Everton will be looking to get the three points when they visit the Premier League's bottom side on Sunday but Fulham will surely fight hard in order to boost their survival hopes. The Cottagers have defeated Everton 2-1 in the Capital One Cup in September but the Toffees got their revenge in the Premier League in December when they won 4-1. Everton have climbed to fifth place in the Premier League table after a run of four consecutive wins. Last time out Everton produced an impressive performance in a 3-0 win at Newcastle, leaving them six points behind fourth-placed Arsenal but with a game in hand.
Fulham are at the foot of the Premier League table and with no chance of exiting the relegation zone this weekend as they are four points behind 17th-placed Crystal Palace. "Magath brings an incredible amount of experience and he has had real success. He is very clear in the way that he gets his teams set up and I do feel that since he has been at Fulham they have been unfortunate in a couple of games," Everton boss Roberto Martinez said. "He will have found out a lot about his new players and I do feel this Fulham side is completely different from the one that came to Goodison Park and that they can perform really strongly from now until the end of the season, especially at Craven Cottage."
Fulham have leaked 70 league goals this season, the worst defence in the whole league. On the other hand Everton striker Romelu Lukaku has scored three goals in his last four league matches, taking his tally to 12 in 21 top-flight starts this season. Captain Phil Jagielka will make his return for Everton, but Steven Pienaar, Darron Gibson and Arouna Kone (all knee), defender Bryan Oviedo (broken leg) and striker Lacina Troare (hamstring) remain sidelined. Fulham striker Kostas Mitroglou (knee) will miss out, along with Scott Parker and Damien Duff.
Here are the odds for Sunday's match at Bet365:
Fulham win - 4/1
Draw - 11/4
Everton win - 4/5
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