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

preview: everton v MANCHESTER UNITED

Premiership, Matchday 28

Goodison Park, Liverpool, 12.45pm GMT, Saturday 20th February 2010.

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

Team News

Defender Nemanja Vidic will return to the United squad.

 

Midfielder Tim Cahill is out for up to three weeks with a calf injury

Marouane Fellaini will miss the rest of the season with an ankle injury.

John Heitinga is available after missing the Europa Cup tie with Lisbon in midweek.

 

Steven Pienaar returns after suspension.


InjuredINJURED

Owen Hargreaves (knees)

John O'Shea (ankle)

Ryan Giggs (broken arm)

Doubtful

Referee's notebook & CardsSUSPENDED

Rio Ferdinand (one game)

Nani (three games)


InjuredINJURED

Victor Anichebe (back)

Tim Cahill (calf)

Marouane Fellaini (ankle)

Tony Hibbert (groin)

Phil Jagielka (knee)

Phillip Senderos (back)

Doubtful

Referee's notebook & CardsSUSPENDED

NONE


Yellow CardRed Card

 REFEREE TODAY:

Squads

Everton (from): Howard, Yobo, Baines, Distin, Neville, Pienaar, Osman, Arteta, Rodwell, Saha, Yakubu, Bilyaletdinov, Donovan, Vaughan, Gosling, Coleman, Heitinga, Baxter, Duffy, Nash.

Man Utd (from): Van der Sar, Kuszczak, Foster, Neville, Brown, Rafael, Vidic, Evans, Evra, Fabio, Park, Anderson, Valencia, Carrick, Scholes, Fletcher, Gibson, Rooney, Owen, Berbatov, Diouf.

Pre Match Press Conference Highlights

On Nemanja Vidic's return

""It's welcome news," said Sir Alex  "He's trained very well in the last two weeks and is ready to come into the squad."

 

On Antonio Valencia

"He’s done so well for us this season, but because we don’t know everything about him we decided we’d give him a bit of a break and fortunately Nani’s form gave us the opportunity to do that," "With Nani suspended on Saturday, Valencia will start. He’s come on [as a substitute] in the last couple of games against Villa and Milan and done exceptionally well and he’s ready to come back

Head to Head

HEAD TO HEAD RECORDS v everton England
A record of Competitive games played between Manchester United & Everton

ALL COMPETITIVE MATCHES

P W D L F A Diff
TOTAL 179 78 39 61 264 249 +15

 

FA Premiership
H/A P W D L F A Diff
H 18 14 3 1 38 12 +26
A 17 13 2 2 34 14 +20
TOTAL 35 27 5 3 72 26 +46

 

Milestones

SAF's 685th Premiership fixture in charge.

180th game between the two sides.

Score Prediction

2-0 with so many injuries to key players, United should have enough, even though it will be a hard match.

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