Summary

  • Mirallas beats offside trap to slot in third

  • Defender Stones heads in from a corner

  • McCarthy rounds off Everton counter-attack

  1. Postpublished at 16:29 British Summer Time 26 April 2015

    A 3-0 Everton win was priced at 40-1 before kick-off. Congratulations if you invested in that.

    That is all from Goodison Park for today, but things are getting controversial over at the Emirates.

    Join Tom Rostance over the way to hear all about Arsenal v Chelsea.

    Bye for now.

  2. Postpublished at 16:25 British Summer Time 26 April 2015

    Manchester United need three wins from their last four games to be absolutely sure of Champions League football.

    Given their superior goal difference, even eight should put them out of Liverpool's reach.

    Their last four games are: West Brom (h), Crystal Palace (a), Arsenal (h) and Hull (a).

    They should make it into the top four with some to spare for me.

  3. Postpublished at 16:18 British Summer Time 26 April 2015

    Louis van Gaal has admitted that his side missed a chance to snuff out fifth-placed Liverpool's Champions League hopes with a win today.

    The gap between the two is seven points, although Liverpool have a game in hand.

    The Independent's Ian Herbert on Twitter: , external"Van Gaal agrees that #mufc have given #lfc hope today. 'Yes, I know that. You give the light to your opponents. I said that [to them]'"

    Liverpool meanwhile will wonder whether, had they beaten rather than drawn with West Brom yesterday, they could be looking a five-point gap with a game in hand.

  4. Postpublished at 16:11 British Summer Time 26 April 2015

    Wayne Rooney always looks slightly apologetic playing against Everton to me.

    Still he did as much as anyone in the United attack.

    He took four shots - two blocked, one on target, one off target - and laid on three key passes.

    He also dropped back into midfield to help build the play. As you can see in the touch map below.

    Wayne Rooney touch mapImage source, Opta
  5. Join the debate at #bbcfootballpublished at 16:04 British Summer Time 26 April 2015

    Still a bit of chat about whether Everton's third goal should have stood...

    Tim: Fans can blame the referee as much as they like, but the decision was correct, the only argument is if the rules are what they should be.

    Josh Jones: Very intelligent and great awareness from Lukaku, Mirallas reacted, the United defence didn't, simple as

    KN: Valencia has been a willing stand-in but he's not a right-back. We need a RB, CB, a Carrick successor, and now a striker. Happy shopping LVG!

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  6. Stones - Everton's rockpublished at 16:04 British Summer Time 26 April 2015

    John StonesImage source, Getty Images

    A clean sheet, a first Everton goal, and there were other impressive stats from John Stones' day.

    He won all eight of his 'duels', was accurate with an impressive 78% of his passes and racked up 54 touches - only Seamus Coleman had more for Everton.

    Nice work.

  7. Team Newspublished at 15:55 British Summer Time 26 April 2015

    Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger makes four changes to the side that beat Reading to reach the FA Cup final as he looks to end his 12-match winless streak against Chelsea's Jose Mourinho.

    David Ospina, Hector Bellerin, Nacho Monreal and top scorer Olivier Giroud all start for the second-placed Gunners, who have won their last eight Premier League games.

    Jose Mourinho opts for two changes from last weekend's 1-0 win over Manchester United and in the absence of the injured Diego Costa and Loic Remy has not named a recognised striker.

    Arsenal mascot with fansImage source, Getty Images

    Willian and Ramires come in to what could be a pretty packed midfield as Chelsea look to take a step further towards wrapping up the title.

    Arsenal XI: Ospina, Bellerin, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Monreal, Coquelin, Cazorla, Ramsey, Ozil, Alexis, Giroud. Subs: Szczesny, Debuchy, Gibbs, Wilshere, Walcott, Flamini, Welbeck

    Chelsea XI: Courtois, Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry (c), Azpilicueta, Matic, Fabregas, Ramires, Oscar, Willian, Hazard. Subs: Cech, Filipe Luis, Zouma, Mikel, Loftus-Cheek, Cuadrado, Drogba.

    Follow that game here.

  8. Join the debate at #bbcfootballpublished at 15:54 British Summer Time 26 April 2015

    Bryan OviedoImage source, Bryan Oviedo

    Everton midfielder Bryan Oviedo, recovering from a hamstring injury, has enjoyed that win.

  9. "Everton more motivated than us"published at 15:54 British Summer Time 26 April 2015

    Louis van GaalImage source, Getty Images

    Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal: "We have always had more fighting spirit on the pitch and I think that this is the first match that the other team have shown more of that than us.

    "We created five chances in the first half - Marouane Fellaini had to score - that is more than Everton. In the second half they scored on the counter and we had to play against a defensive side.

    "This was the first match when I saw a team that was more motivated and aggressive than us. It is not good, but we are human beings.

    "We have to see that our opponents will defend more and cope with that as a club. Everton deserved to win - when the result is fair, you can live with it."

  10. "Dynamic and clinical"published at 15:48 British Summer Time 26 April 2015

    Roberto MartinexImage source, EPA

    Everton manager Roberto Martinez: "Manchester United are very good in how they work, their positional play and their work-rate. We were happy to let them have it in certain areas, but we showed a lot of dynamism and were clinical to change defence to attack,

    "I think that the likes of Aaron Lennon, Ross Barkley and Romelu Lukaku carried so much threat.

    "I thought we were well worth a three-goal lead and that speaks volumes.

    "To keep the concentration for 90 minutes and keep a clean sheet was magnificent. It showed an incredible mentality and that is something that we have learned in a hard season.

    "It has been a big demand to be in Europe and the domestic competitions and I think that there has been a mental fatigue from that.

    "But I think that is a display that [former Everton chairman] Sir Philip Carter will have enjoyed looking down on."

    Martinez's interview also included the nugget that "goals are always an important part of games."

  11. "We were second best"published at 15:39 British Summer Time 26 April 2015

    Manchester United defender Chris Smalling: "It was very disappointing. I think that was the first time this season that we were off the pace from the first whistle. From the first moment to the last we were second best.

    "I think we lacked aggression. That is what the manager emphasised to us after the game, that they seemed to want it more than us. Everton were very compact and we could not find the gaps and break them down. That is going to be the way that teams line up against us though after the run of results we have had."

  12. 'I've had pressure to score goals'published at 15:37 British Summer Time 26 April 2015

    McCarthy and StonesImage source, Getty Images

    Everton defender John Stones, who scored his first goal Toffees goal today, tells Sky Sports: "It's been a long time waiting for my first goal. I've had pressure from players and staff to get goals.

    "These are the big games you look forward to. I enjoyed myself today. We know we've been under par this season, the last 10 games or so we've shown we're getting back to ourselves."

  13. 'Everton were magnificent'published at 15:35 British Summer Time 26 April 2015

    james McCarthyImage source, Getty Images

    Everton goal-scorer James McCarthy tells Sky Sports: "It's unusual I get into those positions to score goals

    "It's been a frustrating campaign, now we want to finish the season on a high. We won't get too carried away. It's a big win.

    "We knew Man United would come at us and we hurt them on the break a couple of times. We were magnificent all over the pitch."

  14. Postpublished at 15:34 British Summer Time 26 April 2015

    This result, coming after last weekend's 1-0 loss to Chelsea, is the first time that Manchester United have suffered successive defeats under Louis Van Gaal.

    Not crisis time, but two results that underline the need for a 24-carat striker partner to help out Wayne Rooney.

  15. Postpublished at 15:28 British Summer Time 26 April 2015

    Everton meanwhile have poked their heads into the top half of the table, overtaking West Ham on goal difference to seize 10th spot.

  16. Postpublished at 15:27 British Summer Time 26 April 2015

    Top of the table

    Successive defeats, and Liverpool have a game in hand, but surely seven points is a comfy-enough cushion for Manchester United to ride to the Champions League in relative comfort.

  17. Postpublished at 15:23 British Summer Time 26 April 2015

    Right, what does that mean for the league table?

  18. FULL-TIMEpublished at 15:20 British Summer Time 26 April 2015

  19. Postpublished at 15:20 British Summer Time 26 April 2015

    Angel Di Maria aims a cross towards Radamel Falcao, but the multi-million pound combo have not clicked. Meat and drink for Tim Howard.

  20. Postpublished at 15:19 British Summer Time 26 April 2015

    McNairImage source, Getty Images

    Kevin Mirallas touches the ball one side of Paddy McNair and darts the other. But Chris Smalling is there to help out his centre-back partner.