Minute-by-minute updates from the action at the Emirates Stadium
Half time: Everton 0-0 Man Utd
It’s goalless in the early Premier League game at Hill Dickinson Stadium. Here’s how the great Tim de Lisle summarised the first half:
No goals, no thrills, but an absorbing encounter. It ought to be 1-1: Cunha should have scored for United and Barry for Everton, only for both attempts to go over the bar when it looked easier to get them on target.
On xG, there’s not a lot to separate the teams. Everton 0.34-0.32 United. The United forward line has been the more imposing of the two, but James Garner, who captained their Under-21s before being brainlessly sold to Everton, has been the main man in midfield. And Jarrod Branthwaite, who was coveted by United a couple of summers ago, has been immense in defence.
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