2007-12-08 - Everton v Fulham

English Premier League
2007-12-08 - Everton v Fulham
Previewed by Stan

Everton- Bread and butter of the league still concerns Moyes.
Everton is unbeaten in the last 5 league games. However, they still find themselves on the middle of the table. A top 6 spots will qualified them for a seat on next year Uefa competition. Today, they will facing struggling Fulham which had been lose to Everton in Goodison Park for the past 5 year. A win today will put them in a better position to compete with Blackburn, Manchester City, Portsmouth and West Ham which are doing pretty well this season. Today, Everton come to Goodison Park with a confirm seat in last 32 in Uefa Cup after beating 1-0 and recent biggest home win of 7-1 on Sunderland. They will eagerly to continue their winning path, as a full 3 points here is crucial since they are facing tough competitions on qualifying to next year Uefa Cup. Everton recent good forms is mainly due to the return of the playmaker, Tim Cahill. Everton with the average goal scored of 2.3 per match, you would not doubt about the scoring ability of Everton players. Everton have Alan Stubbs as a definite non-starter with a calf problem, while Joseph Yobo missed the Zenit match with an ankle problem and is still doubtful. Other than that, there is no other players on the injured list. At home, Everton once lose twice to Man U and Liverpool which both are big team.

Fulham- Long term absentees still a big trouble for Fulham.
Fulham currently at the 14th position of the table is struggling to keep themselves from dropping to the regulation zones. Fulham still have not win any away league match so far, and only got 13 points out of 15 matches. Fulham consider a "draw specialist" as half of the matches ended up with draw. The main problem of Fulham facing is the long list of injured players. Boss Lawrie Sanchez is set to freshen up his squad during next month's transfer window. Sanchez will continue his squad development with further signings as he looks to spend the remainder the transfer kitty he has left from the summer. However, Fulham is not ready now.
Alexey Smertin (Muscle), Moritz Volz (fitness), Phillipe Christanval (knee), Kasey Keller (bicep), Lee Cook (knee), Ian Pearce (calf), Brian McBride (knee) and Jimmy Bullard (knee) are still sidelined.

THE STATS
Everton L6 League Home Form (3-1-2)
2007-11-24 W Everton Sunderland 7-1
2007-11-03 W Everton Birmingham 3-1
2007-10-20 L Everton Liverpool 1-2
2007-09-30 W Everton Middlesbrough 2-0
2007-09-15 L Everton Man_Utd 0-1
2007-08-25 D Everton Blackburn 1-1

Fulham L6 League Away Form (0-3-3)
2007-12-03 L Man_Utd Fulham 2-0
2007-11-10 L Liverpool Fulham 2-0
2007-10-27 D Sunderland Fulham 1-1
2007-09-29 D Chelsea Fulham 0-0
2007-09-15 D Wigan Fulham 1-1
2007-08-25 L Aston_Villa Fulham 2-1

Head to Head Form (2-0-2)
06.04.2007 Everton FC Fulham 4-1
04.11.2006 Fulham Everton FC 1-0
11.03.2006 Everton FC Fulham 3-1
27.08.2005 Fulham Everton FC 1-0

Percentage :
Everton 76% Draw 14% Fulham 10%

The Verdict :
Everton with a good form and have been early confirmed a last 32 Uefa cup place, desperately need to win today to make them get into the top 6 before they going into the second half of the season after the Christmas. Everton is always a team with overall strength on all positions.

The Pick :
Everton 2-0 Fulham

Asian Handicap : Everton -0.75
Fixed odds: Double chance Everton (for people who don't dare to take risk, but still need
some beer money)