"Bernd Leno's own goal saw Everton complete an impressive second-half turnaround to beat Fulham 2-1, extending their unbeaten run to five Premier League games. Jake O'Brien went close to giving the away side the lead with a header that struck the post inside the first 10 minutes at Craven Cottage, but that would be the closest Everton would come in a first half dominated by Fulham."
"Yet Everton made those reprieves count with a much-improved second-half display, and their reward came in the 75th minute, when Mykolenko teed up Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall to beat Leno from close range. The comeback was capped off eight minutes later. Dewsbury-Hall swung in a delicious corner, and under pressure from O'Brien, Leno could only punch the ball into his own net, consigning Fulham to a first home defeat in two months."
Everton fell behind when Vitaliy Mykolenko deflected the ball into his own net in the 18th minute after Jordan Pickford saved from Raul Jimenez. Fulham dominated the first half, hitting the crossbar twice and creating several chances, but Everton improved markedly after the break. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall levelled in the 75th minute after a Mykolenko assist, and eight minutes later a Dewsbury-Hall corner forced Bernd Leno into an own goal under pressure from Jake O'Brien, sealing a 2-1 comeback. Everton have now gone five away games without defeat.
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