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UPDATE 1-Soccer-Maja double gives lowly Fulham 2-0 win at Everton

Published 14/02/2021, 22:40
Updated 14/02/2021, 22:42
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LIVERPOOL, England, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Fulham's Nigerian
striker Josh Maja scored his first two goals for the club to
secure a 2-0 victory at Everton on Sunday as the visitors ended
a 12-game Premier League run without a win and rekindled their
hopes of avoiding relegation.
The result left Fulham in 18th spot on 18 points from 23
games, seven behind 17th-placed Newcastle United in the safety
zone, while Everton stayed seventh on 37 from 22 after another
lacklustre home performance.
Everton's poor league form continued as they suffered a
third home defeat in four games, while Fulham won at Goodison
Park for the first time ever in the league after 22 straight
defeats with Maja netting on his first start for the Cottagers.
The 22-year old striker was upbeat after the longest home
winning run over an opponent in English top-flight history ended
for Everton, who had beaten Fulham repeatedly since 1961.
"It is a big one, we came into the game wanting to win it
and not had the results we wanted," Maja told BT Sport.
"We took our chances when they came and put in another good
performance again, we want to continue like this. For the whole
90 minutes the guys worked hard and stuck to the game plan.
"This is a night I have been dreaming about for a long time,
especially last night, and I had a feeling it was coming and
pleased it became a reality."
Fulham missed a hatful of first-half chances before former
Sunderland striker Maja, on loan from French side Girondins
Bordeaux, slid in to steer home Ola Aina's fizzing low cross in
the 48th minute.
He made it 2-0 in the 65th with another predator's finish,
popping up in front of goalkeeper Robin Olsen to tap in a
rebound from close range after Harrison Reed hit the post with a
long-range effort.
Everton striker Josh King had a goal disallowed for offside
in the closing stages which summed up the Toffees' miserable
evening as they failed to create anything meaningful up front.
Fulham's ex-Everton forward Ademola Lookman was delighted.
"We kept believing," he said. "At halftime we said we'll do
the exact same thing in the second half and we scored twice.
"It gives the team a boost of confidence and we'll take that
into the next game. I've said before if we stick together and
put the ball in the back of the net, we'll win games."

(Writing by Zoran Milosavljevic; Editing by Ken Ferris)

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