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Maitland-Niles makes his Everton introduction count against United

Ainsley Maitland-Niles needed only his Everton debut to give the club a moment to remember. His stoppage-time equaliser secured a 2–2 draw with Manchester United at Hill Dickinson Stadium on Sunday, completing Everton’s second comeback of the afternoon.

Roots of Glory Editors · · 1 min read

Ainsley Maitland-Niles in an Arsenal kit approaching the ball in July 2018.

Ainsley Maitland-Niles playing for Arsenal in July 2018. Archive photograph; not from the September 2026 Everton match.

Photo: 1 Ainsley Maitland-Niles 2018 · Chensiyuan · CC BY-SA 4.0Resized and compressed to WebP; display crops.

Five days after joining the club, the substitute found the top corner from outside the penalty area. United had been heading towards victory after Benjamin Šeško restored their lead with a late header from Luke Shaw’s cross.

Bryan Mbeumo had opened the scoring shortly after half-time, cutting in from the right to finish low into the far corner. Tyrique George brought Everton level in the 83rd minute, converting after Hayden Hackney’s pass for his first Premier League goal for the club.

Šeško’s response briefly put United back in front. Maitland-Niles then made his first appearance an introduction with an immediate consequence: a point Everton had twice been chasing.

For Everton, the result preserved an unbeaten league start. For their newest scorer, it offered an unusually quick answer to how he might contribute.

Sources & further reading

  1. Everton official final report: United Source checked
  2. Everton official match blog: Manchester United Source checked

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