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 1 - 0 Man Utd
48 mins: Maguire fouls Richarlison and gives Everton an early free kick. It’s knocked into the box but Lindelof fails to deal with it properly. He sends the ball over to Mykolenko who whips one back into the six-yard area where David De Gea tidies up for United.
Second half: Everton 1 - 0 Man Utd
Kick off: This is a huge 45 minutes for both teams and all three results are still on the table. Man Utd get the match back underway. There are no changes from either manager so it’s as you were for both sides.
Everton 1 - 0 Man Utd
As it stands Everton are four points clear of Burnley and the relegation zone but Sean Dyche’s side take on bottom club Norwich City tomorrow and could leapfrog the Toffees if they win and Frank Lampard’s men go on to lose today.
Manchester United remain in seventh, three points off fourth-placed Spurs, who are level on points with Arsenal.
Everton 1 - 0 Man Utd
Anthony Gordon’s 27th minute strike has given the Toffees a vital lead against Manchester United at Goodison Park. If they can hold onto this lead they’ll pick up a massive win and move four points clear of the relegation zone.
Can Frank Lampard’s men close out this game in the second half or will Man Utd come out swinging?
Half-time: Everton 1 - 0 Man Utd
45+1 mins: Mykolenko gets forward for Everton and wins a corner for the Toffees right on the stroke of half-time. Gordon swings the set piece into the penalty area but De Gea meets it with a solid clearing punch.
Everton lead at the break!
Everton 1 - 0 Man Utd
42 mins: Chance! Bruno Fernandes sends the ball over to Alex Telles as United break on a counter-attack. The left-back flicks another decent cross into the middle and almost picks out Ronaldo. Instead Vitalii Mykolenko lunges in front of the striker towards the dipping cross and nods it over his own crossbar. Good defending.
Everton 1 - 0 Man Utd
39 mins: Alex Telles has been one of Man Utd’s brightest sparks and puts in another fine run down the left to get around Seamus Coleman. Ronaldo is waiting in the six-yard box but Telles’ cross gets claimed and smothered by Pickford.
Everton 1 - 0 Man Utd
36 mins: Save! Everton come close to a second! Richarlison brings the ball inside and fancies himself from just outside the box. He strikes a pacey, dipping effort at goal but De Gea is up the to task of turning over the crossbar.
Fred has picked up a knock and he’s replaced with Paul Pogba for the visitors.
Everton 1 - 0 Man Utd
33 mins: That’s lovely play from Man Utd to pass the ball around the Everton press and work it over to Sancho on the right wing. He gives it to Ronaldo who passes it across to Fred. He slots the ball over to Rashford who lifts a cross into the box and almost picks out Matic but Pickford flies off his line and punches the ball away.
Everton 1 - 0 Man Utd
30 mins: Everton have taken all the momentum with them since the goal and have won a couple of free kicks in dangerous areas. Michael Keane’s effort from the first set piece goes over the crossbar before the combined efforts of Harry Maguire and Bruno Fernandes clear the second.
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