Fulham will host Everton at Craven Cottage on Saturday, with both teams eager to return to winning ways and continue their charge up the Premier League table.
Fulham have picked up just two wins from their last three Premier League matches, losing two of them, ahead of the game vs Everton at home on Saturday. They are ninth in the league table and will look to finish in the top half. They cannot afford to keep dropping points, and the home fans will demand a strong performance from the players.
On the other hand, Everton are not in the best of form either. They have picked up just one win from the last five Premier League matches. They are 10th in the league table, and they need to start picking up points if they want to finish in the top half. Matches between these two teams are quite evenly matched, and it will be interesting to see who comes out on top.
Team News & Tactics
Fulham
Sasa Lukic is ruled out with a thigh injury for the hosts.
Fulham will shape up in a 4-2-3-1 formation, with Bernd Leno in goal.
Timothy Castagne and Antonee Robinson will start as the full-backs here, and they will look to help the team at both ends of the pitch. Joachim Andersen will start alongside Jorge Cuenca in central defence.
As for the midfield unit, Sander Berge and Harrison Reed will add defensive cover and physicality in the middle of the park. They will look to break up the opposition’s attacking moves and win the ball back for their side.
Emile Smith Rowe will start as the attacking midfielder here, and he will look to link the midfield with the attack. Kevin and Harry Wilson will start on the flanks, and they will look to add pace and flair to the side.
Raul Jimenez will lead the line for Fulham here.
Probable Lineup (4-2-3-1): Leno, Castagne, Andersen, Cuenca, Robinson; Berge, Reed; Wilson, Smith Rowe, Kevin; Jimenez
Everton
Jack Grealish misses out with an ankle injury for the visitors.
Everton are likely to shape up in a 4-2-3-1 formation, with Jordan Pickford in goal.
Nathan Patterson and Vitaliy Mykolenko will start in the full-back positions. They will look to keep things tight defensively. Meanwhile, Michael Keane will start alongside James Tarkowski at the heart of the defence.
As for the midfield unit, Idrissa Gueye will start alongside James Garner in the middle of the park. They will look to protect the back four and break down the opposition’s attacking moves.
Iliman Ndiaye and Tyler Dibling will start on the flanks. They will look to create opportunities on the break.
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall will start as the attacking midfielder, and he will look to link the midfield with the attack.
Beto will lead the Everton attack here.
Probable Lineup (4-2-3-1): Pickford; Patterson, Keane, Tarkowski, Mykolenko; Gueye, Garner; Dibling, Dewsbury-Hall, Ndiaye; Beto
Key Stats
- Everton are undefeated in their last 5 matches against Fulham in all competitions.
- Fulham have picked up two wins from the last six Premier League matches.
- Everton have picked up two wins from the last six Premier League matches.
- 11 goals have been scored in the last six matches between these two teams.
Player to Watch
Harry Wilson
The Fulham attacker is in spectacular form right now, and he has scored some defining goals in recent weeks. He will look to make his mark against Everton here. Wilson will look to create opportunities for his teammates and find the back of the net. He is in red-hot form right now, and Everton could struggle against him. They have been quite poor defensively in recent weeks, and the Fulham attacker could punish them in the final third.
Prediction
Fulham 1-1 Everton
Both teams will be looking to pick up all three points here, and this is likely to be a close contest. It will be difficult to separate the two teams. Neither team will want to end up on the losing side, and a cautious approach is expected here. Both teams have looked poor defensively, and they are likely to score. However, they are likely to cancel each other out and share the spoils in a draw.
