Fulham head coach Marco Silva believes Jake O’Brien was interfering with his goalkeeper Bernd Leno for Everton’s winner at Craven Cottage but believes the hosts only have themselves to blame for their 2-1 defeat. A Vitalii Mykolenko own goal put the west London side ahead on 18 minutes and the Cottagers had numerous chances to extend their lead in the first half before their collapse after the break.

Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall equalised for the Blues on 75 minutes and then eight minutes later, his corner-kick was punched into the net by Leno, who made a hash of 6ft 6in defender O’Brien standing in front of him.

Asked about the pivotal moment that secured Everton’s 11th away win since David Moyes returned and a Premier League comeback victory – a feat Silva failed to achieve during his 18 months as Blues boss – the Portuguese coach said: “He was interfering, but to be honest, I am so disappointed and we should be disappointed with ourselves much more than to talk about the referee.

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