Everton will be eager to return to winning ways when they welcome Fulham to the Hill Dickinson Stadium on Saturday.

The dreaded international break is nearly upon us, but before that, the 2025/26 Premier League season will resume with Gameweek 11. The latest round of fixtures will kick off with the match between Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United before continuing with two simultaneous games, including Everton vs Fulham at the Hill Dickinson Stadium.

Everton made a solid start to the 2025/26 season, rising to fifth in the Premier League standings heading into the first international break this term. However, the Toffees have won only one of their seven subsequent Premier League clashes, with the poor run of results taking them to 14th on the table. David Moyes’s men are also out of the EFL Cup after losing 2-0 to Wolverhampton Wanderers in the third round.

On the other hand, Fulham ended a four-match losing streak to climb to 15th in the Premier League standings in Gameweek 10 by beating Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-0 at Craven Cottage. Marco Silva’s men have been inconsistent thus far in the 2025/26 season, as they have managed only three wins in the Premier League. However, the Cottagers have progressed to the EFL Cup quarter-finals, where they will face Newcastle United.

The corresponding fixture last season saw Everton come from a goal down to hold Fulham to a 1-1 draw, with Beto scoring the equaliser. The Hard Tackle looks closer at the encounter ahead of the latest meeting between the two sides.

Team News & Tactics

Everton

David Moyes has a new injury concern hampering his preparations ahead of his side’s latest fixture. The Everton manager may be bereft of the services of three first-team players vs Fulham on Saturday.

Moyes has been sweating over Iliman Ndiaye’s fitness after the Senegalese international picked up a hamstring injury earlier this week in the game against Sunderland. However, he should be fit and available to take on Fulham. Meanwhile, Jarrad Branthwaite (thigh) and Nathan Patterson (groin) remain in the treatment room.

Jordan Pickford is an automatic pick between the sticks, with Everton lining up in a 4-2-3-1 formation in front of him vs Fulham on Saturday. The backline will feature Jake O’Brien, James Tarkowski, Michael Keane, and Vitaliy Mykolenko.

As for the midfield unit, there is no looking past Idrissa Gueye and James Garner in the double pivot. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall will reprise the no. 10 role, with Jack Grealish and Iliman Ndiaye being the two wide attackers. Finally, Thierno Barry will lead the line for Everton against Fulham on Saturday.

Probable Lineup (4-2-3-1): Pickford; O’Brien, Tarkowski, Keane, Mykolenko; Gueye, Garner; Ndiaye, Dewsbury-Hall, Grealish; Barry

Fulham

Unlike his counterpart in the Everton dugout, Marco Silva has no new issues to worry about ahead of the trip to the Hill Dickinson Stadium. The Fulham manager will be without only one first-team player on Saturday.

Antonee Robinson is the only absentee due to a knee injury. The USMNT international will not be ready to return before next month.

Bernd Leno will retain his usual spot between the sticks, with Fulham lining up in a 4-2-3-1 formation in front of him vs Everton on Sunday. The backline will feature Kenny Tete, Joachim Andersen, Calvin Bassey, and Ryan Sessegnon.

As for the midfield unit, Sander Berge and Sasa Lukic are automatic picks in the double pivot. Joshua King will reprise the no. 10 role, with Alex Iwobi and Kevin being the two wide attackers. Finally, Raul Jimenez will spearhead the Fulham attack against Everton on Saturday.

Probable Lineup (4-2-3-1): Leno; Tete, Andersen, Bassey, Sessegnon; Berge, Lukic; Iwobi, King, Kevin; Jimenez

Key Stats

• After winning 22 consecutive home league games vs Fulham between 1961 and 2018, Everton are now winless in their last four against the Cottagers (D1 L3). The Cottagers have lost only one of their seven most recent Premier League games against Everton (W3 D3), although it was in their last meeting at Craven Cottage in May (1-3).
• Everton lost 3-0 in their most recent home Premier League match against Tottenham Hotspur, their first defeat at the Hill Dickinson Stadium. The Merseyside outfit last suffered consecutive home losses in December and January in the 2024/25 season, while under David Moyes, they last did so in October 2011. The Toffees have won only one of their last seven Premier League games (D3 L3) after winning five of their six outings before this run (L1).
• Fulham registered their third Premier League win of the season last weekend against Wolverhampton Wanderers (D2 L5), but all three have come at home. The Cottagers have lost their four most recent Premier League outings on the road, last losing more successive away games between November and January in the 2023/24 season.
• Three of Fulham’s 12 Premier League goals have been opposition own goals, benefitting from those in all three wins this term against Leeds United, Brentford, and Wolverhampton Wanderers. Own goals are their leading scorer this season, one ahead of Ryan Sessegnon and Harry Wilson (two each).
• Alex Iwobi has created eight chances for Harry Wilson in the Premier League this season, the most one player has created for a single teammate in the competition in 2025/26.

Player to Watch

Ryan Sessegnon

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While Alex Iwobi, Jack Grealish, and Iliman Ndiaye were viable candidates for this section, we have picked Ryan Sessegnon as the Player to Watch for Saturday’s Premier League clash between Everton and Fulham at the Hill Dickinson Stadium.

The academy graduate has stepped up well in Antonee Robinson’s absence, and he is Fulham’s top scorer this season after own goals. Only Raul Jimenez (7) has scored more Premier League goals for Fulham in 2025 than Ryan Sessegnon (6). The 25-year-old has two more goals in 2025 (6 in 23 games) than he managed in 75 appearances between 2018 and 2024 (4). Expect him to be Marco Silva’s go-to man this weekend.

Prediction

Everton 2-1 Fulham

Everton may have lost at the Hill Dickinson Stadium for the first time when they faced Tottenham Hotspur two weeks ago, but they face a team that has struggled on the road this season. The visitors have only won at home in the 2025/26 campaign, and they have struggled during their travels.

So, while the away side will take the game to Everton, they may not have enough quality to topple the hosts. Iliman Ndiaye and Jack Grealish will deliver the goods in the final third for the home team, and The Hard Tackle predicts a 2-1 win for David Moyes and his charges.