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:
Everton vs Manchester United
There’s a huge roar as the Everton players come out onto the pitch at Goodison Park. There a bouncing atmosphere inside the stadium. It should get the Everton team up for this one.
Kick off is next.
Everton vs Manchester United
Only Brighton and the three teams in the relegation zone have scored fewer than Everton’s 32 goals in the Premier League this season.
In April they have already scored three times but lost both of those games to Burnley and West Ham. Before that, they had scored just one goal in four matches across all competitions.
Everton vs Manchester United
Can Everton get the job done against Manchester United today and move four points clear of the relegation zone or will Frank Lampard’s men suffer another defeat and remain perilously close to the drop?
Everton vs Manchester United
Marcus Rashford is set to become the youngest player to make 200 Premier League appearances for United. The 24-year-old will beat Ryan Giggs’ record by 135 days when he starts against Everton is afternoon.
Everton vs Manchester United
Richarlison is Everton’s top home scorer in the league this season with three goals but he has not found the net at Goodison Park in the top flight since December.
Everton vs Manchester United
Bruno Fernandes has four goals and two assists in four league fixtures against Everton.
The Portuguese is aiming to become the first United player to score in three consecutive games at Goodison Park since Ruud van Nistelrooy between 2001 and 2004.
Everton vs Manchester United
Everton’s Dominic Calvert-Lewin has failed to score in all nine of his Premier League appearances in 2022 after recovering from a long spell on the sidelines with various injuries.
Everton vs Manchester United
Defeat for Everton would see the Toffees set a new club record of 19 losses in a 38-game Premier League season.
On the other hand, Ralf Rangnick has lost just two of his 16 Premier League games in charge of Manchester United with eight wins and six draws.
Everton vs Manchester United
Manchester United have won three of their last 11 matches in all competitions with six draws and two defeats in that run.
But, the Red Devils have scored in 21 consecutive away games in all competitions and will threaten Jordan Pickford’s goal this afternoon.
Everton vs Manchester United
Everton have lost 17 of their last 22 Premier League games with three wins and two draws in that run. The Toffees have lost seven home league games this season with only the three promoted sides have worse records.
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