Bernd Leno: There’s no denying that Bernd Leno was the crucial factor in this Fulham smash and grab raid at Goodison Park. The German goalkeeper was one of the steals of the season arriving at Craven Cottage from Arsenal for an initial £3m last year and the summer break doesn’t appear to have affected his brilliance. Leno spread himself superbly to deny Abdoulaye Doucouré in a one-on-one early on, made superb stops to deny Neal Maupay and flung himself to his left to keep out a piledriver from his former Gunners’ team-mate Alex Iwobi before the Whites proved more clinical at the other end. 9

Kenny Tete: The Dutch full back was his usual assured self. He was convincing in the defensive battles that took up most of his first half but good forward to great effect after the break, especially once Marco Silva’s side had got that crucial opening goal. Tete’s energy and determination have him step up a level last term and, although this display was a litte more understated in an opening victory where the back four came under real pressure, he will take confidence from another clean sheet. 7

Issa Diop: Both Diop and Tim Ream had nervy moments in the first 45 minutes where they caught out of position far too often, but the Frenchman was much more assuredn after half time as he headed away everything that came his way. With Fulham under pressure throughout, the big centre half often resorted to the sort of safety first defending that brought to mind Alan Hansen’s mantra: ‘If in doubt, kick it out’. 6

Tim Ream: The American defender is also a reasurring sight on a Fulham team-sheet, even if his inclusion instead of summer signing Calvin Bassey came as a bit of a surprise. Everton looked to exploit his lack of pace in the first half and had great success as they took advantage of Fulham’s lack of cohesion, but Ream was also much improved after the break. The Whites might well have rode their luck, but this was the sort of gritty away success that has been lacking in most of Fulham’s recent top flight campaigns. 6

Antonee Robinson: An excellent display from the American full back, who looks to be carrying on where he left off last season. Tying Robinson down to a long-term contract was an exceptional bit of business over the summer, as the former Wigan defender makes such a difference at both ends of the field. His blistering pace saw him advance beyond Bobby Decordova-Reid regularly in the second half, whilst he also benefited from the substitute’s defensive diligence when Everton had the ball. Robinson made one magnificent header to prevent an Iwobi cross from reaching the far post as the Whites kept a pleasing clean sheet. 7

Harrison Reed: This wasn’t one of the Ginger Iniesta’s more imposing games as Fulham struggled both to get their passing game going and decisively lost the central midfield battle in the first half. Reed imposed himself more on proceedings after the interval, but this display was more about the tireless work rate that the Fulham faithful have come to appreciate rather than him making a striking impression by carrying the ball forward. 6

Sasa Lukic: A quietly efficient showing from the Serbian, who overcame his initial struggles to play a big part in Fulham’s opening day success. Lukic isn’t a midfielder in the Palhinha mould, but he did his best to protect the back four. You feel like we haven’t seen enough of the former Torino man’s creative side, but he knitted the play together well in the second period yesterday and always showed for the ball. 6

Harry Wilson: The Welsh winger didn’t quite have the same impact as on his last visit to Goodison Park and was largely anonymous in a first half where the Whites simply didn’t get going. Like all of his team-mates, Wilson improved after the break, saw his cross touched onto the post by Raúl Jiménez and was unfortunate not to set up a second goal when his fine floated cross to the back post saw Aleksandar Mitrovic denied by a smart Jordan Pickford save. 6

Willian: The Brazilian saw a lot of the ball in the first half out wide on the left flank but struggled to hurt Everton in the way that he terrorised Premier League defences last season. He wasn’t helped by regularly having two blue shirts around him – and his withdrawal at half-time proved to be a masterstroke from Marco Silva on the Fulham head coach’s return to his last club. 6

Tom Cairney: The Fulham skipper got his opportunity to play in the number ten role he made his own during the Championship years with Andreas Pereira deemed not fit enough to play the full ninety minutes. Cairney was a revelation at the tail end of last season, but the game largely bypassed him in the 58 minutes he was on the field – with the visitors not able to build up a head of steam in the final third. 6

Raúl Jiménez: A frustrating debut for the Mexican international, especially after his goal against Hoffenheim last week. Picked ahead of Mitrovic, he was largely starved of service as Everton dominated the first half – as no white shirts got beyond him in the penalty area. On a day where he didn’t see much of the ball, the former Wolves forward almost broke the deadlock with his final touch when he hit the base of the post from Wilson’s cross. There’s definitely more to come from him. 6

Substitutes:

Bobby De Cordova-Reid: Silva sent on De Cordova-Reid at the start of the second period to lift Fulham’s intensity and perhaps provide a bit more protection for Robinson. The Jamaican international did both, adding his lively running down the left wing, and popped up with the winning goal for good measure. The former Bristol City forward could hardly miss at the back post when he latched onto a low ball across the box from Andreas Pereira, but his intelligent run to be in the right place to finish off a fine counter-attack made the goal. 8

Aleksandar Mitrovic: We had a hell of a scare when Mitrovic appeared to injure himself defending a corner only a few minutes after coming on. Fulham readied Carlos Vinicius to replace him and Everton’s public address system announced the substitute, perhaps cognisicent of the danger the Serbian striker posed. Mitrovic came back on and played a decisive role in setting up the winner, threading a lovely ball through the Everton defence for Andreas Pereira, before celebrating wildly with Decordova-Reid. 7

Andreas Pereira: Fulham always look a far livelier side when the Brazilian is on the field and yesterday afternoon proved no different. The former Manchester United attacking midfielder might not have been fit enough to last the full ninety, but he made a telling contribution within fifteen minutes from coming off the bench by racing onto a through ball from Mitrovic to supply the low ball from which Decordova-Reid grabbed all three points. 7