Man Utd v Tottenham
PREMIER LEAGUE
Venue: Old Trafford
Date: Saturday, 25 April Kick-off: 1730 BST (台灣時間 4/26(日) 00:30)
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Manchester United defender Gary Neville will be out for two weeks because of
a foot injury but John O'Shea could be fit to face Tottenham on Saturday.
Rafael could start at right-back against Spurs with Rio Ferdinand also set to
start after being rested for the 2-0 midweek win over Portsmouth.
Tottenham, who are unbeaten in six games against the top four this season,
will be without Michael Dawson (ankle).
Roman Pavlyuchenko (back) is unlikely to play, but Ledley King should be fit.
Man Utd (from):
Van der Sar, Foster, Kuszczak
Rafael, O'Shea, Brown, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evans, Evra
Ronaldo, Nani, Carrick, Scholes, Fletcher, Anderson, Giggs, Park
Berbatov, Rooney
Tottenham (from):
Gomes, Corluka, King, Woodgate, Assou-Ekotto, Huddlestone, Lennon, Jenas,
Bent, Modric, Keane, Palacios, Cudicini, Bale, Zokora, Bentley, Chimbonda,
O'Hara, Hutton, Defoe.
REFEREE Howard Webb (Yorkshire)
BIG-MATCH FACTS
- Manchester United and Tottenham face each other for the fourth time this
season, and the first since the Red Devils' penalty shoot-out victory in the
Carling Cup final at Wembley on 1 March, when they played 120 minutes without
a goal.
- By the time this Saturday evening kick off gets underway, United may have
been displaced from the top of the table once again on goal difference by
Liverpool. But Sir Alex Ferguson's quest for a hat-trick of league titles,
an 11th Premier League crown and a record-equalling 18th English top-flight
championship will still be within their grasp, with a game in hand on their
rivals (away to Wigan on 13 May).
- Harry Redknapp has worked wonders with Spurs, guiding them from the bottom
of the table when he took over in October to the fringe of the European
places. Indeed the Londoners go into this weekend's round of matches just
one point behind seventh placed West Ham.
- Manchester United have not lost any of their last 15 Premier League matches
against Tottenham, since the Londoners' 3-1 home victory on 19 March 2001.
- Spurs have never won a Premier League match at the Theatre of Dreams, and
have only picked up three points from the 48 on offer there. Their most
recent league victory at Old Trafford was on 16 December 1989, when Gary
Lineker scored the only goal of the game for Terry Venables' team.
- Harry Redknapp is keen not to become the 10th different Tottenham manager to
fail to pick up three points at Old Trafford.
- Distance between the clubs: 197 miles (317 kilometres)
CLUB FORM
1st 74 points
Highest achievable after Saturday's matches: 1st
Lowest could fall: 2nd
1. Won 12 Premier League matches in 2009, including the last three; more than
any other club.
2. Won more Premier League matches than any other club this season (23).
3. Failed to score in one of the last 16.
4. This is their 58th match of the season; more than any other top-flight
club.
5. Two points down on this same stage last season, when top of the table.
6. Gone 16 league games since a goalless draw; the last being away to Spurs
on 13 December.
7. On the longest current sequence of 24 matches in the Premier League
without a score draw; the 1-1 stalemate at Everton on 25 October being the
most recent.
8. The only home points dropped this season have been courtesy of defeat to
Liverpool (1-4, 14 March), and an early draw with Newcastle (1-1, 17 August)
9. Denied victory by only eight clubs in their 32 Premier League matches this
season, one of which is Tottenham.
10. This match precedes the first leg of the Champions League semi-final with
Arsenal at Old Trafford on Wednesday. Thereafter the league run-in is:-
Middlesbrough (a), Manchester City (h), Wigan (a), Arsenal (h) and Hull
(a).
KEY PLAYER NOTES
- Edwin VAN DER SAR is leading the race for the Barclays Golden Glove with 19
clean sheets.
- Cristiano RONALDO is one of three Premier League players to have scored as
many as 21 club goals this season; the others are Nicolas ANELKA of Arsenal
and Steve GERRARD of Liverpool.
- RONALDO is Manchester United's top Premier League scorer with 15 goals, and
leads the race jointly with Chelsea's Nicolas ANELKA for the Barclays Golden
Boot.
- Paul SCHOLES needs a double to reach 100 Premier League goals - all for
United.
- Ryan GIGGS is a hat-trick shy of 150 goals for Manchester United.
- GIGGS has scored more Premier League goals against Tottenham than against
any other club, with the exception of one. His total of seven, equals his
return against Southampton.
If selected:
- GIGGS will be making his 800th appearance in Manchester United colours.
- Tomasz KUSZCZAK will be making his 50th career Premier League appearance
(West Brom and Manchester United).
- Dimitar BERBATOV will be facing a former club. The 28 year old international
forward made 102 appearances (70 in the league) and scored 46 goals (27
league) for Spurs between July 2006 and his controversial ￡30.75m transfer
to Manchester United last September.
- Michael CARRICK will be facing a former club. The 27 year old England
international midfielder made 75 appearances (64 in the league) and scored
two league goals for Spurs between August 2004 and his ￡18.6m move to Old
Trafford in July 2006.
HEAD TO HEAD
- Spurs have failed to beat Manchester United in 18 attempts in all
competitions, including their three previous meetings this season.
- United have won twice as many league matches against Tottenham (70) as they
have lost to them (35).
- The 32 Premier League matches between these clubs have yielded 83 goals.
Spurs have only managed three clean sheets; both via goalless draws at Old
Trafford on 15 March 1995 and 4 January 2005, and at the Lane last December.
Home and away
League (inc PL): Man United 70 wins, Spurs 35, Draws 38
Prem: Man United 23 wins, Spurs 3, Draws 7
at Man United only
League (inc PL): Man United 47 wins, Spurs 10, Draws 14
Prem: Man United 13 wins, Spurs 0, Draws 3
LAST SEASON'S CORRESPONDING GAME
Manchester United 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur
25 August 2007 - Ref: Howard Webb
Man Utd scorer: Nani 68
THIS SEASON'S REVERSE FIXTURE
Tottenham Hotspur 0-0 Manchester United
13 December 2008 - Ref: Mike Dean
M.E.N Prediction: United 2-0 Tottenham
- Spurs are in decent form but United should beat them at home
Key opponent:
Aaron Lennon - his battle with Evra promises to be a full-paced encounter
Skysports.com prediction: Man Utd 1-1 Tottenham
One to Watch: Wayne Rooney
Lawro's predictions United 2-0 Tottenham
Tottenham are an unfinished work but much-improved under manager Harry
Redknapp. They create chances but give teams the chance to score.
They will go to Old Trafford and try to play and because of that United will
win. They can afford another slip up in the title race which, as I said
earlier, is theirs to lose.
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