By james art The striker scored in the fourth minute of added time to cancel out former Toffees winger Alex Iwobi’s 61st-minute strike and extend the hosts’ unbeaten run to five games.
Everton had an effort canceled out in the first half and Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s finish was ruled out for offside but showed little threat before Beto’s final touch.
Sean Dyche’s men climb up to 15th in the Premier League table, while Fulham – whose boss Marco Silva has also returned to his old club after managing Everton from May 2018 to December 2019 – remain 10 – you.
Fulham created the first chance of the game in the seventh minute when Raul Jimenez brought down Kenny Tetteh’s cross and fired a shot that was saved by Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford.
At the other end, appeals for a penalty were waved away by referee John Brooks when Calvert-Lewin went down in the box under the attention of Calvin Bessie and Abdoulaye Doucourt headed Fulham goalkeeper Bernd Leno.
But the visitors had more possession and they threatened again in the 27th minute when Vitaly Mikolenko lost the ball, the ball was passed to Adama Traore and his shot was parried by Pickford. After Everton failed to clear, Emil Smith Rowe then netted moments later.
The home side then thought they were ahead just after the half-hour mark when Idrissa Gueye hit the post and Calvert-Lewin got in on the follow-up, but the effort was ruled out for offside, a decision upheld after a VAR review.
Both sides had good opportunities in the last few minutes of the half, with Dwight McNeill seeing his header saved by Leno and Issa Diop, and Iwobi missing the target for Fulham.
Fulham applied further pressure at the start of the second half and, after Andreas Pereira’s clearance, they took the lead when Smith Rowe avoided several challenges and fed the ball to Iwobi, who advanced into the box and beat Pickford at his near post.
Everton fans expressed their frustration soon after when Jack Harrison fired into the stands before Iwobi drove the ball into the penalty area, where Doucourt intervened just before it reached Smith Rowe.
Jimenez fired wide and Everton substitute Jesper Lindström saw a shot deflected away by Leno.
When Beto then successfully saved a header from Leno in the final minute of normal time, it looked like the game was up for Everton.
But the Guinea-Bissau international would have the final say soon after, heading home Ashley Young’s cross to ensure it was all over.