Follow live coverage as Fulham face Everton today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.
The likes of Arsenal and Liverpool will be chasing Pep Guardiola's side, but just as fascinating will be the race for Champions League places, with more teams than ever before having designs on top-four finishes. Chelsea remain big-spending, Manchester United's latest rebuild continues and both Tottenham and Newcastle will expect improvements this year - yet it was Aston Villa who snared fourth last term.
Meanwhile, it's Southampton, Leicester City and Ipswich Town who made it back to the elite after promotion last year and each will have hope they can make it more than a one-year stay. Follow the latest live action from the Premier League below:
Fulham FC 1 - 1 Everton FC
Fulham vs Everton
16:05
Fulham get us back under way at Craven Cottage.
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16:01
Everton would have been looking towards their bench to change the game before that moment in injury time. They have struggled with scoring goals this season, but they do have some firepower on the bench, with Calvert-Lewin, McNeil and Ndiaye poised to make an impact. For Fulham, they haven't done too much wrong, but conceding so late in the first half will have irked Marco Silva. The plus point of that half, was seeing Jimenez break his slight barron spell by getting his 13th goal in all competitions.
Fulham vs Everton
15:58
Everton will be delighted to go in 1-1 after Fulham looked in control for much of that first half. Fulham's early dominance saw a couple of warning shots fired by Wilson and Iwobi before they got their noses in front with the poaching instincts of Jimenez ensuring he got in ahead of Mykolenko at the far post. The Ukranian managed to make amends just before half-time though as Everton tried to press higher up the pitch. They got their reward in injury time as the full-back hit a shot that was diverted in by Pereira. Everton got on the scoresheet inspite of only managing an xG of 0.22 in that first period. Fulham managed a marginally better xG of 0.52.
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15:53
HALF-TIME: FULHAM 1-1 EVERTON
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15:50
Assist Abdoulaye Doucouré
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15:49
Goal Vitalii Mykolenko
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15:49
SHOT ON GOAL FROM ALCARAZ!! Alcarez gambled on a loose ball that Fulham failed to clear and angled an acute drive that Leno was equal to.
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15:47
Three minutes will be added on at the end of this first period.
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15:46
TIPPED AROUND THE POST FROM PICKFORD!! After Pereira robs an Everton player deep in his own territory, Jimenez backheels to Wilson who drifts across the Everton penalty area from the Fulham right. He feints to shoot three times before finally unleashing a shot that was creeping into the bottom right corner before Pickford tips around the post.
Fulham vs Everton
15:44
The Everton corner comes to nothing as a poor header ends up in the clutches of Leno who immedaitely looks forward to mount a counter.
Fulham vs Everton
15:43
Bassey storms out of defence jinking past challenges to wows of the Fulham crowd. But then he loses it, and Everton try to play the ball down the channel where Bassey should be. Beto fights hard with no support and eventually, the visitors earn a corner.
Fulham vs Everton
15:41
JUST OVER FROM IWOBI!! Fulham break quickly, catching Everton out of position. Jimenez feeds Wilson on the left edge of the area. The Welshman shoots, but it is blocked and arrives at the feet of Jimenez, who pokes across the box for Iwobi to take a shot. The Nigerian tries to caress a delicate right-footed effort into the far right corner, but it drifts over. He gets too much on it and lifts his shirt over his head in annoyance.
Fulham vs Everton
15:38
That looks a painful one for Branthwaite as Jimenez prepared to leap and used the centre-back's foot as a platform to jump from. Free-kick for Everton, with Pickford to take it well outside his area.
Fulham vs Everton
15:37
Fulham fans urge Pereira to shoot from around 30 yards out. They instantly realise why it doesn't happen very often as the midfielder skies his effort way, way over the crossbar.
Fulham vs Everton
15:36
Already, there is quite a disparity between both teams' passes in the opposition half. Everton have just 57 passes in the Fulham half, whilst the London side have 123 in the Toffees' half.
Fulham vs Everton
15:34
Alcaraz shoves Pereira on the touchline. He thinks it was a fair shoulder charge but the referee thinks otherwise. A bit of frustration creeping in from those players in blue who aren't getting any of the ball.
Fulham vs Everton
15:32
Young shows a bit of tenacity as he tries to get out of the full-back position down the Everton right. No Everton player has received more cards than Young this season. The former Man Utd and Villa man has six yellows and one red card.
Fulham vs Everton
15:30
A long cross-field pass from the heart of the Everton defence is taken on the chest well from Mykolenko. Wilson, tracking back, smashes into a challenge, but at the expense of a corner on the Everton left.
Fulham vs Everton
15:28
Fulham are hunting high in the Everton half, making it difficult for Moyes' charges to play through them. Harrison makes a foray down the Everton right and as he slings in a cross, it is deflected up in the air. A slight comedic moemnt follows as neither player catch flight of the ball. Another Fulham defender sweeps up before it goes for a corner.
Fulham vs Everton
15:26
A rare effort from Everton's Harrison does nothing to alter the momentum of this game. The away side can not get any rhythm going and Fulham press once again. That goal has incidentally moved Fulham up to 10th spot in the league ladder.
Fulham vs Everton
15:24
SO CLOSE FROM WILSON AGAIN!! Iwobi ran down the left and with Wilson loitering in space just outside the box, he was found by the former Arsenal man. Wilson looked up once and whipped his left foot around the ball, but it bounces just clear of the far right post.
Fulham vs Everton
15:23
Jimenez hadn't scored in his last eight appearances, he will have enjoyed that one. Fulham are in the ascendency now.
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15:19
Assist Emile Smith Rowe
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15:18
Goal Raúl Alonso Jiménez Rodríguez
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15:18
Marco Silva watches on from a high vantage point as his Fulham side attack. The Cottagers boss is serving a touchline ban.
Fulham vs Everton
15:18
It is Keane's first league start for Everton since November. It will be interesting to see how he copes against this vibrant Fulham forward line.
Fulham vs Everton
15:16
A LOVELY MOVE BY EVERTON THWARTED BY BASSEY! That was a nicely orchestrated move from the Blues. Mykolenko gets high up the pitch before controlling a long, searching ball and laying off for Garner to deliver a curling ball to the back post. Beto nodded back across the six-yard box, but Bassey intercepts before an Everton body can connect.
Fulham vs Everton
15:14
A rare break for Everton sees Beto just about get in front of his marker before getting buffeted in the back and earning a free-kick.
Fulham vs Everton
15:13
ANOTHER EFFORT ON TARGET FROM FULHAM! This time Iwobi lines one up as he approaches the left edge of the Everton area before arrowing a shot low but close enough to Pickford for Everton fans to rest easy. Everton will not want to continue to allow shots on goal though.
Fulham vs Everton
15:11
Cultured defending from Branthwaite who lets a diagonal Fulham ball from Bassey drift across his chest and away from Jimenez before clearing.
Fulham vs Everton
15:10
A brief break in play as Tete nurses his face after blocking Mykolenko's cross with it. He is back up now and ready to continue.
Fulham vs Everton
15:09
All six of Wilson's goal contributions this season have come in the last 22 minutes of matches.
Fulham vs Everton
15:08
SHOT FROM WILSON BUT STRAIGHT AT PICKFORD!! First effort on target in this game sees Wilson line up a left-footed shot from just outside the area. It was straight at the keeper and was always too close to Pickford who took the sting out of it with his palms before picking up cleanly.
Fulham vs Everton
15:06
Bassey in the Fulham defence slows play down and looks to establish a bit of order. A bit of possession football ends up with Leno slipping a ball to Berge who strides purposefully throught the middle before earning a free-kick.
Fulham vs Everton
15:03
Neat interplay from Iwobi, Smith Rowe and Pereira finish up with a ball being clipped into the area by Iwobi on the left is blocked. Hopeful Fulham shouts of handball are ignored by the referee.
Fulham vs Everton
15:02
An early driven ball from Branthwaite in the Everton defence is intercepted and headed out for a throw-in.
Fulham vs Everton
15:01
Everton get us under way!
Fulham vs Everton
14:57
The players walk out from the corner of Craven Cottage. The fans are drenched in sunshine, eagerly awaiting the start of this match.
Fulham vs Everton
14:31
David Moyes makes a plethora of changes to the eleven that started in the 2-2 draw against Ipswich. Four changes in personnel with Keane and Young replacing O'Brien and Patterson in defence. Whilst Ndiaye (Everton's joint top scorer) and McNeil (eight goal contributions) make way for Doucoure and Harrison further up the pitch. Calvert-Lewin is once again made to wait for his opportunity with Beto favoured in the lone striker role.
Fulham vs Everton
14:31
Fulham boss, Marco Silva, makes two changes from the side that lost to Villa. In comes Pereira, who shakes off a knock to replace Lukic and take his place in midfield alongside Berge. Robinson drops to the bench to accommodate Sessegnon, who moves into the left-back slot, with Smith Rowe coming into the side.
Fulham vs Everton
14:31
SUBS: Joao Virginia, Seamus Coleman, Dwight McNeil, Nathan Patterson, Tim Iroegbunam, Youssef Chermiti, Armando Broja, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Iliman Ndiaye.
Fulham vs Everton
14:30
EVERTON (4-2-3-1): Jordan Pickford; Ashley Young, Michael Keane, Jarrad Branthwaite, Vitalii Mykolenko; Idrissa Gana Gueye, James Garner; Jack Harrison, Abdoulaye Doucoure, Carlos Alcaraz; Beto.
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14:30
SUBS: Steven-Andreas Benda, Issa Diop, Jorge Cuenca, Joshua King, Tom Cairney, Adama Traore, Carlos Vinicius, Martial Godo, Willian.
Fulham vs Everton
14:30
FULHAM (4-2-3-1): Bernd Leno; Kenny Tete, Joachim Andersen, Calvin Bassey, Ryan Sessegnon; Sander Berge, Andreas Pereira; Harry Wilson, Emile Smith Rowe, Alex Iwobi; Raul Jimenez.
Fulham vs Everton
14:30
From an Everton point of view, the focus (understandably) is being heavily placed on the emotional events of next week when they wave goodbye to Goodison Park-one of English football’s most iconic venues-and prepare to welcome in the new era at the state-of-the-art Everton Stadium. That said, David Moyes is far too pragmatic to allow sentiment to obstruct the task in hand, which is to prepare his Blues to face former Toffees boss Marco Silva and his Fulham team, who sit three places and 12 points in front of them.
Fulham vs Everton
14:30
Fulham are stuttering and stalling their way to the Premier League finish line as they desperately cling to fading hopes of gaining a European spot. Marco Silva’s side have just one Premier League win from their last four attempts through April and May. Their plight has probably not been helped by mounting speculation regarding the future of the Cottagers boss. The latest tabloid columns had suggested that Saudi club, Al-Hilal were interested in securing his services, but Silva was quick to quell any concern in his pre-match press conference, insisting, “My future is in Fulham next season.”
Fulham vs Everton
14:30
Good afternoon and welcome to our live text commentary coverage of this Premier League clash between Fulham and Everton.
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