Portsmouth v Man Utd
Barclays Premier League
Venue: Fratton Park
Date: Saturday, 28 November 2009 Kick-off: 1500 GMT (台灣時間 11/28 23:00)
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TEAM NEWS
Portsmouth are expected to name Jamie Ashdown in goal in place of the injured
David James.
Asmir Begovic has been recalled from Ipswich to provide further cover, while
Papa Bouba Diop, John Utaka and Steve Finnan are all battling to be fit.
Man Utd are waiting for news on the fitness of Dimitar Berbatov (knee),
Johnny Evans (calf) and Fabio (groin).
But defenders Rio Ferdinand (back) and John O'Shea (ankle) look certain to
miss out.
Portsmouth
Begovic, Ben Haim, Kaboul, Wilson, Hreidarsson, Brown, Yebda, O'Hara,
Boateng, Dindane, Piquionne, Kanu, Swift, Hughes, Van den Borre, Mokoena,
Belhadj, Mullins, Ashdown.
Doubtful: Bouba Diop (hamstring), Finnan (groin), Utaka (thigh)
Injured: James (calf), Primus (ankle)
Man Utd
Van der Sar, Foster, Kuszczak
Neville, O'Shea, Brown, Vidic, Evans, Evra, Rafael
Valencia, Anderson, Fletcher, Scholes, Carrick, Giggs, Nani
Berbatov, Rooney, Owen, Macheda, Welbeck
Doubtful: Berbatov (knee), Evans (calf), Fabio (groin)
Injured: Ferdinand (calf), Hargreaves (knee), O'Shea (thigh)
MATCH PREVIEW
- Portsmouth's season of turmoil took its latest twist this week with the
abrupt sacking of manager Paul Hart and the appointment of former Chelsea
coach Avram Grant.
- The 54-year-old Israeli will take charge of Saturday's home game against
Manchester United in his current role of Pompey's director of football.
However, the club will then apply to the Football Association to change
his status to manager.
- Grant inherits a side who are three points adrift at the bottom of the
Premier League table after 10 defeats in 13 games. Ownership uncertainty,
crippling debts and a transfer embargo have all added to the instability
at the beleaguered club this season.
- The irony that it is United who provide the opposition on Saturday will not
be lost on Grant. They were also the first opponents when he took charge at
Stamford Bridge in September 2007 and the final team he faced as Chelsea
head coach the following May: he was sacked following the defeat on penalties
to Sir Alex Ferguson's team in the Champions League final.
- United must pick themselves up from a midweek defeat to Turkish champions
Besiktas, a result that ended the Old Trafford club's 23-match unbeaten home
run in the Champions League. They must do so without Ferguson in the dugout
as the United boss begins his two match touchline ban.
- Meanwhile, in a week that has summed up the mess Portsmouth are in, the city
was ruled out of the race to be a potential host for games in the 2018 World
Cup after the local council refused to provide financial guarantees.
MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head
‧ These sides have met on 73 previous occasions. Man Utd have won 34 to
Portsmouth's 20.
‧ United have only enjoyed two victories at Fratton Park in the Premier
League era (out of six visits).
‧ Portsmouth have failed to score in their last three Premier League games
against Man Utd.
Portsmouth
‧ Portsmouth have been rooted to the bottom of the Premier League table
since August.
‧ The south coast club have the least effective attack in the division,
scoring just 10 goals in their 13 games.
‧ One booking from a ban: Aaron Mokoena (four yellow cards so far).
Man Utd
‧ United have lost their last two away trips in the Premier League (against
Chelsea and Liverpool). They have not lost three in a row since New Year's
Day 1996.
‧ They are targeting their 2,000th league victory.
‧ Ryan Giggs will be hoping to score his 100th Premier League goal on the
eve of his 36th birthday (date of birth: 29 November 1973). Paul Scholes
is on 98 Premier League goals.
‧ United are the only team in the Premier League who have not dropped any
points from a winning position in the league this season.
LEADING GOALSCORERS
Portsmouth
Dindane: 4 goals (3 league);
Piquionne: 4 goals (1 league)
Man Utd
Rooney: 8 goals (7 league);
Berbatov: 4 goals (4 league);
Owen: 4 goals (2 league)
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Mike Dean
Assistant referees: Simon Beck & Richard West
Fourth official: Stuart Attwell
LAST LEAGUE MATCH LINE-UPS
Portsmouth (L0-1 v Stoke, a):
Ashdown, Ben-Haim, Kaboul, Wilson, Hreidarsson, Brown, Mullins (Webber 80),
O'Hara, Boateng, Kanu, Dindane (Piquionne 73).
Subs Not Used: Niemi, Williamson, Vanden Borre, Smith, Hughes.
Man Utd (W3-0 v Everton, h):
Van der Sar, Rafael Da Silva (Scholes 63), Brown, Vidic, Evra, Valencia,
Fletcher, Carrick (Gibson 83), Giggs, Rooney, Owen (Obertan 74).
Subs Not Used: Kuszczak, Anderson, Welbeck, De Laet.
MOST RECENT MEETING
Man Utd 2-0 Portsmouth (22 April 2009)
Man Utd scorers: Rooney 9, Carrick 82
skysports.com prediction: Portsmouth 0-2 Man Utd
One to watch: Dimitar Berbatov
Lawro's predictions Portsmouth 0-2 Man Utd
Portsmouth sacked their manager this week so that usually means some sort of
improvement in results.
I do feel a bit sorry for Paul Hart because once you knew Avram Grant was
going to be involved in the football club we all sort of knew, if Hart lost a
couple of games, who the next manager was going to be.
United are more than capable of going to these sorts of grounds and dealing
with the pressure.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/8377193.stm
http://www.skysports.com/football/match_preview/0,19764,11065_3150195,00.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/8381502.stm
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