Preview: United v West Ham

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 Man Utd v West Ham 

Barclays Premier League
Venue: Old Trafford
Date: Saturday, 28 August Kick-off: 1715 BST  (台灣時間 8/29 00:15)

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 TEAM NEWS 

Manchester United may rest Paul Scholes and draft Michael Carrick or Ryan
Giggs into central midfield.

Wayne Rooney returns after missing the match with Fulham and will partner
Dimitar Berbatov in attack. 

West Ham are likely to opt for a five-man midfield, so striker Frederic
Piquionne could give way to midfielder Radoslav Kovac.

Matthew Upson should return to the side after missing the Carling Cup game
against Oxford with a facial injury.


 Man Utd 

Van der Sar, Kuszczak
O'Shea, Neville, Rafael, Vidic, Brown, Evans, Smalling, Evra, Fabio
Valencia, Nani, Cleverley, Gibson, Scholes, Carrick, Fletcher, Park, Giggs
Rooney, Owen, Berbatov, Hernandez


Injured: Anderson, Ferdinand & Hargreaves (all knee)


 West Ham 

Green, Stech, Kurucz, Upson, Tomkins, Ilunga, Ben-Haim, Gabbidon, Spector,
Da Costa, Reid, Daprela, Noble, Parker, Kovac, Barrera, Faubert, Boa Morte,
Dyer, McCarthy, Sears, Nouble, Diamanti, Stanislas, Piquionne, Cole,
McCarthy, Obina.

Injured: Collison, Hines & Kurucz (all knee), Hitzlsperger (thigh)


 MATCH PREVIEW 

- Letting a lead slip twice, squandering a penalty and conceding an 89th minute
  equaliser against Fulham last Sunday left Manchester United manager Sir Alex
  Ferguson raging, especially as his side missed out on the title last season
  by a solitary point.

- But the Red Devils are a team that never dwells on a bad result and, on
  paper, West Ham seem ideal opposition as Ferguson's side look to play catch
  up on Chelsea's goal difference that already stands at +12.

- With the Hammers porous at the back, it could also be the perfect chance for
  Wayne Rooney to rediscover his goalscoring form. When United played West Ham
  back in February, he took his tally to a staggering 27 goals in just 36
  matches, but his horror run now stretches to 13 matches and 1081 minutes
  without a goal.

- Hammers boss Avram Grant faced an insurmountable challenge when he replaced
  Paul Hart at crisis club Portsmouth last season, but on the evidence of West
  Ham's first three games of the season, he has another serious job on his
  hands to install faith in a team that he says carry a lot of "psychology
  problems."

- The Hammers are already off to their worst-ever start to a Premier League
  season and captain Scott Parker admitted he is "dreading" the thought of
  Saturday's trip to Old Trafford. If that wasn't bad enough, they then face
  Chelsea, Stoke away and Tottenham.


 MATCH FACTS 

Head-to-head

‧ Man Utd have won their last five matches against West Ham and have scored
   14 goals in those games to the Hammers' one.

‧ The Red Devils dropped just three points from winning positions last
   season, which was the fewest in the top flight. West Ham on the other hand
   dropped 15.

‧ West Ham have made 15 visits to Old Trafford in the Premier League, but
   have won there just twice, in December 2001 and May 2007.


Man Utd

‧ Wayne Rooney has failed to score for club and country in 13 matches; his
   last goal came against Bayern Munich on 30 March. He has provided just one
   assist in Man Utd's last nine league matches.

‧ The Red Devils have won 11 of their last 12 league matches at Old
   Trafford, and have averaged 3.25 goals per game in that period.

‧ Paul Scholes made 200 passes in United's opening two games of the season,
   the highest in the league. 


West Ham

‧ The Hammers are without an away win in the league since the first day of
   last season when they beat Wolves 2-0, a run of 19 matches.

‧ West Ham's last seven league victories all came at Upton Park.

‧ If he plays, Scott Parker will be making his 250th career league start.


 LEADING GOALSCORERS 

Man Utd

Berbatov: 2 (1 league)

Includes goals in Community Shield


West Ham

 Noble: 1 goal (1 league);
Parker: 1 goal (0 league)



 MATCH OFFICIALS 

Referee: Mark Clattenburg 
Assistant referees: Adam Watts & Martin Yerby
Fourth official: Michael Jones


 LAST LEAGUE MATCH LINE-UPS 

Man Utd (D2-2 v Fulham, a): 

Van der Sar, O'Shea, Vidic, Jonathan Evans, Evra, Valencia (Giggs 74),
Fletcher, Scholes, Park (Nani 67), Hernandez (Owen 75), Berbatov.

Subs not used: Kuszczak, Smalling, Carrick, Rafael Da Silva.


West Ham (L1-3 v Bolton, h): 

Green, Faubert, Gabbidon, Upson (Reid 54), Ilunga, Dyer (McCarthy 77), Parker,
Noble, Barrera, Piquionne, Cole (Sears 86).

Subs not used: Stech, Tomkins, Boa Morte, Kovac.


 M.E.N Prediction:    United 2-0 West Ham

- the Hammers are off to a slow start and can expect few favours at OT

 Key opponent: 

Scott Parker - Premier League stalwart always up for midfield battle


 Skysports.com prediction:    United 4-1 West Ham

 One to Watch:   Dimitar Berbatov


 Lawro's predictions    United 3-0 West Ham

United may have slipped up at Fulham on Sunday, Nani missing a penalty that
would have put them 3-1 up and sealed the points, but don't expect them to do
the same in a tea-time kick-off at Old Trafford. They've already lost a bit
of ground on Chelsea and will see this match as chance to get back to winning
ways.

Hammers boss Avram Grant admitted after Tuesday's Carling Cup win over Oxford
that his team were very low on confidence and it's clear for all to see.
They're still trying to buy players and don't look like a settled squad.
Grant needs the likes of Rob Green, Matthew Upson, Scott Parker and Carlton
Cole to step up - they have to start performing or else it's going to be a
long, hard season.






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