Everton will no longer be able to rely on Goodison Park to protect the club’s Premier League status.
That is the grim reality after a lacklustre display in an important game lost to a Fulham side that had imploded since its chaotic FA Cup defeat to Manchester United a month ago. Yet despite facing opposition with little to play for, with its main goal threat suspended and its manager in the stands, Everton were second best.
All is not lost. But with just 27 points on the board and seven games to go, only three of which are at home, it is becoming increasingly difficult to see a survival run that does not feature wins on the road.
