Manchester United vs Everton

A mouth-watering FA Cup third-round tie pits Manchester United and Everton against each other at Old Trafford.

Back to FA Cup action following a 3-0 demolition of Bournemouth in the Premier League, Manchester United will be looking to maintain a rich vein of form, which has seen them win four consecutive domestic fixtures in a row. It’s worth noting that Erik ten Hag’s men have won all four matches after the 2022 World Cup without conceding, including a comfortable 2-0 home victory over EFL Championship leaders Burnley in the previous League Cup round. Another clear-cut win is on the horizon, especially considering the ‘Red Devils’ have failed to make it out of the FA Cup third round just once in their last 37 attempts. But Man Utd’s overall FA Cup record against Everton remains perfectly balanced, with both sides racking up six triumphs apiece across their previous 12 encounters in the competition.

In the meantime, Everton boss Frank Lampard continues to walk a tightrope after Brighton & Hove Albion thrashed his side 4-1 in the last Premier League round, extending their winless run in all competitions to seven matches (D2, L5). In fact, you’d have to go to mid-October for Everton’s last competitive victory, while not since a 2-1 beating of Premier League basement boys Southampton at the start of October had they won a game outside Goodison Park (D2, L4). What’s more, the ‘Toffees’ have claimed just a single win across their last 29 competitive visits to Man Utd, beating them 1-0 in 2013. On a more positive note, they’ve progressed from ten of their last 14 FA Cup third-round ties, though all four eliminations in that run have come at the hands of fellow top-flight rivals.