Everton are set to make the trip to London side Fulham this lunchtime in what is a must-win fixture for the Toffees.
Despite a strong start to the season which at one point saw the Blues on top of the Premier League, Ancelotti’s side has been blighted by recent woes.
Everton have now endured a winless streak of four games and will be hoping they can finally take a maximum haul of three points against the Cottagers.
Scott Parker’s side have only recorded one win this season and sit in 17th place, whilst Ancelotti’s men are 10 places higher despite their recent loss of form.
Ancelotti’s recent injury update will be cause for minor concern from Everton fans as he confirmed that Seamus Coleman and Jean-Phillippe Gbamin will miss the London clash. However, that was offset by the news that Richarlison, Fabian Delph, Allan and James Rodriguez are all available. [evertonfc.com]
Everton saw a number of key personnel excel on international duty. Jordan Pickford kept a clean sheet against Iceland whilst Richarlison netted for Brazil and is back from suspension, so he is likely to start for the Toffees this weekend.
On the back of Ancelotti’s latest update, here is Read Everton’s predicted starting line-up to face Scott Parker’s Fulham, which shows three changes from the team which started against Manchester United last time out – Bernard is among those to drop out despite his goal in that fixture:
