Preview: United v Newcastle

[Fergie (弗Sir)]

 Man Utd v Newcastle 

Old Trafford
Saturday, 12 January  Kick-off: 1715 GMT  (台灣時間1/13 01:15)

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Manchester United's Owen Hargreaves is doubtful after picking up a rib
injury in training, but a final decision will be taken as late as possible. 

Gary Neville will not be considered to replace the suspended Wes Brown,
despite his comeback for the reserves. 

Hargreaves 在訓練時受傷，Brown累積五黃停賽一場。

Newcastle may play Obafemi Martins if he is allowed to return from Nigeria's
training camp.

Stephen Carr could figure, but Habib Beye, Abdoulaye Faye and Geremi are away
on international duty.


 Manchester United (from): 

Van der Sar, Kuszczak
O'Shea, Simpson, Ferdinand, Pique, Vidic, Evra
Fletcher, Nani, Park, Ronaldo, Anderson, Carrick, Hargreaves, Giggs
Rooney, Saha, Tevez

 Newcastle (from): 

Given, Harper, Carr, N'Zogbia, Enrique, Rozehnal, Cacapa, Taylor, Edgar
Butt, Milner, Emre, Duff, LuaLua, Smith, Viduka, Owen, Martins, Carroll


 REFEREE   Rob Styles (Waterlooville, Hampshire)


 BIG-MATCH FACTS 

＊ Manchester United are looking to hold onto the coattails or even overhaul
   Arsenal at the top, by gaining an 11th straight home league victory, at
   the expense of Newcastle.

＊ Held to a goalless draw by Stoke in the FA Cup, managerless Newcastle are
   in grave danger of tumbling to a fourth successive Premier League defeat,
   which would be their worst run since April 2005.

＊ No club has beaten Newcastle more often in the Premier League than
   Manchester United (16 times).

＊ The Magpies have never won at Old Trafford in the Premier League era,
   and have not taken away maximum points from the Theatre of Dreams for
   36 years. If they fail again, it will be 25 matches without a maximum
   - no other club has visited United on more successive occasions without
   winning. 


 CLUB FORM 

1. Won six and lost one of the last seven Premier League games.

2. One of two clubs to have won 15 Premier League matches this season;
   the other is Arsenal. Also, dropped 15 points; only Arsenal have
   dropped fewer (13).

3. Kept more clean sheets in the Premier League than any other club (12)
   and boasting the meanest defence in the highest league; 11 goals conceded
   in 21 games at one every 172 minutes (two hours 52 minutes) of football
   played.

4. Drawn three Premier League games; only Everton match such a low number.
   Also, lost on three occasions; only Arsenal one and Liverpool two have
   lost fewer.

5. Scored the opening goal in a Premier League game on 17 occasions; more
   than any other club. Conceded the opening goal three times; only
   Liverpool can match that.

6. Their 21 games have yielded 49 goals (38 for, 11 against). At 2.33, it
   is only a marginally better goals per game average than West Ham's of
   2.2 - the lowest in the division.

7. Awarded more penalty kicks than any other club in Premier League
   competition, with the exception of Tottenham. Four of their six
   spot kicks have been converted, but Spurs have only scored from
   three of their six.

8. Not dropped a point at Old Trafford since being held to a goalless draw
   by Reading on the opening day of the season (12 August), and one of four
   clubs still holding an unbeaten home record in the Premier League. The
   others are Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester City.

9. Won the last 10 home league games, against Tottenham, Sunderland, Chelsea,
   Wigan, Middlesbrough, Blackburn, Fulham, Derby, Everton and Birmingham.

10. Two more league games are scheduled for January, away to Reading and
    home to Portsmouth. Between will be the FA Cup fourth round tie, home
    to either Tottenham or Reading.


 KEY PLAYER NOTES 

＊ Cristiano RONALDO is Manchester United's top scorer with 19 goals.

＊ RONALDO is also their leading Premier League marksman with 13, and
   leads the race for the Barclays Golden Boot.

＊ RONALDO is the only United scorer in double figures. He is also a
   double shy of 50 Premier League goals - all for Manchester United.

＊ Wayne ROONEY has scored seven Premier League goals in eight starts
   against Newcastle; one in two for Everton, and six in six for United. 

＊ If selected:

  - Michael CARRICK and Ji-Sung PARK will be making their 50th Premier
    League appearances for Manchester United.

  - Louis SAHA will be facing the club he was once on loan to. The 29 year
    old France international made 12 appearances (11 in the league) and
    scored two goals (one league) for Newcastle when loaned from FC Metz
    for four months from January 1999.

＊ If on the field from the outset:

  - 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.

＊ Suspended:

  - Wes BROWN (one match) 


 HEAD TO HEAD 

＊ Newcastle's 0-2 top-flight triumph on 12 February 1972, when John Tudor
   and Stewart Barrowclough scored, was their only win in 41 visits since
   1951.

＊ Newcastle have drawn six and lost 18 of 24 league trips subsequent to
   their most recent victory.

＊ The Red Devils are looking for a fourth successive home win over the
   Magpies, who did hold them to a 2-2 draw in their last meeting at St
   James' Park on New Years Day 2007.


Home and away

League (inc PL): Man United 66 wins, Newcastle 38, Draws 34
Prem:            Man United 16 wins, Newcastle  3, Draws  9

at Man Utd only
League (inc PL): Man United 42 wins, Newcastle 9, Draws 18
Prem:            Man United  9 wins, Newcastle 0, Draws  5


 LAST SEASON'S CORRESPONDING GAME 

Manchester United 2-0 Newcastle United
1 October 2006 - Ref: Mike Dean
Man United scorers: Solskjaer 41, 49



 M.E.N Prediction:     United 2-0 Newcastle

- Anything other than a United win would be a surprise

 Key opponent: 

Michael Owen - Out of form or not, he is still dangerous when given a chance


 Skysports.com prediction:     Man Utd 3-0 Newcastle

 One to Watch:   Cristiano Ronaldo



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http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/7172817.stm
http://www.skysports.com/football/match_preview/0,19764,11065_2848282,00.html



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推 skywinjim:小owen@@  , Live!! 耶~~
推 rik:Alan不知道會不會出場....@@
推 djcowboy:他上上週比賽時發生腦震盪意外，這場剛好回到大名單上。
→ djcowboy:如果有上場的話他將會是隊長。
→ Fergie:Alan足總盃那場就已經先發了，所以應該是會上場吧 :)
推 johjima1120:ㄜ...  Smith會上 還是隊長...  那該如何是好勒...