Everton vs Manchester united 17:15 team news

Anthony Martial scored the only goal when Manchester United beat Everton earlier this month

TEAM NEWS

Everton have a paucity of defenders for their FA Cup tie, with the suspended Ramiro Funes Mori the latest absentee. Seamus Coleman is out with a hamstring injury, Phil Jagielka is struggling with a similar issue and Gareth Barry's groin problem will also be assessed. However, Everton are optimistic John Stones will play despite being forced off in midweek with stomach cramps. Manchester United have no new injuries, with Chris Smalling fit despite suffering a knock on Wednesday.

WHAT THE MANAGERS SAY

Everton manager Roberto Martinez: "We carry hurt and that's normal after what happened in the last game, but clearly the focus is about the opportunity of being in the semi-final of the FA Cup. "Since the quarter-final against Chelsea, results haven't been good enough, and that's something we'll try to look into next week when we face the next league game. "But at the moment everything is about the semi-final and everything is about taking our football club to Wembley with a really strong feeling of being together, of facing adversity in an exemplary way and being as good as we can in front of a very strong opposition."

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal on the importance of this match: "It it not for me to judge that - I have said that already in former press conferences.

"I do my utmost best and I have said that. We are in the semi-finals of the FA Cup, we are still in the race for the fourth position in the Premier League and that was our aim."

MATCH FACTS

Head-to-head

• This is the third FA Cup semi-final between the sides. Colin Harvey gave Everton a 1-0 win at Burnden Park in 1966 and the Toffees also went through on penalties after a 0-0 draw at Wembley in 2009.
• Overall, the clubs have been paired together 11 times in the cup, with Everton triumphant in six of those ties and United winning five.
• Manchester United have won three of the four most recent meetings (all in the league), winning both of this season's encounters without conceding a goal.

Everton

• The Toffees have reached the FA Cup semi-finals for the 26th time - a tally bettered only by Manchester United and Arsenal (both 28, excluding replays). Everton have gone on to reach the final 13 times.
• They have won all four of their FA Cup games this season, scoring nine goals without reply.
• Romelu Lukaku has scored in each of his five FA Cup appearances for Everton (six goals in total).
• Everton have progressed in six of their last seven FA Cup semi-finals - the exception being their last appearance, a 2-1 defeat by Liverpool in 2012.

Manchester United

• United are in the semi-finals for the 28th time. They've reached the final on 18 occasions - latterly in 2007.
• They have been eliminated in their last two FA Cup semi-final appearances, against Everton in 2009 and Manchester City in 2011. Before that they had progressed in 13 consecutive appearances at this stage between 1976 and 2007.
• They have won just four of their last 14 matches at Wembley (excluding matches won on penalties).
• United have not won an FA Cup game at Wembley since beating Newcastle in the 1999 final.
• They have won five of their last six games in all competitions