Sunderland v Man Utd
Stadium of Light
Wednesday, 26 December Kick-off: 1500 GMT (台灣時間 12/26 23:00)
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Sunderland striker Michael Chopra is a doubt with a heel injury he picked
up at Reading on Saturday.
Liam Miller is still suspended, while Nyron Nosworthy (hamstring), Kieran
Richardson (back) and Russell Anderson (ankle) are not yet ready to return.
Park Ji-sung could return to the Manchester United squad for the first time
since March after knee surgery.
Edwin van der Sar (groin) is definitely out, while Rio Ferdinand (foot) and
Owen Hargreaves (back) should be fit.
Sunderland (from):
Gordon, Ward, McShane, Halford, Harte, Higginbotham, Collins, Yorke, Etuhu,
Leadbitter, Wallace, Whitehead, Kavanagh, O'Donovan, Jones, Chopra, Connolly,
Murphy, Stokes, Cole.
Man Utd (from):
Kuszczak, Heaton
Brown, O'Shea, Simpson, Ferdinand, Vidic, Pique, Evans, Evra
Fletcher, Ronaldo, Nani, Eagles, Carrick, Hargreaves, Anderson, Giggs, Park
Tevez, Rooney, Saha.
REFEREE Uriah Rennie (Sheffield, Yorkshire)
BIG-MATCH FACTS
＊ Third bottom meets second top at the Stadium of Light; Roy Keane comes
up against his old boss for the first time on home soil.
＊ Manchester United have won more league games on the road (four), than
Sunderland have managed home and away (three).
＊ The Black Cats have registered one win in 12 league outings;
the Red Devils have won four on the bounce.
＊ Sunderland have a 50% win record in Premier League matches on Boxing Day;
won three of six, but not since the 0-3 triumph over Blackburn at Ewood
Park in 2001.
＊ Middlesbrough beat Manchester United on Boxing Day in 2002. It was the
only occasion United have lost a Premier League fixture on 26 December,
they have won 11 of 12, including the last four.
＊ United are unbeaten in 11 Premier League matches against Sunderland.
They've won eight and drawn three since losing 2-1 at Roker Park on
the 8 March 1997.
CLUB FORM
1. Won 18 of 23 in all competitions, and lost one of 16.
2. One of two clubs with as many as 13 Premier League wins; the other is
Arsenal.
3. Boasting the tightest defence in the highest league; just nine goals
shipped in 18 outings, at one every two games, or 180 minutes
(three hours) of Premier League football played on average.
4. Won 13 of the last 15 Premier League matches, losing just one of the 15.
5. Kept clean sheets in nine of the last 15 league outings, and failed to
score in one of their last 15 league games; the 1-0 loss, away to Bolton
on 24 November.
6. Not lost in any league game this term in which they have scored; won 13
and drawn two of 15.
7. Scored first in an unequalled 14 Premier League matches; won 12 and drawn
two.
8. Conceded only two goals in the last 15 minutes of Premier League matches
this term; only Arsenal and Liverpool can match that.
9. Beaten Everton, Aston Villa, Birmingham and Liverpool on their league
travels.
10. Next is a trip to West Ham on Saturday, before the New Year's Day
fixture home to Birmingham.
KEY PLAYER NOTES
＊ Cristiano RONALDO is Manchester United's top scorer with 16 goals.
＊ RONALDO is also their leading Premier League marksman with 11, and leads
the race for the Barclays Golden Boot.
＊ If on the field from the outset:
- Wayne ROONEY will be making his 150th start in a United shirt.
- Chris EAGLES will be making his 50th club league start
(Manchester United, Watford and Sheffield Wednesday).
＊ Long term injury, Gary NEVILLE will be making his 350th Premier League
start for Manchester United.
HEAD TO HEAD
＊ United have won eight and drawn three Premier League matches since
Sunderland's 2-1 win on 8 March 1997, when Michael Gray and John Mullin
scored the decisive goals at Roker Park.
＊ The Black Cats have recorded one subsequent 2-1 home victory over the
Red Devils, winning a Worthington League Cup fourth round tie after
extra time on 28 November 2000, at the Stadium of Light.
＊ It was a losing first return for Roy Keane, when he took Sunderland to
Old Trafford for the reverse fixture in September. That leaves the Red
Devils with the possibly of completing the double over the Wearsiders
for the third time in five attempts.
Home and away
League (inc PL): Sunderland 37 wins, Man Utd 46, Draws 26
Prem: Sunderland 1 wins, Man Utd 9, Draws 3
at Sunderland only
League (inc PL): Sunderland 26 wins, Man Utd 15, Draws 13
Prem: Sunderland 1 wins, Man Utd 3, Draws 2
THIS SEASON'S REVERSE FIXTURE
Manchester United 1-0 Sunderland
1 September 2007 - Ref: Martin Atkinson
Man Utd scorer: Saha 72
M.E.N Prediction: Sunderland 0-1 United
- The Black Cats have been unlucky of late and will provide stubborn
oppositon, but United should still win
Key opponent:
Craig Gordon - Quality goalkeeper and is will probably get the chance
to prove it
Skysports.com prediction: Sunderland 0-2 United
One to Watch: Cristiano Ronaldo
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