Premier League: Everton vs Manchester United preview

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October 16th, 2015
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Manchester United travel to Everton on Saturday afternoon looking for the three points that could move them up to the top of the Premier League table. However, recent history shows that The Red Devils have lost on each of their last three visits to Goodison Park. Everton kept a clean sheet in each of those three games. Before this winning streak the Toffees had won just one of twenty home matches against Manchester United.

Everton have lost just two of their 10 games in all competitions this season and are currently seventh in the Premier League table. However, they have been unable to record back-to-back victories in the league so far. Their last five games yielded nine points, but they had some tough matches against Swansea City, West Bromwich Albion, Chelsea, Liverpool and Tottenham. Leighton Baines is still out of contention, his absence surely counts as Everton have not scored any goals from set pieces so far this season. Tim Cleverley is also out but John Stones and Ross Barkley will make their return in the starting line-up.

Manchester United are currently third in the Premier League table, just two points behind current leaders and local rivals Manchester City. The last match before the international break was a poor one for the Red Devils though, they were hammered 3-0 by Arsenal. Wayne Rooney has not scored in the last 17 league matches away from home, but now United have youngster Anthony Martial, who has already proven that he can score in the Premier League. United's away form is not ideal, they have grabbed just six points out of four matches so far, which is fewer than West Brom have snatched. Bastian Schweinsteiger is unavailable through injury, but Wayne Rooney is expected to be fit.

Probable line-ups:

Everton: Howard - Coleman, Stones, Jagielka, Galloway - McCarthy, Barry - Deulofeu, Barkley, Naismith - Lukaku

Man United: De Gea - Young, Smalling, Blind, Darmian - Schneiderlin, Carrick - Mata, Rooney, Depay - Martial

My prediction: Manchester United to win 2-1.

Here are the odds for the match at Bet365:

Everton win - 3.25 Draw - 3.40 Man United win - 2.37

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