Everton vs Manchester United LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction as Gordon gets winner
Follow all the reaction from Goodison Park after Toffees triumph to boost their survival hopes
The Champions League will not beckon for Manchester United. The Championship may not for Everton. If Ralf Rangnick’s interim period at Old Trafford will end in failure, there was a glimpse of salvation for Frank Lampard.
In the battle of the fallen giants, it was Everton, threatened with a precipitous drop out of the top flight after 68 years, who prevailed. They have spent – some would say wasted – some £550 million under owner Farhad Moshiri but a potentially priceless winner came from a homegrown local, Anthony Gordon. After just 11 points from their previous 22 matches, Everton conjured three and grasped at a lifeline. There may be none for United. Their chances of a top-four finish had already looked remote. Rangnick had conceded they lacked margin for error and they duly erred, delivering the sort of shapeless, witless performance that has felt a recurring theme in their season.
They lacked cohesion and chemistry. They had Cristiano Ronaldo back but, until he drew an injury-time save from Jordan Pickford, he was ineffectual. They ended with a central midfield trio of Paul Pogba, Bruno Fernandes and Juan Mata, making a belated first Premier League appearance of the season, symbolising a club who have overloaded on attack-minded players, lack balance and score too few goals. Follow all the reaction and updates from Everton vs Manchester United below:
GOAL! Everton 1 - 0 Man Utd (Gordon, 27’)⚽️
27 mins: Everton have the lead! Fred gives the ball away to Anthony Gordon who threads a fine pass out to the left wing to play Richarlison into space. He curls the ball into the box where Alex Iwobi lays it off back to Gordon. He runs onto a first time shot that strikes Harry Maguire, wrongfoots David De Gea and nestles in the back of the net!
Everton 0 - 0 Man Utd
23 mins: Everton have looked keen to keep hold of possession but they still haven’t challenged Man Utd defensively yet.
Man Utd look to put a fine attack together with some short, quick passes across the back line up to Sancho on the left side of the pitch. He give it to Fernandes who knocks the ball inside to Fred. He’s closed down quickly by Delph who wins the ball with a sliding tackle and gets a round of applause from the Everton fans.
Everton 0 - 0 Man Utd
20 mins: Richarlison has been on the end of a couple of heavy challenges, first from Lindelof and the Wan-Bissaka. Everton win a free kick after the second tackle and the Man Utd right-back avoids a yellow card which the home fans aren’t happy about.
Pickford fires the set piece over to the right wing but Alex Telles gets up highest and clears the danger for Man Utd.
Everton 0 - 0 Man Utd
17 mins: Pickford’s having a good day, he looks confident and those two early saves will stand him in good stead. Man Utd move the ball around Everton’s final third looking for an opening in the defence. Alex Telles whips a cross in from the left wing that drops over the head of Cristiano Ronaldo and has to be dealt with by Vitalii Mykolenko. He heads the ball towards the byline under pressure from Jadon Sancho but Pickford sprints across and plucks it out of the air to avoid a corner.
Everton 0 - 0 Man Utd
14 mins: Save! Man Utd are really bringing the heat now. Bruno Fernandes receives the ball on the left side and sends an inswinging cross into the middle of the box. Marcus Rashford makes his way in between the two Everton centre-backs and wins the ball in the air. There’s enough pace on the cross that Rashford can guide it towards goal with a glancing touch but Jordan Pickford denies him again with a sharp save low to his right!
Everton 0 - 0 Man Utd
12 mins: Everton fail to properly deal with the resultant Man Utd corner as once again the headed clearance comes to a United player on the edge of the box. This time it’s Fred who dinks the ball back into the area for Cristiano Ronaldo. He lets it run across his body before whipping a shot wide of the near post.
Everton 0 - 0 Man Utd
9 mins: Save! Man Utd win a free kick just outside the box on the inside left. It’s worked nicely as Bruno Fernandes chips it over to the far post where Victor Lindelof heads it back into the middle. Fabian Delph’s headed clearance only comes out as far as Marcus Rashford who brings the ball down and drills one at goal. It’s well struck but Jordan Pickford leaps to his right and parries the ball wide of the post!
Everton 0 - 0 Man Utd
6 mins: Alex Telles collects a pass from Nemanja Matic and brings the ball down the left wing. He plays a nice one-two with Marcus Rashford to carry it alongside the box where Allan forces him to the byline. Telles finally squeezes a cross into the middle but the assistant referee flags that the ball first ran out of play.
Everton 0 - 0 Man Utd
3 mins: There’s been a few early mistakes from Man Utd with miscontrolled touches and wayward passes as they attempt to find their feet in the game. These opening stages have seen Everton control possession but they are yet to challenge the visitor’s back line.
Kick off: Everton 0 - 0 Man Utd
This is a big game for both teams. Frank Lampard is still trying to stop the Everton ship from sinking and Ralf Rangnick is trying to get Man Utd into the Champions League next season. One of these managers will be feeling pleased with the day’s work late on but who will it be?
Allan gets the match underway and Everton pump the ball long down the left wing where Victor Lindelof wins the ball and nods it out of play.
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