Before The Whistle: Fulham v Everton

Back to the grind.

It’s ‘time to focus on the league’ on Tuesday as we welcome Everton to Craven Cottage. We’ve enjoyed our recent encounters with the Toffees; we’ve won our last three games in all competitions – all at Goodison Park, and we’re unbeaten in four overall.

That all points to a 1-0 home defeat, of course. I’m just joking. I hope.

The headline coming out of Marco’s presser is that Harry Wilson is out for two-to-three weeks after injuring his shoulder against Newcastle on Saturday night. Adama Traore is training with the squad again, but it’s too soon for him to provide some cover. That’s a lot of pressure on Willian and Bobby De Cordova-Reid.

Silva says he’s assessing the players ahead of this game, with two cup matches in four days sapping a lot of energy from the squad. Nevertheless, expect the starting XI to be closer to the one that started the League Cup semi.

A win could lift us above Bournemouth into 12th, if only for a day or so. A loss would bring Everton within four points of us – despite their 10-point deduction. No pressure, then. You Whites.

ℹ️ MATCH DETAILS

Kick-Off: Tuesday, 7.45PM
Stadium: Craven Cottage
Competition: Premier League
TV Channel (UK): None

🚦 LEAGUE FORM

Fulham: ✅ ❌ ❌ ❌ ✅ ❌
Everton: ✅ ✅ ❌ ❌ ❌ ⬜

⚖️ MATCH PROBABILITY

Fulham: 41.8%
Draw: 29.4%
Everton: 28.8%

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