EVERTON were last relegated from top flight football in 1951, but they are in grave danger of going down this season and are in dire need of points against a Manchester United side who also need a win.
Frank Lampard's side blew a lead at Burnley on Wednesday and somehow conceded three goals against a side that struggle to score and face a nightmare fixture list before the end of the season.
Everton still have to play the likes of United, Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal and Leicester City twice. It's imperative they get something on Saturday lunchtime.
United appears to have decided on Erik ten Hag to be the latest to inherit the poisoned chalice and he may very well have no European football in his opening season if he's appointed, with the Old Trafford giants at a ridiculous seventh place at the time of writing.
They have won one of their last six games in all competitions and appear utterly incapable of showing any kind of consistency with a dressing room reportedly split down the middle.
However, they are up against an Everton side who are struggling defensively and slap bang in a relegation dogfight.
How the bookies view it
Manchester United are 13/16 odds-on favourites with SBK, with the hosts 7/2 with bet365. The draw is 14/5 with Unibet.
Recent head to heads
United have a good recent record against Everton and are unbeaten in their last six meetings. although Everton did dig out a decent point at Old Trafford earlier this season as can be seen below.
There have been three 1-1 draws in that unbeaten run from United.
Players to watch
Richarlison looked up for it at Burnley and played well. He also converted two penalties coolly. The Brazilian is 18/5 with Unibet to score at Goodison Park on Saturday.
Fred chips in with the occasion important goal for Manchester United and scored in their last game against Leicester City. He is 23/2 with SBK to repeat that in Liverpool.
Anything else catch the eye?
It's hard to make a solid case for either side to be backed with any degree of confidence. They both have obvious weaknesses and although United look stronger, they simply cannot be trusted, especially at odds-on.
With both defences very open – United have kept one clean sheet in their last seven games and Everton one in six, both teams to score looks a solid shout at 5/6 with SBK.
Everton have been compensating for their lack of points by getting torn in recently with two red cards in their last three league matches.
Their fans will expect plenty of effort against United and they could very well get over-excited with cards a real possibility. Ref Jonathan Moss has shown four red cards already this season and with so much at stake, could easily flash another one at a juicy 6/1 with William Hill.
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