Everton will look to make it five games in a row without defeat when they take on Fulham in the Premier League on Saturday.
Over the past month, the Toffees have defeated Crystal Palace and Ipswich and drew against Leicester and Newcastle. This weekend they face a Fulham side that have lost two on the bounce versus Manchester City and Aston Villa.
Here’s how the squads are shaping up.
Youssef Chermiti, Armando Broja, Dele Alli and Timothy Iroegbunam are definitely out, while there are concerns over Jarrad Branthwaite, Jesper Lindstrom and James Garner.
Lindstrom is expected to be available, however, as he will likely have recovered from illness.
Here’s how Everton lined up against Ipswich.
As for Fulham, Joachim Andersen is suspended following his dismissal against Villa, while Sasa Lukic, Jorge Cuenca, Timothy Castagne and Carlos Vinicius have been ruled out.
Here’s how Fulham lined up against Villa.
With Everton in decent form and with Sean Dyche making just one substitution in the last game, it is unlikely the Toffees will make a variety of changes, if any, to the starting XI.
Everton (4-2-3-1): Pickford; Young, Tarkowski, Keane, Mykolenko; Doucoure, Gueye; Harrison, McNeil, Ndiaye; Calvert-Lewin
There’s a definite change required in defence for Fulham due to Andersen’s absence, so we’ll likely see Issa Diop start as his replacement. Emile Smith Rowe hasn’t impressed recently so there’s a chance for Reiss Nelson to start.
Fulham (4-2-3-1): Leno; Tete, Diop, Bassey, Robinson; Pereira, Berge; Traore, Iwobi, Nelson; Jimenez
