As it happened: Everton 0-2 Manchester United Live: Cavani and Martial fire United into the Semi finals

Thank you for joining me, James Ridge, for live coverage of Manchester United's 2-0 win away to Everton.

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United have now won 13 consecutive domestic away games against top-flight clubs, an all-time club record

United have now beaten Everton at home twice in the space of two months.

A happy hunting ground for Solskjaer's reds

 

United leave it late yet again to claim a deserved 0-2 victory.

A stunning opener from Cavani was complimented by a neat Martial finish to book United's place in the semi final

Game over!

United counter yet again as Martial finds himself one-on-one with Olsen and finds the bottom corner

United counter again but Rashford's effort is well saved by Olsen

United counter as Fernandes finds it on the edge of the box but his effort clips the bar

Shaw booked for time wasting

Henderson claims under heavy pressure

Everton have a corner...

Rashford cuts in from the left before seeing his effort blocked for a corner

Martial booked for a challenge on Coleman

Godfrey heads Sigurdsson's delivery over from close range under a lot of pressure

UNITED TAKE THE LEAD!!!

Martial darts through the middle of the pitch before picking out Cavani on the left.

He cuts inside before rifling an effort into the far bottom corner!

Sigurdsson throws himself at Iwobi's cross but can't direct his header goalwards

Fernandes slips in Martial but the ball hits his standing foot as he goes to strike it and the ball goes out of play

United ending the game the stronger of the two teams

Shaw replaces Telles

A reminder than this tie goes straight to penalties if it ends even

Telles clears the crossbar with his effort from the free kick

Pogba wins a free kick right on the edge of the box

Passing from both teams has been poor recently

Martial fizzes a low ball across which is just about scrambled clear

Crossing opportunity for Rashford but he gets his delivery all wrong

Great work by Colman to bomb forward but his pass forward isn't anticipated by Calvert-Lewin

United changes as Greenwood and Van de Beek are replaced by Rashford and Martial

Looks like Rashford will be coming on

United work the ball well to Fernandes on the edge of the box but his effort is way over the bar

Greenwood clearly taken out on the edge of the box but the referee misses it

Substitutions for Everton and Bernard and Davies replace Richarlison and Gomes

Pogba booked for a challenge on Godfrey

Richarlison down after a clattering challenge with Bailly

Mina down after a scuffle with Cavani

Cavani bursts through on goal but the angle was always against him and his shot finds the side netting

The game is back underway

The players are back out, ready for the second half

Half time at Goodison Park as the sides go in goalless.

United undoubtedly the better side with a constant stream of chances, however, Everton have shown on occasion that they can be a threat

Fernandes strikes one from a long way out which tests Olsen 

There will be ONE added minute

Brilliant interplay by United in the middle of the park, but the final ball is just lacking quality

The game just starting to fizzle out as both sides look for the half time whistle

A poor effort by Sigurdsson's standards as it's straight at Henderson

The ball almost falls for Godfrey in the box but the ball is scrambled clear

Another Everton corner

Sigurdsson's effort is well saved by Henderson for a corner

Everton free kick very much in Sigurdsson range

Calvert-Lewin meets the header but his effort is easily saved by Henderson

Corner to Everton after their first spell of any sort of possession

United have had nine shots and 71% possession so far.

Dominant

The corner from Telles goes through everyone to Pogba at the far post, but his header is straight at Olsen

United close again as Mina inadvertently flicks on Fernandes' cross but it narrowly avoids the on rushing Cavani

The closest United have come so far. 

Telles' cross finds the glancing head of Greenwood but his effort goes just centimetres past the far post

Slick build up play leads to Pogba spinning a ball in behind for Tuanzebe, but he's crowded out by three Everton defenders

Everton produce their first opening as Sigurdsson dances into the box before seeing his shot blocked by Matic

The game has just died down in the last few minutes, you feel United need to make the most of this dominant spell

Cavani forces a brilliant double save from Olsen.

Surely only a matter of time before the deadlock is broken

Yet another chance for United! Tuanzebe dispossesses Godfrey before feeding Fernandes. His shot is blocked into the path of Cavani but he's just smothered out by Olsen

Olsen nearly gifts Cavani an open net, but the forward can't quite get the ball under control. Everton are all over the place so far

Yet another corner for United

Another United corner, they have been electric so far!

Cavani spots Olsen off his line and strikes one from the half way line, but his effort is very wayward

Greenwood drives into the box, picks out Pogba whose back heel finds van de Beek, but his effort is miraculously blocked for a corner

The corner is delayed as Mina is down after colliding with his own goalkeeper

Olsen flaps at the corner as United win another...

Make-shift right back Tuanzebe wins United their first corner

An uncharacteristically fast start for the visitors

Great pressing from Greenwood who plays in Fernandes but his ball to Cavani is poor and United waste the opportunity

Fernandes gets a shot off which tests Olsen, but there was an offside in the build up

Matic sells Maguire short, but the captain does well to clear

The game is underway

VAVEL's Brad Cox is at Goodison tonight

Both sets of players take the field as kick off fast approaches

 

 

A reminder that 2000 fans are in attendance here today.

Will their presence have an impact on the action?

"We know about their physicality, their set-plays, Calvert-Lewin, Richarlison, hopefully we have players who can perform well against them."

"It’s a team that can go into the game confident, we can cause them problems and hopefully be able to cope with what they give us."

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In the other quarter final taking place tonight, goals from Harry Kane, Ben Davis and Gareth Bale secured a 1-3 win for Tottenham Hotspur away to a brave Stoke City side

With four midfielders starting, and only two recognised forwards, it looks like we'll see a return to the diamond by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

 

Here's how the visitors will set up tonight...

Here's how the hosts will set up today...

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The game will be broadcast on Sky Sports with coverage starting at 19:30. 

Coverage will also be available here on VAVEL

United midfielder Jesse Lingard, who has not played since September’s 3-0 win over Brighton in the fourth round of the EFL Cup, is set to return to the squad, while forward Mason Greenwood may start.

Edinson Cavani may also return to the squad following his absence

Everton midfielder James Rodriguez remains absent because of a calf injury that has seen him miss the past three matches, although he has returned to individual training.

Everton will be hoping to go one better than last year, having been knocked out at this stage last year.

United, however, will be hoping to replicate last season's form as they reached the semi finals.

Manchester United are unbeaten in seven domestic games since a 0-1 loss to Arsenal almost two months ago. 

This run has propelled them to third in the Premier League

Everton come into the game unbeaten in their last four games, including wins over Chelsea, Leicester and Arsenal.

Everton vs Manchester United will be played at Goodison Park in Everton, England. 

The action will kick off at 20:00 GMT