Everton vs Manchester United - Match preview and team news

Everton and Manchester United meet at Hill Dickinson Stadium on Sunday, with the hosts unbeaten after two matches and the visitors looking to build on a first win of the season.

David Moyes's Everton sit seventh with four points, while Michael Carrick's United are tenth on three points having bounced back from an opening-day defeat to Hull City with a 5-2 win over Ipswich Town.

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United have won each of the last four meetings between these two clubs, including both fixtures last season by an identical 1-0 scoreline, and a repeat result would take Moyes to within one defeat of equalling Harry Redknapp's Premier League record of 24 losses against the Red Devils.

Carrick, meanwhile, could move level with an elite group of five managers to have collected 45 or more points from their first 20 league games in a single spell at a club, a list that includes Jose Mourinho and Antonio Conte at Chelsea.

Both clubs endured a chaotic deadline day: Everton sold Iliman Ndiaye to Manchester City and saw a proposed deal for Folarin Balogun collapse, but brought back Jack Grealish on loan from the same City side.

Everton vs Manchester United – Match preview and team news

Date: Sunday, 6 September 2026

Kick-off: 14:00 BST

Venue: Hill Dickinson Stadium

Referee: John Brooks

Last meeting: Everton 0-1 Manchester United (Premier League, 23 February 2026)

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Team news

Everton

Christian Norgaard is the club's only confirmed absentee. Jack Grealish is in line to start on the left having returned on a season-long loan from Manchester City on deadline day, in the same swap that saw Iliman Ndiaye join City in the opposite direction. Brennan Johnson is set to take up the creative role vacated by Ndiaye's exit.

Manchester United

Carlos Baleba, Manuel Ugarte and Amad Diallo are all ruled out through injury, while Tom Heaton and Matthijs de Ligt remain doubts. There is better news on Luke Shaw and Mason Mount, both back in full training and available for selection, with Michael Carrick saying of Mount: "He's back around the group, which was great. Trained this week, so that's a big positive for us."

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Form

Everton

Everton remain unbeaten this season, beating Crystal Palace 2-0 before drawing 1-1 at Bournemouth thanks to a stoppage-time James Tarkowski header. Thierno Barry has been a persistent goal threat without finding the net, generating more non-penalty expected goals than any Premier League player this season bar Bryan Mbeumo and Alexander Isak.

Manchester United

Manchester United have recovered from an opening-day defeat at Hull City to beat Ipswich Town 5-2, with captain Bruno Fernandes scoring a hat-trick to take his tally to three goals this season, the most of any player in the division. United have conceded the first goal in both of their league games so far, and have not started a Premier League season conceding first in three straight matches since their title-winning 2012-13 campaign.

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Predicted lineups

Everton predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Pickford; O'Brien, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko; Garner, Armstrong; Johnson, Dewsbury-Hall, Grealish; Barry

Manchester United predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Lammens; Dalot, Maguire, Martinez, Shaw; Mainoo, Tielemans; Mbeumo, Fernandes, Rashford; Cunha

How to watch Everton vs Manchester United?

The match will be broadcast live in the United Kingdom on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League, with coverage beginning from 1pm.

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