Team news
Everton midfielder Abdoulaye Doucoure is back in contention after serving a one-game ban following his red card in the Merseyside derby.
But the Toffees are without eight players through injury, with Iliman Ndiaye, Dwight McNeil and Dominic Calvert-Lewin amongst those sidelined.
Manchester United also have a lengthy injury list but they welcome back Leny Yoro and Christian Eriksen, both of whom were unavailable last weekend because of illness.
Manuel Ugarte returns after sitting out Sunday's defeat at Tottenham with a minor issue but this game comes too soon for Toby Collyer, while key players such as Kobbie Mainoo, Amad Diallo and Lisandro Martinez remain absent.
Match facts
Head-to-head
Everton have lost their previous five Premier League games against Manchester United, failing to score in each of the past four.
The last time the Toffees lost five consecutive league matches against a specific opponent without scoring was versus Wolves between 1957 and 1960.
United are vying for a third consecutive league win at Goodison Park.
Everton
This is the latest in a season that Everton have faced Manchester United whilst above them in the table since 20 April 2014, when the fifth-placed Toffees beat seventh-placed United 2-0 at Goodison. That proved to be David Moyes' final match as the Red Devils' manager.
The Merseysiders have won four of their most recent five league fixtures, more victories than in their opening 20 such matches this season (W3, D8, L9).
The Blues have scored 12 goals in their past five top-flight fixtures, one more than they netted in their previous 16 such games.
David Moyes won his final two Premier League home matches against Manchester United as West Ham boss. He also won his most recent home game as Everton manager against United, beating Sir Alex Ferguson's side 1-0 in August 2012 courtesy of a Marouane Fellaini goal.
Beto has scored four goals in his past three Premier League games, as many as he registered in his first 44 appearances in the competition. He averages a goal every 88 minutes under Moyes, with a shot conversion rate of 40%, compared to a goal every 290 minutes and a 7.4% conversion rate under Sean Dyche.
He is vying to become the first Evertonian to score in four consecutive top-flight appearances since Richarlison in March 2021.
Manchester United
The Reds have failed to score in 10 Premier League games this season, one shy of an outright club record in the competition. Only Everton, who have finished 12 fixtures without a goal, have a worse record in the current campaign.
United have failed to score from open play in the first half of their previous 10 top-flight matches, with their only goal in that run Bruno Fernandes' penalty against Brighton on 19 January.
Their shot conversion rate of 8.4% is the second lowest in the Premier League this season, behind Southampton's figure of 7.9%.
Ruben Amorim's side have lost eight of their past 12 top-flight games (W3, D1).
The Red Devils have lost 12 league fixtures this term. The last time they suffered more defeats in their opening 25 league matches was in 1973-74, when they had been beaten 13 times at this stage – and went on to be relegated.
