FA Cup preview: Derby v Utd

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Derby v Man Utd FA Cup fifth round Venue: Pride Park Date: Sunday, 15 February Kick-off: 1630 GMT (台灣時間 2/16 00:30) 直播頻道 (((((((((( 台灣衛視體育台 Live )))))))))) 廣東體育、衛視體育、香港NOW寬頻671、泰星65 Derby County will be without defender Jay McEveley who is serving a one-match ban after picking up five yellow cards. Midfielder Stephen Pearson is expected to be among the substitutes as he continues his return to fitness following a knee injury. Wayne Rooney is unlikely to play for Manchester United as he recovers from a hamstring injury. But Rio Ferdinand, Patrice Evra and Jonny Evans are all set to return for the game at Pride Park. Derby County (from): Bywater, Connolly, Albrechtsen, Addison, McEveley, Bazarite, Sterjovski, Green, Savage, Teale, Commons, Villa, Hulse, Porter, Carroll, Nyatanga Manchester United (from): Van der Sar, Foster, Kuszczak Neville, Rafael, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evans, Evra, O'Shea, Brown Ronaldo, Nani, Scholes, Fletcher, Carrick, Giggs, Park, Tosic Berbatov, Tevez, Welbeck Referee Alan Wiley (Staffordshire) BIG-MATCH FACTS - Derby County's reward for beating East Midands rivals Nottingham Forest in a fourth round replay at the City Ground is this home tie in the last 16 against record 11 times winners Manchester United. - Nigel Clough will be hoping his new Derby County charges show the character Clough's Conference club Burton Albion displayed when they visited Old Trafford and held out for a goalless draw in the third round on 8 January 2006. - This is the third time Manchester United will have played Derby in just over a month. They met in the semi-finals of the Carling Cup, and won 4-3 on aggregate, having lost the first leg 1-0 at Pride Park on 7 January. - The Red Devils have won every game they've played since visiting Pride Park. - Bournemouth were the last lower division club to knock out United. The Cherries were a Third Division (third level) club when they won 2-0 at Dean Court in the Third Round on 7 January 1984. The League ladder Going into the weekend, Derby lie 35 places below Manchester United in the league standings. Replay date Saturday, 7 March - Kick Off: 1500 hours Current form - Won their last eight Premier League, Carling Cup and FA Cup matches. - The loss to Derby in the first leg of the Carling Cup semi-final on 7 January, was the only occasion the World, European and Premier League champions have failed to win in their last 14 outings. Recent FA Cup performance - Aiming to reach the quarter-finals for the second season running. - Only failed to successfully negotiate the fifth round once in the last five attempts; when eliminated by Liverpool in 2006. The Manager - United have won the cup a record five times under Sir Alex Ferguson, who has led out the side for the final on eight occasions. FA Cup fact - This is only the second time in 14 FA Cup rounds that United have not been drawn against Premier League opposition. HEAD to HEAD All competitions - Manchester United have won four of the last six meetings with Derby. FA Cup - This is the eighth time these clubs have been drawn together in the competition. - Derby progressed on the first two ocassions, and United have been victorious in the subsequent five; the most recent being at this same fifth round stage in 1983 when the visitors went through, courtesy of a Norman Whiteside goal. United went on the win the cup that season, beating Brighton in the final, after a replay. M.E.N Prediction: Derby 1-3 United - The Rams will probbaly throw everything they have at the Reds, but that could work in United's favour Key opponent: Rob Hulse - scored two last weekend and is a dangerous customer Lawro's predictions Derby 0-2 Man Utd These sides have seen each other already this season and United are fortunate they can change the team and still be strong in comparison to Derby. Derby caught them cold in the first game of the Carling Cup and are now on a good run with Nigel Clough at the helm, but United will have too much. http://tinyurl.com/cluqwj http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/fa_cup/7872213.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/7881075.stm -- ★ ╔╦═╮╔╮ ╭╔╮ ╭╔╦═╮ ╔╮╔╮╭╦═╮╔╮═╮ ☆ ☆ ╠╬╦╯╠╣ ║╠╣ ║╠╣ ║ ╠╣╠╣╠╬═╣╠╣ ║ ★ ★ ╰╝╰╯╰╝═╯╰╝═╯╚╯═╯ ╰╰╯╯╰╝ ╰╰╝ ╰ ☆ ★ ╔╮═╮╭╦╦╮╭╦═╮╭╦╦╮╔╦═╮╔╮ ╔╦═╮╭╦═╭═╦╮╮ ╔╮ ╠╣ ║ ╠╣ ╚╩╦╮ ╠╣ ╠╬╣ ╠╣ ╠╬╦╯╠╣ ║ ╠╣╚═╬╣ ╰╝ ╰╰╩╩╯╰═╩╝ ╚╝ ╚╩═╯╰╩═╯╰╝╰╯╰╩═╯═╩╯╰═╩╝ -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 118.170.101.94