Manchester United will make their final trip to Goodison Park to face Everton in the Premier League this Saturday afternoon.
Ruben Amorim's reign at Old Trafford has gone from bad to worse, while their former boss David Moyes has made an impressive start to his second spell in charge of Everton.
Latest Everton vs MU squad information
Both teams are in a personnel crunch due to a series of injuries, forcing them to field inexperienced substitutes last weekend, with Manchester United notably fielding eight teenagers against Tottenham.
Everton will welcome back Abdoulaye Doucoure from suspension, but with Alcaraz's impressive performance in his first start, it is unlikely that the Mali midfielder will regain his starting place.
Key player Iliman Ndiaye remains sidelined with a cruciate ligament (MCL) injury and could be out for six to eight weeks, so Jack Harrison is likely to continue in his place, having started against Crystal Palace.
Everton are also without seven other players, including Dwight McNeil, who has undergone knee surgery, and the attacking trio of Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Armando Broja and Youssef Chermiti. However, Beto's excellent form has helped Everton overcome the difficulties. The Guinea-Bissau striker scored his seventh goal of the season at Selhurst Park and is currently averaging a Premier League goal every 114 minutes.
On the United side, the injury list is equally long. However, Ruben Amorim could welcome back Leny Yoro, Christian Eriksen, Manuel Ugarte and Toby Collyer after they have recovered from minor injuries and illness.
Amad Diallo is set to miss the rest of the season after suffering a serious ankle injury. However, United's biggest problems remain in midfield and defence, with Kobbie Mainoo and Mason Mount both out.
Yoro's return will be important, with United missing Lisandro Martinez, Luke Shaw and Jonny Evans in defence. Victor Lindelof is available, though, and was the only experienced player on the bench for their game in north London last weekend.
Everton vs MU latest expected lineup
Everton:
Pickford; O'Brien, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko; Lindstrom, Gueye, Garner, Alcaraz, Harrison; Beto
Manchester United:
Onana; Dalot, Mazraoui, Maguire, De Ligt, Dorgu; Fernandes, Casemiro; Zirkzee, Hojlund, Garnacho
Latest Everton vs MU football review
Just a few weeks ago Everton were still worried about relegation, but a dramatic turnaround under David Moyes has seen them climb above Man United in the Premier League table.
It is the first time Everton have finished above the Red Devils so late in a season since 2013-14, when Moyes was sacked after a defeat at Goodison Park. But this time around, the Scot has enjoyed a much better time, picking up more points than any other manager since he took charge (13 points from six games).
Everton had won just three of their 19 games under Sean Dyche, scoring just seven goals from open play. However, in just six games, Moyes has helped his side win four and score eight goals from open play.
That impressive form continued in last weekend's win over Crystal Palace, with Carlos Alcaraz scoring his first goal for the club to give Everton a late win. It was also the first time they had scored from a counter-attack this season.
With the top five likely to qualify for next season’s Champions League, Everton are now 13 points clear of the relegation zone – the same as they are of the European places. However, the nine-point gap to eighth looks too big to bridge unless they continue their fine form until the end of the season.
The match against Man United is also the last time Everton will host the Red Devils at Goodison Park before moving to their new stadium on the riverbank. Although not as tense as the Merseyside derby, Everton are still determined to improve their poor record against United.
They have lost five consecutive games against the Red Devils, with the last four games by a combined score of 11-0. The last time Everton lost five games in a row against an opponent without scoring was in the 1950s against Wolves.
United won the first leg 4-0 in a bizarre game where they had an xG of just 0.73 but made the most of their chances. However, that result was not reflective of the reality as United have continued to falter, losing eight of their last 12 league games, including five of their six at home.
However, the history at Goodison Park could help Ruben Amorim in his quest for a third successive win here. Last season, this game attracted attention when Everton were deducted 10 points, leading to massive protests from fans, but after just three minutes, Alejandro Garnacho extinguished any hopes with a Puskas Award-winning overhead kick, kicking off a 3-0 win for United.
That victory also gave the Red Devils the chance to win three consecutive games at Goodison Park for the first time since 2007, while also aiming to keep two consecutive away clean sheets against Everton since the 1990s.
However, experts do not rate Man United's chances highly in this match, as they just lost 0-1 to Tottenham last weekend and are currently 1 point behind Everton on the rankings.
Their attack is in serious trouble, with Rasmus Hojlund failing to score in 15 consecutive games, while Joshua Zirkzee has also gone 12 games without a goal in the league, with his last goals coming in the first leg against Everton in November.
Both Everton (12) and Man United (10) have gone more games without scoring than any other in the league this season, and if United continue their stalemate they could equal the record for the most games without scoring in a Premier League season, despite still having 13 games left to play.
Latest Everton vs MU score prediction
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the following results for the Everton vs MU match:
- Sportsmole: Everton 0-1 MU
- WhoScore: Everton 0-2 MU
- Our prediction: Everton 0-1 MU
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