Match Thread Manchester United v Everton - Preview, Match Report and MotM Poll

[D410]

Given the huge amount of money spent on overseas television rights - I would be very surprised if this was called off.

 

[blue61]

Given the huge amount of money spent on overseas television rights - I would be very surprised if this was called off.

Is the correct answer. There should be a mark of respect of course, but that will be it.

 

[The Penalty Box Dancer]

The show must go on. Games aren't usually cancelled when something bad happens in the country because if they were then nothing would get played and where do you draw the line?

I'm not being disrespectful but tragedies happen all the time and games aren't stopped.

 

[D410]

Is the correct answer. There should be a mark of respect of course, but that will be it.

I follow a lot of US sports and I can only think of 9/11 which stopped events.

Right or wrong the game has gone global, tv rights and advertising spots sold in advance.

In a previous time gone by before the globalization of the game it may have been cancelled - think it tells us a lot about the state of our game today.

 

[Nymzee]

The show must go on. Games aren't usually cancelled when something bad happens in the country because if they were then nothing would get played and where do you draw the line?

I'm not being disrespectful but tragedies happen all the time and games aren't stopped.

To be fair a whole days fixtures were cancelled earlier in the season in Italy after that bridge collapsed in Genoa.

 

[TheFinnFan]

Will the game be played today?

 

[blue61]

Will the game be played today?

What does your source in prison think?

 

[Ring master]

I think so,but Everton and Man utd are been very quiet saying nothing about the game today so far,so maybe not .One way or the other they need to say soon as i can see people via twitter say they are leaving to go to the game now from where they live etc

 

[bullybeef]

This will be called off. There's no way the PL will allow games to take place today.

Hi negative nelly.

No reason to postpone games, as sad as it is.

 

[buskwhi2]

I personally think calling the game off would be the right call.

Saying that, I don’t think it’ll be called off. Costs, tv deals etc will mean it goes ahead.

 

[bignev23]

Manchester United v Everton

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MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head

• Manchester United's 35 wins in this fixture is a Premier League record by a club against a single opponent.
• Everton are winless in seven meetings in all competitions since a 3-0 Premier League home win in 2015 (D2, L5).
• The Red Devils could win three consecutive league matches against the Toffees for the first time in 11 years.
• Everton have won just two of their 26 Premier League fixtures at Old Trafford, drawing five and losing 19.

Manchester United

• Manchester United have kept one clean sheet from their opening nine Premier League games, compared to seven at this stage last season.
• This is the second time Jose Mourinho has accrued just 14 points from a possible 27 in his opening nine matches as United boss, having also done so in 2016-17.
• Defeat would be United's fourth in their opening 10 league games - that last happened in 1990.
• United have scored seven goals from set pieces, a joint league-high with Tottenham prior to the weekend. They have also conceded six set-piece goals - only Newcastle have let in more.
• Mourinho has lost only two of his 110 league home fixtures played on a Sunday.
• Anthony Martial has scored 40 goals for United since his debut in September 2015, an unrivalled tally over that period.
• Romelu Lukaku has failed to score in his last six Premier League home appearances. He is Everton's all-time leading Premier League scorer with 68 goals in 141 appearances between 2013-17.

Everton

• Everton could win four consecutive Premier League matches for the first time in two years.
• However, the Toffees are winless in their past 18 games against the established top six, drawing five and losing 13.
• They have scored an unrivalled six headed goals in the Premier League this season.
• The Toffees have registered 17 or more shots in each of their last three games, having done so just once in the whole of last season.
• Idrissa Gueye has made 40 tackles this season - four more than any other Premier League player prior to the latest round of fixtures.
• Richarlison is yet to score in 13 Premier League appearances against the big six teams.

 

[Tubey]

However, the Toffees are winless in their past 18 games against the established top six, drawing five and losing 13.

Says it all about our mentality that. Hopefully things change.

 

[Charro]

The show must go on. Games aren't usually cancelled when something bad happens in the country because if they were then nothing would get played and where do you draw the line?

I'm not being disrespectful but tragedies happen all the time and games aren't stopped.

Happened in Italy twice I believe for Astori dying and the bridge collapse.

Really wouldn’t surprise me if this was called off.

 

[bignev23]

Says it all about our mentality that. Hopefully things change.

Says a lot about our club as well.

 

[Eggs]

I personally think calling the game off would be the right call.

Saying that, I don’t think it’ll be called off. Costs, tv deals etc will mean it goes ahead.

..it can’t be called off whilst the extent of the crash is unknown.

Sky now reporting 5 people were on the flight including the Leicester owner, his daughter and two pilots.