Man Utd v Bolton
Old Trafford
Wednesday, 19 March Kick-off: 2000 GMT (台灣時間(四) 04:00)
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Manchester United goalkeeper Ben Foster is expected to keep his place after
an impressive debut at Derby on Saturday.
Edwin van der Sar's groin problem is set to keep him out and although Tomasz
Kuszczak is available after suspension, Foster should continue in goal.
Bolton have injury concerns over captain Kevin Nolan (sore back) and defender
Gary Cahill (bruised foot) ahead of the trip to Old Trafford.
Ali Al Habsi continues in goal in the absence of Jussi Jaaskelainen (back).
Man Utd (from):
Foster, Kuszczak, Heaton
Brown, Vidic, Ferdinand, Evra, Pique, O'Shea
Ronaldo, Carrick, Fletcher, Hargreaves, Nani, Scholes, Giggs, Anderson, Park
Rooney, Tevez, Saha
Bolton (from):
Al Habsi, Nolan, Davies, Taylor, Diouf, Gardner, Campo, A O'Brien, McCann,
Steinsson, Hunt, Samuel, Meite, Cahill, Giannakopoulos, Helguson, J O'Brien,
Rasiak, Cohen, Walker.
REFEREE Alan Wiley (Burntwood, Staffordshire)
BIG-MATCH FACTS
＊ Premier League leaders and defending champions Manchester United play
their game in hand on second placed Arsenal, and their first home league
match in five weeks. Sir Alex Ferguson's side are looking for the victory
that will put them three points clear at the summit.
＊ While United are bidding for a fourth straight league win, their opponents
in this Great Manchester derby, Bolton, are battling to avoid a fifth
successive defeat. It is a slump that has seen the Trotters plunge from
13th to the bottom three in four matches. It's also the first time in
four months, since Gary Megson's early days in charge, that they've dropped
into the relegation zone.
＊ Bolton's shock 1-0 victory over United at the Reebok in November, gives
the chance of a first double over the Red Devils since the 1978-79
top-flight campaign.
＊ United won 12 of their first 13 home league games this season, before
losing to Manchester City in the most recent fixture at Old Trafford.
The Red Devils have not lost back-to-back home Premier League matches
since 8 December 2001, when a 0-1 defeat to West Ham, came eight days
after a 0-3 loss to Chelsea.
CLUB FORM
1. The loss to Portsmouth in the FA Cup was their first defeat in seven
(all competitions).
2. Won seven of the last nine.
3. Secured 21 victories, dropped 20 points, scored 59 goals, at one every
44 minutes on average, and conceded 15, at one every 178 minutes (two
hours 58 minutes) on average; the best in all four categories.
4. Registered the joint fewest draws, alongside Reading; four each.
5. Exceeded last season's total of clean sheets by one to 17; only Chelsea
have also managed 17 this term.
6. Opened the scoring in an unmatched 23 games (won 20, and lost just one
of them); and allowed the opposition to score first in five matches -
that's fewer occasions than any other club.
7. Third in the "Last Six Current Form" table with 13 points. Liverpool are
top with 16, Chelsea second with 14.
8. Scored 15 goals in the last 10 minutes, 10 of which were in the last five
minutes, seven of those being in stoppage time; no club can beat those,
although Arsenal and Reading can match their stoppage time return.
9. Lost two of 30 home league games.
10. This is the first of three successive home fixtures. A 'Big Four' clash
with Liverpool, and a match against Aston Villa follows this, before the
Champions League quarter-final away leg to AS Roma, and a league trip to
Middlesbrough.
KEY PLAYER NOTES
＊ Cristiano RONALDO is Manchester United's top scorer with 31 goals.
＊ RONALDO is also their leading Premier League marksman with 22, and is
leading the race for the Barclays Golden Boot.
＊ Carlos TEVEZ and RONALDO have scored 33 Premier League goals between
them in the current campaign, and 55% of the Red Devils' entire total
this season (46 of 84).
＊ Wayne ROONEY needs one goal to total 50 in the Premier League for
Manchester United.
＊ If on the field from the outset:
- ROONEY will make his 150th career league start
(Everton and Manchester United).
- 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
＊ Manchester United have won their last four home Premier League matches
against Bolton, and have scored four goals in each of three of them.
＊ The Trotters have not taken a point off United at Old Trafford since
their 0-1 victory on 11 September 2002 when Kevin Nolan got the winner.
Home and away
League (inc PL): Man Utd 44 wins, Bolton 41, Draws 24
Prem: Man Utd 10 wins, Bolton 3, Draws 4
at Man Utd only
League (inc PL): Man Utd 28 wins, Bolton 16, Draws 10
Prem: Man Utd 5 wins, Bolton 2, Draws 1
LAST SEASON'S CORRESPONDING GAME
Manchester United 4-1 Bolton Wanderers
17 March 2007 - Ref: Alan Wiley
Bolton scorers: Speed 87 pen
Man Utd scorer: Park 14, Rooney 17, Park 25, Rooney 74
THIS SEASON'S REVERSE FIXTURE
Bolton Wanderers 1-0 Manchester United
24 November 2007 - Ref: Mark Clattenburg
Man Utd scorer: Anelka 11
M.E.N Prediction: United 2-0 Bolton
- It should be more comfortable than against Derby
Key opponent:
El Hadji Diouf - He might have a fiery temperament, but Diouf is class
on his day
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