LIVE - Man Utd 2-3 Spurs

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Welcome to the Spurs v Utd Official Match Thread

http://www.ja606.co.uk/articles/viewLiveArticle/156697

Here we go again

Venue - Old Trafford
Kick off - 5.30pm

Referee - Chris Hoy

TEAM NEWS

Manchester United winger Antonio Valencia is doubtful to face Tottenham after suffering an ankle injury during the win at Liverpool.

Manager Sir Alex Ferguson must decide whether or not to pick Wayne Rooney as he eases him back from injury.

Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas will restore the likes of Brad Friedel, Gareth Bale and Jermain Defoe to his side after they were rested in midweek.

Kyle Naughton could return after missing the match with QPR last Sunday.

Line Ups -

Spurs

Our starting team today is: Friedel, Walker, Gallas, Caulker, Vertonghen, Sandro, Dembele, Dempsey, Lennon, Bale and Defoe

Subs - Lloris, Dawson, Falque, Huddlestone, Mason, Sigurdsson, Townsend

Utd

Lindegaard; Rafael, Ferdinand, Evans, Evra; Nani, Scholes, Carrick, Giggs; Kagawa, RvP

Subs - De Gea, Anderson, Wootton, Cleverley, Rooney, Hernandez, Welbeck

GOALS

VERTONGHEN 2'
BALE 32'
Nani 51'
DEMPSEEEEEY 52'
Kagawa 53'

Subs

Giggs (Rooney - 46' )
Dempsey (Sigurdsson - 69' )
Kagawa (Welbeck - 78' )
Dembele (Huddlestone - 83' )
Defoe (Dawson - 90' )
Ferdinand (Hernandez - 90' )

LINKS

http://www.firstrowsports.eu/
http://www.sportlemon.tv/c-1.html
http://www.vipbox.tv/sports/football.html
http://www.coolsport.tv/stream1.php


From Table in Smiley form (League)

Tottenham - , , , ,
Utd - , , , ,

Top Scorers - League
Spurs

Defoe - 4
Dembele, BAE, Bale - 1

Utd

RVP - 5
Rafael - 2
Buttner, Powell, Scholes, Hernandez, Kagawa - 1

Last Five Meetings -

Spurs 1-3 Utd
Utd 3-0 Spurs
Spurs 0-0 Utd
Utd 2-0 Spurs
Utd 3-1 Spurs

FACTS

•Spurs' last victory over the Red Devils was a 3-1 success in May 2001 at White Hart Lane. Manchester United veterans Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes both started that match, the latter scoring.

•Current Manchester United players such as Danny Welbeck, David de Gea, Fabio and the injured Phil Jones were not even born the last time Spurs won at Old Trafford in 1989.

•Tottenham have failed to score in four of their last six league and cup games against the Red Devils.

•The Red Devils have been awarded a penalty in each of their last three league matches. The last Premier League club to get four in a row was Arsenal in 2007.

•Tottenham have scored a league-high 88% of their goals in the second half this season.