everton to their first League win in four games against Fulham at Craven Cottage. The Iceland striker had blasted a 52nd-minute spot-kick against the bar, but, four minutes later, he drilled home the opener from the edge of the box, then grabbed his second late on after substitute Cenk Tosun had sealed the points for the hosts. Everton’s most persistent threat came from Richarlison, pushing into a more offensive role by Marco Silva as he sought to end a disappointing run of three goals from their last four matches. The Brazilian had a 10th-minute effort blocked following a mistake by Fulham’s recalled defender Tim Ream, but the visitors responded with a shot over the bar from Andre Schurrle. Another good effort from Richarlison was deflected over the bar as Everton pressed, with Denis Odoi and keeper Marcus Bettinelli combining to deny Theo Walcott, then Richarlison again. Ryan Sessegnon’s near-miss breathed life into Fulham, who ended the first half on top, but referee Roger East’s decision to award the home side a penalty after Odoi’s shove on Dominic Calvert-Lewin looked set to change the course of the match. Sigurdsson struck the bar with his spot-kick, the signal for Silva to shuffle things up front, with Tosun introduced in place of the ineffective Calvert-Lewin after 55 minutes. And almost immediately, Sigurdsson made up for his penalty effort when he drilled home the opening goal after Jonjoe Kenny’s deep cross had been half-cleared into his path. Still the home side struggled to wrap up the points, and Fulham should have been level on the hour when Schurrle launched a counter-attack before playing in Luciano Vietto, whose poor first touch enabled Jordan Pickford to race out and gather. Everton sealed a long-overdue victory on the hour when Walcott whipped in a cross from the left and substitute Tosun was on hand to nod home. Sigurdsson sealed a convincing win in the 89th minute with a low drive from Caldeira Bernard’s cross.