... we’ve played Man Utd once before on 21st April, drawing 1-1 at Old Trafford in 1962

- we’ve won 0 of our last 7 outings on this date, all in the League - W0 D1 L6!
- the one draw was at home to Liverpool 0-0 in 2000
- the 6 losses all came away from home!

- our last April 21st win came back in 1976
- we won 3-1 at Derby’s old Baseball Ground, helped by 2 goals from Andy King

- our last home win on April 21 was in 1956, 1-0 against Blackpool in our last match of that season
- Blackpool finished that campaign in 2nd place in the top flight; we finished 15th!

- that win is one of only 2 home wins we’ve had in the past on April 21st - W2 D3 L1

- our most memorable April 21st match was in 1906 against Newcastle
- Sandy Young scored the only goal in the 77th minute goal at the old Crystal Palace in London
- and that was enough to seal our first ever FA Cup Final triumph!

- home and away, we’ve won 0 of our last 7 League meetings with Man Utd - W0 D2 L5
- we also lost the 2016 FA Cup Semi-Final against them during that run too!

- last season’s Goodison Park encounter ended 2-0 in their favour on New Year’s Day 2018
- with second half goals from Anthony Martial and Jesse Lingard doing the damage

- our last victory over the Red Devils was in April 2015
- goals from James McCarthy, John Stones and Kevin Mirallas gave us a 3-0 victory over Louis Van Gaal’s side

- that was the last of 3 successive home wins against United
- since then our home record is W0 D1 L2 in 3 meetings

- we have a worse record against Man U in the Premier League, home and away, than against any other club!
  (that's on a points per game basis)

- however, if we manage 3 goals against them this time it will take us to 50 against them in all Prem meetings
- our current record, home and away is P53 - W8 D9 L36 - F47 A100

- 3 goals conceded, on the other hand, would bring up 300 for Man Utd against us in all comps, at all venue s
- our record at the moment is P201 - W68 D44 L89 - F278 A297

- if Phil Jagielka plays against Man Utd it will be his 321st League appearance for the club
- that’s the same as Colin Harvey achieved
- the two of them would be level in 19th place on our all-time League list

- meanwhile, for Seamus Coleman, if he plays, it will be his 245th League game for us
- he’d join 1910s/20s half-back John Maconnachie in equal 43rd place on that chart

- if Seamus starts the game he'll be up to 225 League starts for the club
- that's the same as 1890s centre-half Johnny Holt, 1930s defender Billy Cook
- and 1950s legendary centre-forward Dave Hickson
- they'll all be in joint 52nd position on that particular chart

- oh, and if Tom Davies starts it will be his 50th start for us in the Prem!

- a win against Man Utd would be our 14th victory in the League this season, home and away
- that's one more than we managed in the last campaign

- a defeat, however, would be our 15th loss, the same as last season and our joint worse since 16 in 2005-06!

- a clean sheet in the game would be our 4th on the run at Goodison
- that would be for the first time since March-August 2017
- that was a run that included European and Premier League matches
- the last time it happened within one season and just in the Premier League was in March-April 2015

- oh, and we haven’t conceded a first half goal now in 8 successive games in all competitions, home and away!
- the last time we managed 9 was in a run of 10 games back in September 2012
- that was, a sequence that had started at the end of the previous season
- the last time we managed it within one season was back in December 2008-January 2009

- the Man Utd game is of course on Easter Sunday
- it will be our 7th successive home game played over the Easter period!

- we lost last year 3-1 to Man City but we’d won the previous 5 Easter matches
- the most recent was a 3-1 victory over Burnley in 2017

- our last meeting with the Red Devils over Easter was in 2014 when we beat David Moyes' United 2-0
- that was also on an Easter Sunday

- the match will be shown live on UK televison by Sky Sports
- we’ve won all of our last 3 live televised games, all in the Premier League
- will we rack up another victory against United?
- if we do it would be the first time we’ve ever won 4 successive League games shown live on UK TV!

- we have managed 4 successive wins before in televised games - the last time was in February-March 2008
- but those runs have included European or other Cup games
- we even managed a run of 5 in March-August 1995!

- but this would be our first all-League run of 4 straight wins live on the box!

- Paul Tierney will be refereeing the game against Man Utd
- we won on his last Everton appointment - 2-0 at West Ham 3 weeks ago
- his most recent Goodison fixture, however, ended in our 6-2 defeat to Tottenham last December!

- overall, home and away in all competitions, our record with him in the middle is W4 D1 L2

- will Mr Tierney award a penalty?!

- if Jordan Pickford saves one he will be the first Everton goalkeeper ever to save 4 penalties in one season
- his current 3 ties him with Tim Howard (2009/10), Neville Southall (1988/89) and Tommy Fern (1920/21)!

- a penalty save by either goalkeeper would also equal a record
- it would be only the 3rd time that there have been 6 penalty saves in Everton games in one season!
- the other times were last season and 1904/05

- the match is a Sunday game with a 1.30pm kick-off
- home and away, we’ve won 0 of our last 5 games with that combination - W0 D1 L4!

- the last two were particularly forgettable
- 4-1 at Southampton in November 2017 and 5-2 at home to Arsenal in October 2017!

- at Goodison, we’ve won 2 and lost 2 of our last 4 Sunday games starting at 1.30pm
- the most recent victory was the 4-0 hammering of Man City in January 2017!

- COYB!!

- a reminder of some newer sections on the site!

- which Everton substitute has scored the most goals for us?
- which opposition sub has scored the most against us?
- the new 'Goals by Substitutes' section will let you know!

- Test cricketers have a small number on their shirt or cap
- it shows where they fit in in terms of the historical chronology of their country
- now you can see what number every Everton player would wear!
- have a look at the 'Everton Players Numbered Chronologically' section!

- who's managed the most times against Everton?
- who's managed the most clubs against us?!
- well, there's a new 'Opposition Managers' section that will tell you everything you need to know!

- the 'Goals in Most Consecutive Matches' section has been updated!
- it now includes details of which Everton players have scored in the most successive home & away games too!

- who was the last Everton man to play 50 or more games in a season?
- who has played the most games in one season?!
- the new '50 or More Appearances in a Season' section will tell you!

- on the flip side, which players only ever managed 1 game for the club?!
- find out in the new Just One Appearance section!

- we used 39 different players last season in all competitions and 15 of them scored a goal
- is that a lot?! how does it compare to other seasons?
- find out in the new 'Number of Players Used and Goal Scorers - Season-by-Season' section!

- who was the last Everton player to feature in every game in a season?!
- have a look at the new Ever Presents section to find out!

- and how often have we completed League 'doubles' over our opponents in the past?
- alternatively, how often have we been on the receiving end of a double?!
- you can now find out in the new League Doubles For and Against section

- ever wondered which Everton player has been substituted the most times?!
- well, now you can find out - have a look at the new Subbed Off section for full, fascinating details!

- Ademola Lookman was the last Everton player to score on his debut
- who else has managed that feat for the club?!
- have a look at the new Scored on Their Debut section to find out!

- Wayne Rooney has now departed, of course, but who else has had 2 separate spells at the club?!
- the new Two or More Spells at Everton section will tell you!

- Jordan Pickford looks like he'll be our keeper for some years to come
- but who else has appeared for us between the sticks in the past?!
- the new Goalkeepers section has all the details!

- and don't forget there's also a new History In Short section too!
- you can see at a glance how many times we've finished in each position in the League
- and where exactly we've been knocked out of the various cup competitions
- have a peek!