By colorado 
Right, so earlier I was buzzing for the Everton vs Man United game, yeah? Needed to know who’s starting ’cause my mate Phil reckoned Rashford was out injured. Figured it’d be simple, but nah.
First thing I did was open my usual footy sites. Typed “Everton Man Utd lineups” straight into the search bar. Pages and pages popped up, obviously. Clicked the first few – big mistake. Half wanted me to sign up for newsletters first, some even asked for bloody card details claiming “premium access”. Absolute bloody mess. Just flat out gave up that route.
Thought maybe socials would be better. Hopped onto the blue bird app, searched #EVEMUN. Scrolled forever. Saw loads of fans arguing, memes, injury rumors… but actual lineups? Nah. Random blokes claiming inside info but nothing solid. Official club accounts hadn’t posted yet. Total time sink.
Then I remembered that official league apps usually post confirmed lineups first. Pulled up the league’s app. Bit clunky, but found the match section. Boom. Big team graphics were up front, but no player names yet – just showed “Lineups available at 18:45”. Almost threw my phone. Why so bloody late?! Kickoff was 8!
Panicked a bit, honestly. Needed a backup. Went digging on my phone’s app store. Searched “football lineups”. Tons popped up. Grabbed a popular free one – fingers crossed. Opened it, felt slow at first. Found the Prem games, clicked Everton vs United. Had this countdown timer for lineup release. Annoying, but waited. Timer hit zero and bam! Full confirmed lists, formations and all. Even showed subs bench. Finally!
Double-checked another free app just in case. Different layout, same info: Pickford in goal for Everton, Hojlund leading United’s attack. Rashford indeed benched. Felt smug texting Phil he was right.
Honestly? Stick to apps built for this. No sign-ups, no card nonsense. Here’s what worked:
- The league’s own app (just gotta wait til last minute)
- Trusted free lineup apps on app stores
Don’t waste time on random websites, it’s proper frustrating. And yeah, always grab the lineups minutes before kickoff – totally my bad trying too early. Easy once you know the tools!