Everton’s £27m man can nail down a starting spot after impressing against Fulham

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Everton have had a bright start to the season but they have been missing that spark up front.

Under the guidance of new manager Marco Silva, the football has improved.

However, the goals have tended to come from midfield, with Richarlison and Gylfi Sigurdsson leading the way.

But this weekend, Cenk Tosun ended his goal drought and scored against Fulham.

This will surely give the Turkey international, who joined Everton last January for £27m, the confidence to kick on and establish himself as a regular starter.

Tosun scored five goals in 14 games for the Toffees last season and his performances were bright enough to encourage Everton fans that he would hit the ground running this season.

But it didn’t quite work out that way. Instead, the 27-year-old failed to find the net in the first seven games of the campaign.

His last goal for Everton came in April, but this strike against Fulham will do his confidence a lot of good.

Everton face Southampton in the EFL Cup in midweek. This is the perfect opportunity for him to start the game and prove himself to Silva.

Tosun has to be the long-term striker choice at Goodison Park, ahead of Dominic Calvert-Lewin, and Everton fans will be hoping that the goals continue to flow after he opened his account for the season.