Everton 1-0 Man Utd: Toffees claim 3 vital pts, Maguire trips again

Anthony Gordon's deflected strike re-ignites hosts' Premier League survival mission.

Match Events

0' The match is about to start!

8' CHANCE! Rashford's shot saved by Pickford

12' AGAIN! Rashford's header denied by Pickford

26' GOAL! Everton 1-0 Man Utd (Gordon)

35' CHANCE! Richarlison's long shot denied by De Gea

36' Sub! Pogba replaces Fred

50' CLOSE! Rashford misses a good chance

50' Yellow Card! Pogba booked

64' Subs! Mata & Elanga replace Matic & Rashford

72' Wan-Bissaka makes timely block

80' CLOSE! Pogba's long shot saved by Pickford

92' CLOSE! Ronaldo's shot stopped

Match Report

Everton breathed life into their hopes of Premier League survival - and dented Manchester United's Champions League aspirations further - as Anthony Gordon's deflected strike secured a 1-0 home win at a raucous Goodison Park.

Gordon's shot deflected off Harry Maguire's back (27) beyond David de Gea to provide the hosts with the slice of good fortune that has deserted them so often in this torrid campaign.

United, who are close to appointing Erik ten Hag as their new manager, struggled to find their rhythm thereafter as the returning Cristiano Ronaldo's late booking for petulance typified another disjointed, lethargic display under interim boss Ralf Rangnick.

He may have had the final say when he collected Maguire's header across goal in stoppage time but his instinctive shot was kept out by the excellent Jordan Pickford.

After self-imploding at Burnley in midweek, Frank Lampard's side re-established a four-point gap on Burnley in the final relegation position ahead of the weekend's remaining games as United suffered another blow to their flickering hopes of a top-four finish.

All five of Lampard's victories have come on home soil, and it is here at his famous old ground - at its most visceral, obstructive and unwelcoming on Saturday - where Everton's best hope of staving off a first relegation in 71 years reside.

Everton's remaining fixtures

April 20 - Leicester (h)

April 24 - Liverpool (a)

May 1 - Chelsea (h)

May 7 - Leicester (a)

May 10 - Watford (a)

May 15 - Brentford (h)

May 19 - Crystal Palace (h)

May 22 - Arsenal (a)

Man Utd's remaining fixtures

April 16 - Norwich (h)

April 19 - Liverpool (a)

April 23 - Arsenal (a)

May 2 - Brentford (h)

May 7 - Brighton (a)

May 15 - Chelsea (h)

May 22 - Crystal Palace (a)

*Subject to change due to FA Cup final

Line-ups

Everton XI: Coleman, Delph, Allan, Pickford, Godfrey, Keane, Iwobi, Calvert-Lewin, Richarlison, V. Mykolenko, Gordon

Subs: A. Begović, S.Rondón, Doucoure, Alli, Andre Gomes, Gray, J.Kenny, Holgate, J. Branthwaite

Man Utd XI: Ronaldo, Matic, De Gea, Alex Telles, Lindelof, Maguire, Fred, Bruno Fernandes, Rashford, Sancho, Wan-Bissaka

Subs: Heaton, Mata, Jones, Pogba, Lingard, Dean Henderson, Dalot, H. Mejbri, A. Elanga