Paintsil tries to pick out Dempsey but Hibbert gets in the vital block as time runs out.

Zamora latches onto a long ball from Murphy but aims his volley straight at Howard.

A 3-1 scoreline in favour of Liverpool suggests that Fulham are destined to clinch the final Europa League spot.

Hibbert skips past Etuhu and tries an ambitious long range drive which fails to trouble Schwarzer.

Everton are dictating the pace of the game as Fulham appear to have run out of ideas.

Zamora breaks free of his marker but he launches his shot deep into the stand.

Dempsey drills in a shot from the left but it deflects off Hibbert for a throw in.

Etuhu's incisive pass finds Paintsil steaming in from the right but his shot is just off target.

Everton are enjoying a good spell of possession as Fulham appear anxious in defence.

Fulham build on the left with Konchesky and Kamara. A promising move is brought to a halt as Etuhu is harshly judged to have handled the ball.

Paintsil and Gera link up again on the Fulham right flank. Gera's curling shot fails to trouble Howard in the Everton goal.

A mix up between Yobo and Howard. Howard picks up the ball on the edge of his area and a loud appeal for handball is waved away by Mike Riley.

Osman picks out Saha with an inviting cross and his powerful header is brilliantly saved by Schwarzer.

Pienaar breaks from midfield but Brede Hangeland makes a decisive challenge to clear the danger just inside his box.

Konchesky swings in a corner but Gera's near post header is off target.

Gera picks out Kamara on the edge of the Everton box but the ball bobbles up and his shot goes wide.

Paintsil and Gera are having a lot of joy down the right flank and Roy Hodgson's side are trying to exploit this.

A clever ball from Gera finds Kamara at a tight angle. He strikes a first time shot at goal but fails to hit the target.

Pienaar is seeing much more of the ball in the closing stages of this half and tries to search out Saha again but this time his ball is too far ahead of his team-mate and it runs through to a Fulham shirt.

The visitors move forward and Pienaar picks out Saha in a great position but his low shot is turned around the post by Schwarzer.

News that Liverpool have taken the lead against Tottenham seems to have reached the stands as the home fans become jubilant.

The sun is beating down on Craven Cottage and the heat may cause a slower tempo as we pass the half hour mark.

Rodwell curls a shot goal-wards from distance but the ball sails harmlessly wide of Schwarzer's goal.

Fulham have taken control of the game after a bright start from the visitors but still need to find a means of breaking through the Everton rear-guard.

Cahill tries his luck again with a long range effort but finds his shot sailing into the stand behind the goal.

Dempsey looks lively in the opening stages of this game and bursts through the Everton defence but miscues his shot, sending it high and wide of the target.

Nevland slices open the Everton defence with a deft back-heel. Dempsey latches onto the through ball and is through on goal before good defending from Joleon Lescott stops him in his tracks.

Fulham enjoy a lengthy spell of possession in the Everton half before Gera hits an ambitious shot from distance that fails to trouble Howard who is furious with his defenders.

Tim Cahill gets a half chance on the corner of the box and tries to bend his shot into the far corner but sends his effort straight down the throat of Schwarzer.

Paul Konchesky gallops forward down the left flank and sends an inviting cross into the box. Zoltan Gera tries to steer his header inside the near post but Tim Howard is equal to the task.

Steven Pienaar goes down under a heavy challenge from John Paintsil but the Everton fans are pleased to see him take the field after a few anxious moments.

Everton do not look like sitting back in this game, despite already securing their place in Europe, though David Moyes may keep an eye on the fitness of some of his players ahead of the FA Cup Final next weekend.

Nevland thrashes a shot across the face of goal and almost finds Clint Dempsey in a wonderful position at the far post but his team-mate fails to connect with the ball.

Jack Rodwell fires in a low shot from the edge of the box but it is comfortably saved by Mark Schwarzer.

A Leon Osman cross causes all sorts of problems inside the Fulham box and Louis Saha's header rattles the crossbar.

Fulham get an early break as Danny Murphy searches out Erik Nevland inside the box but the ball is just too far ahead of the Norwegian forward.