EPL: Bolton vs Manchester United - 28 Oct
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A team with extreamly good home form. i wont be surprised if they managed to sneak out a win
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most are predicting a 1-2, mufc win.
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CLUB FACTS:
BOLTON WANDERERS
Ivan CAMPO is Bolton's leading scorer with four goals.
Only Abdoulaye MEITE has played every minute of every one of Bolton's League and Cup matches this season.
If he participates, Gary SPEED will be making an unparalleled 493rd Premier League appearance.
If he plays, Quinton FORTUNE will be facing his former club.
If he lines up for the opening whistle, El-Hadji DIOUF will be making his 50th Premiership start in a Bolton shirt.
When he next keeps goal from the outset, Ian WALKER will be making his 400th career League start (Spurs, Oxford, Leicester and Bolton).
MANCHESTER UNITED
Louis SAHA and Ole Gunnar SOLSKJAER are United's joint leading scorers with six goals each.
Rio FERDINAND is the only player to have been on the field for every minute of every one of United's Premiership matches this season.
Paul SCHOLES has scored seven goals, Ryan GIGGS four and SOLSKJAER four in Premiership matches against Bolton.
Alan SMITH will be 26 on match day.
If he participates, Edwin VAN DER SAR will be playing on the eve of his 36th birthday.
If he takes the field, John O'SHEA will be making his 150th League appearance (Bournemouth and Manchester United).
HEAD TO HEAD:
Home and away
League: Bolton 40 wins, Man United 42, Draws 24
Prem: Bolton 2 wins, Man United 8, Draws 4
at Bolton only
League: Bolton 24 wins, Man United 15, Draws 14
Prem: Bolton 0 wins, Man United 4, Draws 3
LAST GAME:
Bolton Wanderers 1-2 Manchester United
1 April 2006 - Ref: Alan Wiley
Bolton scorer: Davies 26
Man United scorers: Saha 33, van Nistelrooy 79
Sent Off: -
Bolton Wanderers vs Manchester United
Ch 23 - 10:00pm (Live)vs
Bolton Wanderers
WANDERERS' boss Sam Allardyce has told his play to go out and play without fear, when Manchester United visit the Reebok Stadium for the top of table clash in the Barclays Premiership this weekend
Jaaskelainen, 31, prepares to face Manchester United on Saturday having chalked up six clean sheets in nine league games.
He managed to improve on that record last Sunday by saving two penalties in the victory against Blackburn.
Bolton have yet to concede a goal in four home league games and Allardyce added: ``We have to cope with what United will throw at us.
"But we are proud of our defensive record and will use that as catalyst to try and maintain it.''
Three wins and a draw on home soil already this season has taken Sam Allardyce's men into the top three and the Trotters know victory, coupled with an unlikely Sheffield United triumph over Chelsea at Bramall Lane, will see them replace tomorrow's opponents at the top.
Skipper Kevin Nolan is suspended and that could see a starting place for Greece winger Stelios Giannakopoulos.
Manchester United
And Van der Sar feels any talk about Rooney's demise has been well wide of the mark."Nobody here has any doubts about Wayne,'' said the giant Dutchman.
Although Tomasz Kuszczak was one of the few United players to impress at Crewe in the Carling Cup on Wednesday, Van der Sar is certain to return at the Reebok Stadium, where the Red Devils were one of only three sides to beat Bolton in the Premiership last term.
Cristiano Ronaldo may return in place of Darren Fletcher, while Patrice Evra's place is under threat from both Gabriel Heinze and Mikael Silvestre.
Bolton: Jaaskelainen, Hunt, Faye, Meite, Ben Haim, Giannakopoulos, Campo, Speed, Tal, Davies, Diouf, Anelka, Walker, Pedersen, Vaz Te, Fojut, Smith, Al Habsi.
Manchester United: Van der Sar, Kuszczak, Neville, Brown, Ferdinand, Vidic, O'Shea, Silvestre, Evra, Heinz, Fletcher, Ronaldo, Scholes, Carrick, Giggs, Richardson, Saha, Rooney, Smith, Solskjaer.
REFEREE
Rob Styles -
This match is going to be tough. Bolton is an on form team right now and playing away is really very difficult as they have not lost at home at all this season.
I think utd will need some luck to win this... scoring early would help calm things down a little. Hopefully Ron & Roo play well in this match cos i think we will really need them to perform in this one if utd are going to get a good result. -
I think Bolton goalie is in superb form. I think its either a draw or slender 1-0 win for Man U.
If Man U's defense don't fall asleep, and get physical, then they can hold Bolton at bay but the strikers aren't that sharp, so getting past the Bolton goalie is a challenge. -
I seriously think fergie should leave Carrick out of this one in place of Fletcher co fletcher is on form right now and he seems tougher than carrick in the midfield area...
Leave carrick free for the CL match on wed... What i really hope won't happen is fergie rest afew of the first team for this match cos of their CL game against FC Copenhagen on wed.
Bolton is a very physical team and it's certainly going to be harder than FC Copenhagen in Denmark... -
Extremely tricky opponents.My heart says Man Utd of course.But my head says Should be 2-1 to Bolton or 1-1.
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ROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEYYYYYYYY
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Somehow this match...the setting...the united players devastating on the wings.Everywhere...reminded me of the Fulham match..LEts hope the rsult is as sweet too
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ROONEY!!!!X2!!!
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HAHAH! I SAW IT! woot woot!
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Ai Zai!!
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left leg, right leg......header to complete a perfect hatrick??
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Nah.. solskjaer sub him den bo liao..Originally posted by used:left leg, right leg......header to complete a perfect hatrick??
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The hasselbaink hat trick...completed like wad..10 yrs ago?Originally posted by used:left leg, right leg......header to complete a perfect hatrick?? -
RONALDO!!!!!
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wat a night for rooney......
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ROONEY HAT TRICK!!!!!!
Before that i thought when they are 3-0 up..4-0 would be nice.It is!And its nicer that Rooney completed his hat trick!Realy abit like the Fulham game sia! -
ownage!!!
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You got your wish...Originally posted by lpx88:ROONEY HAT TRICK!!!!!!
Before that i thought when they are 3-0 up..4-0 would be nice.It is!And its nicer that Rooney completed his hat trick!Realy abit like the Fulham game sia! 4 - 0 liao. -
anymore doubt on rooney?...
owning.... -
Final whistle.And my prediction that it would be like the fulham game came true Jussi made quite a few great saves.Could have been 6-7 goals to us instead.And wad a way for Wazza to answer thecritics.Hope he wont be complacent and keep this up
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Must buy all the newspapers tomorrow liao pity cant get the UK papers
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Mod update fixtures sticky leh