Fulham head coach Marco Silva says Callum Osmand has the potential to ‘punish the opposition’ with the Welsh striker in contention to make his Premier League debut against Everton this afternoon.

The nineteen year-old, who has scored eighteen goals for Fulham’s under-21 side this season and been nominated for the PL2 player of the year award, trained with the first-team squad this week and could be on the bench at Craven Cottage today with Rodrigo Muniz ruled out through injury.

Silva told his pre-match conference yesterday that he has been a keen admirer of the Welsh youth international for some time.

“It’s not his first time he’s been with us. Last season, he had some sessions with us, pre-season too, and the beginning of the season. He is much more mobile [than a traditional centre forward], let’s see if he is going to have a chance or not to play some minutes, but he is going to have a chance to train much more with us, to be much more involved with the first team.

He needs more senior football in his legs to see how he can adapt, perform. He’s got the profile that I like. When he has a chance, he can punish the opposition. I can see the talent, in a position that is very difficult to play in the Premier League. Probably if you play another striker by his side … you will take the best from him. Let’s hope we can help him to be ready for the Premier League.”