Preview: Aston Villa v United

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Aston Villa v Man Utd Barclays Premier League Venue: Villa Park Date: Saturday, 13 November Kick-off: 1245 GMT (台灣時間 11/13 20:45) 直播頻道 (((((((((( 台灣ESPN、MOD頻道 ESPN HD Live )))))))))) 香港有線301(hd201) TEAM NEWS Aston Villa could be without nine injured players for the visit of Manchester United on Saturday. Defender Carlos Cuellar (calf) is the latest absentee, and Habib Beye is struggling to overcome an ankle strain suffered in midweek. Manchester United will be without Paul Scholes, who is suspended after picking up five yellow cards. Defender Rafael Da Silva is out with a dead leg, while Patrice Evra is a major doubt with an ankle injury. Aston Villa Friedel, Luke Young, Collins, Dunne, Warnock, Albrighton, Clark, Bannan, Downing, Ashley Young, Delfouneso, Guzan, Ireland, Agbonlahor, Lichaj, Lowry, Hogg, Johnson, Beye. Doubtful: Beye (ankle) Injured: Carew & Cuellar (both calf), Delph, Heskey, Petrov & Reo-Coker (all knee), Sidwell (Achilles), Weimann (ankle) Man Utd Van der Sar, Kuszczak Brown, O'Shea, Ferdinand, Vidic, Smalling, Evans, Evra, Fabio Obertan, Bebe, Carrick, Gibson, Fletcher, Anderson, Nani, Park Berbatov, Hernandez, Macheda Suspended: Scholes (one match) Doubtful: Anderson & Gibson (both virus), Evra (ankle), Giggs (hamstring) Injured: Hargreaves & Owen (both hamstring), Rafael (dead leg), Rooney & Valencia (both ankle) MATCH PREVIEW - Gerard Houllier and Sir Alex Ferguson renew acquaintances for the first time since Houllier's time as Liverpool boss ended in 2004 after his failure to usurp Manchester United as the dominant force in England. - The Frenchman's ambitions at Aston Villa may be more modest, but the spectre of Ferguson and United still looms large: it is 15 years since the Manchester club last suffered a league defeat at Villa Park, a record Houllier would no doubt delight in overturning. - Villa go into the match struggling for consistency, with Wednesday's last-minute win over Blackpool their first in the league since September. A mounting injury list has not helped matters, with nine players likely to be absent for Saturday's encounter. But the return to fitness of Gabriel Agbonlahor, who has scored four of Villa's last seven goals against United, is a welcome relief. - United must pick themselves up from another lacklustre performance in the Manchester derby, a result which saw them slip four points behind Premier League leaders Chelsea. They have now drawn five of their six league games on the road, but can boast an unbeaten record that stretches back 24 matches. MATCH FACTS Head-to-head ‧ Aston Villa have won only once in 27 games against Man Utd. Their 1-0 win at Old Trafford last season was their first victory against United in 25 matches (all competitions). ‧ In league games only, United have lost just one of their last 29 meetings with Villa (W20, D8, L1). ‧ United's last Premier League defeat at Villa Park came on the opening day of the 1995/96 season. Aston Villa ‧ Aston Villa's starting line-up against Blackpool had an average age of 26 years and 216 days. It was their youngest line-up this season and their youngest in more than two-and-a-half years. ‧ Villa have lost only one of their last 15 Premier League home matches. They have kept four clean sheets in their last six league matches at Villa Park. ‧ As Liverpool manager, Houllier achieved the rare feat of five successive victories over United between 2000 and 2002. Only Arsene Wenger (9) has won more Premier League matches as a manager against United than Houllier (5). Man Utd ‧ United are the only unbeaten team in the country (all competitions). ‧ They are unbeaten in their opening 12 league matches for the first time in Premier League history. ‧ United have scored at least twice in 10 of their 12 league games this season. Only two clubs have stopped them scoring - Manchester City and Sunderland. ‧ They have drawn five of their six Premier League away games this season. LEADING GOALSCORERS Aston Villa Downing: 5 goals (4 league); Heskey: 4 goals (1 league) Man Utd Berbatov: 7 goals (6 league); Hernandez: 6 goals (3 league) MATCH OFFICIALS Referee: Mike Dean Assistant referees: Simon Beck & Simon Long Fourth official: Martin Atkinson LAST LEAGUE MATCH LINE-UPS Aston Villa (W3-2 v Blackpool, h): Friedel, Luke Young, Dunne, Collins, Warnock, Albrighton (Ireland 81), Clark, Bannan (Lichaj 90), Downing, Ashley Young, Delfouneso (Agbonlahor 64). Subs not used: Guzan, Hogg, Lowry, Johnson. Man Utd (D0-0 v Man City, a): Van der Sar, Rafael Da Silva (Brown 49), Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra (O'Shea 68), Fletcher, Scholes, Carrick, Nani, Berbatov (Hernandez 78), Park. Subs not used: Amos, Smalling, Obertan, Gibson. M.E.N Prediction: Aston Villa 0-1 United - both teams have their injury problems but if United's defence carries on from Wednesday, the Reds should win. Key opponent: Ashley Young - has the pace to hurt United Skysports.com prediction: Aston Villa 0-2 United One to Watch: Michael Carrick Lawro's Premier League predictions Aston Villa 1-2 United I think Villa are still finding their feet this season and I feel against the bigger teams they are just a little too negative. They play counter-attacking football, which is Gerard Houllier's way, but I fancy United in this one. With United having drawn so many games this season they might have to go for this a little bit. 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