Everton vs Fulham LiveScore
Premier League Football Matchday 1
Welcome to our live coverage of the Premier League match between Everton and Fulham on Saturday, August 6th. The action gets underway at Goodison Park at 3pm BST and we will provide you with all the latest updates, goals, highlights and analysis throughout the game. Kick off preview: Two of last season's relegated sides, Fulham and Everton, face off on the opening weekend of the new Premier League campaign. The Cottagers were relegated after finishing bottom of the table in 2020/21, while the Toffees narrowly avoided the drop on the final day of the season.
Team News
Everton are without new signing Andros Townsend, who is struggling with an ankle injury. Andre Gomes, Fabian Delph and Jean-Philippe Gbamin are also out with long-term injuries. Fulham have rewarded their Championship title-winning side with new contracts but have made few additions to their squad. Jean Michael Seri is fit again, while Joe Bryan has been recalled from his loan spell at Blackburn Rovers.
What The Managers Said
Everton's Rafael Benitez: "We are excited to start the new season and we are looking forward to a tough game against Fulham. They are a good team and we will need to be at our best to get three points." Fulham's Marco Silva: "We are ready for the challenge of the Premier League and we will give everything to get a good result against Everton. We have a lot of quality in our team and we are confident that we can cause them problems."