Everton, Brentford triumph against Fulham, Ipswich in dramatic Premier League thrillers

Everton dented Fulham’s European ambitions with a dramatic 3-1 comeback victory at Craven Cottage.

Fulham had taken a deserved 17th-minute lead through Raul Jimenez, who headed in Emile Smith Rowe’s cross.

Marco Silva’s side dominated the first half and nearly doubled their advantage through Harry Wilson, only for Jordan Pickford to pull off a fine save.

However, Everton equalized before the break when Vitalii Mykolenko’s tame strike deflected off Andreas Pereira, wrong-footing goalkeeper Bernd Leno.

In a match reported by the BBC Sports, the visitors turned the game on its head in the second half. Michael Keane headed in Dwight McNeil’s corner in the 70th minute, with the goal standing after a lengthy VAR check.

Just 22 seconds after the restart, Beto added a third, his low effort slipping under Leno’s hand.

Fulham thought they had a lifeline in the 101st minute, but a VAR review upheld referee Darren England’s decision not to award a penalty for a potential handball by Mykolenko.

The defeat left Fulham 11th in the table, four points behind eighth-placed Brentford, while Everton climbed to 13th.

Meanwhile, Kevin Schade scored his fourth goal in three games to give Brentford a 1-0 win over Ipswich Town at Portman Road, pushing the Bees into eighth place.

The German forward headed in Bryan Mbeumo’s corner after the set-piece was bizarrely retaken three times due to penalty-area wrestling.

Brentford’s only change to the squad that beat Manchester United was Paris Maghoma replacing Kristoffer Ajer on the bench, with Thomas Frank naming an unchanged starting XI.

According to Brentford, Ipswich began brightly, with Omari Hutchinson setting up Liam Delap for a header that was saved by Mark Flekken.

After Schade’s opener in the 18th minute, Yoane Wissa and Mbeumo had chances to extend the lead, while Jack Taylor fired a couple of long-range efforts for Ipswich, neither of which troubled the Brentford keeper.

Brentford nearly added a second before halftime, but Mikkel Damsgaard’s shot, set up by Schade, rolled narrowly wide.

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