Everton and Fulham will both look to put turbulent pre-seasons behind them when they meet in the Premier League this weekend.
The Toffees only narrowly avoided relegation on the final day of last term but the Cottagers had cause for optimism after finishing tenth.
But Fulham manager Marco Silva has had to contend with clubs from Saudi Arabia trying to poach star attackers Aleksandr Mitrovic and Willian.
Everton are set for their first full season under Sean Dyche but financial woes have limited their options in the window.
The Merseysiders have only succeeded in bringing in Ashley Young on a free transfer to join their loan move for Arnaut Danjuma.
This Premier League clash will take place on Saturday, August 12.
Kick-off at Goodison Park will take place at 3pm.
Unfortunately, this fixture will not be televised on UK screens due to the 3pm blackout in English football.
However, talkSPORT will be on hand to keep you up to date with all the goals from this game as part of our GameDay Live coverage.
Adrian Durham, Trevor Sinclair, Micky Gray and Remi Allen will be your punditry team from 2:30pm.
Follow all the goals as they go in from the Premier League and EFL, including Everton v Fulham, Bournemouth v West Ham and Brighton v Luton.
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Highlights will then be available on the Sky Sports website and app shortly after the end of the match and later on Match of the Day.
The hosts have several injury worries to contend with, as Dele Alli, Dwight McNeil and Seamus Coleman are all sidelined.
Summer signing Danjuma faces a late fitness
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