Aston Villa v Man Utd
Villa Park
Saturday, 20 October Kick-off: 1715 BST (台灣時間 10/21 00:15)
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Aston Villa midfielder Craig Gardner has shaken off a groin problem, but
striker John Carew (knee) is still out.
Carew has started rehabilitation work after being absent for one month
with knee ligament damage.
Manchester United midfielder Owen Hargreaves (tendinitis) is still two
weeks away from a comeback.
Gary Neville (calf) and Louis Saha (knee) are also out, but John O'Shea
(thigh) and Nemanja Vidic (concussion), should be available.
Aston Villa (from):
Carson, Mellberg, Laursen, Knight, Bouma, Gardner, Reo-Coker, Barry, Young,
Moore, Agbonlahor, Taylor, Sorensen, Harewood, Davies, Petrov, Berger,
Osbourne, Maloney.
Manchester United (from):
Van der Sar, Kuszczak, Heaton
Brown, Simpson, Ferdinand, Vidic, Pique, Evra
Ronaldo, Scholes, O'Shea, Fletcher, Nani, Anderson
Tevez, Rooney, Giggs
REFEREE Rob Styles (Waterlooville, Hampshire)
BIG-MATCH FACTS
＊ Aston Villa and Manchester United are both in the top three of the
Premier League's "Form" table.
＊ Villa are chasing a fifth successive home win; United are out to
extend their winning league run to seven games.
＊ The Midlanders have conceded a goal a game on average; the defending
champions have kept an unequalled seven Premier League clean sheets,
including six in a row and have not let in a goal in 10 hours.
＊ United are bidding for a 10th consecutive Premier League victory over
Villa. They've kept clean sheets in each of the last five winning league
trips to Villa Park.
＊ Villa have lost more times to Manchester United in the Premier League
than they have to any other club (21).
CLUB FORM
1. Won the last three in all competitions, and eight of nine.
2. Won two thirds of their league fixtures (six of nine).
3. On the joint longest winning run in the Premier League with Arsenal of
six matches.
4. Not dropped a single point since the 1-0 defeat, away to Manchester City
on 19 August; their only loss in nine league outings this term.
5. Boasting the tightest defence in the top division with just two goals
conceded all season, while their nine matches have yielded a lower
aggregate than any other of the 20 clubs; 13 (11 for, two against).
6. Scored 11 goals in 11 Premier League matches (including the last two
fixtures of last season).
7. Opened the scoring in more Premier League games this term than any other
club; seven.
8. Not conceded in six Premier League matches or 599 minutes (nine hours 59
minutes) of Premier League football since Geovanni scored the winner for
Manchester City on 19 August.
9. Built a three-match winning sequence in league and cup games away from
home.
10. This match precedes the Champions League Group F clash in Ukraine,
against Dynamo Kiev on Tuesday.
KEY PLAYER NOTES
＊ RONALDO is Manchester United's top scorer with four goals, and the clubs
leading marksman in the Premier League, with three.
＊ RONALDO has scored five Premier League goals for United against Villa,
including three last season.
＊ Ryan GIGGS who signed a one year extension to his contract this week to
keep him at Old Trafford until 2009, is a double short of 100 career
League goals.
＊ Patrice EVRA, Rio FERDINAND and Paul SCHOLES have been on the field for
every minute of every one of Manchester United's Premier League matches
this season.
＊ If selected:
- RONALDO will be making his 200th appearance for Manchester United.
- Rio FERDINAND will be making his 350th career league appearance
(West Ham, Bournemouth, Leeds and Manchester United).
- Nemanja VIDIC will be playing on the eve of his 26th birthday.
＊ If on the field from the outset:
- Wes BROWN will be making his 150th Premier League start in a Manchester
United shirt.
- 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.
HEAD TO HEAD
＊ Villa have failed to beat Manchester United in 19 league and cup matches,
since a 3-0 triumph in the third round of the Worthington League Cup on
13 October 1999.
＊ The Midlanders' last home Premier League victory over the Red Devils came
on 19 August 1995. Ian Taylor, Mark Draper and a Dwight Yorke penalty were
the scorers in a 3-1 success.
＊ United have gained nine successive victories on the Villa Park turf (five
Premier League trips, FA Cup third round ties in 2002 and 2004 and FA Cup
semi-finals against Arsenal in 2004, and Watford last season).
Home and away
League (inc PL): Villa 42 wins, Man United 72, Draws 34
Prem: Villa 2 wins, Man United 21, Draws 7
at Villa only
League (inc PL): Villa 32 wins, Man United 24, Draws 18
Prem: Villa 2 wins, Man United 10, Draws 3
LAST SEASON'S CORRESPONDING GAME
Aston Villa 0-3 Manchester United
23 December 2006 - Ref: Steve Bennett
Man United scorers: Ronaldo 58, Scholes 64, Ronaldo 85
M.E.N Prediction: Aston Villa 1-2 United
- The Reds enjoy going to Villa Park and Wayne Rooney will be keen to
vent his frustration
Key opponent:
Luke Young - jet-heeled winger will expose any weakness at right back
Skysports.com prediction: Aston Villa 0-2 Man Utd
Player to watch: Paul Scholes
http://tinyurl.com/2qk2wv (M.E.N)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/7043000.stm
http://www.skysports.com/football/match_preview/0,19764,11065_2847376,00.html
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