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Everton face a trip to Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Blues will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 45 and win only 18 of the 82 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in August 2004, when they played out a goalless draw in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 13 Aug | Everton | 0 - 2 | Man Utd. | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Wed 20 Apr | Everton | 1 - 0 | Man Utd. | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 19 Feb | Everton | 0 - 2 | Man Utd. | FAC |
| 2004/2005 | Mon 30 Aug | Man Utd. | 0 - 0 | Everton | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 07 Feb | Everton | 3 - 4 | Man Utd. | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Fri 26 Dec | Man Utd. | 3 - 2 | Everton | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 11 May | Everton | 1 - 2 | Man Utd. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Manchester United are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Red Devils, with 3 goals against.
Everton have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. Blues have conceded 10 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Man Utd. sit in a healthy 2nd in the league, and have picked up 30 points from their 14 games. Everton are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 16 points from 14 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Man Utd. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 13 |
| Everton | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Red Devils, as the Blues have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Man Utd. | Unbeaten in the last 8 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Everton | 17 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |