22:00

Old Trafford
Saturday, 27 October
Kick-off: 1500 BST

TEAM NEWS

Manchester United (from): Van der Sar, Kuszczak, Brown, Ferdinand, Vidic, Pique, O'Shea, Evra, Fletcher, Ronaldo, Hargreaves, Anderson, Nani, Giggs, Rooney, Tevez, Eagles, Simpson.
Middlesbrough (from): Schwarzer, Turnbull, Young, Woodgate, Riggott, Taylor, Downing, Boateng, Rochemback, Aliadiere, Mido, Sanli, O'Neil, Craddock, Lee, Wheater, Cattermole, Hutchinson.

Manchester United
• Manchester United are able to include England midfielder Owen Hargreaves, who has been out with a knee problem.
• Paul Scholes is out with a knee injury but Patrice Evra should play despite suffering a calf strain in midweek.
• Michael Carrick, Gary Neville and Louis Saha are still out with injuries.

Middlesbrough
• Striker Jeremie Aliadiere is in contention for a place after recovering from a hamstring injury.
• Defenders Robert Huth and Emanuel Pogatetz are not yet ready to return, while Julio Arca, Brad Jones and Matthew Bates remain sidelined.

Sir Alex Ferguson

Quote:

"It's been frustrating for Owen. Missing games is not what he came here for. He's come here for a big fee and he must be a bit disappointed. But it is a long season and he is back now which is terrific for us. It gives us a better chance of doing well."

Gareth Southgate

Quote:

"I remember, before we beat Chelsea a couple of years ago, I said that if we can put a man on the moon we can beat Chelsea. If you believe they put a man on the moon then anything is possible and I maintain that going into this game. They have got some class acts who we respect but I'm determined that we are going there to win and not sit back."

BIG-MATCH FACTS

• Manchester United and Middlesbrough clash for the 99th time in the league.
• The Red Devils are out to follow up their impressive 4-2 Champions League win away to Dynamo Kiev, with an eighth straight league victory to jump over Arsenal and return to the top of the table.
• The Teessiders know that a fourth straight league defeat would leave them fourth bottom, just one point above the relegation zone.
• United boast the Premier League's tightest defence with three goals shipped in 10 outings and an unparalleled seven clean sheets; 'Boro have conceded the opening goal in an unequalled eight of their 10 games in this division this term.
• Boro have only lost once in six Premier League visits to Old Trafford since March 2002, winning two and drawing three.

CLUB FORM

MANCHESTER UNITED
Club stats
Fixtures
Highest achievable after Saturday's matches: 1st
Lowest could fall: 3rd
1. On the joint best current winning streak in the Premier League with Arsenal, of seven games. Not dropped a point since their only loss of the league campaign; 1-0, away to local rivals Manchester City on 19 August.
2. Dropped just seven points this term; Arsenal have dropped just two.
3. Conceded just one goal in claiming 21 points out of 21, and shipped one every 300 minutes (five hours) of Premier League football played, on average.
4. Scored four goals in each of the last two league outings; that total of eight is as many as accumulated in the previous 11.
5. On the longest current run in the Premier League of 13 matches since conceding more than a single goal in a game; the most recent being the 2-4 away win over Everton on 28 April.
6. Also on the longest current run in the Premier League of 50 matches since a defeat by more than a single goal; 3-0, away to Chelsea on 29 April 2006.
7. Their 10 league games have yielded the joint lowest number of goals; just 18 (15 for, three against). Only Chelsea also provide equally the least value for money in this regard.
8. One of seven clubs still holding an unbeaten home record in the Premier League.
9. The only side with a watertight home defensive record in the Premier League; yet to concede after five games at the Theatre of Dreams.
10. This match precedes next Saturday's top of the table showdown with Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium.

MIDDLESBROUGH
Club stats
Fixtures
Highest achievable after Saturday's matches: 12th
Lowest could fall: 17th
1. Not won in six in all competitions. Drawn one and lost five in league and cup since beating Birmingham 2-0 at home on 1 September.
2. In danger of tumbling to four successive defeats for the first time in exactly 200 Premier League outings, since ending the 2001-02 season with no points from the 12 on offer.
3. Picked up one point from a last possible 15 (2-2, home to Sunderland on 22 September) and gained one win in seven Premier League fixtures (v Birmingham).
4. Kept one clean sheet in 10 league matches this season (v Birmingham).
5. Been shown more cards in Premier League competition than any other side this season; 28 - all yellow.
6. Playing back-to-back fixtures against the so-called "big four" clubs. Not beaten any of the quartet (Arsenal, Chelsea Liverpool or Manchester United) in eight attempts. Drawn four and lost four since defeating Chelsea 2-1 at home on 23 August 2006.
7. One of eight clubs still searching for a first away win in this Premier League campaign.
8. One of three clubs without a draw away from home in the Premier League so far this term. The others are West Ham and Everton.
9. Lost their last three league matches away from the Riverside, at West Ham, Everton and Manchester City.
10. Two games against bottom three clubs follow this; home to Spurs and away to Bolton.

KEY PLAYER NOTES

MANCHESTER UNITED
• RONALDO is Manchester United's top scorer with six goals.
• RONALDO and Wayne ROONEY are the clubs top Premier League marksmen, with three each.
• Ryan GIGGS is one short of 100 career league goals.
• Patrice EVRA and Rio FERDINAND have been on the field for every minute of every one of Manchester United's Premier League matches this season.
If selected:-
• Edwin VAN DER SAR will be keeping goal two days before turning 37.
If on the field from the outset:-
• Chris EAGLES will be making his 50th English league start (Manchester United, Watford and Sheffield Wednesday).

MIDDLESBROUGH
• Stewart DOWNING is Middlesbrough's top scorer, with three Premier League goals - one more than he managed in the whole of last season.
• DOWNING and Mark SCHWARZER are the only remaining players to have been on the field for every minute of every one of Middlesbrough's Premier League matches this season.
If he plays:-
• Fabio ROCHEMBACK will be making his 50th Premier League appearance for Middlesbrough.

HEAD TO HEAD

United were held to a 1-1 draw by a plucky Middlesbrough side in last season's corresponding fixture. The Red Devils have a 42% winning record against the Teessiders in the Premier League at Old Trafford (won just five of 12).

Home and away
League (inc PL): Man United 48 wins, Middlesbro 29, Draws 21
Prem: Man United 13 wins, Middlesbro 5, Draws 6

at Man United only
League (inc PL): Man United 28 wins, Middlesbro 11, Draws 10
Prem: Man United 5 wins, Middlesbro 3, Draws 4

Last Season's Corresponging Game
Manchester United 1-1 Middlesbrough
21 April 2007 - Ref: Peter Walton
Man United scorer: Richardson 3
Middlesbrough scorer: Viduka 45



REFEREE
Alan Wiley (Burntwood, Staffordshire)
Premier League referees' table
Alan Wiley's 2007-08 Premier League card count1

[ 本帖最后由 卡修 于 2007-10-28 00:39 编辑 ]

麻痹英超不会满城切尔西和曼联米堡比赛时间错开啊
今晚只能网上看了

我看LS不思进取！

黑人电视台么
怎么广告都是黑人蜀黍黑人妈妈

原来是非洲电视台。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。

谁进的？？？？？？？？

第三个最湿润饿
可惜没第一时间看

第四个球鲁尼的爆发力和速度真是梅花说

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原帖由 藕是张力 于 2007-10-28 00:03 发表


小胖后脚跟那个

对的呀

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原帖由 hjwwei 于 2007-10-28 00:09 发表

这个还是C罗最强~~

给人的感觉来说小坦克的视觉冲击力嗲啊

Evra确实比较重要
希望下场可以打

鲁尼7场8球

四场4球大胜有一点就是Anderson四场都首发！！！！

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原帖由 bird 于 2007-10-29 02:08 发表
老宋都激动的话说不利落了……不过我觉得哈格t的还可以……

+1