Everton vs Manchester United - prediction, team news, lineups

The David Moyes derby takes centre signifier astatine 2pm connected Sunday, erstwhile Everton invited Manchester United to the Hill Dickinson Stadium successful Premier League gameweek three.

The Toffees maintained their unbeaten grounds successful 2026-27 with a 1-1 stalemate astatine Bournemouth past clip out, portion the Red Devils got disconnected the people successful emphatic manner with a 5-2 crushing of Ipswich Town. 

Match preview

Man United losing to a newly-promoted squad successful their archetypal Premier League crippled of the play was already unheard of - that unwanted archetypal was achieved against Hull City - and Ipswich concisely appeared susceptible of pursuing successful the Tigers' footsteps astatine Old Trafford.

However, Leif Davis's daze opener did nought but galvanise a Bruno Fernandes-inspired Man United, who witnessed their objective skipper onslaught a hat-trick alongside a Jacob Greaves ain extremity and Bryan Mbeumo lob successful a seven-goal spectacular.

In a transportation marketplace awash with £100m+ deals, simply retaining the services of PFA Player of the Year Fernandes represents 1 of the champion bits of concern for Man United, who sneaked into the apical fractional of the Premier League table past weekend. 

The Red Devils' triumph implicit the Tractor Boys took them up to 42 points since Carrick took implicit from Ruben Amorim - much than immoderate different squad successful that clip - and the Englishman could present go conscionable the sixth Premier League manager to triumph 45 points from his archetypal 20 matches during a azygous spell astatine a club.

Even if Man Utd autumn down again connected Sunday, catastrophe whitethorn not strike; the past clip the visitors conceded the archetypal extremity successful their archetypal 3 Premier League games of the play was successful 2012-13, the past clip they conquered the land.

Then again, 1 of Red Devils' matches successful that series 14 years agone was a 1-0 reverse to Everton astatine Goodison Park, respective months earlier Moyes swapped Merseyside for Manchester and failed to capable Sir Alex Ferguson's boots.

The wily Scotsman is improbable to beryllium overjoyed astatine the imaginable of a reunion with his erstwhile employers, having suffered 23 defeats arsenic a manager against Manchester United successful the Premier League - lone Harry Redknapp (24) has mislaid more.

However, Moyes has overseen a praiseworthy opening to 2026-27 for the location side, who followed up an opening occurrence implicit Crystal Palace and EFL Cup crushing of Preston North End with a comeback gully against Bournemouth.

Everton are present conscionable 90 minutes distant from winning back-to-back Premier League matches astatine the Hill Dickinson Stadium for conscionable the 2nd clip ever, but not since the 2021-22 play person they prevailed successful their archetypal 2 top-flight location fixtures.

Man Utd's inaugural sojourn to the Hill Dickinson Stadium successful February besides ended successful a 1-0 triumph for the Red Devils, who dealt their bluish rivals an identical dose of revenge aft Moyes's men had triumphed astatine Old Trafford by the aforesaid scoreline successful November.

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Team News

Man United showed disconnected their caller £70m artifact Carlos Baleba earlier their triumph implicit Ipswich past weekend, but the midfielder volition person to hold different mates of weeks to marque his debut owing to an ankle injury.

Baleba is 1 of 3 guaranteed absentees for the visitors alongside Manuel Ugarte (knee) and Amad Diallo (ankle), portion Matthijs de Ligt (back), Luke Shaw (hamstring), Mason Mount (knock) and Tom Heaton (knock) volition each necessitate precocious fittingness tests.

On the hunt for yet different grounds successful red, Fernandes boasts 11 extremity involvements against Everton successful the Premier League, the joint-most of immoderate Man United subordinate alongside Ryan Giggs and David Beckham.

Speaking of celebrated creators, Everton welcomed Jack Grealish backmost to Merseyside on indebtedness from Manchester City connected deadline day, and an contiguous restoration to the archetypal XI for the attacker is not retired of the question.

Ex-Arsenal full-back Ainsley Maitland-Niles should beryllium progressive pursuing his ain September 1 accomplishment too, but different erstwhile Gunner - Christian Norgaard - is inactive struggling with an unspecified injury.

Iliman Ndiaye's £60m exit to Manchester City could besides unfastened the doorway for Brennan Johnson to travel successful connected the close flank, portion Thierno Barry has small contention up beforehand pursuing Beto's determination to Fiorentina and the sensational Folarin Balogun transportation collapse.

Everton imaginable starting lineup:

Pickford; O'Brien, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko; Garner, Armstrong; Johnson, Dewsbury-Hall, Grealish; Barry

Manchester United imaginable starting lineup:

Lammens; Dalot, Maguire, Martinez, Shaw; Mainoo, Tielemans; Mbeumo, Fernandes, Rashford; Cunha

We say: Everton 1-2 Manchester United

After 2 afloat gameweeks, Everton and Man United jointly pb the mode for nonstop attacks successful the 2026-27 Premier League play with six apiece, and chances should not beryllium astatine a premium for either squad connected Sunday.

However, having bounced backmost from their mendacious commencement astatine Hull, a rampant Red Devils broadside should flex their attacking muscles and manus Moyes his archetypal nonaccomplishment of the season.

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