Everton vs Manchester United FA Cup Semi Final 23/4/16 k/o 17.15 BBC.

Cantona's Collars

Head-to-head

This is the third FA Cup semi-final between the sides. Colin Harvey gave Everton a 1-0 win at Burnden Park in 1966 and the Toffees also went through on penalties after a 0-0 draw at Wembley in 2009.
Overall, the clubs have been paired together 11 times in the cup, with Everton triumphant in six of those ties and United winning five.
Manchester United have won three of the four most recent meetings (all in the league), winning both of this season's encounters without conceding a goal.

Everton

The Toffees have reached the FA Cup semi-finals for the 26th time - a tally bettered only by Manchester United and Arsenal (both 28, excluding replays). Everton have gone on to reach the final 13 times.
They have won all four of their FA Cup games this season, scoring nine goals without reply.
Romelu Lukaku has scored in each of his five FA Cup appearances for Everton (six goals in total).
Everton have progressed in six of their last seven FA Cup semi-finals - the exception being their last appearance, a 2-1 defeat by Liverpool in 2012.

Manchester United

United are in the semi-finals for the 28th time. They've reached the final on 18 occasions - latterly in 2007.
They have been eliminated in their last two FA Cup semi-final appearances, against Everton in 2009 and Manchester City in 2011. Before that they had progressed in 13 consecutive appearances at this stage between 1976 and 2007.
They have won just four of their last 14 matches at Wembley (excluding matches won on penalties).
United have not won an FA Cup game at Wembley since beating Newcastle in the 1999 final.
They have won five of their last six games in all competitions.

Harry Palmr

Well I'll be sat in front of this one cheering on both sides - its a no lose for Liverpool supporters! If Bobby get to the finals and wins it he might just hang on to his job, if Long Ball does likewise (and finish forth) it would be churlish to sack him.

I reckon there could be quite a few goals in this. Everton'd defence won't be any better than on Wednesday but Lukaku shirley won't be as ineffective again while Rashford and Martial should make hay.

niallo27

Everton are tragic. Handy one for utd here they are in a bit of form.

Trigger

Is Stones fit to play?

Manutd_4life

CMON UNITED!!

Cantona's Collars

C'mon United,the best chance in a long time to win the Cup.

Rayne Wooney

Martinez is doing a terrible job at Everton

I hope he doesn't start doing well today

Trigger

astradave wrote: »

Is Stones fit to play?

Yes Dave, yes he is

GreNoLi

If anyone needs to take PEDs it's Danny Murphy, such a dour presence, might even make Michael Owen sound insightful by comparison.

Martial!!!

What a run

Hotblack Desiato

Good from Martial

Mars Bar

Martial just turns defenders inside out

Manutd_4life

WTF just happened

Trigger

Jaysus Carrick! Good man Roo

Hotblack Desiato

wtf

Terrible touch from lukaku...

Rooney you legend

Mars Bar

Unbelievable from Rooney! Fosuh-Mensah really misjudged that.

LuckyGent88

Sweet jaysus.. Brutal to let lukaku through there

Lord TSC

Lol

Liam McPoyle

Terrible touch from Rom saved us.

Trigger

Mars Bar wrote: »

Unbelievable from Rooney! Fosuh-Mensah really misjudged that.

Id blame Carrick there for leaving him with a lot of ground to make up

Rayne Wooney

Unbelievable Rooney

The young lad really bottled that jump with Lukaku

Mars Bar

How the fudge did Martial keep that in!!

Martial

Trigger

Oh Martial, You put me on the edge of my seat so easily

Strike 2 Blind next time your getting shouted at

Manutd_4life

Beautiful play

LuckyGent88

Unlucky, poor last touch

Mars Bar

Some of the young lads are really bringing their A game. Shame Rashford didn't hit that earlier

Manutd_4life

Ah Lingard good effort

Hotblack Desiato

Ah Lingard!!

**** sake!!!!

Great ball from Rooney

Bret Hart

Typical Lingard,absolute bottler.

LuckyGent88

Very tight angle unfortunetly. Lovely from rooney

Mars Bar

That's a tough one to finish. The keeper has a lot of time to eye it up when it's lobbed in.

Trigger

Should have been a goal scored there

Rooney started really well

Great forward passing tbf

Manutd_4life

Lukaku's touch is shocking today

LuckyGent88

God lukaku was in way too easy there

Rayne Wooney

Lukaku will score the next one

Trigger

Manutd_4life wrote: »

Lukaku's touch is shocking today

He doesn't want to annoy his future employers

Diabhal Beag

Lukaku is bottling this. Don't even pretend he'll make amends for his two awful first touches.

Liam McPoyle

We are so bad at corners.

Big miss ****

Manutd_4life

Martial! Keep calm mate

Mars Bar

Ah ffs Martial

LuckyGent88

Ah ffs, hit the target. Missing so many chances

Trigger

Come on at least put it on target from there!

Mars Bar

Ah Rooney has forgotten how to use his left leg

Lord TSC

Same as the last time we played Everton. lukaku completely isolated, and their entire game plan seems to be to hoof it up to him....

Movement is good today

Rooney quick to pick out the runners