Middlesbrough v Man Utd PREMIER LEAGUE Venue: Riverside Date: Saturday, 2 May Kick-off: 1245 BST (台灣時間 5/2 19:45) 直播頻道 歐洲足球、ESPN(亞洲)、香港NOW寬頻632、泰星59、超級體育3 Boro defenders Emanuel Pogatetz (knee) and Chris Riggott (ankle) are both still absent after missing last weekend's defeat to Arsenal. French midfielder Didier Digard came off the bench in that game and may be in the running for a starting role. Wes Brown returns to the Manchester United squad for the first time since the end of January. With Rio Ferdinand out with a rib injury, Brown has been drafted for Jonny Evans, who has a foot problem. Middlesbrough (from): Jones, Turnbull, Hoyte, McMahon, Taylor, Grounds, Wheater, Huth, Hines, Aliadiere, Tuncay, Bates, O'Neil, Walker, Shawky, Downing, Johnson, Digard, Alves, King. Man Utd (from): Van der Sar, Foster, Kuszczak O'Shea, Rafael, Brown, Vidic, Evans, Evra Ronaldo, Nani, Scholes, Fletcher, Carrick, Anderson, Park, Giggs Rooney, Tevez, Berbatov, Macheda, Welbeck REFEREE Mark Halsey (Lancashire) BIG-MATCH FACTS - Quadruple chasing Manchester United must put Tuesday's second leg of the Champions league semi-final against Arsenal at the Emirates on the back burner, as they go to relegation candidates Middlesbrough to collect three of the 10 points required to be guaranteed a second hat-trick of Premier League titles. - United are looking to become the first club to gain 25 Premier League wins this season. Only 21 wins and 75 points were required to win the title in 1996-97. Victory would put Sir Alex Ferguson's side six points ahead of second placed Liverpool. They would then have played the same number of games, ahead of the Merseysiders' home match with Newcastle on Sunday lunchtime. - The fewest points required to stay up in a 20-club Premier League previously has been 34, the most 43. All clubs involved in the relegation scrap have four to play. Middlesbrough are three points below the safety line, with a total of 31 points, and in grave danger of losing their 11-year Premier League status. - This match pits the clubs to have failed to score the most and least in the highest league; 'Boro have not penetrated the defence of the opposition in 16 Premier League games, United in three. - Manchester United have not lost in nine league and cup matches against Middlesbrough. - The Teessiders have won just one of the last nine Premier League matches against the Red Devils; the victory being 4-1 at the Riverside on 29 October 2005. - Distance between the clubs: 123 miles (198 kilometres) CLUB FORM 1st 77 points Highest achievable after Saturday's matches: 1st Lowest could fall: 1st 1. Won 13 Premier League matches in 2009, including the last four; no other club is even in double figures. 2. Lost two of 22 top-flight matches, and failed to score in one of the last 17. Since losing 2-0, away to Fulham on 21 March, 12 goals have been scored in four outings. 3. Kept one clean sheet in eight league games, after managing 14 shut-outs in a row. 4. This is their 60th match of the season; more than any other top-flight club. Arsenal's will be their 57th - the next nearest. 5. The current total of 77 points after 33 games is the same mark as last season, when top of the table. 6. Gone 17 league games since a goalless draw; the last being away to Spurs on 13 December. Also, on the longest current sequence of 25 matches in the Premier League without a score draw; the 1-1 stalemate at Everton on 25 October being the most recent. 7. Not lost to any club outside the top seven. 8. Unbeaten in 18 Premier League games against North-East clubs, since Middlesbrough's 4-1 home win on 29 October 2005, and picked up 17 of the last 21 points available in the North-East. 9. Already done the double over seven clubs; West Ham, Stoke, Bolton, Portsmouth, Blackburn, Sunderland and West Brom. Manchester City, Wigan, Hull and Middlesbrough could still be added to that list. 10. The second leg of the Champions League semi-final with Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium follows this game on Tuesday, before the Manchester derby with City at Old Trafford on Sunday, 10 May. Thereafter the league run-in is:- Wigan (a), Arsenal (h) and Hull (a). KEY PLAYER NOTES - Edwin VAN DER SAR is leading the race for the Barclays Golden Glove with 19 clean sheets. - Cristiano RONALDO is the highest scoring Premier League player with 23 goals in all club competitions this season. - The 24 year old Portugal international is also the top scorer in the Premier League with 17 goals, leading the race for the Barclays Golden Boot by two from Chelsea's Nicolas ANELKA. - Paul SCHOLES needs a double to reach 100 Premier League goals - all for United. - Ryan GIGGS is a hat-trick shy of 150 goals for Manchester United. - Wayne ROONEY needs a hat-trick to total 100 goals for Manchester United. If selected: - Rio FERDINAND will be making his 400th career league appearance (West Ham, Bournemouth, Leeds and Manchester United). - Tomasz KUSZCZAK will be making his 50th career Premier League appearance (West Brom and Manchester United). HEAD TO HEAD - These clubs are meeting for the third time this season. The first was at Old Trafford on 23 September when United won a third round Carling Cup tie 3-1 with goals from Cristiano Ronaldo, Ryan Giggs and Nani. The second was on the same ground, in the reverse league fixture in which Dimitar Berbatov scored the only goal. - Last season's corresponding fixture was the 100th league match between these clubs. This season's reverse fixture secured Manchester United's 50th league victory over Middlesbrough. - 'Boro are hunting only their third home Premier League victory over United, while a win for the Red Devils will secure a fourth Premier League double over Middlesbrough, and first since 2000-01. Home and away League (inc PL): Middlesbrough 29 wins, Man Utd 50, Draws 22 Prem: Middlesbrough 5 wins, Man Utd 15, Draws 7 at Middlesbrough only League (inc PL): Middlesbrough 18 wins, Man Utd 20, Draws 12 Prem: Middlesbrough 2 wins, Man Utd 8, Draws 3 LAST SEASON'S CORRESPONDING GAME Middlesbrough 2-2 Manchester United 6 April 2008 - Ref: Mike Riley Middlesbrough scorers: Alves 35, 56 Man Utd scorers: Ronaldo 10, Rooney 74 THIS SEASON'S REVERSE FIXTURE Manchester United 1-0 Middlesbrough 29 December 2008 - Ref: Martin Atkinson Man Utd scorer: Berbatov 69 M.E.N Prediction: Middlebrough 0-1 United - Boro are battling for their lives so it will be tough, but the Reds should win Key opponent: Stewart Downing - effective operator down the left Skysports.com prediction: Middlesbrough 1-2 Man Utd One to watch: Federico Macheda Lawro's predictions Middlebrough 0-2 United Middlesbrough are looking like a side that are going to be relegated and, although they have had some good home results against Manchester United in the past, I can't see them pulling it off again. Sir Alex Ferguson has already said that he will change his team around ahead of next week's Champions League semi-final second leg, but he will bring in quality players with fresh legs who will see them through this one. http://tinyurl.com/djmc23 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/8014834.stm http://www.skysports.com/football/match_preview/0,19764,11065_3132825,00.html http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/8026962.stm -- ★ ╔╦═╮╔╮ ╭╔╮ ╭╔╦═╮ ╔╮╔╮╭╦═╮╔╮═╮ ☆ ☆ ╠╬╦╯╠╣ ║╠╣ ║╠╣ ║ ╠╣╠╣╠╬═╣╠╣ ║ ★ ★ ╰╝╰╯╰╝═╯╰╝═╯╚╯═╯ ╰╰╯╯╰╝ ╰╰╝ ╰ ☆ ☆ SCORING MACHINE︰ Ruud van Nistelrooy ★ ╔╮═╮╭╦╦╮╭╦═╮╭╦╦╮╔╦═╮╔╮ ╔╦═╮╭╦═╭═╦╮╮ ╔╮ ╠╣ ║ ╠╣ ╚╩╦╮ ╠╣ ╠╬╣ ╠╣ ╠╬╦╯╠╣ ║ ╠╣╚═╬╣ ╰╝ ╰╰╩╩╯╰═╩╝ ╚╝ ╚╩═╯╰╩═╯╰╝╰╯╰╩═╯═╩╯╰═╩╝ --

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