Fulham v Man Utd
PREMIER LEAGUE
Venue: Craven Cottage
Date: Saturday, 21 March Kick-off: 1500 GMT (台灣時間 3/21 23:00)
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Winger Clint Dempsey has had a bout of food poisoning and will be assessed
closer to kick-off by Fulham.
Centre-back Aaron Hughes is out with a rib injury, otherwise the Cottagers
have no other selection concerns.
Defender Gary Neville and midfielder Darren Fletcher have recovered from a
groin strain and virus respectively are back in Manchester United's squad.
Jonny Evans is likely to replace the suspended Nemanja Vidic alongside Rio
Ferdinand in central defence.
Fulham (from):
Schwarzer, Pantsil, Stoor, Hangeland, Konchesky, Baird, Davies, Etuhu,
Dacourt, Murphy, Gera, Dempsey, Johnson, Zamora, Zuberbuhler, Kallio,
Nevland, Kamara, Gray, Barnes.
Man Utd (from):
Van der Sar, Foster, Kuszczak
O'Shea, Ferdinand, Evans, Neville, Evra, Eckersley, Fabio
Ronaldo, Nani, Fletcher, Gibson, Carrick, Anderson, Giggs, Scholes, Park
Berbatov, Rooney, Tevez, Welbeck
REFEREE Phil Dowd (Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire)
BIG-MATCH FACTS
- Mid table Fulham must be dreading the backlash of Manchester United's
heaviest home defeat in 17 years. The defending champions are still smarting
from last Saturday's humiliating 1-4 home loss to arch rivals Liverpool,
their first defeat in 17 in all competitions.
- The Cottagers go into their 800th fixture in top-flight football hunting
their first back-to-back victories in 18 games, following last weekend's 1-3
triumph at Bolton.
- Manchester United are vying for a ninth successive Premier League victory
over Fulham. They have already beaten the Cottagers twice this season; 3-0
at Old Trafford in the league, and 0-4 at the Cottage in the quarter-finals
of the FA Cup a fortnight ago.
- The Thames-side club have not experienced a home league victory over the
champions in 11 outings, since their 2-1 top-flight victory on 5 September
1964.
- Distance between the clubs: 138 miles (222 kilometres)
CLUB FORM
1st 65 points
Highest achievable after Saturday's matches: 1st
Lowest could fall: 1st
1. Completed 147 Premier League matches without suffering back-to-back
defeats. The most recent were against Norwich and Everton on 9 and 20
April 2005 respectively.
2. Last Saturday's defeat to Liverpool was their first points dropped in 12
outings.
3. Let in as many goals in one match against Liverpool, as had been conceded
in total in the previous 17 Premier League games; four.
4. This is their 51st match in all competitions. Arsenal are the next busiest
Premier League club; their trip to Newcastle will be their 48th match of
the season.
5. The top three clubs, Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool, all need to
score one goal to total 50 in the Premier League this season.
6. Already beaten West Ham, Bolton, Blackburn, Stoke and West Brom home and
away. Fulham could become the sixth of a possible 12 clubs the Red Devils
could do the double over this term. Tottenham and Newcastle are the only
clubs outside the top six that they have dropped points to.
7. Bidding for a sixth consecutive away league victory.
8. Top of the table but boasting only the seventh strongest attack away from
home. At the other end, just one goal has been conceded every two games on
the road on average (seven in 14).
9. This is their last game this month. Domestic fixtures in April open with a
home match against Aston Villa and a trip to Sunderland, before the FA Cup
semi-final with Everton.
KEY PLAYER NOTES
- Edwin VAN DER SAR is leading the race for the Barclays Golden Glove with 18
clean sheets.
- Cristiano RONALDO is Manchester United's top Premier League scorer with 13
goals.
- Paul SCHOLES needs a hat-trick to reach 100 Premier League goals - all for
United.
- Ryan GIGGS is a hat-trick shy of 150 goals for Manchester United.
- Wayne ROONEY has scored four Premier League goals against Fulham, including
one in the reverse fixture on 18 February when he was on his return from
injury.
＊If selected:
- ROONEY will be making his 150th Premier League appearance for Manchester
United.
＊If on the field from the outset:
- Rio FERDINAND will be making his 300th start for United.
- ROONEY will be making his 200th start for the Red Devils.
＊ Suspended:
- Nemanja VIDIC (two matches)
HEAD TO HEAD
- Fulham last denied United all three points on 13 December 2004; a 1-1 draw
at the Cottage.
- The Red Devils have scored a total of eight goals without reply in the last
three league meetings with the Cottagers.
- Fulham's only maximum over United in 15 attempts in this league was 1-3 at
Old Trafford on 25 October 2003.
- Fulham have won one of 30 matches against Manchester United in all
competitions, stretching back to 1965.
- United are seeking their fifth Premier League double over Fulham, and fourth
in a row.
Home and away
League (inc PL): Fulham 10 wins, Man United 34, Draws 13
Prem: Fulham 1 wins, Man United 11, Draws 3
at Fulham only
League (inc PL): Fulham 8 wins, Man United 10, Draws 10
Prem: Fulham 0 wins, Man United 4, Draws 3
LAST SEASON'S CORRESPONDING GAME
Fulham 0-3 Manchester United
1 March 2008 - Ref: Mike Dean
Man Utd scorers: Hargreaves 15, Park 44, Davies 72 og
THIS SEASON'S REVERSE FIXTURE
Manchester United 3-0 Fulham
18 February 2009 - Ref: Andre Marriner
Man Utd scorers: Scholes 12, Berbatov 30, Rooney 63
Skysports.com prediction: Fulham 0-2 Man Utd
One to watch: Dimitar Berbatov
Lawro's predictions Fulham 1-1 Man Utd
Although Manchester United won comfortably in the FA Cup a few weeks back at
Craven Cottage, Fulham had a few early chances and if they do the same and
one of those goes in on Saturday it could be a nervy afternoon for Sir Alex
Ferguson's men.
Manchester United have the players to bounce back from Saturday's defeat by
Liverpool and although I have heard the argument that they looked tired, I
think it was just a case that they had a bad day at the office.
I think if Fulham get the crowd behind them they could earn a point in this
one.
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7937081.stm
http://www.skysports.com/football/match_preview/0,19764,11065_3005145,00.html
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7939637.stm
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