Manchester United surprises Everton with a 2-0 win. HIGHLIGHTS

MANCHESTER. Manchester United had a surprising win over Everton with a 2-0 win with a goal from S. McTominay (36') and a goal from A. Martial (71').

Luke Meyer

April 9, 2023

MANCHESTER. Manchester United had a surprising win over Everton with a 2-0 win with a goal from S. McTominay (36′) and a goal from A. Martial (71′). Manchester United was much superior in terms of ball possession (64%) and that was among the factors of its victory.

The match was played at the Old Trafford stadium in Manchester on Saturday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. In front of 73,509 spectators. The referee was Michael Oliver assisted by Stuart Burt and Simon Bennett. The 4th official was Graham Scott. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 15.5 degrees Celsius or 59.94 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 42%.

Match Statistics

Manchester United

2 - 0

Everton

! 64 Ball Possession 36

Shots

29 Total 15
11 On Target 1
10 Off Target 6
8 Shots blocked 8

91 Attack 94
74 Dangerous attack 45
104 Ball safe 79

11 Free Kicks 13
0 Penalties 0
10 Corners 4
3 Off Sides 2

Fouls

10 Total 9
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Manchester United was in firm control of the ball 64% while Everton was struggling with a 36% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Manchester United had a more offensive attitude with 74 dangerous attacks and 29 shots of which 11 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Manchester United won the match.

Manchester United shot 29 times, 11 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, Everton shot 15 times, 1 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

None of the teams received any yellow card.

Match Timeline

Scott McTominay(goal)

36'

46'

Vitaliy Mykolenko- sub ->Ben Godfrey

Anthony Martial- sub ->Antony

60'

James Garner- sub ->Idrissa Gueye

60'

70'

Anthony Martial(goal)Marcus Rashford

71'

76'

Christian Eriksen- sub ->Marcel Sabitzer

77'

80'

87'

Nathan Patterson- sub ->Seamus Coleman

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Brighton & Hove Albion

Wolverhampton Wanderers

After playing this match, Manchester United will have 56 points like Newcastle United to hold in the 4th place. Talking about the opposition, Everton will stay with 27 points like Nottingham Forest to hold in the 17th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Manchester United will host Wolverhampton Wanderers on the 13th of May with a 12-4 head to head statistic in favor of Manchester United (4 draws).

Everton will host Manchester City on the 13th of May with a 19-12 head to head record in favor of Manchester City (7 draws).

Manchester United – Formation

Manchester United

David De Gea 1.Spain

6.4

Harry Maguire 5.England

7.3

Tyrell Malacia 12.Netherlands

7.2

Aaron Wan-Bissaka 29.England

7.9

Lisandro Martínez 6.Argentina

6.8

Marcel Sabitzer 15.Austria

7.4

77'

Bruno Fernandes 8.Portugal

7.8

Scott McTominay 39.Scotland

7.6

36'

Jadon Sancho 25.England

7.4

Antony 21.Brazil

6.9

60'

Marcus Rashford 10.England

5.6

80'

Substitutes

Jack Butland 31.England

Victor Lindelöf 2.Sweden

Diogo Dalot 20.Portugal

Raphaël Varane 19.France

Fred 17.Brazil

6.7

76'

Christian Eriksen 14.Denmark

6.9

77'

Facundo Pellistri 28.Uruguay

Wout Weghorst 27.Netherlands

6.6

80'

Anthony Martial 9.France

7.2

60'

71'

Manchester United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Erik ten Hag decided to play with the following team: David De Gea (6.4), Aaron Wan-Bissaka (7.9), Harry Maguire (7.3), Lisandro Martínez (6.8), Tyrell Malacia (7.2), Scott McTominay (7.6), Bruno Fernandes (7.8), Antony (6.9), Marcel Sabitzer (7.4), Jadon Sancho (7.4) and Marcus Rashford (5.6).

The home team had on the bench: Jack Butland, Wout Weghorst (6.6), Fred (6.7), Victor Lindelöf, Christian Eriksen (6.9), Diogo Dalot, Anthony Martial (7.2), Raphaël Varane and Facundo Pellistri.

Substitutions

Manchester United made 4 changes: Antony for Anthony Martial (60′), Marcel Sabitzer for Fred (76′), Marcel Sabitzer for Christian Eriksen (77′) and Marcus Rashford for Wout Weghorst (80′).

Best player: Aaron Wan-Bissaka

The most impressive player for Manchester United was Aaron Wan-Bissaka even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.9) with 54 passes (88% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 8.

Everton – Formation

Everton

Jordan Pickford 1.England

8.2

Seamus Coleman 23.Republic of Ireland

6.5

87'

Ben Godfrey 22.England

6.8

46'

James Tarkowski 2.England

6.7

Michael Keane 5.England

6.5

Idrissa Gueye 27.Senegal

7.6

60'

Amadou Onana 8.Belgium

7.0

60'

Alex Iwobi 17.Nigeria

6.4

Dwight McNeil 7.England

7.2

Demarai Gray 11.Jamaica

6.8

Ellis Simms 50.England

6.5

70'

Substitutes

Asmir Begovic 15.Bosnia and Herzegovina

Nathan Patterson 3.Scotland

87'

Mason Holgate 4.England

Conor Coady 30.England

Yerry Mina 13.Colombia

Vitaliy Mykolenko 19.Ukraine

6.6

46'

James Garner 37.England

6.6

60'

Tom Davies 26.England

6.4

60'

Neal Maupay 20.France

6.2

70'

Everton started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Sean Dyche played with: Jordan Pickford (8.2), Séamus Coleman (6.5), Michael Keane (6.5), James Tarkowski (6.7), Ben Godfrey (6.8), Alex Iwobi (6.4), Idrissa Gueye (7.6), Amadou Onana (7.0), Dwight McNeil (7.2), Demarai Gray (6.8) and Ellis Simms (6.5).

The following players were sitting on the bench: James Garner (6.6), Nathan Patterson, Mason Holgate, Conor Coady, Neal Maupay (6.2), Tom Davies (6.4), Asmir Begović, Yerry Mina and Vitaliy Mykolenko (6.6).

Substitutions

Everton made 5 changes: Ben Godfrey for Vitaliy Mykolenko (46′), Idrissa Gueye for James Garner (60′), Amadou Onana for Tom Davies (60′), Ellis Simms for Neal Maupay (70′) and Seamus Coleman for Nathan Patterson (87′).