We have reached the third round of the FA Cup and the action begins on the 6th of January with a meeting between Manchester United and Everton.
The game will be played at Old Trafford and the hosts will be hoping to go further than last season, when they were knocked out in the fourth round while the visitors reached the quarter final.
Manchester United come into the match on the back of a comfortable 3-0 win over Bournemouth at home in the Premier League on Tuesday night.
The Red Devils opened the scoring in the 23rd minute and doubled their advantage shortly before half time. Manchester United added a third goal to seal the win in the 86th minute.
That result means Manchester United have won their last 6 competitive fixtures. They have recorded victories over Aston Villa and Burnley in the League Cup plus Fulham, Nottingham Forest, Wolverhampton Wanderers, and Bournemouth in the Premier League.
Trends show Manchester United are undefeated in their 9 most recent home games in all competitions. They have won each of their last 7 matches at Old Trafford and have kept a clean sheet in 8 of those 9 fixtures.
In terms of the FA Cup, Manchester United are undefeated in their last 5 home ties inside 90 minutes. They have won 11 of their last 13 home FA Cup games and have kept a clean sheet in 3 of their last 5 FA Cup matches on home soil.
Everton make the trip to Old Trafford on the back of a hugely disappointing 4-1 home defeat at the hands of Brighton & Hove Albion in the Premier League.
Brighton opened the scoring after only 14 minutes and things started to unravel for Everton early in the second half. Brighton scored 3 goals in the space of 6 minutes shortly after the interval and Everton scored a consolation goal at the end of the game.
That result means Everton have failed to win any of their 7 most recent competitive fixtures. The Toffees have lost 5 of those 7 matches with the defeats coming in the League Cup and the Premier League.
Away form shows Everton have failed to win any of their last 6 games in all competitions.
In terms of the FA Cup, Everton have lost 4 of their last 5 away matches, failing to score a goal in 2 of their last 3 games.
Team news and Manchester United could be without the injured duo of Donny van de Beek and Axel Tuanzebe. Jadon Sancho is back in training and could be involved from the bench.
Everton continue without the injured duo of Michael Keane and James Garner. There are doubts over Anthony Gordon, Andros Townsend, and Nathan Patterson.
Current form points to a home win but Everton’s recent draw at Manchester City shows they can frustrate the bigger teams.
Nonetheless, Manchester United have been good defensively of late and a single goal could be enough to see them progress.
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