16/3/2008 English Premier League - Fulham vs Everton

Can Everton overcome their midweek disappointment of exiting the UEFA Cup competition to come up trumps in this live online commentary English Premier League fixture between Fulham and Everton, or will they finally buckle under the pressure and concede the race for fourth spot to Liverpool? These and many more questions will be on the minds of many soccer fans except for fans of Everton themselves who have full confidence and faith in their team to continue their good play and go to London and beat Fulham for another three points which would pull them level with their Merseyside rivals again by the end of the day. David Moyes is also confident that his players will pick themselves up from their disappointment and perhaps use Fulham as a punching bag, and with midfielder Lee Carsley back from suspension there is little doubt that Everton's midfield will be strengthened, although they will still miss Tim Cahill through injury. Yakubu will also be determined to make up for one of two Everton penalty misses in the UEFA Cup loss by getting his scoring boots back on in the league for this live online commentary EPL match between Fulham and Everton, especially to repay Moyes' faith in him despite an earlier infraction.

Fulham expects to build on their draw against Blackburn last week and score maximum points from this home live online commentary and TV broadcast soccer match against Everton at Craven Cottage. Roy Hodgson seems to be slowly reaping the rewards of his tactics and management plans but whether they come in time to save Fulham from relegation is another matter. He will continue to miss Jari Litmanen and Philippe Christanval through injuries and will stick to his policy of going American by playing Kasey Keller in goal instead of Antti Niemi, who appears to be jinxed with relegation for every English club that he plays, so perhaps that could be playing on Hodgson's mind going into this live online commentary and TV broadcast soccer match between Fulham and Everton. Fulham will not have an easy time dealing with Everton's tough tackling approach which when mixed with some of their pace upfront and little Spanish flair from Arteta, have actually been a joy to watch compared to their dogs of war days. This one might be a little close to call but the truth is that it is only so because Everton will be playing away. The Blue half of Merseyside should be comfortable winners in the end as they face off against a largely impotent Fulham side.