Portsmouth v Man Utd
Venue: Fratton Park
Date: Monday, 25 August Kick-off: 2000 BST (台灣時間 8/26(二) 03:00)
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Manchester United striker Carlos Tevez is available after a family
bereavement kept him out of the draw with Newcastle on the opening
day of the season.
Anderson will be back from the Olympics but may not be rushed into action,
with John O'Shea may deputise for Michael Carrick, while Nani is banned.
Portsmouth midfielder Niko Kranjcar is a major doubt after picking up an
injury playing for Croatia.
But Lassana Diarra has recovered from a knee injury suffered against Chelsea.
Man Utd (from):
Van der Sar, Kuszczak, Foster
Brown, Neville, R Da Silva, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evans, Evra, F Da Silva,
Fletcher, O'Shea, Scholes, Possebon, Gibson, Giggs
Rooney, Tevez, Campbell, Welbeck
Portsmouth (from):
James, Johnson, Campbell, Distin, Hreidarsson, Utaka, Diop, Diarra, Kranjcar,
Little, Defoe, Crouch, Kaboul, Thomas, A Traore, Sahar, Lauren, Mvuemba,
Davis, Hughes, Ashdown.
REFEREE Chris Foy (St Helens, Merseyside)
BIG-MATCH FACTS
＊ The European and domestic league champions and the FA Cup winners meet for
the second time in a fortnight; both seeking their first Premier League win.
＊ Portsmouth are hoping to avoid a Premier League club record sixth
successive defeat; if held, Manchester United would replicate last
season by drawing their first two games.
＊ Pompey met the so called 'Big Four' in their first six fixtures last
season; the Red Devils must visit two of them in their next two league
outings (Liverpool on 13 September and Chelsea on the 21st).
＊ This match brings together the two oldest managers in the Premier League;
Sir Alex Ferguson and Harry Redknapp have a combined age of 127, with the
Red Devils' boss the senior by five years, at 66 years of age.
＊ The Fratton Park club were seven places and 30 points inferior to the
champions last season; United won 11 more matches, scored 32 more goals
and conceded 18 fewer.
＊ Portsmouth have won three of the five Premier League matches against
Manchester United at Fratton Park and lost just once; that defeat being
1-3 on 11 February 2006 - Ruud van Nistelrooy scored United's first and
Cristiano Ronaldo got the other two.
CLUB FORM
1. Started the Premier League season with a 1-1 draw, home to Newcastle.
2. It was the seventh time in 17 Premier League seasons they had failed to
win their initial fixture.
3. Failed to win one of their first two fixtures just three times in this
league in 1992, 1998 and 2007.
4. Now completed the equivalent of an entire league season of 38 matches
without a goalless draw; their last no score stalemate was home to
Reading on the opening day last term, 12 August 2007.
5. Scored at least one goal in each of the last 25 league matches, since
the 1-0 loss, away to Bolton, on 24 November 2007.
KEY PLAYER NOTES
＊ If selected:
- Wes BROWN will be making his 200th Premier League appearance - all in a
Manchester United shirt.
＊ If on the field from the outset:
- Gary NEVILLE will be making his 350th Premier League start for
Manchester United.
＊ Suspended: Luis NANI (one match)
HEAD TO HEAD
＊ Portsmouth and Manchester United met three times last season. United drew
at Fratton Park and then won at Old Trafford in the league. But Portsmouth
had the upper hand in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup. A 78th minute
penalty from Sulley Ali Muntari was the difference between the sides as
Pompey took another step towards Wembley.
Home and away
League (inc PL): Portsmouth 17 wins, Man United 24, Draws 13
Prem: Portsmouth 3 wins, Man United 6, Draws 1
at Portsmouth only
League (inc PL): Portsmouth 11 wins, Man United 6, Draws 10
Prem: Portsmouth 3 wins, Man United 1, Draws 1
LAST SEASON'S CORRESPONDING GAME
Portsmouth 1-1 Manchester United
15 August 2007 - Ref: Steve Bennett
Portsmouth scorer: Mwaruwari 53
Man Utd scorer: Scholes 15
Sent Off: Muntari (Portsmouth) 83, Ronaldo (Man Utd) 85
M.E.N Prediction: Portsmouth 0-1 United
- It will be tough but United should edge it
Key opponent:
Lassana Diarra - Reds will have to get past influential midfielder
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