Fulham boss Martin Jol is seeking a morale-boosting Capital One Cup victory inside all-Premier League clash with Everton at Craven Cottage. The Cottagers will bid to reply from Saturday's 2-0 west London derby loss at Chelsea by ending a six-match winless run in the home.
The final time Fulham were for doing things at Craven Cottage we were holding on course for victory over West Brom, just to concede a stoppage-time equaliser which generated a smattering of booing on the home support in the full-time whistle.
While many top-flight bosses utilize League Cup as a possible probability to rotate their squad, Jol is intending to mail out the full-strength line-up which may be bolstered because of the returns of striker Dimitar Berbatov, defender Aaron Hughes and midfielder Bryan Ruiz.
Berbatov (hamstring), Hughes (thigh) and Ruiz (ankle) missed the visit to Stamford Bridge, in conjunction with defender Matthew Briggs (hernia) and first-choice goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg (shoulder), who are both still out.
As opposed, Everton manager Roberto Martinez is just about to put faith in their squad as they offers to rotate players with the tie. However, the Spaniard are not fielding an additional-string side because it is likely midfielder Darron Gibson could make his long-awaited return from injury.
He also insists loan-signing Romelu Lukaku is fully fit following a head trauma which is raring to visit again after scoring within the 3-2 win at West Ham.
Martinez believes the actual fact these are facing fellow Premier League opposition will always make it slightly easier with regards to preparation but he will be resting a few of his more vital players regardless despite there being almost a week until their next league match on Monday.
Striker Arouna Kone could also be involved after being ignored at West Ham because he hasn't been entirely immediately after a knee problem.
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