Preview: United v Fulham

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Man Utd v Fulham PREMIER LEAGUE Venue: Old Trafford Date: Wednesday, 18 February Kick-off: 2000 GMT (台灣時間2/19(四) 04:00) 直播頻道 (((((((((( 台灣 ESPN Live )))))))))) 歐洲足球、ESPN(亞洲)、香港NOW寬頻632 Wayne Rooney will be on the bench for Manchester United after missing seven matches with a hamstring injury. Nemanja Vidic, Carlos Tevez, Michael Carrick and Dimitar Berbatov all return to the squad after missing the FA Cup win at Derby. Fulham will give late fitness tests to Paul Konchesky and Andy Johnson, who both have muscle strains. Dickson Etuhu is still out with a knee injury so on-loan Olivier Dacourt should continue in midfield. Man Utd (from): Van der Sar, Foster, Kuszczak Neville, Rafael, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evans, Evra, O'Shea Ronaldo, Nani, Carrick, Scholes, Fletcher, Giggs, Park, Gibson Berbatov, Rooney, Tevez, Welbeck Fulham (from): Schwarzer, Hughes, Konchesky, Pantsil, Hangeland, Johnson, Zamora, Nevland, Gera, Murphy, Kamara, Gray, Zuberbuhler, Stoor, Dempsey, Davies, Milsom, Brown, Kallio, Barnes, Dacourt. REFEREE Andre Marriner (West Midlands) BIG-MATCH FACTS - Manchester United continue their quest for unprecedented quintuple honours, by picking up a 10th successive victory in all competitions at the expense of mid table Fulham. - The World Club champions, Carling Cup finalists, FA Cup quarter-finals and defending Champions League and Premier League champions will go five points clear at the top of the table, if they maintain their unbeaten home league record with an 11th straight victory at Old Trafford. - The Cottagers travel in search of their first away victory in this Premier League campaign, having failed to pick up maximum points in 12 attempts away from Craven Cottage. - United 'keeper Edwin Van der Sar, who's set to face his former club, has not conceded a goal in 1,212 Premier League minutes for his club, which is a UK league record. He is still one game and 88 minutes shy of the European league record. This is held by Dany Verlinden, who kept the opposition at bay for 1,390 minutes for Club Bruges in the Belgium league between 3 March and 26 September 1990. - If Van der Sar can hold out for another 10 minutes, that will take his current achievement into the top 10 in world league football. If he manages another clean sheet, he will rise to sixth in the all-time list. The world record stands at 1,816 minutes by Mazaropi for Vasco de Gama from 18 May 1977 to 7 September 1978. - Manchester United are bidding to beat Fulham for an eighth successive time in the Premier League. - This match could be a dress rehearsal for the FA Cup quarter-final. If Fulham beat Swansea in their fifth round replay, they will entertain the Red Devils in the last eight. - Distance between the clubs: 203 miles (327 kilometres) CLUB FORM 1st 56 points Highest achievable: 1st Lowest could fall: 1st 1. Won all but one of the last 15, losing just one of 24. 2. Won the last eight Premier League matches, against Stoke (a), Middlesbrough (h), Chelsea (h), Wigan (h), Bolton (a), West Brom (a), Everton (h) and West Ham (a). 3. Unbeaten in 13 league games; won 11 and drawn two since losing 2-1 away to Arsenal on 8 November - their only loss in 21 top-flight outings. 4. One defeat short of 150 in league football under Sir Alex Ferguson. 5. One point down on their points total to this same stage in each of the last two seasons (both title-winning campaigns). 6. Boast the tightest defence in the Premier League. 7. Scored in each of the last eight league games. Failed to score in one of 11 (0-0 away to Tottenham on 13 December), and missed the target in only two Premier League matches all season; the other being 0-0, away to Villa on 22 November. 8. Not conceded in 20 hours 12 minutes of Premier League football since Samir Nasri scored Arsenal's second in the Gunners' odd goal in three home victory on 8 November. 9. Challenging for a 11th consecutive home league victory; conceded goals in just one of the last 10 victorious league matches at Old Trafford (4-3 v Hull on 1 November), and undefeated in 16, a sequence stretching back almost a year. Won 15 and drawn one (v Newcastle) since losing 1-2 against Manchester City on 10 February 2008 - their only defeat in 30 at home. 10. Not dropped a home point to a London club in seven games, since a 0-1 loss to West Ham on 13 May 2007. KEY PLAYER NOTES - Edwin VAN DER SAR is leading the race for the Barclays Golden Glove with 17 clean sheets. - Cristiano RONALDO has scored seven Premier League goals against Fulham, more than he's netted against any other club in this league. - Ryan GIGGS is a hat-trick shy of 150 goals for Manchester United. ＊If selected: - VAN DER SAR will be making his 250th career Premier League appearance (Fulham and Manchester United). - The Holland international keeper made 154 appearances (127 in the league) for Fulham between August 2001 and his ￡2m move to Old Trafford in June 2005. - Gary NEVILLE will be playing on his 34th birthday. ＊If on the field from the outset: - John O'SHEA will be making his 150th Premier League start for Manchester United. HEAD TO HEAD - Fulham made their Premier League debut at Old Trafford in August 2001. They twice led the defending champions but eventually succumbed by the odd goal in five, and have only managed to arrest maximum points from the Red Devils once in 13 subsequent attempts. - The Cottagers' only points in seven Premier League trips to the Theatre of Dreams came in a 1-3 victory on 25 October 2003, when Lee Clark, Steed Malbranque and Junichi Inamoto were their scorers. - Fulham have won one of 28 matches against Manchester United in all competitions, stretching back to 1965. Home and away League (inc PL): Man Utd 33 wins, Fulham 10, Draws 13 Prem: Man Utd 10 wins, Fulham 1, Draws 3 at Man Utd only League (inc PL): Man Utd 23 wins, Fulham 2, Draws 3 Prem: Man Utd 6 wins, Fulham 1, Draws 0 LAST SEASON'S CORRESPONDING GAME Manchester United 2-0 Fulham 3 December 2007 - Ref: Rob Styles Man Utd scorers: Ronaldo 10, 58 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/7884148.stm -- ★ ╔╦═╮╔╮ ╭╔╮ ╭╔╦═╮ ╔╮╔╮╭╦═╮╔╮═╮ ☆ ☆ ╠╬╦╯╠╣ ║╠╣ ║╠╣ ║ ╠╣╠╣╠╬═╣╠╣ ║ ★ ★ ╰╝╰╯╰╝═╯╰╝═╯╚╯═╯ ╰╰╯╯╰╝ ╰╰╝ ╰ ☆ ★ ╔╮═╮╭╦╦╮╭╦═╮╭╦╦╮╔╦═╮╔╮ ╔╦═╮╭╦═╭═╦╮╮ ╔╮ ╠╣ ║ ╠╣ ╚╩╦╮ ╠╣ ╠╬╣ ╠╣ ╠╬╦╯╠╣ ║ ╠╣╚═╬╣ ╰╝ ╰╰╩╩╯╰═╩╝ ╚╝ ╚╩═╯╰╩═╯╰╝╰╯╰╩═╯═╩╯╰═╩╝ -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 118.170.101.15