Follow live coverage of today’s match at Goodison Park as Manchester United take on Everton hoping to boost their chances of qualifying for next season’s Champions League.
United have been inconsistent at best this season but are undefeated in their last seven matches, having thrashed Club Brugge 5-0 in the Europa League on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Everton have seen improvements since coach Carlo Ancelotti ‘s arrival in December, though their five-game unbeaten run was ended by Arsenal in a thrilling fixture last weekend. Follow all of the latest below:
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Everton 1 – 1 Man Utd
mins: Sidibe holds off Martial but gives away a corner to United. Bruno Fernandes whips it into the box and Sidibe himself clears the ball away.
Everton have shown improvement already in this half. They’re taking the attack to Manchester United and asking questions of the defenders.
Everton 1 – 1 Man Utd
mins: Everton win a corner but don’t make good use of it and the visitors get the ball clear. Bruno Fernandes is caught on the ball by Andre Gomes and the Everton man is brought down winning a free kick.
Everton 1 – 1 Man Utd
59 mins: McTominay is fouled as he tries to run the ball up to the box. Fernandes flicks the ball into the box for Maguire who is beaten to the ball. United win the ball back off Tom Davies and send it out wide to Fernandes. He brings the ball inside and shoots from the edge of the box but spoons it wide of goal.
Everton 1 – 1 Man Utd
Second half: There have been no changes to either team at half time. Man Utd restart the match and win a free kick in there own half.
As it stands things are all square at Goodison Park, but this game is far from over. The second half is up next …
“I’d have lynched him at half-time “
Bruno Fernandes has quickly become a favorite son at Old Trafford:
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Everton 1 – 1 Man Utd
54 3 mins: Baines sends a cross into the box and Richarlison heads it wide. It’s been a cracking first half. Worthy of the history of the fixture. There’s been mistakes at both ends leading to two goals, Man Utd have dominated possession and Everton have turned the contest into a physical one.
More of the same in the second half please.
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Everton 1 – 1 Man Utd
mins: Richarlison took a foot to his Inside knee from a challenge by Fred and his leg will be a little sore but he continues.
Now it’s kicking off. Luke Shaw and Tom Davies get into a bit of a scrap after Calvert-Lewin clatters Shaw to the ground.
Shaw and Calvert-Lewin are sent into the book.
Everton 1 – 1 Man Utd
mins: United have fancied themselves from range today. A number of players have taken shots from outside the box but it is Bruno Fernandes who gets the reward. The visitors have deserved it as well. They’ve dominated the game since conceding first.
(GOAL!)
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Everton 1 – 1 Man Utd – Bruno Fernandes
39 mins: GOAL! Man Utd are level, they win the ball on the left wing and feed it to Fernandes. He runs the ball a few yards closer to the box and drills one at the near post. Pickford dives to cover it but misses the ball and it rattles the back of the net.
Everton 1 – 0 Man Utd
37 mins: Martial drifts into the box and is fed the ball through the lines. He takes a shot and wins a corner. Fernandws takes it and delivers the ball into the box. Holgate clears it for Everton.
Everton 1 – 0 Man Utd
35 mins: Coleman is in a bit of trouble. It looks like he’s pulled a muscle in his right leg. Anyway he can’t continue and is replaced by Sidibe. A Man Utd free kick is sent into the Everton penalty area but the home side defend it quite easily.
Everton 1 – 0 Man Utd
28 mins: Luke Shaw fancies a go at goal, he shoots from range and coleman blocks the shot before davies clears it out of everton’s area.
Man Utd haven’t been shy of shooting today.
Everton 1 – 0 Man Utd
026 mins: Fred sends a great ball into the box as United attack quickly on the break. Mason Greenwood wins the header in the box but sends it over the crossbar.
Andre Gomes gets a big round of applause from the Everton faithful. He takes the ball off Bruno Fernandes and makes a run into the box. He shrugs of Fernandes as he tries to recover the ball but his shot is well, well, wide of goal.
Match preview When is the match?
The match kicks off at 2pm at Goodison Park.
What TV channel is it on?
The match will be shown live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports
Premier League .
Subscribers will be able to stream the match through the SkyGo app.
Prediction
Everton impressed going forward in their narrow loss to Arsenal last weekend, but their defensive issues were also on display as they conceded three – including one in the first minute of the second half. They are without a clean sheet since 21 January and United have eight goals in their last two matches. With new signing Bruno Fernandes settling in quickly for United, expect the Portuguese to be at the heart of another win for the visitors on Sunday in a back-and-forth contest.
Everton 1-2 United
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