Everton vs Manchester United, 2026-27 English Premier League
· English Premier League
FT
2 - 2
2 - 2
Last-gasp Ainsley Maitland-Niles screamer snatches point for Everton against Man United
Ainsley Maitland-Niles scored a dream stoppage-time equaliser on his Everton debut to earn a 2-2 draw against Manchester United and lift the mood at the end of a difficult week.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Delay in match because of an injury Harry Maguire (Manchester United).
- 5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 7': Kobbie Mainoo (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Brennan Johnson (Everton).
- 8': Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Bryan Mbeumo with a headed pass.
- 8': Foul by Harry Maguire (Manchester United).
- 8': Thierno Barry (Everton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 9': Attempt blocked. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Everton) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Thierno Barry.
- 9': Foul by Diogo Dalot (Manchester United).
- 9': Tyrique George (Everton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 11': Kobbie Mainoo (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by James Garner (Everton).
- 12': Foul by Diogo Dalot (Manchester United).
- 12': Tyrique George (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 13': Foul by Harrison Armstrong (Everton).
- 13': Harrison Armstrong (Everton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 18': Attempt saved. Youri Tielemans (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Jordan Pickford (Everton). Assisted by Diogo Dalot.
- 19': Offside, Everton. Brennan Johnson is caught offside.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Matheus Cunha (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
- 20': Attempt blocked. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kobbie Mainoo.
- 20': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Jarrad Branthwaite.
- 21': Attempt blocked. Diogo Dalot (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 22': Attempt missed. Matheus Cunha (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Marcus Rashford.
- 23': Bryan Mbeumo (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Tyrique George (Everton).
- 28': Offside, Everton. Brennan Johnson is caught offside.
- 30': Merlin Röhl (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Luke Shaw (Manchester United).
- 34': Foul by Brennan Johnson (Everton).
- 34': Matheus Cunha (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 34': Brennan Johnson (Everton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 36': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by James Tarkowski.
- 39': Tyrique George (Everton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 39': Foul by Bryan Mbeumo (Manchester United).
- 40': Attempt missed. Thierno Barry (Everton) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by James Garner with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Thierno Barry (Everton) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brennan Johnson.
- 43': Attempt missed. Thierno Barry (Everton) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Merlin Röhl with a cross.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': Attempt saved. Jarrad Branthwaite (Everton) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Senne Lammens (Manchester United).
- 45'+4': Attempt blocked. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Everton 0, Manchester United 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Everton 0, Manchester United 0.
- 46': Goal! Everton 0, Manchester United 1. Bryan Mbeumo (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kobbie Mainoo.
- 52': Offside, Manchester United. Marcus Rashford is caught offside.
- 53': Thierno Barry (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Harry Maguire (Manchester United).
- 54': Attempt blocked. Harrison Armstrong (Everton) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brennan Johnson.
- 55': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Diogo Dalot.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Brennan Johnson (Everton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.
- 57': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Lisandro Martínez.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Thierno Barry (Everton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyrique George.
- 59': Attempt saved. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Everton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Senne Lammens (Manchester United). Assisted by Tyrique George.
- 60': Foul by Merlin Röhl (Everton).
- 60': Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Merlin Röhl (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Foul by Luke Shaw (Manchester United).
- 62': Luke Shaw (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 64': Foul by Merlin Röhl (Everton).
- 64': Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 64': Merlin Röhl (Everton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 65': Attempt missed. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
- 65': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by James Tarkowski.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Youri Tielemans (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Diogo Dalot.
- 66': Attempt missed. Luke Shaw (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes following a corner.
- 66': Substitution, Everton. Jack Grealish replaces Brennan Johnson.
- 67': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Lisandro Martínez.
- 67': Attempt saved. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Everton) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Senne Lammens (Manchester United). Assisted by Jack Grealish.
- 69': Merlin Röhl (Everton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 69': Foul by Marcus Rashford (Manchester United).
- 70': Substitution, Manchester United. Patrick Dorgu replaces Marcus Rashford.
- 70': Substitution, Manchester United. Benjamin Sesko replaces Matheus Cunha.
- 70': Attempt missed. James Tarkowski (Everton) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by James Garner with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Everton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 73': Attempt missed. Harrison Armstrong (Everton) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Bryan Mbeumo (Manchester United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 74': James Garner (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Foul by Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United).
- 75': Substitution, Everton. Hayden Hackney replaces Merlin Röhl.
- 76': Delay in match because of an injury James Garner (Everton).
- 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 77': Substitution, Everton. Ainsley Maitland-Niles replaces James Garner because of an injury.
- 79': Delay in match because of an injury Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United).
- 79': Harry Maguire (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card.
- 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 81': Jack Grealish (Everton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 81': Foul by Diogo Dalot (Manchester United).
- 81': Diogo Dalot (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82': Attempt saved. Jarrad Branthwaite (Everton) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Senne Lammens (Manchester United). Assisted by Hayden Hackney with a cross.
- 83': Goal! Everton 1, Manchester United 1. Tyrique George (Everton) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Hayden Hackney.
- 84': Substitution, Manchester United. Andrey Santos replaces Kobbie Mainoo.
- 84': Substitution, Manchester United. Leny Yoro replaces Diogo Dalot.
- 86': Attempt missed. Benjamin Sesko (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a cross.
- 87': Vitalii Mykolenko (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Foul by Bryan Mbeumo (Manchester United).
- 88': Goal! Everton 1, Manchester United 2. Benjamin Sesko (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luke Shaw with a cross.
- 90': Attempt blocked. Jack Grealish (Everton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Manchester United. Noussair Mazraoui replaces Luke Shaw.
- 90'+1': Offside, Everton. Tyrique George is caught offside.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Hayden Hackney (Everton) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Tyrique George.
- 90'+5': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Andrey Santos.
- 90'+6': Goal! Everton 2, Manchester United 2. Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Everton) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Everton 2, Manchester United 2.
- 0': Match ends, Everton 2, Manchester United 2.
Statistics
 MAN |
EVE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 7 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 4 | Saves | 1 |
| 54.6 | Possession | 45.4 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 18 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 455 | Accurate Passes | 362 |
| 524 | Passes | 420 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 11 | Crosses | 21 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 37 | Long Balls | 42 |
| 15 | Accurate Long Balls | 16 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 11 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 32 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
| 32 | Clearances | 18 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Hill Dickinson Stadium
Location: Liverpool, England
Venue: Hill Dickinson Stadium
Location: Liverpool, England
Premier League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City | 7 | +12 | 21 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 6 | +5 | 15 |
| 3 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 6 | +13 | 13 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 7 | +4 | 13 |
Line-Ups
Everton (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan Pickford (GK) |
| 4 | Jarrad Branthwaite |
| 6 | James Tarkowski |
| 16 | Vitaliy Mykolenko |
| 34 | Merlin Röhl  |
| 8 | Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall |
| 37 | James Garner |
| 45 | Harrison Armstrong |
| 11 | Thierno Barry |
| 19 | Tyrique George |
| 22 | Brennan Johnson |
Manchester United (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Senne Lammens (GK) |
| 6 | Lisandro Martínez |
| 5 | Harry Maguire |
| 23 | Luke Shaw |
| 2 | Diogo Dalot |
| 8 | Bruno Fernandes |
| 18 | Youri Tielemans |
| 37 | Kobbie Mainoo |
| 10 | Matheus Cunha |
| 9 | Marcus Rashford |
| 19 | Bryan Mbeumo |
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