Aston Villa v Man Utd
Villa Park
FA Cup Third Round
Saturday 5 January Kick-off: 1715 GMT (台灣時間 1/6 01:15)
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Aston Villa striker John Carew is an injury doubt with a knee injury.
Shaun Maloney could push for a starting place after Luke Moore spurned two
golden chances against Spurs.
Manchester United keeper Edwin van der Sar returns after recovering from a
groin injury, while Wayne Rooney is in the squad following a virus.
Striker Carlos Tevez is doubtful with an ankle injury, while defender Wes
Brown, linked with a January move to Newcastle, is in the squad.
Aston Villa (from):
Carson, Taylor, Mellberg, Laursen, Davies, Knight, Bouma, Agbonlahor,
Gardner, Petrov, Reo-Coker, Barry, Young, Berger, Osbourne, Maloney,
Moore, Carew, Harewood.
Man Utd (from):
Van der Sar, Kuszcak
Brown, Simpson, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra, O'Shea,
Fletcher, Ronaldo, Anderson, Carrick, Hargreaves, Nani, Giggs, Park
Rooney, Tevez, Saha
Referee: Martin Atkinson (West Yorkshire)
BIG-MATCH FACTS
＊ Aston Villa and Manchester United are meeting for the second successive
season at the third round stage.
＊ Between them, these clubs have won the FA Cup 18 times.
＊ One of four all-Premier League ties in this third round.
＊ United have gained 10 successive victories on the Villa Park turf
(six Premier League trips, FA Cup third round ties in 2002 and 2004
and FA Cup semi-finals against Arsenal in 2004, and Watford in 2007).
＊ The last two of those victories have been by 4-1 margins
(against Watford, and against Villa in the league match on 20 October).
The League ladder
＊ United are five places higher than Villa in the league standings.
MANCHESTER UNITED
Current form
＊ Won seven and lost one of the last eight in all competitions.
＊ Defeat to West Ham in their most recent away match on 29 December,
is the only time points have been dropped in seven league outings.
Recent FA Cup performance
＊ Last season's runners-up are the most successful club in the history
of the competition, reaching the final on an unparalleled 18 occasions.
The Manager
＊ Won the cup five times under Sir Alex Ferguson, who has led out the
side for the final on eight occasions.
＊ Sir Alex has never lost a third round tie; this is his 21st.
FA Cup fact
＊ Bournemouth were the last club to knock out United at the third round
stage (in 1984). Spurs were the last top division to defeat them in
the third round in 1980.
HEAD to HEAD
All competitions
＊ Villa have failed to beat Manchester United in 20 league and cup matches,
since a 3-0 triumph in the third round of the Worthington League Cup on
13 October 1999.
FA Cup
＊ Villa have lost nine of their 11 meetings with United, and have not
beaten them since last winning the Cup in 1957.
M.E.N Prediction: Aston Villa 1-2 United
- With Rooney back United should edge this difficult tie
Key opponent:
Ashley Young - One of this season's star performers for Villa
Skysports.com prediction: Aston Villa 1-3 Manchester United
One to Watch: Cristiano Ronaldo
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