Fulham's Moussa Dembele has been ruled out for three weeks with ankle ligament damage following a heavy tackle against Stoke in the League Cup.Damien Duff is expected to return for Mark Hughes' side who may deploy Zoltan Gera as an emergency striker.
Everton's top scorer Tim Cahill is rated 50/50 to play after recent knee trouble and Leon Osman is also a doubt.
Victor Anichebe is out for up to six weeks after knee surgery, while fellow striker Louis Saha is still sidelined.
Fulham
Doubtful: Dikgacoi (thigh), Duff (calf), Stoor (groin)
Injured: Dembele & Stockdale (both ankle), A Johnson (knee), Kamara (foot), Senderos (Achilles), Zamora (leg)
Everton
Doubtful: Cahill (knee), Hibbert (groin), Osman (ribs)
Injured: Anichebe ( knee), Rodwell (ankle), Saha (calf)
MATCH PREVIEW
Everton's season is on the verge of crisis. Even by their standards of being traditionally slow starters, they are in a rut, and were further stung by the Bees of Brentford in midweek.
We had set up this year to start very strongly. I've got a job on now
Everton boss David Moyes
A defeat at Craven Cottage in mid-September last year left them in 19th position, but they had a valid excuse, given they were in the midst of an injury crisis that deprived them of the likes of Phil Jagielka and Mikel Arteta.
But they have had no such problems this season and manager David Moyes is at a loss to explain why the pre-season optimism surrounding the club is evaporating into the autumnal air.
While the Toffees are winless, Fulham are unbeaten, and they have been a model of stability under Mark Hughes, who has slipped into Roy Hodgson's shoes with the minimum of fuss.
The Cottagers are still coming to terms with the loss of the injured Bobby Zamora, and Hughes was livid when a reckless tackle in midweek from Stoke's Andy Wilkinson saw Moussa Dembele stretchered off. With a small squad at his disposal, Fulham can ill afford to have any more players on the treatment table.
MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head
• In 18 Premier League meetings between the two, there has never been a draw (Everton 10 wins, Fulham eight).
• The home side has won on 17 of those 18 occasions.
• It is 44 years (24 matches) since they last drew a league match against each other (1-1 at Craven Cottage 19 April 1965, old Division One).
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Fulham
• Mark Hughes has drawn 12 of his last 16 Premier League games as a manager.
• Hughes' side have one more point than at the same stage last season when they were under the stewardship of Roy Hodgson.
• Fulham had 62% possession in their match against Blackburn last Saturday, but had only two shots on target.
Everton
• Everton are the most fouled team and Steven Pienaar and Mikel Arteta are among the five most fouled Premier League players this season.
• The last league goal scored by an Everton striker came in April when Yakubu scored against Blackburn.
• Jermaine Beckford managed just five passes and no shots in his 45-minute appearance against Newcastle last Saturday.
• This is the Toffees' worst start to a season since 1994/95, when they had just one point after five league games.
LEADING GOALSCORERS
Fulham
Dembele: 3 goals (2 league); Zamora: 3 goals (1 league)
Everton
Cahill: 2 goals (2 league)
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Howard Webb
Assistant referees: Peter Kirkup & Mike Mullarkey
Fourth official: Kevin Friend
LAST LEAGUE MATCH LINE-UPS
Fulham (D1-1 v Blackburn, a): Schwarzer, Kelly, Hughes, Hangeland, Salcido, Duff, Etuhu, Murphy (Gera 89), Davies, Dempsey (Eddie Johnson 77), Dembele. Subs not used: Etheridge, Pantsil, Baird, Riise, Greening.
Everton (L0-1 v Newcastle, h): Howard, Hibbert (Coleman 46), Jagielka, Distin, Baines, Osman, Arteta, Heitinga (Bilyaletdinov 73), Pienaar,Fellaini, Beckford (Yakubu 46). Subs not used: Mucha, Neville, Gueye, Barkley.
Source: BBC Sport
Source: BBC Sport