Manchester United 1-1 Everton: Premier League - as it happened
Zlatan Ibrahimovic strikes late to salvage a point as United maintain unbeaten run
- Zlatan Ibrahimovic extends Manchester United's unbeaten record with 94th minute penalty to draw with Everton.
- Under fire David Moyes tastes defeat again as bottom club Sunderland are beaten by Leicester City.
- Watford go ninth after sweeping aside West Bromwich Albion.
- Burnley are eight points clear of the bottom after thumping Stoke City.
Premier League fixtures [7:45pm kick-off unless otherwise stated]
FT- Burnley 1-0 Stoke City
FT- Leicester 2-0 Sunderland
FT- Manchester United 1-1 Everton [8pm]
FT- Watford 2-0 West Bromwich Albion
Half time at Old Trafford where Manchester United's long unbeaten Premier League run is under threat. Phil Jagielka has Everton ahead and you have to say they deserve it after a performance full of resilience and adventure in equal measure. Ronald Koeman heading for a third straight win at the Theatre of Dreams.
GOAL! Manchester United 0-1 Everton (Phil Jagielka)
A goal out of nothing for the Toffees. Ashley Williams flicks on a near-post corner and Phil Jagielka holds off Marco Rojo and with a deft finish finds the net with the outside of his right foot from a tight angle, which goes through the legs of David de Gea.
No doubt who the microscope is on tonight, with David Moyes having dominated the front, back and comment pages across the country over the last 48 hours. His controversial comments directed towards a female journalist has drawn criticism from many parts of the game and profession, yet he remains the Sunderland manager despite his conduct.
Manchester United's eighth home draw of the season leaves them with much to do in pursuit of a Champions League place. Failure to win tonight would probably end their top four hopes while Everton will go fifth themselves if they can win at Old Trafford. Ronald Koeman has prevailed in each of his last two visits to the 20-time English league champions.
No Wayne Rooney for Manchester United, who is not even on the bench against his former club. Herrera and Ibrahimovic return as expected, but there is no Paul Pogba or Juan Mata.
Everton make two changes from the loss to Liverpool. Matthew Pennington, the goalscorer at Anfield, and Dominic Calvert-Lewin miss out. Kevin Mirallas and Gareth Barry come in.
Teams should be on the way in the next half an hour, but how will each side line up this evening - starting with our featured game Man United vs Everton?
Ander Herrera and Zlatan Ibrahimovic are back from suspension for the hosts, but Juan Mata and Paul Pogba are expected to miss out. Luke Shaw is back in contention after talks with Jose Mourinho.
Everton have no fresh injury problems but already have a lengthy absentee list. Morgan Schneiderlin misses his return to Old Trafford, while Aaron Lennon, James McCarthy, Ramiro Funes Mori and Seamus Coleman are all out.
The 2016-17 Premier League season has firmly reached the home straight and this set of mid-week matches will go a long way to shaping the remainder of the campaign. Tonight we have four games, headlined by Manchester United hosting Everton in a kill or be killed clash in the race for the top four.
At the other end, under fire Sunderland manager David Moyes takes his side to rampant Leicester City who have won four in a row in the Premier League under Craig Shakespeare. Elsewhere, Burnley can all-but extinguish any threat of relegation when they face Stoke, while Watford could do similar when they host West Brom.
All the teams news and build up ahead of the three 7:45pm kick-offs, and the game at Old Trafford from 8pm, on the way.
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