Dempsey's pass sprung Senegalese Diomansy Kamara, who was taken down for a penalty and converted it himself to give Fulham the lead at Roma, but things later fell apart for the Cottagers, who had two players ejected and lost, 2-1.
The loss left Fulham in third place, two points behind Roma and four behind FC Basel.
Howard's Everton lost at home to Benfica, 2-0, and fell into second place, two points behind the Lisbon club.
There are two games to play. The top two teams in each group advance to the next phase, where they are joined by the third-place teams from each of the eight UEFA Champions League groups.
Group A
Anderlecht (Belgium) 3, Timisoara (Romania) 1
Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia) 0, Ajax (Netherlands) 2
Group B
Slavia Prague (Czech Republic) 2, Valencia (Spain) 2
Genoa (Italy) 3, Lille (France) 2
Group C
Hamburg (Germany) 0, Celtic (Scotland) 0
Rapid Vienna (Austria) 0, Hapoel Tel Aviv (Israel) 3
Group D
Sporting Lisbon (Portugal) 1, Ventspils (Latvia) 1
Heerenveen (Netherlands) 2, Hertha Berlin (Germany) 3
Group E
Roma (Italy) 2, Fulham (England) 1
FC Basel (Switzerland) 3, CSKA Sofia (Bulgaria) 1
Group F
Dinamo Bucharest (Romania) 0, Galatasaray (Turkey) 3
Sturm Graz (Austria) 0, Panathinaikos (Greece) 1
Group G
Levski Sofia (Bulgaria) 0, Red Bull Salzburg (Austria) 1
Villarreal (Spain) 4, Lazio (Italy) 1
Group H
FC Twente (Netherlands) 2, Sheriff (Moldova) 1
Fenerbahce (Turkey) 3, Steaua Bucharest (Romania) 1
Group I
Everton (England) 0, Benfica (Portugal) 2
AEK Athens (Greece) 2, BATE Borisov (Belarus) 2
Group J
Toulouse (France) 0, Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine) 2
Partizan Belgrade (Serbia) 2, FC Brugge (Belgium) 4
Group K
FC Copenhagen (Denmark) 1, PSV (Netherlands) 1
CFR Cluj (Romania) 2, Sparta Prague (Czech Republic) 3
Group L
Werder Bremen (Germany) 2, Austria Vienna (Austria) 0
Nacional (Portugal) 1, Athletic Bilbao (Spain) 1
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