Report and free highlights as Tosin Adarabioyo’s successful spot-kick earns Fulham a first-ever Carabao Cup semi-final spot with victory over Everton; Michael Keane’s first-half personal purpose earlier cancelled out by Beto’s injury-time equaliser, earlier than Idrissa Gueye’s essential miss in shootout
By Ron Walker, Digital Football Journalist @Ronnabe
Tosin Adarabioyo held his nerve from 12 yards to seal Fulham’s Carabao Cup semi-final spot with a shootout win over Everton following a 1-1 draw at Goodison Park.
Adarabioyo’s spot-kick settled a marathon shootout, with 13 of 16 penalties scored earlier than Idrissa Gana Gueye rattled the put up in sudden demise, permitting the Fulham centre-back to safe the Cottagers’ development.
Fulham had led a largely uneventful recreation from the 41st minute to the 82nd – regardless of failing to register a single shot on goal within the opening half – thanks to Michael Keane’s clumsy personal purpose.
They seemed sure to attain the ultimate 4 with time ticking away till substitute Beto’s late header from a free ball which deflected kindly into his path to set up the shoot-out.
Amadou Onana may have despatched Everton via with the Toffees’ fifth spot kick however his dreadful penalty was simply saved by Bernd Leno.
Amadou Onana held his head in his fingers after taking a shocker of a penalty towards Fulham which noticed Everton knocked out of the Carabao Cup.
Four excellent strikes adopted from the guests, with Adarabioyo’s composed end setting up Fulham’s first-ever League Cup semi-final look within the new 12 months.
They will discover out their opponents on Wednesday, reside on Sky Sports Football, on the conclusion of the televised Liverpool vs West Ham recreation.
How Fulham’s well-known night time unfolded
Marco Silva selected to rotate greater than his counterpart with 5 modifications to the facet soundly crushed at Newcastle, and Sean Dyche’s extra acquainted Everton facet managed a lot of the first half at Goodison Park.
Chances would come at a premium all night time and particularly within the opening levels, with Jarrad Branthwaite’s tame header on the half-hour mark forcing the primary save of the match, after Dwight McNeil had blazed over from a promising place earlier on.
Though that might stay the one shot on goal of the opening interval, Fulham nonetheless managed to take the lead earlier than the break when Antonee Robinson’s cross was chested into his personal purpose by Keane, who was sluggish to regulate his physique and left Jordan Pickford helpless.
The Fulham purpose had a fortunate escape moments earlier than the interval when James Garner’s curled free-kick was missed by each Everton centre-backs and shaved the far put up with Bernd Leno properly crushed.
But there have been few different moments to bother the Cottagers goalkeeper, regardless of Everton’s continued dominance after the break.
Jack Harrison lashed a shot vast whereas Alex Iwobi lastly registered Fulham’s one and solely shot on goal of the night time from a brief nook towards his outdated membership, with Fulham wanting more and more doubtless to progress because the clock ticked down.
The method of Everton’s late equaliser to deny them over 90 minutes was becoming with the attritional really feel of the sport, with Amadou Onana’s shot deflected up above him by Robinson, permitting the substitute to nod previous a stranded Leno.
Bobby De Cordova-Reid’s saved spot kick gave Onana the prospect to ship Everton via to the ultimate 4 themselves, just for his horrible penalty to roll straight into the goalkeeper’s arms.
Seven excellent penalties got here and went earlier than Gueye struck the body of the woodwork – the one penalty of the shoot-out to miss the goal – and Adarabioyo despatched Fulham to Wembley.
What’s subsequent?
Everton journey to London on Saturday to face Spurs on the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, kick-off 3pm. They then host Premier League title holders Manchester City on December 27, kick-off 8.15pm.
Fulham are at house to Burnley on Saturday, kick-off 3pm. They then head down to the south coast on Boxing Day to face Bournemouth, kick-off 3pm.