Man Utd v Aston Villa
Barclays Premier League
Venue: Old Trafford
Date: Saturday, 12 December 2009 Kick-off: 1730 GMT (台灣時間 12/13 01:30)
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TEAM NEWS
Manchester United's injury-hit side should be bolstered by the return of
Dimitar Berbatov (knee), Wayne Rooney (hamstring) and Nemanja Vidic (flu).
Ryan Giggs could start after being rested against Wolfsburg, with defender
Ritchie de Laet - ineligible in midweek - also available.
Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill has no new injury worries.
James Collins is back in training after three weeks out with groin and calf
problems and could play some part.
Manchester United (from):
Kusczak, Foster
Fletcher, Vidic, Carrick, Evra, Park
Nani, Valencia, Obertan, Anderson, Scholes, Gibson, Giggs
Rooney, Berbatov, Owen, Welbeck
Suspended: Scholes (one match) - 累積五黃，停賽一場
Doubtful: Brown (hamstring), Van der Sar (knee)
Injured: Evans & Ferdinand (both calf), Fabio (groin), Hargreaves (knee),
Macheda (unspecified), Neville (groin), O'Shea (thigh), Rafael (leg)
Aston Villa (from):
Friedel, L. Young, Dunne, Downing, Warnock, Milner, Petrov, A. Young, Heskey,
Agbonlahor, Guzan, Sidwell, Carew, Delph, Reo-Coker, Beye, Clark, Collins.
Doubtful: Gardner (back)
Injured: Bouma (toe), Davies (shoulder)
MATCH PREVIEW
- This is currently the biggest mismatch in the Premier League: since
Manchester United's defeat at Villa Park on the opening day of the 1995/96
season, which famously prompted Alan Hansen to declare 'you win nothing with
kids', they have gone 27 league games unbeaten in this fixture, and won 12
of the last 13. No other club has ever had such a stranglehold over Villa.
- Martin O'Neill's side came within a whisker of breaking that sequence at
Old Trafford in April, only for Cristiano Ronaldo and another of Sir Alex
Ferguson's 'kids', the then-unknown 17-year-old Federico Macheda, to turn
the game on its head.
- That result was credited with tipping last season's title race in United's
favour, and a similar result on Saturday would be an important step on the
road to a fourth successive title.
- United go into the game in the midst of an injury crisis, with eight
defenders absent from the midweek win over Wolfsburg, and Ferguson may
again be forced to name at least two midfielders in his back four.
- Villa head into the game riding high in fifth and, with victories over
Liverpool and Chelsea already this season, will not be overawed at facing
the champions despite that abysmal record. Victory at Old Trafford would
see the Midlands club move into the top four, until Sunday at least.
MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head
‧ Villa have gone 24 games without a win against Manchester United in all
competitions. In league games only, United are unbeaten in their last 27
meetings with Villa (W20, D7). This is currently the longest winless
sequence in the league, and the second-longest sequence in top flight
history - behind only Tottenham's 32-match streak without a victory over
Chelsea from 1990 to 2006.
‧ Villa's last win over United was 13 October 1999, when they beat the
under-strength visitors 3-0 in the League Cup third round.
‧ The last time Villa avoided defeat at Old Trafford was 1-1 on 26 October
2002. Their last win at the stadium was in 1983.
‧ Wayne Rooney has scored five goals in his last five Premier League starts
against Aston Villa.
Man Utd
‧ Man Utd are the only team in the Premier League who have not dropped any
points from a winning position in the league this season.
‧ They have lost only one of their last 31 Premier League matches at Old
Trafford.
‧ United have scored 11 goals in their last three league outings.
‧ Paul Scholes has scored 99 Premier League goals.
Aston Villa
‧ After drawing a blank against Wigan on the opening day, Villa have found
the net in their subsequent 14 Premier League matches.
‧ Martin O'Neill's side are the only team in the Premier League not to have
lost a game against the current top 10 in the table.
‧ Villa have scored a league-high eight goals from corners.
‧ The Midlands club have won 99 Premier League games away from home.
LEADING GOALSCORERS
Man Utd
Rooney: 12 goals (11 league);
Owen: 7 (2 league)
Aston Villa
Agbonlahor: 8 goals (7 league);
Milner: 5 goals (3 league)
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Martin Atkinson
Assistant referees: David Richardson & Phil Sharp
Fourth official: Mike Jones
LAST LEAGUE MATCH LINE-UPS
Man Utd (W4-0 v West Ham, a):
Kuszczak; Fletcher, Neville (Carrick 34), Brown, Evra, Gibson (Berbatov 67),
Anderson, Valencia, Scholes, Giggs, Rooney (Owen 72).
Subs not used: Foster, Park, Nani, De Laet.
Aston Villa (W3-0 v Hull, h):
Friedel; L Young, Dunne, Cuellar, Warnock, A Young, Milner, Petrov, Downing,
Agbonlahor, Heskey (Carew 78).
Subs not used: Guzan, Sidwell, Delph, Reo-Coker, Beye, Clark.
MOST RECENT MEETING
Man Utd 3-2 Aston Villa (5 April 2009)
Man Utd scorers: Ronaldo 14, Ronaldo 80, Macheda 90
Aston Villa scorers: Carew 30, Agbonlahor 58
M.E.N Prediction: United 3-1 Aston Villa
- The Reds are playing well despite their selection problems
Key opponent:
John Carew - Big man could expose inexperience in United defence
Skysports.com prediction: Man Utd 2-1 Aston Villa
One to watch: Wayne Rooney
Lawro's predictions Man Utd 1-1 Aston Villa
Manchester United have lots of injuries in defence, but they also have lots
of good footballers - and good footballers are able to play in most
positions.
People should not be surprised that they have managed to cope with people in
makeshift positions so far.
United are likely to have Wayne Rooney back in their side on Saturday - while
Nemanja Vidic and Dimitar Berbatov could also feature.
Even so, Villa are quite buoyant at the moment and will play on the counter
attack at Old Trafford with their wide men pushing on.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/8402301.stm
http://www.skysports.com/football/match_preview/0,19764,11065_3150326,00.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/8405508.stm
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