Birmingham v Man Utd
St Andrews
Saturday, 29 September Kick-off: 1715 BST (台灣時間 9/30 00:15)
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Birmingham boss Steve Bruce will be forced to make one change from the
side which drew at Liverpool.
Borja Oubina will miss the rest of the season with damaged knee ligaments
so Fabrice Muamba or Neil Danns will come in. Mikael Forssell is also out.
Manchester United may recall fit-again Owen Hargreaves, who may fill one
of the places on the substitute's bench.
Skipper Gary Neville is pencilled in for a reserve-team outing within the
next fortnight, so he is still missing.
Birmingham (from):
Taylor, Kelly, Djourou, Ridgewell, Queudrue, Larsson, Nafti, Muamba,
Danns, Palacios, Kapo, McSheffrey, Jerome, Schmitz, Kingson, Sadler,
O'Connor, Parnaby, Johnson.
Man United (from):
Van der Sar, Kuszczak
Brown, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra, Pique, Evans
Ronaldo, Hargreaves, Scholes, Carrick, Eagles, Anderson, Nani
Giggs, Rooney, Tevez, Saha
REFEREE Steve Bennett (Orpington, Kent)
BIG-MATCH FACTS
＊ Sir Alex Ferguson plots tactics against one of his former players, not
for the first time this season. He'll be hoping for three points against
Steve Bruce's Birmingham, 28 days after gaining three over Roy Keane's
Sunderland.
＊ Both clubs return to league business after midweek defeats in the
Carling Cup. Birmingham's was 3-0 at Blackburn; United's more of a
shock, as a young inexperienced line-up were defeated 0-2, home to
Championship Coventry.
＊ United are chasing a fifth successive league win and clean sheet, and
could go to the top of the table.
＊ Birmingham have won half as many league games as the Red Devils, but
scored one more goal.
＊ The Midlanders have won one, drawn one and lost one of their three home
Premier League matches, scoring three goals and conceding three; United
have won one, drawn one and lost one of their three away Premier League
matches, scoring two goals and conceding two.
＊ It's 29 years since Birmingham last beat Manchester United. They've
drawn six and lost 12 league games against them since an emphatic 5-1
top-flight victory on 11 November 1978, when Kevin Dillon, Alan Buckley
(two), Don Givens and Jimmy Calderwood were their scorers.
＊ This is the Brummies' third of seven consecutive league fixtures against
north-west opposition. One of only two defeats in 11 Premier League games
against north-west clubs was 3-0 away to Manchester United on 26 March
2006.
CLUB FORM
1. Wednesday's defeat to the Sky Blues ended a five-match winning sequence
in league and cup, in which no goals were conceded.
2. On their longest winning sequence in the Premier League, since completing
seven in a row on 31 March.
3. Not conceded in 419 minutes (six hours 59 minutes) of Premier League
football since Geovanni scored the winner for Manchester City on 19
August.
4. Sunday's 2-0 win over Chelsea is the only time in 15 league and cup games
more than a single goal has been scored in a match.
5. The fourth lowest scorers in the Premier League; just six goals in seven
matches. Their Premier League matches have yielded fewer goals than any
other club - just eight (six for, two against).
6. Keep more Premier League clean sheets than any other club (five).
7. Boasting the joint meanest defence in the Premier League with Liverpool.
Both clubs have leaked just two goals, at one every 315 minutes (five
hours 15 minutes) on average. Not conceded a single goal in the first
and last half hours of any Premier League match so far this season.
8. On the longest current run in the Premier League of 47 matches since
losing by more than a single goal; the 3-0 reverse by Chelsea at
Stamford Bridge on 29 April 2006.
9. Lost one of the last six away Premier League matches; the 1-0 defeat by
Manchester City on 19 August.
10. This match precedes Tuesday's Champions League Group F home tie against
AS Roma.
KEY PLAYER NOTES
＊ Louis SAHA is the only Manchester United player to have scored more
than a single goal.
＊ Edwin VAN DER SAR leads the race for the Barclays Golden Glove, with
five clean sheets.
＊ Wayne ROONEY has scored in each of the last three Premier League matches
against Birmingham.
＊ Ryan GIGGS is a double short of 100 career League goals.
＊ If on the field from the outset:
- GIGGS will be making his 450th career league start - all for United.
- Cristiano RONALDO will be making his 100th Premier League start for
the Old Trafford club.
- Chris EAGLES will be making his 50th English league start
(Manchester United, Watford and Sheffield Wednesday).
- Gary NEVILLE will be making his 350th Premier League start - all for
the Red Devils.
＊ If he plays:-
- Michael CARRICK will be facing the club where he was on loan for a
month in 2000.
HEAD TO HEAD
＊ Manchester United have won all their home Premier League matches against
Birmingham, in addition to the first two at St Andrews. But the last two
corresponding fixtures have been drawn.
Home and away
League (inc PL): Birmingham 24 wins, Man United 39, Draws 25
Prem: Birmingham 0 wins, Man United 6, Draws 2
at Birmingham only
League (inc PL): Birmingham 15 wins, Man United 12, Draws 17
Prem: Birmingham 0 wins, Man United 2, Draws 2
Key opponent:
Gary McSheffrey - goal threat
M.E.N Prediction: Birmingahm 0-2 United
- United can bag three more points away from home
SKY Prediction: Birmingham 0-2 Manchester United
One to watch: Carlos Tevez
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/7008193.stm
http://www.skysports.com/football/match_preview/0,19764,11065_2847181,00.html
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