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Article by Mark Graham, Editor, Record Keeper & Official
Reporter @ MUFCINFO.COM. |
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Competition |
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preview: West Ham United v
MANCHESTER UNITED
LEAGUE CUP QUARTER-FINAL
Boleyn Ground,
London, 19.45pm GMT, Tuesday 30th November 2010. |
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Team News |
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Most of the team that crushed
Blackburn are expected to be rested as Chris Smalling, Wes
Brown, Jonny Evans & Javier Hernandez are almost certain to
feature.
Tomasz Kuszczak or Ben Amos should
be in goals as EVDs will be rested.
West Ham defender Lars Jacobsen is cup-tied.
Kieron Dyer is nursing a hamstring injury but could play.
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 INJURED/UNAVAILABLE
Antonio
Valencia (ankle)
Owen Hargreaves (hamstring)
Michael Owen (hamstring)
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 Doubtful
Paul Scholes (groin) |
 SUSPENDED
none |
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INJURED/UNAVAILABLE
?Lars
Jacobsen (cup tied)
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Doubtful
Kieron Dyer (hamstring) |
SUSPENDED
none |
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Squads |
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Manchester United (from):
Kuszczak, Amos, Rafael, O'Shea, Brown, Ferdinand, Vidic,
Evans, Smalling, Evra, Fabio, Morrison, Eikrem, Nani, Park,
Carrick, Fletcher, Scholes, Anderson, Obertan, Giggs,
Rooney, Hernandez, Macheda, Bebe.
West Ham United (from): .
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Pre Match Press
Conference Highlights |
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Michael Carrick
"We set standards here," he said. "They
have been set by different teams over the years and
it carries on through each season.
"We want to try and reach those standards as often
as possible. "Sometimes you can't do it, but when it
does comes together, like it did against Blackburn
on Saturday, you get the feeling you should be doing
it more often.
"That is what we strive for week after week, to try
and get the right performance as well as the result. |
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Wes Brown
"Staying focused is the most important thing
when it comes to defending," , "We do a lot of
repetitive drills in training to help you do that.
"We have this thing called wave games, where we
basically attack and defend, over and over again.
"It helps drill it into your head what you need to
do in one-on-one situations." |
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Match Official |
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Match Officials: |
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West Ham United facts |
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Full name West Ham United Football Club
Nickname(s) The Hammers, The Irons, The Academy of Football
Founded 1895 as Thames Ironworks
Ground Boleyn Ground (Upton Park) (Capacity: 35,303)
Owner David Sullivan 30.6%, David Gold 30.6%, CB Holding Ltd. 35%,
Minority Investors 3.8%
Manager Avram Grant |
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When
was the last time? |
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We Won |
We Drew |
We Lost |
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28/08/2010 a 3-0 win at the
start of this season |
17/11/2002 a 1-1 draw @ Boleyn
Ground |
29/12/2007 a 1-2 defeat
the last of a three match United losing streak during the
Curbishley reign. |
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Most's & Milestones |
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Bobby Charlton holds the record for Most Appearances
against West Ham United with
30. |
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George Best
holds the record for Most Goals for Manchester United
against West Ham United, making 16 appearances scoring
11
times. |
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Brian
McClair holds the record for Most League Cup Goals for Manchester United
playing 45 games scoring
19 times. |
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Brian
Robson holds the record for Most League Cup
Appearances for Manchester United
playing 51 games. |
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Dimitar Berbatov is currently Manchester
United's leading goalscorer for 2010/2011 season
with
12
goals. |
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West Ham United Match facts |
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Most Goals scored against West Ham United in one match = 7
goals, 01/04/2000
Most goals conceded
against West Ham United in one match = 5 goals 11/10/1930.
Highest Aggregate Score
in a Match v West Ham United = 8 goals, on three
occasions.
Biggest Margin of Victory v
West Ham United: a 7-1 victory @ Old Trafford, 01/04/2000
Biggest Margin of
Defeat: West Ham beat the reds 4-0 in 30/10/1926
Record Attendance playing
West Ham United:
76,013 watched when when United won 4-1 @ Old Trafford,
03/05/2008.
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Played for both
Manchester United & West Ham United |
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Carlos Tevez |
Michael Carrick |
Rio Ferdinand |
Paul Ince |
David Bellion |
Noel Cantwell |
George Gladwin |
William Grassam |
James McRae |
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Jonathon Spector |
Roy Carroll |
Luke Chadwick |
Raimond van
der Gouw |
James Dyer |
Ted
MacDougall |
Charles
Mackie |
William
McCartney |
Stuart
Pearson |
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Head to Head |
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Opponents |
Played |
Won |
Draw |
Lost |
For |
Against |
Diff |
Win% |
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West Ham United |
120 |
55 |
24 |
41 |
223 |
156 |
67 |
45.8% |
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Opponent Manager v Newton Heath/Manchester
United Head to Head |
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Manager |
Played |
Won |
Draw |
Lost |
For |
Against |
Diff |
win% |
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Grant,
Avram |
6 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
16 |
4 |
-12 |
66.67% |
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Score Prediction |
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A 2-0 away win for the
Reds. |
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Did you Know?? |
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West Ham are based around the
Upton Park area, however, the Stadium is actually called the
Boleyn Ground |
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