SCORE: 2nd Half

MANCHESTER UNITED (Martial) 1 - 0 EVERTON

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Barclays Premier League Tie between Manchester United and Everton

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Date: April 3rd, 2016

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Kick off BST: 16:00

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Venue: Old Trafford, Manchester

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Starting XI's:

Manchester United F.C.	Everton F.C
De Gea	Robles
Darmian	Baines
Blind	Jagielka
Smalling	Stones
Rojo	Coleman
Carrick	Cleverley
Schneiderlin	Lennon
Martial	Barkley
Mata	McCarthy
Rashford	Deulofeu
Lingard	Lukaku

Man Utd F.C. SUBS: Romero, Fosu-Mensah, Valencia, Young, Fellaini, Herrera, Memphis

Everton F.C. SUBS: Howard, Oviedo, Kone, Mirallas, Niasse, Besic, Funes Mori.

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Team news:

• Pretty solid back four. Only missing Shaw and it would be our strongest defence.

• Schneiderlin starts!

• Young returns to the bench. Hopefully we see him, Herrera, and Memphis today

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UPDATES:

FIRST HALF UPDATES:

0' KICK OFF

0' KICK OFF! United in red, Everton in blue!

10' Ten minutes in and both teams are feeling each other out. Everton do look dangerous while attacking though, mostly coming down Rojo's side.

15' There haven't been any major chances either way but Everton are certainly up for this.

17' Martial comes close! Martial and Lingard play a one-two and it leads to Martial smacking a shot across goal (that was deflected slightly off Baines) just wide of the far post. Should've been a corner but it's a goal-kick.

24' Rojo gets excited and tries to volley a Mata cross from about 30 yards out, near the corner of the box but it's nowhere near the contact he would've needed.

29' Lukaku has been a nuisance with his physicality and he's bullying our centre backs. Rashford and Martial are doing the same on the other side using their pace.

34' United have been putting Everton under a lot of pressure in the past five minutes but there's been a lack of good chances at goal.

37' Martial has been looking particularly bright today. Everton's tactic has been long balls over the top to Lukaku but thankfully De Gea has been off his line rapidly numerous times to snuff that out.

45' ONE MINUTE ADDED

45+1' HALF TIME

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45' SECOND HALF UPDATES:

45' MANCHESTER UNITED SUBSTITUTION Fosu-Mensah ON || Rojo OFF

45' The second half kicks off with United attacking the East End.

50' Blind has been performing well holding off Lukaku but Everton have started brighter in the second half.

53' MANCHESTER UNITED GOAL ANTHONY MARTIAL SLOTS HOME!!! A BEAUTIFUL PIECE OF PLAY ON THE RIGHT WING BETWEEN MATA, RASHFORD, AND FOSU-MENSAH RESULTS IN THE LATTER WHIPPING A LOW BALL ACROSS GOAL THAT MARTIAL CALMLY SLOTS HOME!

53' MANCHESTER UNITED (Martial) 1 - 0 EVERTON

55' Jagielka shakes his marker and smacks the frame of the goal from a thumping header from a corner!

57' MANCHESTER UNITED SUBSTITUTION Herrera ON || Carrick OFF

57' van Gaal figures out that the older players should only be playing 60ish minutes and returns back to pre-season substitution form.

60' MANCHESTER UNITED YELLOW CARD Smalling goes into the book for a late tackle in the Everton penalty area. Mata had played a low cross across the six yard box that Lingard missed and that fell to Stones. Smalling tried to get to him but was a bit late.

63' EVERTON SUBSTITUTION Mirallas ON || Deulofeu OFF

70' Everton subs are warming up and they might be changing a few more things around soon as they push for the equaliser. United haven't really attacked much since the goal which is worrying.

78' United still spreading the ball around well but the tempo of the game has slowed quite a bit.

81' MANCHESTER UNITED SUBSTITUTION Valencia ON || Blind OFF

81' Blind has been brilliant today but he limps off after picking up a knock. Hopefully it isn't serious.

83' De Gea forced into a point-blank save from a scuffle after the ball comes in from a corner. Everton are starting their final surge at goal.

86' EVERTON SUBSTITUTION Niasse ON || Barkley OFF

90' Martial is clearly exhausted. He's been playing tonnes of football lately and it shows. He's quite slow on the ball and is dawdling around the pitch.

90' FOUR MINUTES ADDED

90' United desperately need this win to stay in touch with City and Arsenal.

90+1' MANCHESTER UNITED YELLOW CARD Lingard goes into the book as the clock winds down.

90+3' Valencia wins a free kick that De Gea will take while chewing a bit of clock.

90+4' FULL TIME