Everton host Fulham this Saturday on the back of a magnificent draw against Manchester United which seemed like so much more!It seems an eternity since we last played at Goodison and it will be a much more sombre atmosphere compared to our last home game when we were all gearing up for our trip to Wembley.
Fulham though are only a couple of places below us in the league and will fancy their chances at Goodison to jump above us in the table.
Fulham Danger Man: Fulham new star striker Pavel Pogrebnyak is in hot form and will be a player Everton will need to keep an eye on. He seems to have impressed more at Craven Cottage than in Fulham’s away games and hopefully this will be the case on Saturday.
Team News: Although we shouldn’t expect Everton to be as defensive as last Sunday, we are likely to keep a similar line-up to the United game. Tim Cahill is maybe the most likely to come in although he will most probably start on the bench. Midfielders Bryan Ruiz and Steve Sidwell will be out for Fulham.
Andy Johnson should return to his former stomping ground with Fulham while they should also have the former Liverpool midfielder Danny Murphy in their ranks, cue shouts of “Kopite cunt!” Murphy always seems to score from a free kick or something against us at Goodison and then you never notice him much more for the rest of the game!
Fulham have proved a hard team to break down this season and this is likely to be the case against us. At home though we should be able to create chances and hopefully be good enough to break through the Fulham backline.
Our Prediction: Everton 2-0 Fulham
The Actual Score Was: Everton 4-0 Fulham
