Manchester United never an easy game, Goodison crowd will back us – Dyche
Everton face Manchester United on Super Sunday in what is their first match since losing 10 points for breaching the Premier League’s Profit & Sustainability rules. Sean Dyche says the decision from an independent commission to dock Everton points was “disproportionate” and that he was shocked when he heard the news. The Toffees are now down to 19th in the table and have work to do to get themselves out of the relegation zone.
That may not be the hardest task. There are struggling teams in the league this season and Dyche has shaped Everton into a tough team to beat as well as unlocking their attacking threat. They have only lost once, to Liverpool, in their last five league matches but face a Manchester United side in fine form.
However, that doesn’t feel like the case. United have won four of their last five matches in the league but each by just one goal. They’re sixth in the table yet have a negative goal difference of -3. If things go wrong for Erik ten Hag’s side they seem to go very wrong. With the boost of Andre Onana and Luke Shaw in the squad can the Red Devils triumph at Goodison Park?
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- Everton host Man Utd in the Premier League with kick off at 4.30pm
- It is the first match to be played at Goodison Park since the Toffees were deducted 10 points
- Andre Onana is fit to start for Man Utd and Luke Shaw is in the squad after recovering from injury
- Manchester United XI: Onana, Dalot, Lindelof, Maguire, Shaw, Mainoo, McTominay, Rashford, Fernandes, Garnacho, Martial
- Everton XI: Pickford, Young, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko, Harrison, Garner, Gueye, McNeil, Doucoure, Calvert-Lewin
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Former England manager Terry Venables dies aged 80
Some sad news before today’s fixture as earlier on, it was announced that former England manager and player Terry Venables has died at the age of 80.
Venables played twice for England but he was more well known for his managerial than playing career, and was in charge of the national side between 1994 and 1996, when he led the team to the semi-finals of the Euros, before they were knocked out on penalties by Germany.
Ben Fleming26 November 2023 16:10
How the Farhad Moshiri era left Everton languishing on the brink of ruin
It was the sort of comment that might have been made in recent seasons when Everton were found in the relegation zone. “The position Everton finds itself in is of its own making,” came the damning conclusion. Except that this was the independent commission’s verdict on their financial position, referencing losses that topped £300m in three years and – crucially – where they were deemed to have lost £124.5m under the Premier League’s Profit & Sustainability rules, £19.5m more than permitted.
Deducted 10 points as a punishment, the position Everton find themselves in now is 19th, level on points with bottom club Burnley. Privately, Sean Dyche may note they are still above his former employers, even though Vincent Kompany has spent the kind of sums he was never afforded. If 38 points became a footballing cliché, a byword for safety, Everton, who only actually mustered 36 last season, may have to target 48 this year.
Ben Fleming26 November 2023 16:05
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Ben Fleming26 November 2023 15:55
Kobbie Mainoo handed first Manchester United start
The midfielder, who has replaced Christian Eriksen in the starting XI for the trip to Everton is a product of the academy.
He joined United at the age of nine and signed his first professional contract in May 2022.
He has only made three senior appearances before the clash with the Toffees, all of which came last season.
He played in the Carabao Cup against Charlton, FA Cup against Reading and in the 3-0 Premier League win over Leicester in February.
The 18-year-old picked up an injury at the start of the season, so his chances have been limited.
Mainoo has also represented the national side at under-17, under-18 and under-19 levels.
Sonia Twigg26 November 2023 15:48
Everton fans fly plane over Etihad Stadium protesting the Premier League
plane over the Etihad Stadium during Manchester City’s clash against Liverpool with a banner reading: “Premier League = Corrupt #UTFT #EFC”
There is a lot of unrest on Merseyside towards the Premier League for the sanction, which has sent Everton into the relegation zone, with protest the latest part of the ongoing saga.
Ben Fleming26 November 2023 15:45
Everton vs Manchester United team news
Everton make one change from the side that beat Crystal Palace before the international break, as Amadou Onana has not recovered from a calf injury, with Idrissa Gueye starting.
Everton starting XI: Pickford, Young, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko, Harrison, Garner, Gueye, McNeil, Doucoure, Calvert-Lewin
Sonia Twigg26 November 2023 15:36
Everton vs Manchester United team news
Manchester United made three changes to the starting XI for the trip to Goodison Park.
Teenager Kobbie Mainoo was handed his first competitive start for the club in place of the injured Christian Eriksen.
Luke Shaw will return at left back, while Antony Martial will lead the line.
Manchester United XI: Onana, Dalot, Lindelof, Maguire, Shaw, Mainoo, McTominay, Rashford, Fernandes, Garnacho, Martial
Sonia Twigg26 November 2023 15:35
Everton vs Manchester United – confirmed team news
Everton: Pickford; Young, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko; Gueye, Garner, Doucoure; Harrison, Calvert-Lewin, McNeil
Manchester United: Onana; Dalot, Lindelof, Maguire, Shaw; Mainoo, McTominay, Fernandes; Garnacho, Martial, Rashford
Ben Fleming26 November 2023 15:34
Sean Dyche reacts to Everton points deduction: ‘Feels disproportionate’
Everton boss Sean Dyche has expressed shock at the “disproportionate” 10-point penalty imposed on the club but insisted he and his players are ready to take on the latest challenge put in front of them.
Speaking publicly for the first time on the matter, Dyche said: “I think like everyone, certainly in these parts, I was shocked and seemingly from the wave of noise after that, most people in football are shocked by the enormity of it.
“Disproportionate is a word used by the club. Obviously we feel a bit aggrieved by that, but on the other hand it doesn’t change the focus. The focus since I got there is sorting things out on the pitch, getting the team to win.”
Ben Fleming26 November 2023 15:25
Erik ten Hag prepared for Everton to be ‘mad’ and urges Man Utd to match them
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag knows Everton’s players and fans will be “mad” about the 10-point penalty imposed on the club and has challenged his team to meet fire with fire on Sunday.
United make the short trip to Goodison Park this weekend to face a Toffees team fuelled by a sense of injustice after an independent commission imposed the sanction on the club a week ago for a breach of Premier League profitability and sustainability rules.
Ten Hag is expecting Goodison Park to be a bearpit on Sunday but is determined his players will not be outmuscled.
“It’s always about us, I can see the opposition and I can see they are mad, but then finally it’s about us,” he said at a press conference on Friday afternoon.
“If they are mad and that’s their fuel, we have to match those standards. When we match the standards we have a very good chance to win the game.”
Ben Fleming26 November 2023 15:15