FULHAM
9th in Premiership
with 13 points
Position achievable
after MatchDay 11:
Highest 7th - Lowest 15th
- FULHAM and free scoring Everton get the weekend's action underway. The Saturday lunchtime kick-off is the 100th game of this Premiership season. Chris Coleman sends out a side for the 150th time, in the hope that it will become the 50th team to register a home victory in the 2006-07 Premier League campaign.
- The Londoners recorded 13 Premiership victories at Craven Cottage last season. This time around they've lost as many as they have won (two), culminating in last Saturday's reverse by Wigan. Now Fulham are in danger of their first back-to-back defeats in 18 League outings.
- The club playing at home has always won in the 10 Premiership fixtures between Fulham and Everton.
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EVERTON
6th in Premiership
with 17 points
Position achievable
after MatchDay 11:
Highest 3rd - Lowest 8th
- EVERTON could climb back into the top three if other results go their way, and they win on this visit to the banks of the Thames. David Moyes' side have avoided defeat in all but one of their League engagements this term, but half of the 10 fixtures have been drawn.
- Tim Cahill is on fire for the Toffees at present. He has scored in each of their last four away games, and has even overtaken Andrew Johnson as the clubs top scorer in all competitions.
- The Merseysiders have not gained a single point on Fulham turf for 40 years, since a 0-1 top flight success on 20 August 1966.
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- The 2-1 home victory over Charlton on 16 October is Fulham's only win in seven in all competitions, six of which were Premiership games.
- Last suffered successive defeats in the top division between 26 February and 15 March when losing four on the trot, including a 3-1 away loss to Everton.
- Scored first in only two Premiership matches, but won both (home to Sheffield United and Charlton).
- Gained six points from matches in which the opening goal was conceded (won at Newcastle, and drew home to Bolton, and away to Watford and Aston Villa).
- Turned round at half time in front in only one League match this season (home to Sheffield United on 26 August).
- Scored more goals in the last 10 minutes of Premiership matches than any other club (five).
- Scored three more League goals on their travels than at Craven Cottage (four at home, seven away from home).
- Own the joint weakest defence in the highest League. Conceded 15 goals in 10 games, as have Charlton and Reading.
- Played 200 Premier League games in their histiory, and gained 249 points. This is the Cottagers' 101st away game in this League, and they're vying for only their 17th victory.
- Successive away trips to Portsmouth and Manchester City follow this.
- Brian McBRIDE is Fulham's leading scorer, with three goals.
- When next he lines up from the opening whistle, Luis BOA MORTE will be making his 200th start for Fulham.
- Mark PEMBRIDGE needs one more appearance to total 400 in his English League career (Luton, Derby, Sheffield Wednesday, Everton and Fulham).
- If they participate, McBRIDE, PEMBRIDGE and Tomasz RADZINSKI will be playing against their former club, although McBRIDE was only on loan to the Goodison club from Columbus crew, and has scored against his old club in each of the last two seasons.
- If he plays, Niclas JENSEN will be making his 50th appearance in English top flight football.
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- Everton are one of five clubs with just one defeat in the Premiership. The others are Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal and Aston Villa.
- Lost one of the last 15 games in all competitions, 13 of which were Premiership fixtures.
- Chelsea and Everton are the only clubs to have scored in every Premiership match this season. The Toffees have netted in each of their last 12 top flight contests, since a goalless home draw with Birmingham on 22 April.
- Holding a 100% record when Premiership clean sheets has been kept this season (won three of three against Spurs, Liverpool and Sheffield United).
- Opened the scoring in seven of their 10 League encounters. Only Chelsea have done better, scoring first in all 10 of their matches.
- Converted more penalties in Premiership matches this season than any other club (three out of three).
- Three homes games follow this against Arsenal in the Carling Cup, and Aston Villa and Bolton in the Premiership.
- Andrew JOHNSON is Everton's second highest scorer with six, one behind Tim CAHILL, and also the second highest scorer of Premiership goals, one behind Nwankwo KANU of Portsmouth.
- Tom HOWARD and Joseph YOBO are the only players to have been on the field for every minute of every one of Everton's Premiership matches this season.
- When next involved, Alessandro PISTONE will be making his 150th appearance in English top flight football.
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| HEAD TO HEAD at FULHAM |
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Fulham |
Draw |
Everton |
| League |
11 |
4 |
3 |
| Premier |
5 |
0 |
0 |
| HEAD TO HEAD RESULTS |
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Fulham |
Draw |
Everton |
| League |
11 |
8 |
17 |
| Premier |
5 |
0 |
5 |
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