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Beto scored his first league goal of the campaign to snatch a point for Everton Substitute Beto netted a dramatic equaliser deep in stoppage time to salvage a draw for Everton against Fulham, extending their unbeaten run in the Premier League. Sean Dyche's side looked to be heading for defeat following a lacklustre performance, but Portuguese striker Beto turned home Ashley Young’s cutback in the 94th minute to ensure the Toffees stretched their run without defeat to five games. "It means a lot for me, " Beto told BBC Match of the Day. "These couple of weeks I wasn't playing so I needed to put in the hard work, and as everybody says the hard work pays off. "This time it pays off for me and my team-mates, for the Toffees, and it is really important. "The hard work pays off. I just need to keep working. If I have the opportunity of course I want to score, and if I don't I will keep working - this is my mentality. "We showed tonight we don't give up. We need to keep this mentality. " It looked like Alex Iwobi was returning to haunt his old side when he fired home the opening goal on the hour mark following a fine run by Emile Smith Rowe, but the Cottagers could not hold on. Marco Silva’s men were on top in the early stages and came close to breaking the deadlock with chances in quick succession - Adama Traore's drive from an angle was pushed away by Jordan Pickford before Smith Rowe hooked over from close range. Everton had been timid in the exchanges but could have gone in front out of nowhere after midfielder Idrissa Gueye - on his 200th Premier League appearance - rattled the crossbar with a rasping shot and Dominic Calvert-Lewin's follow-up was ruled out for offside. The Blues were disjointed for large periods of the game but plugged away until the end - and Beto picked the perfect time to celebrate his first league goal of the campaign. Reaction from Saturday's Premier League games Have your say on Everton’s performance What did you make of Fulham’s display? This video can not be played 'I could smell it in the air' - Dyche on Everton equaliser The atmosphere from the home supporters was flat for 93 minutes and that seemed to seep on to the pitch, with the Everton players failing to get going until stoppage time. Beto was sent on in place of Calvert-Lewin on 81 minutes and the 26-year-old came up trumps, gambling on Young’s pass to convert from close range and ignite a roar of delight from the Blues faithful. The former Udinese striker wheeled away to celebrate and looked emotional afterwards, hiding his face in his top after getting off the mark in the top flight this season. After a poor start to the campaign Everton are showing signs of form and moved up to 15th in the table, though will drop a place if West Ham avoid defeat against Manchester United on Sunday (14: 00 GMT). Fulham goalkeeper Bernd Leno had a comfortable game, dealing with headers from Abdoulaye Doucoure and Dwight Mc Neil, while he also kept out an effort from Jesper Lindstrom. Gueye’s speculative strike was inches away from finding the roof of the net, but the home side did not give up and head to winless Southampton next weekend in good form. Everton boss Dyche said: "It feels good in the sense that I don't feel we were near our recent performance levels. The big balance is that the mentality continues to grow. "You could smell in the air in the last 10 minutes that a goal was coming - at least I felt that way. "To be fair they were the better team overall today and they are a really good side. We forged a positive point for ourselves in the end. " This video can not be played Fulham were 'so much better' than Everton - Silva Saturday's Premier League games featured a flurry of late goals and Fulham were on the receiving end of one here. Heading into the game the Cottagers had suffered back-to-back defeats, and though they went home with a point, it will feel like another loss having been the better side for much of the contest. It was not a classic by any means, often turgid and fragmented, but Iwobi provided some inspiration with his second league goal this season. The 28-year-old spent four years at Everton and had that in mind after his goal, with a low-key celebration as he ran towards the visiting fans in their corner of Goodison Park. Iwobi’s opener made amends for a poor miss at the end of the first half when he fired over from six yards, while striker Raul Jimenez looped an effort straight at keeper Pickford early in the game. Those missed opportunities proved costly as Fulham showcased their inability to hold on to a lead and kill off the opposition, having now dropped 10 points from winning positions this season. "It's so tough for us and players in the dressing room, " said boss Silva. "We didn't give them any chances to press high. We frustrated their press. We controlled the game. We created clear chances to score. "The result is really unfair because we should have scored one or two more goals. " After the opportunity to rate players has closed, the score displayed represents the average from all the submissions by BBC Sport users. Comments can not be loaded To load Comments you need to enable Java Script in your browser Last Updated 26th October 2024 at 19: 25 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Manager: Sean Dyche Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Marco Silva Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Sean Dyche Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Marco Silva Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Premier League All competitions All competitions All competitions Everton were unbeaten in their first 27 home league games against Fulham between 1949 and 2018 (W23 D4), winning each of the last 22 of those. Since then, they’ve lost their last three at home to the Cottagers. Fulham are unbeaten in their last five Premier League games against Everton (W3 D2), keeping four clean sheets in the process. All three of those wins in that run have come at Goodison Park. Since losing their first four Premier League matches this season, Everton are unbeaten in four games (W2 D2). Only once have the Toffees gone five unbeaten under Sean Dyche, doing so in April and May this year. Fulham have scored the first goal in each of their last five Premier League games (W2 D1 L2), although they’ve lost the last two. Only six teams have lost three in a row after scoring first, most recently Sheffield United in April and May last season. Everton have kept six clean sheets in their last seven Premier League games in October (W4 D2 L1), including both games this season. Since the 2022-23 season, the Toffees have averaged 0. 75 points per game in August and September (P20 W3 D6 L11) compared to 1. 55 points per game in October (W5 D2 L4). Since Sean Dyche’s first Premier League games in charge of Everton, only Arsenal (33) have scored more goals via set pieces (excl. pens) than the Toffees (27). Fulham manager Marco Silva has won each of his last two away Premier League games against Everton, whom he managed 53 times between August 2018 and December 2019. In Premier League history, the only manager to win away at his former club more than twice in a row was Harry Redknapp at West Ham between 2006 and 2009 (five in a row). Everton have made just 22 substitutions in the Premier League this season, fewer than any other side. Since the 2014-15 season, among managers to take charge of 50+ games, Sean Dyche has made the fewest subs per game of any manager (2. 4). Dwight Mc Neil has been involved in six goals in his last six Premier League appearances (3 goals, 3 assists) for Everton. He’s only the third Toffees player with three goals and three assists in the opening eight games of a season, after Francis Jeffers in 1999-00 and James Rodriguez in 2020-21. Raúl Jiménez has scored or assisted in each of his last five Premier League appearances for Fulham (4 goals, 1 assist). No Cottagers player has done so in six games in a row, while only three players have scored or assisted in six in a row aged 33 or older: Gus Poyet aged 34 in 2001, Dennis Bergkamp aged 35 in 2004 and Zlatan Ibrahimovic aged 35 in 2017. Match ends, Everton 1, Fulham 1. Second Half ends, Everton 1, Fulham 1. Attempt missed. Harrison Reed (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Sander Berge following a set piece situation. Issa Diop (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing. Foul by Beto (Everton). Goal! Everton 1, Fulham 1. Beto (Everton) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ashley Young. Attempt missed. Michael Keane (Everton) header from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by James Tarkowski. Substitution, Fulham. Jorge Cuenca replaces Alex Iwobi. Substitution, Fulham. Rodrigo Muniz replaces Raúl Jiménez. Offside, Fulham. Raúl Jiménez is caught offside. Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time. Attempt saved. Beto (Everton) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Vitalii Mykolenko with a cross. Corner, Everton. Conceded by Issa Diop. Attempt blocked. Beto (Everton) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Delay over. They are ready to continue. Delay in match because of an injury Calvin Bassey (Fulham). Substitution, Everton. Jarrad Branthwaite replaces Dwight Mc Neil because of an injury. Delay over. They are ready to continue. Delay in match because of an injury Dwight Mc Neil (Everton). Attempt saved. Jesper Lindstrøm (Everton) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Orel Mangala. © 2024 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.