Everton vs Fulham prediction, betting tips and odds: Cottagers set for another successful Goodison raid

Ladbrokes are offering £25 in free bets when you bet £5 on Everton vs Fulham.

Click here to claim that offer or read on for our Everton vs Fulham predictions.

Where to watch Everton vs Fulham

You can watch Everton vs Fulham in the Premier League at 5.30pm on Saturday 26th October, live on Sky Sports Main Event & Football

Match prediction & best bet

Fulham draw no bet
2pts 5-6 bet365

Recommended

4/5

NEW CUSTOMER OFFER

Get £25 In Free Bets When You Bet £5 On Football

NEW CUSTOMER OFFER

• Great acca features, including the ability to edit a live accumulator

CLAIM OFFER

Tap for more details. 18+ T&Cs apply

• Sleek website design with a straightforward user interface
• Use #GetABet on Twitter for custom bets

18+ New UK+ROI Customers only. Certain deposit methods & bet types excl. Min first £5 bet within 14 days of account reg at min odds 1/2 to get 5x £5 free bets. Free bets available to use on selected sportsbook markets only. Free bets valid for 7 days, stake not returned. Restrictions + T&Cs apply. 

Click here to bet £5 and get £25 in free bets with Ladbrokes

Everton vs Fulham odds

Everton 7-4
Fulham 13-8
Draw 9-4

Odds correct at time of publishing

Everton vs Fulham predictions

Fulham’s strong start to the Premier League season has been undone by successive defeats against Manchester City and Aston Villa, but the Cottagers may be able to get back on track with their sights lowered at Everton.

Marco Silva’s side had gone five league games unbeaten before finding the challenge of City and Villa too hot to handle, although they performed with real credit despite the calibre of their opponents, who are both riding high in the Champions League.

Fulham opened the scoring in each of those losses and created plenty of chances in their 3-2 defeat away at the Etihad to suggest that they may be a level above Everton as former Toffees boss Silva looks for a golden moment on his latest return to Goodison.

The Londoners also shot themselves in the foot in that 3-1 reverse against Villa last time out, missing a first-half penalty, seeing Joachim Andersen sent off early in the second period and conceding an own goal.

But the Cottagers have defeated Newcastle and won at Nottingham Forest within the last month and Silva has assembled an extremely competitive squad, headlined by the arrival of creative midfielder Emile Smith Rowe from Arsenal.

With Smith Rowe, the revitalised Adama Traore and Andreas Pereira providing strong service, Raul Jimenez is thriving and he is on a run of four goals from his last five Premier League appearances.

Jimenez's return to form means Fulham have a goalscorer to rely on and this is a fixture that they have performed well in in recent seasons, going six meetings unbeaten and winning on their last three league trips to Goodison Park.

Everton come into this fixture unbeaten in four and seemingly on an upward trajectory, but that may be more down to a generous run of opponents.

Sean Dyche’s side have recorded victories over winless pair Crystal Palace and Ipswich and they’ve also drawn against newly promoted Leicester and a travel-sick Newcastle side who rarely hit the heights on their travels.

Prior to then, Everton had conceded at least three times in suffering four straight defeats to Brighton, Tottenham, Bournemouth and Aston Villa and defensively they are not as astute as we have come to expect for a Dyche team.

Fulham have been flying out the traps, opening the scoring in five straight league games, and if they can get themselves in front early then Everton may struggle to reel them in.

Silva's side are clearly not fazed by playing away – Fulham have lost only four of their last 12 road league games – and when you compare the two squads they look to be blessed with more potential match winners.

Key stat

Fulham are unbeaten in six meetings with Everton.

Everton vs Fulham team news

Everton
Jarrad Branthwaite has been confirmed as available for selection by Sean Dyche and Jesper Lindstrom has recovered from illness, but James Garner, Youssef Chermiti and Tim Iroegbunam are sidelined. Armando Broja is closing in on a return but this match comes too soon.

Fulham
Danish centre-back Joachim Andersen is suspended and joins Timothy Castagne and Sasa Lukic on the sidelines. Carlos Vinicius is an injury doubt.

Probable teams

Everton (4-2-3-1): Pickford; Young, Tarkowski, Keane, Mykolenko; Doucoure, Gueye; Harrison, McNeil, Ndiaye; Calvert-Lewin.
Subs: Branthwaite, Beto, Coleman, Mangala, Patterson, O’Brien, Armstrong, Dixon.

Fulham (4-2-3-1): Leno; Tete, Diop, Bassey, Robinson; Pereira, Berge; Traore, Smith Rowe, Iwobi; Jimenez.
Subs: Reed, Nelson, Wilson, Cairney, Muniz, Sessegnon, King, Cuenca.

Inside info

Everton

Star man Dominic Calvert-Lewin
Top scorer Dwight McNeil
Penalty taker Dominic Calvert-Lewin
Card magnet Ashley Young
Assist ace Dwight McNeil
Set-piece aerial threat James Tarkowski

Fulham

Star man Emil Smith Rowe
Top scorer Raul Jimenez
Penalty taker Raul Jimenez
Card magnet Issa Diop
Assist ace Adama Traore
Set-piece aerial threat Issa Diop

Everton vs Fulham bet builder predictions

Raul Jimenez to have a shot on target
The Fulham forward has six goals in 11 appearances for club and country this season and he had four shots against Villa last weekend, hitting the target twice.

Abdoulaye Doucoure to commit two or more fouls
No Everton player has committed as many fouls as Abdoulaye Doucoure this season and two of those came in last Saturday’s 2-0 success at Ipswich.

Fulham to have most corners
The attack-minded Cottagers have had 44 corners in eight league games, which is 15 more than Everton have managed.

Pays out at 5-1 with bet365

Click for free bets and betting offers from the Racing Post

Commercial notice: This article contains affiliate links. Offers are handpicked and come from operators our experts have first-hand experience of. Opening an account via one of these links will earn revenue for the Racing Post, which will be used to continue producing our award-winning coverage of horseracing and sports betting.