Hull v Man Utd
Barclays Premier League
Venue: KC Stadium
Date: Sunday, 27 December 2009 Kick-off: 1600 GMT (台灣時間 12/28 00:00)
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TEAM NEWS
Hull City midfielder Nick Barmby suffered a calf strain in the defeat to
Arsenal and may miss out.
Tigers boss Phil Brown has no other fresh injury concerns.
Manchester United's injury-hit defence could be bolstered by the return of
Nemanja Vidic and Rafael, with Ryan Giggs also expected to be available.
Wes Brown is also close to full fitness following a hamstring injury and has
an outside chance of being included in Sunday's squad.
Hull City (from):
Myhill, Gardnre, McShane, Dawson, Zayette, Geovanni, Mendy, Fagan, Boateng,
Barmby, Olofinjana, Garcia, Cousin, Hunt, Kilbane, Ghilas,
Vennegoor of Hesselink, Duke.
Suspended: None
Doubtful: Barmby (calf)
Injured: Ashbee & Bullard (both knee)
Manchester United (from):
Kuszczak, Foster
Rafael, De Laet, Vidic, Brown, Evra, Fabio, Fletcher
Valencia, Park, Carrick, Scholes, Anderson, Gibson, Giggs, Obertan, Tosic
Rooney, Berbatov, Owen, Welbeck
Suspended: None
Doubtful: Brown & Giggs (both hamstring), Vidic (calf)
Injured: Evans & Ferdinand (both calf), Hargreaves & Van der Sar (both knee)
Macheda (hamstring), Nani (ankle), Neville (groin), O'Shea (thigh)
MATCH PREVIEW
- It is eight years since Manchester United last lost five league games before
Christmas. Hull City were struggling in the bottom tier back then as Arsenal
won the Premier League title, with Sir Alex Ferguson's team finishing 10
points adrift in third.
- United fans must fear a similar fate this season if their side's form does
not improve quickly. Saturday's 3-0 capitulation at Fulham was their second
defeat in three games, with the champions struggling to cope with a crippling
injury list that deprived them of seven senior defenders at Craven Cottage,
plus first-choice goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar.
- Ferguson admitted after Saturday's defeat that United's title hopes are
hanging by a thread. Maximum points against Hull and at home to Wigan three
days later are vital for restoring momentum.
- United's last visit to the KC Stadium ended with Phil Brown serenading the
home fans as the Tigers secured Premier League survival, despite a 1-0
defeat.
- A relegation battle looks to be on the cards again with Hull just three
points above bottom club Portsmouth, winless in four and without a goal in
their last three.
MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head
‧ Manchester United have won their last five meetings with Hull, spanning 34
years, keeping clean sheets in four of them.
Hull
‧ Hull's four league wins this season have all come at the KC Stadium.
‧ The Tigers have won seven out of 28 home matches in their Premier League
history (25%).
‧ They are 10 points worse off than at this stage last season.
‧ Nick Barmby needs one goal to total 100 in his club career.
Man Utd
‧ United are the only team not to have dropped any points from a winning
position in the Premier League this season.
‧ If selected, Michael Owen will be making his 400th appearance for an
English club.
‧ If Paul Scholes scores he will become the 18th player to score 100 goals
in the Premier League.
LEADING GOALSCORERS
Hull
Geovanni: 4 goals (3 league);
Bullard & Hunt: 3 goals (3 league)
Man Utd
Rooney: 13 goals (12 league);
Owen: 7 goals (2 league)
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Alan Wiley
Assistant referees: Andy Garratt & Shaun Procter-Green
Fourth official: Martin Atkinson
LAST LEAGUE MATCH LINE-UPS
Hull (L0-3 v Arsenal, a):
Myhill; McShane, Zayatte, Gardner, Dawson, Boateng, Garcia (Cousin 61),
Geovanni (Mendy 69), Barmby (Olofinjana 46), Hunt, Fagan.
Subs not used: Duke, Kilbane, Ghilas, Vennegoor of Hesselink.
Man Utd (L0-3 v Fulham, a):
Kuszczak; Fletcher, De Laet (Fabio 58), Carrick, Evra, Valencia, Scholes,
Anderson, Gibson (Berbatov 58), Owen (Welbeck 72), Rooney.
Subs Not Used: Foster, Park, Tosic, Obertan.
MOST RECENT MEETING
Hull 0-1 Man Utd (24 May 2009)
Man Utd scorer: Gibson 24.
M.E.N Prediction: Hull 1-2 United
- with United's defence so depleted, the Reds may well need to score two.
But they should manage it
Key opponent:
Stephen Hunt - a waspish presence and has an eye for goal
skysports.com prediction: Hull 1-3 Man Utd
One to watch: Rafael Da Silva
Lawro's predictions Hull 0-2 Man Utd
I didn't think Hull were all that bad at Arsenal - and their penalty miss
when 1-0 down was a big moment in that game.
I think the Tigers are in better shape than they were earlier in the season
but against the top teams I don't think they create enough chances.
I know that Manchester United have defensive problems but I think they still
have enough quality on the pitch to pick off a side like Hull.
The biggest problem for the Tigers will be getting hold of the ball.
United put out an under-strength side against Hull in the last game of last
season and were too good then - and I don't anticipate problems in this
match.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/8423586.stm
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