by Ian S. Palmer
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Manchester United is in a dogfight with neighboring Manchester City and West Ham United for fourth place in the English Premier League this campaign and a spot in next season’s European Champions League. This makes their home game at Old Trafford against Everton on Sunday, April 3rd a crucial contest as there are just eight games remaining in the season. Everton seems destined for a disappointing mid-table finish under manager Roberto Martinez as they sit 12 points ahead of the relegation zone and 12 points behind fourth place.
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Manchester United vs Everton – Head to Head:
- The two clubs faced off back on October 17th with Man United taking a 3-0 victory at Goodison Park. Everton were3-0 winners at home last season while United took their home match at Old Trafford by a score of 2-1. Overall, the two clubs have met 193 times in the past with Man United winning 83, losing 69 and drawing the other 41. Everton has won four of the last seven meetings, but also just four of the last 11.
Man United heads into the weekend in sixth place with 50 points from 14 wins, eight draws and eight losses with 38 goals for and 27 against. They’ve won eight matches at home to go along with four draws and a pair of defeats while scoring 19 times and conceding seven. United has recorded nine clean sheets at Old Trafford and has been shut out five times. Overall, they’ve registered 14 clean sheets on the season and have failed to score on nine occasions.
United has four wins, a draw and a loss in their past six home fixtures. Their last league game was a huge 1-0 victory over Man City in the Manchester derby. They enter the weekend one point behind fourth-place City and are tied with fifth-place West Ham. They’re also within reach of third-place Arsenal as they trail the Gunners by five points. However, they’re 16 back of league-leading Leicester City, but do have a game in hand on them.
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Everton currently occupies 12th place in the standings with 38 points from nine wins, 11 draws and nine losses. They’ve scored 51 goals and allowed 41 against. The Merseyside club was beaten 2-0 at home by Arsenal in their last league outing two weeks ago. Everton has five victories on the road along with seven draws and just one defeat with 22 goals scored and 13 conceded. The Liverpool club has six clean sheets on the road and has been shut out three times. Overall, they’ve recorded eight shut outs and have failed to hit the back of the net seven times.
Everton is a fine road team and is unbeaten in their past six away matches with three wins and three draws. United has won four of their past five home encounters and have no room for error over the last eight games of the season. They’ll be facing an Everton side that has lost just once on the road all season long though, which was a defeat in London at the hands of Arsenal back in October. They’ve also scored nine goals on their last three road trips.