EVERTON MATCHDAY PREVIEW

ULHAM V EVERTON | SATURDAY 29TH OCTOBER 2022 | 5.30PM | CRAVEN COTTAGE | #FULEVE

The opposition

• Everton’s form has seen consistent blocks of the same results this season. They began with defeats by Chelsea and Aston Villa before four consecutive draws were followed up by back-to-back wins over West Ham United and Southampton.
• They returned to consecutive defeats after beating Saints, coming out of meetings with Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle United with nothing to show for their efforts.
• However, they were excellent in last Saturday’s 3-0 victory over Crystal Palace, winning plaudits for their high calibre of football and stylish goals. We’ll be hoping the Toffees’ trend of mirroring their previous result ends this weekend.

Fulham team news

Marco Silva will be boosted by the return to the matchday squad of Kenny Tete.

Everton team news

Having missed the last five fixtures with an ankle injury, right-back Nathan Patterson will return to the squad, but Ben Godfrey, Yerry Mina and Andros Townsend remain sidelined.

Tickets

It’s another sell-out at the Cottage!

Weather

Despite a cloudy forecast, it should remain dry in SW6, with temperatures a decent 21 degrees.

Player insight

Harrison Reed is looking for more of the same from the Fulham faithful at the weekend.

“From the first whistle of the first game of the Premier League season, at home against Liverpool, we’ve felt the crowd,” he told FFCtv.

“It’s a different energy to what I’ve felt before and I think that’s carried through into every home game we’ve had.

“We speak about it in the dressing room, the way they can help us and we can feed off their energy, and long may that continue.

“We’re looking forward to Saturday night with the crowd behind us, and the boys will be ready.”