Our live match stream is up and running ahead of Sunday lunchtime’s Premier League fixture Fulham v Everton, kicking off at 12:00pm BST.
You can keep an eye on the commentary as it happens below, but first, we take a preview into the fixture, the lineups, predictions and much more.
In each side’s previous game, Fulham lost 1-0 away from home to West Ham. Ademola Lookman missed a last-minute penalty with a terrible Panenka attempt; Tomas Soucek had scored minutes earlier for the Hammers; the game had looked destined for a draw heading into injury time.
Everton put in a dismal performance against Man Utd last time out, losing 3-1 to Man Utd. Bruno Fernandes’ first-half double helped the Red Devils come from behind; Bernard had given Everton lead early on; Edinson Cavani was on target late on with his first goal for United, putting them 13th in the Premier League table.
PRESS CONFERENCES:
Fulham boss Scott Parker was not at all surprised by Everton’s impressive start to the season.
“Carlo Ancelotti is an incredible coach,” Parker said of his counterpart. “His CV and what he’s done in the game as a manager speaks for itself, so it’s not a surprise in any way that he’s gone in at Everton and is doing as well as they are.
“They’ve got a manager there who’s world class. Likewise with their squad of players, there’s some fantastic football players.
“I think they’ve invested and bought very well in the summer. They’ve got a real good strength and balance in terms of what they’re about.”
On Lookman’s penalty miss and his side’s performance a few weeks ago: “As you can imagine, Ade was bitterly disappointed, like we all were,” he explained. “There’s no hiding from that. But, like most things in life and certainly in football, you need to learn from those mistakes and move on.
“We move on very quickly, practise, get better. Like I said after the game, Ade’s going to be vitally important for us this year.
“He’s going to be a big player for us, which we’re going to need, and I’ve got no doubt from what I’ve seen from him in a short space of time that he wants to get better, he wants to improve.
“He spends a lot of time on his game, so I’ve seen that over the last 10 days. You’d expect me to say that of course, but it’s the reality and it’s the truth.”
Everton’s Carlo Ancelotti on squad health: “The players from South America came back yesterday, they were ok and tested negative from travel. They trained today and don’t have problems, quite fit but a little bit tired from the travel.”
On injuries: “Gbamin is in the last stage of his recovery. I think in 2-3 weeks he’ll be ready to train and play.
“Coleman is unavailable but they (Delph, Richarlison and Allan) are all fit.”
On Richarlison: “We didn’t lose because Richarlison wasn’t there. He’s a striker and the problem we had was that we didn’t defend properly. He’s really important for us, a top player and it’s important to have him.
“He has everything, I think he can reach the top level in football. He’s still young but a really humble guy, I think he can be at the top soon.”
On Fulham: “Fulham didn’t start the season well. We lost three games, we want to have a reaction and to come back and play well as we did at the start of the season. It will be a difficult game because there will be pressure on us, and there has to be.”
On extra day to prepare: “Really important. We played against Liverpool on Saturday at midday and for the players it wasn’t the best to prepare for this game. The extra day is really better.”
On extra day to prepare: “Really important. We played against Liverpool on Saturday at midday and for the players it wasn’t the best to prepare for this game. The extra day is really better.”
On extra day to prepare: “Really important. We played against Liverpool on Saturday at midday and for the players it wasn’t the best to prepare for this game. The extra day is really better.”
FORM
Fulham Premier League form: LLDLWL
Fulham form (all competitions): LLDLWL
Everton Premier League form: WWDLLL
Everton form (all competitions): WWDLLL
PREDICTED LINEUPS:
Fulham possible starting lineup:
Areola; Aina, Andersen, Adarabioyo, Robinson; Anguissa, Reed; Cordova-Reid, Cairney, Lookman; Mitrovic
Everton possible starting lineup:
Pickford; Kenny, Holgate, Keane, Digne; Doucoure, Allan, Gomes; Rodriguez, Calvert-Lewin, Richarlison
LAWRO’S PREDICTION:
He said: Fulham will feel they should have got something from their visit to West Ham and, if they get a penalty in this game, it’s safe to say that Ademola Lookman will not be taking it.
Everton haven’t won for a while now – after drawing the Merseyside derby they have lost their past three league games.
So, this has become a big game for Carlo Ancelotti’s side. They began the season in excellent form but they are on a poor run and they really need to kickstart their campaign with a win at Craven Cottage.
Lawro’s prediction: 0-2
Right then, time to keep an eye out for live match stream on Fulham v Everton from kick off at 12:00pm…
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