Everton vs Manchester United Predictions

Match info: Premier League

Venue: Hill Dickinson Stadium, Merseyside.

Date: Monday, 23^rd February 2026

Time: 9 pm Nigerian time

Everton host a Manchester United side three places above them in the Premier League table, aware of the possibility of doing the double over the Red Devils for the first time since the 2013-14 season.

However, the Toffees have historically suffered more home defeats to their Manchester visitors than any other side, highlighting the disadvantage ahead of United’s first visit to Hill Dickinson Stadium in Monday’s round 27 contest.

Head-to-head:

• Everton have won 11 of the 67 Premier League meetings between the two teams.

• Manchester United recorded 42 victories.

• The remaining 14 clashes ended in draws.

• Everton won the last fixture against United by 1-0.

• Everton sit in eighth place, and United sit in fourth place.

• United are undefeated in their last five matches.

• Eight of their last nine encounters produced at least two goals.

Form:

• Everton in the league: W-D-D-W-L

• Everton in all competitions: W-D-D-W-L

• Manchester United in the league: W-W-W-W-D

• Manchester United in all competitions: W-W-W-W-D

Team News:

• Jake O’Brien can’t be called up due to the suspension. Meanwhile, Jack Grealish is suffering from an ankle injury and won’t be available for the match. The rest of the players are fit to play for the hosts.

• Patrick Dorgu, Matthijs de Ligt, and Mason Mount are all doubtful for this match. The rest of the players for United are fit to play.

Player(s) to watch:

• James Garner is a former youth player of Manchester United, and he was part of the academy for nine years. He did play for the first team, but eventually was loaned to Watford and Nottingham Forest. Garner joined Everton in 2022. He has been a key player for them. He has also played for England youth international teams. This season, he has played 28 matches in which he scored two goals and provided two assists.

• Matheus Cunha didn’t have a great start to his Red Devils’ journey, and he did struggle a little bit. But after the appointment of former player Carrick, things have been much better for him. Cunha has impressed everyone with his performance, and he is one of the reason, of United’s good form. So far, he has played 24 matches, in which he scored six goals and provided two assists.