Newcastle v Man Utd PREMIER LEAGUE Venue: St James' Park Date: Wednesday, 4 March Kick-off: 1945 GMT (台灣時間 3/5(四) 03:45) 直播頻道 (((((((((( 台灣衛視體育台 Live )))))))))) 歐洲足球、ESPN(亞洲)、香港NOW寬頻632、泰星59、超級體育7 Newcastle midfielder Nicky Butt (knee) is out of his side's clash with former club Manchester United. Kevin Nolan is banned, while Damien Duff, Michael Owen, Habib Beye, Danny Guthrie, Joey Barton and Xisco are still injured. Wayne Rooney has recovered from a virus and should start for Manchester United. Dimitar Berbatov, Edwin van der Sar, Michael Carrick, Park Ji-Sung and Darren Fletcher return, but defender John O'Shea (heel) is a doubt. Newcastle United (from): Harper, Forster, S. Taylor, Bassong, Coloccini, Enrique, Edgar, Cacapa, R. Taylor, Lovenkrands, Geremi, Donaldson, Ameobi, Jonas, Smith, Viduka, Martins, Carroll. Manchester United (from): Van der Sar, Foster, Kuszczak O'Shea, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evans, Evra, Fabio Ronaldo, Nani, Anderson, Fletcher, Scholes, Carrick, Gibson, Giggs, Park Rooney, Berbatov, Tevez REFEREE Steve Bennett (Orpington, Kent) BIG-MATCH FACTS - Manchester United are in the driving seat in the title race and seemingly surging towards an 11th Premier League title, third in successive seasons and a record equalling 18th English league crown. - If Newcastle fail to score in front of the Toon, the Red Devils will set a new English top-flight record of eight consecutive clean sheets away from home. - Goalkeeper Edwin Van der Sar still has many personal landmarks available to him. The Dutchman was not between the sticks when United conceded their first goal in 15 Premier League outings, home to Blackburn on 21 February. Van der Sar has therefore kept the opposition at bay for 1,302 Premier League minutes. If he starts, and lasts into the 89th minute, he will break Danny Verlinden's European league record. The Club Bruges last line of defence completed 1,390 minutes without conceding a goal between 3 March and 26 September 1990 in the Belgium League. - According to the Fifa-approved International Federation of Football History and Statistics, Van der Sar's current achievement places him sixth in the table of the longest time without conceding a goal in world league football. The world record is 1,816 minutes by Mazaropi of Vasco da Gama from 18 May 1977 to 7 September 1978. It will take Van der Sar another five matches plus the first 65 minutes of the away game against Wigan on 19 April to pass Mazaropi's mark. - Manchester United have not been beaten in 15 league and cup meetings with Newcastle. They have scored 12 goals and conceded just two in the last three Premier League matches against the Magpies. - The Toon last witnessed victory over the Red Devils on 15 September 2001, when they prevailed by the odd goal in seven at St James. Defender Wes Brown gave Newcastle the points with a late own goal. - It was exactly 13 years ago on 4 March 1996 when Eric Cantona scored the only goal at St James' Park. That match turned the title race in their favour, as they chased down the 12-point lead Kevin Keegan's Newcastle had built. - Newcastle have conceded more goals (64) and dropped more points (74) against Manchester United, than against any other club in the Premier League. - Distance between the clubs: 151 miles (243 kilometres) CLUB FORM - Going into this round of matches: 1st 62 points 1. Won all but one of the last 13 in all competitions, losing just one of 28. 2. Won the last 10 Premier League matches, against Stoke (a), Middlesbrough (h), Chelsea (h), Wigan (h), Bolton (a), West Brom (a), Everton (h), West Ham (a), Fulham (h) and Blackburn (h). 3. Victory here would equal their Premier League best 11 successive victories notched between 11 March to 14 May 2000, and leave them two short of equalling Arsenal's Premier League record of 13. 4. Unbeaten in 15 league games; won 13 and drawn two since losing 2-1 away to Arsenal on 8 November - their only loss in 23 top-flight outings. 5. One defeat short of 150 in league football under Sir Alex Ferguson. 6. Four points up on their total to this same stage last season, and one point down on the corresponding juncture in the previous year (both title-winning campaigns). 7. Scored in each of the last 10 league games. Failed to score in one of 13 (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. Boast the tightest defence in the Premier League. 9. Not conceded a league goal on the road in 672 minutes (11 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. 10. The next two matches are both at Old Trafford. First the return leg of the Champions League match with Inter Milan next Wednesday, which stands at 0-0, and the league game with Liverpool on Saturday week. KEY PLAYER NOTES - Edwin VAN DER SAR is leading the race for the Barclays Golden Glove with 18 clean sheets. - Cristiano RONALDO scored his first hat-trick for the Red Devils against Newcastle, with half their goals in the 6-0 victory at Old Trafford on 12 January 2008. Ronaldo has netted five in two appearances against the Magpies. - Paul SCHOLES and Wayne ROONEY have scored more Premier League goals against Newcastle (nine each), than they have against any other opponents. - SCHOLES needs a hat-trick to reach 100 Premier League goals - all for United. - Ryan GIGGS is a hat-trick shy of 150 goals for Manchester United. ＊If on the field from the outset: - VAN DER SAR will be making his 250th Premier League start. HEAD TO HEAD - Manchester United have won 11 and drawn three of the last 14 Premier League matches against Newcastle, and six of their last seven trips to St James' Park (all competitions). Home and away League (inc PL): Newcastle 38 wins, Man Utd 68, Draws 35 Prem: Newcastle 3 wins, Man Utd 18, Draws 10 at Newcastle only League (inc PL): Newcastle 29 wins, Man Utd 25, Draws 16 Prem: Newcastle 3 wins, Man Utd 8, Draws 4 LAST SEASON'S CORRESPONDING GAME Newcastle United 1-5 Manchester United 23 February 2008 - Ref: Chris Foy Newcastle scorer: Faye 79 Man Utd scorers: Rooney 25, Ronaldo 45, 56, Rooney 80, Saha 90 THIS SEASON'S REVERSE FIXTURE Manchester United 1-1 Newcastle United 17 August 2008 - Ref: Mike Riley Man Utd scorer: Fletcher 24 Newcastle scorer: Martins 22 M.E.N Prediction: Newcastle 0-2 United - United should be confident of three points against the struggling Magpies, especially with Rooney back. Key opponent: Steve Harper - if he has a stunner Magpies could frustrate Reds Lawro's predictions Newcastle 0-2 Man Utd It was a bad, bad result for Newcastle at Bolton and they just haven't got enough scrappers, I think that's obvious. Still Obafemi Martins is back now and Michael Owen can't be too far away so the sooner they get them both fit and playing, the better. As for Man Utd, well they are staggering really aren't they. Whichever team Sir Alex Ferguson puts out, with however many changes, it always does the business. It just goes to show that Ferguson has the best squad of players in the league, with the best mentality, and you can't ever bet against them really. http://tinyurl.com/awzz7d http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/7908460.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/7908539.stm -- ★ ╔╦═╮╔╮ ╭╔╮ ╭╔╦═╮ ╔╮╔╮╭╦═╮╔╮═╮ ☆ ☆ ╠╬╦╯╠╣ ║╠╣ ║╠╣ ║ ╠╣╠╣╠╬═╣╠╣ ║ ★ ★ ╰╝╰╯╰╝═╯╰╝═╯╚╯═╯ ╰╰╯╯╰╝ ╰╰╝ ╰ ☆ ★ ╔╮═╮╭╦╦╮╭╦═╮╭╦╦╮╔╦═╮╔╮ ╔╦═╮╭╦═╭═╦╮╮ ╔╮ ╠╣ ║ ╠╣ ╚╩╦╮ ╠╣ ╠╬╣ ╠╣ ╠╬╦╯╠╣ ║ ╠╣╚═╬╣ ╰╝ ╰╰╩╩╯╰═╩╝ ╚╝ ╚╩═╯╰╩═╯╰╝╰╯╰╩═╯═╩╯╰═╩╝ --

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