EVERTON
7th in Premiership
with 47 points
Position achievable
after MatchDay 32:
Highest 5th - Lowest 7th
- EVERTON aim to get their Easter programme off on a victorious note, with a Good Friday triumph over Fulham at Goodison Park. The Cottagers have not won in five League games, while the Merseysiders aim to take their unbeaten run to five. Victory would see David Moyes' side return to the top five for the first time since October and back on course for Uefa Cup football next season.
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This match pits the club with most draws in the top half of the Premiership table (11), against the Londoners, who are the top flight's joint draw specialists (14).
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All 11 Premiership fixtures between Everton and Fulham has been won by the club playing at home. The Toffees have not dropped a point in 13 top flight games against the Cottagers at Goodison Park, since being held to a goalless draw on 5 September 1959.
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FULHAM
15th in Premiership
with 35 points
Position achievable
after MatchDay 32:
Highest 11th - Lowest 15th
- FULHAM are on the Premiership's longest current run without an away win of 13 matches. They only registered one away League victory last season (at Manchester City), and are in danger of repeating that this time around. Newcastle in September is the only club from which they've gained three points on the road. They've never won a League game at Goodison Park.
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Chris Coleman's outfit are just three places and five points clear of the relegation zone. They've picked up just one point from each of their last three outings, and the 2-1 home victory over Newcastle on 3 February, is their only maximum in 13 League outings.
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A deflected second-half shot from Claus Jensen gave Fulham victory on Chris Coleman's 150th game in charge in the reverse fixture in November. It gives the Cottagers the chance of a first ever League 'double' over Everton.
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- Won two and drawn two of the last four Premiership matches since losing, 1-2, home to Tottenham on 21 February - their only defeat in nine League games.
- Fourth in the Premiership's "Last Six Current Form" table, with 11 points from the possible 18.
- Looking for a 75th Premier League victory under David Moyes.
- Drawn 11 of 31 League matches this term.
- The strongest finishers in the highest League, with an unequalled five goals scored in stoppage time.
- Yet to be 'doubled' this season.
- Won three of the last five home League games, and lost one of six.
- Scored twice as many home Premiership goals as they've conceded (22 for, 11 against).
- Kept clean sheets in six of the last nine top tier encounters at Goodison.
- Go to Bolton on Easter Monday. Thereafter in April they host Charlton, visit West Ham, and welcome Manchester United to Goodison.
- Andrew JOHNSON is Everton's top scorer with 12 goals - 11 in the Premiership.
- Joseph YOBO is the only player to have been on the field for every minute of every one of Everton's Premiership matches this season.
- If selected in the 11, James BEATTIE will be making his 50th Premiership start for Everton.
- If and when he next plays, Alessandro PISTONE will be making his 150th career Premiership appearance (Newcastle and Everton).
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LAST CORRESPONDING LEAGUE (Premiership) FIXTURE
Goodison Park on 11 Mar 2006
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Beattie pen 14
Beattie 36
McFadden 55 |
John pen 86
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Wright, Hibbert, Weir, Stubbs, Nuno Valente (Davies, 77 ), Osman, Cahill (Van der Meyde, 83 ), Neville, Arteta, McFadden (Kilbane, 77 ), Beattie
Subs not used: Westerveld,Yobo, |
Warner, Volz, Knight, Bocanegra, Rosenior, Elliott (Christanval, 43 ), Pembridge, Boa Morte, Malbranque, McBride, Helguson (John, 74)
Subs not used Crossley,Goma,Niclas Jensen, |
Yellow card:
Neville, Stubbs |
Yellow card:
Bocanegra, Rosenior |
Red card:
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Red card:
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Attendance:
36,515 |
Referee:
U D Rennie (S. Yorkshire) |
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| HEAD TO HEAD at EVERTON |
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EVERTON |
Draw |
FULHAM |
| League |
14 |
4 |
0 |
| Premier |
5 |
0 |
0 |
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Drawn the last three against Aston Villa (h), Wigan (a) and Portsmouth (h) - claiming three points from a last possible 15.
- Pressing for a first win in six League outings, and aiming to add the Toffees to their one 'double' of the season so far - Newcastle.
- Won one of eight in all competitions.
- Won 50 of 150 Premier League games under Chris Coleman.
- Not won a League game by more than a single goal in 43 games since the 6-1 success, home to West Brom on 4 February 2006.
- Won seven Premiership matches this season - only rock bottom Watford have recorded fewer victories (three).
- Drawn 14 of 31 top flight matches (eight of 15 away). Only Aston Villa match that.
- Come from behind on nine occasions in top tier encounters this term. Only Arsenal exceed that (10 occasions).
- Conceded 31 goals away from home in the upmost echelon. Only Charlton have leaked more (32).
- Home to Manchester City on Easter Monday, before a visit to Reading, home clash with Blackburn and trip to Arsenal before this month is out.
- Brian McBRIDE is Fulham's leading scorer, with 12 goals - nine in the Premiership.
- Only Liam ROSENIOR has been on the field for every minute of every one of Fulham's Premiership matches this season.
- Mark PEMBRIDGE needs one more appearance to total 400 in his English League career (Luton, Derby, Sheffield Wednesday, Everton and Fulham).
- McBRIDE and PEMBRIDGE are two of four players in the Everton squad, who have pulled on a Fulham shirt in the past - Simon DAVIES and Tomasz RADZINSKI being the others.
- DAVIES made 53 appearances (45 in the Premiership) and scored one League goal in one and half seasons at Everton, until his £3.5m move to Craven Cottage in January 2007.
- McBRIDE spent two months on loan to Everton from Columbus Crew in January to March 2003, making eight Premiership appearances and scoring four goals.
- PEMBRIDGE made 101 appearances (91 in the Premiership) and scored four League goals in four seasons with the Merseysiders from August 1999.
- RADZINSKI was on Everton's books for four seasons from July 2001, making 111 appearances (91 in the Premiership) and scoring 26 goals (25 League) before his £4.5m transfer to Craven Cottage.
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| HEAD TO HEAD RESULTS |
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EVERTON |
Draw |
FULHAM |
| League |
17 |
8 |
12 |
| Premier |
5 |
0 |
6 |
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