Everton v Fulham: match preview Everton (Probable, 4-4-1-1): Howard; Hibbert, Jagielka, Heitinga, Distin; Osman, Gibson, Neville, Pienaar; Fellaini; Jelavic. Out: Baines, Rodwell (both hamstring), Drenthe (club suspension). Test: Osman (head). Fulham (probable, 4-1-4-1): Schwarzer; Kelly, Hughes, Hangeland, J Riise; Murphy; Duff, Diarra, Dembele, Dempsey; Pogrebnyak. Out: Grygera (knee), Ruiz (foot), Sidwell (groin). Test: Kelly (hand). Match Notes The incentives are clear. A victory for Everton means they will extend their lead over Liverpool; just a point for Fulham and they could be above the same opposition by the time they visit Anfield on Tuesday. Both sides should be confident. In Nikica Jelavic, Everton now appear to have a striker they can rely on, while in Pavel Pogrebnyak Fulham have their own talisman scoring a regular flow of goals. Team News Everton will again be without defender Leighton Baines and midfielder Jack Rodwell. Baines is still sidelined with the hamstring injury which forced him to miss missed last weekend's 4-4 draw at Manchester United while Rodwell has not played for six weeks because of a similar problem. Centre-back Sylvain Distin is expected to deputise on the left of defence once more but on-loan Royston Drenthe is not likely to return to the squad having been disciplined before the FA Cup semi-final. Fulham defender Stephen Kelly returned to training this week and is in contention for the trip to Everton. Pavel Pogrebnyak made a goalscoring return to action against Wigan last weekend after recovering from an ankle problem while Fulham also have striker Andrew Johnson fit and available. Winger Bryan Ruiz will be out for 10 weeks while Steve Sidwell and Zdenek Grygera are also long-term absentees. Betting: Home 4-5, Away 18-5, Draw 5-2 . Stat of the game: Everton have scored eight goals in two games, their best return since November 2007. Si Hughes" Prediction: Everton 2 Fulham 1.