The substitute’s intervention extended the host’s unbeaten run to five Premier League matches as Fulham was frustrated despite a dominant display.

Alex Iwobi, on his former stomping ground, put Marco Silva’s team deservedly ahead in the 61st minute.

The assistant’s offside flag had spared Fulham in the first half, when Dominic Calvert-Lewin saw a goal ruled out for offside after Idrissa Gueye had struck the woodwork.

That was the closest Everton came until Beto came up with a close-range header in the 94th minute.

While Fulham sits 10th after stopping the of two defeats on the bounce, Everton moves up to 15th on nine points.