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31-01-2008, 11:18 PM
Tottenham v Man Utd
White Hart Lane
Saturday, 2 February
Kick-off: 1500 GMT
Coverage on the BBC Sport website, BBC Radio Five Live & highlights on Match of
the Day
Team news to follow later.
BIG-MATCH FACTS
Tottenham and Manchester United square up to each other for the second time in
a week. Last Sunday, the Red Devils knocked the north Londoners out of the FA
Cup with a clinical 3-1 victory, courtesy of a brace from Cristiano Ronaldo, and a
Carlos Tevez goal. Tottenham's Michael Dawson also got his marching orders
after Robbie Keane had put the visitors in front at Old Trafford.
By kick-off time, United may have been knocked off the top of the table once
again by Arsenal. But they go into this match bidding for a fifth straight victory in
the Premier League and a seventh in a row in all competitions.
Juande Ramos is looking for a seven maximum from his 14th Premier League
game in charge. Spurs are challenging for a fifth league win in a row at the Lane.
These clubs have been awarded more penalties in the Premier League than any
others; six each, of which United have converted four, and Spurs three.
If United notch a 24th Premier League victory over Spurs they will complete an
eighth double over them in this league and second in successive seasons.
CLUB FORM
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
Club stats
Fixtures
Highest achievable after Saturday's matches: 11th
Lowest could realistically fall: 12th
1. Won three and lost one of the last five league and cup games.
2. The goalless draw, away to Everton on Wednesday night was only the fourth
time they had failed to score in this Premier League season.
3. It was also their first no score draw of the season, and first in 52 Premier
League outings since October 2006.
4. Still the Premier League's most entertaining club to watch for goals; their 24
goals have produced 84 at 3.5 goals per game.
5. Scored 44 Premier League goals; only Arsenal (49) and Manchester United (46)
have netted more. Of their 44, 19 have been scored in the first half, making them
the joint second highest scorers in the first period behind the Red Devils by just
three.
6. No club has conceded more Premier League goals in stoppage time (six).
7. Not lost a league match this season by more than a two-goal margin.
8. Eager to add the scalp of Manchester United to those of Manchester City (2-1),
Fulham (5-1), Reading (6-4) and Sunderland (2-0) gained in the last four home
league games when a total of 15 goals were scored.
9. Not been beaten at White Hart Lane since an odd goal in five reverse by
Birmingham on 2 December.
10. From taking on one of the best, it'll be the other extreme next with a visit to
Derby. Then it's the resumption of the Uefa Cup campaign, away to Slavia
Prague.
MANCHESTER UNITED
Club stats
Fixtures
Highest achievable after Saturday's matches: 1st
Lowest could fall: 2nd
1. Won the last six in all competitions with an aggregate of 16-1; lost one of 14.
2. Won nine of 10 league games, including the last four against Birmingham (1-0
h), Newcastle (6-0 h), Reading (0-2 a) and Portsmouth (2-0 h).
3. Failed to win their first three Premier League matches, but lost only two of the
subsequent 21.
4. Won 75% of their Premier League programme; 18 of 24 - that's more than any
other club.
5. Drawn just three league games; fewer than any other club.
6. Scored one goal every 45 minutes of football played on average (48 in 24) and
conceded fewer goals than any other club; just 11 at one every 196 minutes
(three hours 16 minutes).
7. Opened the scoring in more Premier League matches than any other club (20),
conceded the first goal in fewer (three) and kept the highest number of clean
sheets (15).
8. All three league defeats have been on the road; to Manchester City, Bolton and
West Ham.
9. The poignant Manchester derby with City at Old Trafford follows this on
Sunday, 10 February when the 50th anniversary of the Munich Air Disaster will be
commemorated. Thereafter follow two more huge games, home to Arsenal in the
fifth round of the FA Cup, and away to Lyon in the Champions League.
KEY PLAYER NOTES
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
Robbie KEANE is Tottenham's leading scorer with 18 goals, and top Premier
League marksman, with 11.
Darren BENT is a hat-trick shy of 100 club career goals (Ipswich, Charlton and
Tottenham).
If on the field from the outset:-
Steed MALBRANQUE will be making his 200th English league start (Fulham and
Spurs).
MANCHESTER UNITED
Cristiano RONALDO is Manchester United's top scorer with 27 goals, including nine
in his last five games.
RONALDO is also their leading Premier League marksman with 19, and leads the
race for the Barclays Golden Boot.
Wayne ROONEY is a hat-trick shy of 50 Premier League goals for Manchester
United.
Edwin VAN DER SAR leads the race for the Barclays Golden Glove, having kept 11
clean sheets.
If selected:-
RONALDO will be making his 150th career Premier League appearance - all in
United colours.
If on the field from the outset:-
Wes BROWN will be making his 250th club start for the Red Devils.
Chris EAGLES will be making his 50th club league start (Manchester United,
Watford and Sheffield Wednesday).
Long term injury, Gary NEVILLE will be making his 350th Premier League start for
Manchester United.
HEAD TO HEAD
Spurs have not won in 13 Premier League meetings with United, since a 3-1 home
victory on 19 May 2001, when a brace from Willem Korsten and a Les Ferdinand
goal made it a victorious end to the season.
The Red Devils have won their last four league games against Tottenham, and
kept clean sheets in the last three.
The 31 Premier League matches between these clubs have yielded 81 goals.
Home and away
League (inc PL): Spurs 35 wins, Man United 70, Draws 36
Prem: Spurs 3 wins, Man United 22, Draws 5
at Spurs only
League (inc PL): Spurs 25 wins, Man United 23, Draws 22
Prem: Spurs 3 wins, Man United 10, Draws 2
LAST SEASON'S CORRESPONDING GAME
Tottenham Hotspur 0-4 Manchester United
4 February 2007 - Ref: Mark Clattenburg
Man Utd scorers: Ronaldo 45 pen, Vidic 48, Scholes 54, Giggs 77
THIS SEASON'S REVERSE FIXTURE
Manchester United 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur
25 August 2007 - Ref: Howard Webb
Man Utd scorer: Nani 68
REFEREE
Mark Clattenburg (Tyne & Wear)
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White Hart Lane
Saturday, 2 February
Kick-off: 1500 GMT
Coverage on the BBC Sport website, BBC Radio Five Live & highlights on Match of
the Day
Team news to follow later.
BIG-MATCH FACTS
Tottenham and Manchester United square up to each other for the second time in
a week. Last Sunday, the Red Devils knocked the north Londoners out of the FA
Cup with a clinical 3-1 victory, courtesy of a brace from Cristiano Ronaldo, and a
Carlos Tevez goal. Tottenham's Michael Dawson also got his marching orders
after Robbie Keane had put the visitors in front at Old Trafford.
By kick-off time, United may have been knocked off the top of the table once
again by Arsenal. But they go into this match bidding for a fifth straight victory in
the Premier League and a seventh in a row in all competitions.
Juande Ramos is looking for a seven maximum from his 14th Premier League
game in charge. Spurs are challenging for a fifth league win in a row at the Lane.
These clubs have been awarded more penalties in the Premier League than any
others; six each, of which United have converted four, and Spurs three.
If United notch a 24th Premier League victory over Spurs they will complete an
eighth double over them in this league and second in successive seasons.
CLUB FORM
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
Club stats
Fixtures
Highest achievable after Saturday's matches: 11th
Lowest could realistically fall: 12th
1. Won three and lost one of the last five league and cup games.
2. The goalless draw, away to Everton on Wednesday night was only the fourth
time they had failed to score in this Premier League season.
3. It was also their first no score draw of the season, and first in 52 Premier
League outings since October 2006.
4. Still the Premier League's most entertaining club to watch for goals; their 24
goals have produced 84 at 3.5 goals per game.
5. Scored 44 Premier League goals; only Arsenal (49) and Manchester United (46)
have netted more. Of their 44, 19 have been scored in the first half, making them
the joint second highest scorers in the first period behind the Red Devils by just
three.
6. No club has conceded more Premier League goals in stoppage time (six).
7. Not lost a league match this season by more than a two-goal margin.
8. Eager to add the scalp of Manchester United to those of Manchester City (2-1),
Fulham (5-1), Reading (6-4) and Sunderland (2-0) gained in the last four home
league games when a total of 15 goals were scored.
9. Not been beaten at White Hart Lane since an odd goal in five reverse by
Birmingham on 2 December.
10. From taking on one of the best, it'll be the other extreme next with a visit to
Derby. Then it's the resumption of the Uefa Cup campaign, away to Slavia
Prague.
MANCHESTER UNITED
Club stats
Fixtures
Highest achievable after Saturday's matches: 1st
Lowest could fall: 2nd
1. Won the last six in all competitions with an aggregate of 16-1; lost one of 14.
2. Won nine of 10 league games, including the last four against Birmingham (1-0
h), Newcastle (6-0 h), Reading (0-2 a) and Portsmouth (2-0 h).
3. Failed to win their first three Premier League matches, but lost only two of the
subsequent 21.
4. Won 75% of their Premier League programme; 18 of 24 - that's more than any
other club.
5. Drawn just three league games; fewer than any other club.
6. Scored one goal every 45 minutes of football played on average (48 in 24) and
conceded fewer goals than any other club; just 11 at one every 196 minutes
(three hours 16 minutes).
7. Opened the scoring in more Premier League matches than any other club (20),
conceded the first goal in fewer (three) and kept the highest number of clean
sheets (15).
8. All three league defeats have been on the road; to Manchester City, Bolton and
West Ham.
9. The poignant Manchester derby with City at Old Trafford follows this on
Sunday, 10 February when the 50th anniversary of the Munich Air Disaster will be
commemorated. Thereafter follow two more huge games, home to Arsenal in the
fifth round of the FA Cup, and away to Lyon in the Champions League.
KEY PLAYER NOTES
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
Robbie KEANE is Tottenham's leading scorer with 18 goals, and top Premier
League marksman, with 11.
Darren BENT is a hat-trick shy of 100 club career goals (Ipswich, Charlton and
Tottenham).
If on the field from the outset:-
Steed MALBRANQUE will be making his 200th English league start (Fulham and
Spurs).
MANCHESTER UNITED
Cristiano RONALDO is Manchester United's top scorer with 27 goals, including nine
in his last five games.
RONALDO is also their leading Premier League marksman with 19, and leads the
race for the Barclays Golden Boot.
Wayne ROONEY is a hat-trick shy of 50 Premier League goals for Manchester
United.
Edwin VAN DER SAR leads the race for the Barclays Golden Glove, having kept 11
clean sheets.
If selected:-
RONALDO will be making his 150th career Premier League appearance - all in
United colours.
If on the field from the outset:-
Wes BROWN will be making his 250th club start for the Red Devils.
Chris EAGLES will be making his 50th club league start (Manchester United,
Watford and Sheffield Wednesday).
Long term injury, Gary NEVILLE will be making his 350th Premier League start for
Manchester United.
HEAD TO HEAD
Spurs have not won in 13 Premier League meetings with United, since a 3-1 home
victory on 19 May 2001, when a brace from Willem Korsten and a Les Ferdinand
goal made it a victorious end to the season.
The Red Devils have won their last four league games against Tottenham, and
kept clean sheets in the last three.
The 31 Premier League matches between these clubs have yielded 81 goals.
Home and away
League (inc PL): Spurs 35 wins, Man United 70, Draws 36
Prem: Spurs 3 wins, Man United 22, Draws 5
at Spurs only
League (inc PL): Spurs 25 wins, Man United 23, Draws 22
Prem: Spurs 3 wins, Man United 10, Draws 2
LAST SEASON'S CORRESPONDING GAME
Tottenham Hotspur 0-4 Manchester United
4 February 2007 - Ref: Mark Clattenburg
Man Utd scorers: Ronaldo 45 pen, Vidic 48, Scholes 54, Giggs 77
THIS SEASON'S REVERSE FIXTURE
Manchester United 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur
25 August 2007 - Ref: Howard Webb
Man Utd scorer: Nani 68
REFEREE
Mark Clattenburg (Tyne & Wear)
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