Steven Pienaar makes the big difference for Everton against Fulham - The Guardian

On a day that was as much about the long run and the past since the present, there were few signs that an era is ending at Goodison Park. Along with his agreement expiring in summer time, this may show David Moyes's penultimate home game responsible. But, it simply felt like an end-of-season experience where, due to Steven Pienaar's winner, Everton maintained their faint hopes of finishing sixth and entering the Europa League next season. They're on course to get the personal category of the Merseyside groups and could welcome genuine winners. Everton were commemorating the 50th anniversary of the name in 1963, which was secured against Fulham, and five children of Harry Catterick's staff got to the message at half-time. Moyes noted a half-century of his or her own, his 50th birthday having fallen on Thursday, and the subplot of the growing season has been the problem if he will be handling Everton when he becomes 51. Increasingly, but, the indications are that the Scot will remain an Evertonian. "The target now for the membership and myself is to continue to build on which we've previously achieved," he wrote in the matchday process, indicating a continuity. Foundations have already been set in a season of standard practice and certainly one of Everton's most industrious people can also be amongst their most improved. Their goal presented an illustration of Seamus Coleman's vim and verve. After slick interplay with Kevin Mirallas, Leon Osman introduced the overlapping Irishman who slice the ball back for Pienaar to go his shot in. While there has been a season-long emphasis on the risk given by Leighton Baines on Everton's left flank, their other full-back is proving equally adventurous. Everton had very nearly brought early in the day when Fellaini met Kevin Mirallas's part with a that Mark Schwarzer blocked on his point. They could have doubled their benefit when the jinking, juggling Mirallas finished a solo work with a volley Schwarzer pushed to protection, an open goal was missed by Fellaini after a mix from Baines and the goalkeeper refused Ross Barkley an initial Everton goal. None the less, one proved enough. Fulham made a modest start and Dimitar Berbatov lasted significantly less than around 30 minutes, giving a cameo which was only significant for a shout of disappointment at Alex Kacaniklic when the Swede delayed his move too long, resulting in the Bulgarian straying offside. They really improved without their leading scorer and his alternative, Mladen Petric, was inches from equalising when he flung himself at Kieran Richardson's drilled cross-shot but just could not apply a telling hint. Urby Emmanuelson then passed up the chance to start his Fulham account, lifting a shot high on the bar when found by Kacaniklic nevertheless the result was all too familiar. Fulham have not won a game at Goodison Park. This is a 20th effective useless journey. Their last category draw came back in 1959, back in the occasions before Catterick, let alone Moyes.