Arsenal v Manchester United, (31-01-2010) Premiership, Matchday 24, 2009/2010

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The Editor of MUFCINFO.COM Article by Mark Graham, Editor, Record Keeper & Official Reporter @ MUFCINFO.COM.

preview: arsenal v MANCHESTER UNITED

Premiership, Matchday 25

Emirates Stadium, London, 16.00pm GMT, Sunday 31st January 2010.

Articles wrote by the Editor of mufcinfo.com - Mark Graham

Team News

Nicklas Bendtner could make a rare start replacing Eduardo.

Sol Campbell is expected to replace Thomas Vermaelen

Alex Song and Emmanuel Eboue are both available.

Rio Ferdinand starts his four-match ban after failing to appeal.

Nemanja Vidic is expected to play & replace Ferdinand.

INJURED

Owen Hargreaves (knees)

John O'Shea (ankle)

Doubtful

none

SUSPENDED

Rio Ferdinand (4 games)

INJURED

Eduardo (hamstring)

Thomas Vermaelen (leg)

Diaby (calf)

Johan Djourou (knee)

Kieran Gibbs (foot)

Merida (ankle)

Robin Van Persie (ankle)

Doubtful

none

SUSPENDED

none

REFEREE TODAY:

Squads

Arsenal : Almunia, Sagna, Vermaelen, Campbell, Gallas, Clichy, Denilson, Song, Fabregas, Rosicky, Bendtner, Arshavin, Fabianski, Silvestre, Nasri, Walcott, Traore, Ramsey, Eastmond, Emmanuel-Thomas.

Manchester United: Van der Sar, Kuszczak, Neville, Brown, Rafael, Vidic, Evans, Evra, Fabio, Park, Nani, Valencia, Carrick, Scholes, Fletcher, Gibson, Anderson, Giggs, Rooney, Owen, Berbatov, Diouf.

Pre Match Press Conference Highlights

On the League

"It looks to me that there is some consistency coming from the top three,'' Ferguson said.

"There are more points being dropped by those trying to get the fourth position than those in the top three now, which makes it very competitive. Fourth looks like a league of its own. You cannot dismiss any of them.

"But I don't think anything is settled. We are not certain to win the league. Neither are Chelsea or Arsenal. But we have all got a chance.''

Head to Head

HEAD TO HEAD RECORDS v arsenal A record of Competitive games played between Manchester United & Arsenal
ALL COMPETITIVE MATCHES
	P	W	D	L	F	A	Diff
TOTAL	208	85	46	77	314	299	+15

League Division One								League Division Two								FA Premiership
H/A	P	W	D	L	F	A	Diff	H/A	P	W	D	L	F	A	Diff	H/A	P	W	D	L	F	A	Diff
H	63	35	17	11	120	61	+59	H	10	6	3	1	23	9	+14	H	18	10	5	3	24	8	+16
A	63	16	11	36	74	126	-52	A	10	2	0	8	10	25	-15	A	17	4	6	7	21	26	-5
TOTAL	126	51	28	47	194	187	+7	TOTAL	20	8	3	9	33	34	-1	TOTAL	35	14	11	10	45	34	+11

ALL LEAGUE MATCHES
	P	W	D	L	F	A	Diff
H	91	51	25	15	167	78	+55
A	90	22	17	51	105	177	-40
TOTAL	181	73	42	66	272	255	+17

League Cup								FA Cup
	P	W	D	L	F	A	Diff		P	W	D	L	F	A	Diff
H	2	2	0	0	3	1	+2	H	5	3	0	2	8	5	+3
A	4	2	0	2	12	11	+1	A	2	0	0	2	1	7	-6
N	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	N	6	3	2	1	7	5	+2
TOTAL	6	4	0	2	15	12	+3	TOTAL	13	6	2	5	16	17	-1

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
	P	W	D	L	F	A	Diff
H	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1
A	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2
N	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	2	2	0	0	4	1	+3

ALL CUP MATCHES
	P	W	D	L	F	A	Diff
H	8	6	0	2	12	6	+6
A	7	3	0	4	16	19	-3
N	6	3	2	1	7	5	+2
TOTAL	21	12	2	7	35	30	+5

CHARITY SHIELD
H/A	P	W	D	L	F	A	Diff
H	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
A	1	0	0	1	3	4	-1
N	5	0	2	3	4	10	-6
TOTAL	6	0	2	4	7	14	-7

Milestones

SAF's 682nd Premiership fixture in charge.

209th game between the two sides.

Score Prediction

2-0, with Carrick, Scholes & Fletcher in a midfield that has to get on top.

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