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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: Chelsea v
Manchester united
PREMIERSHIP MATCHDAY 28
Stamford Bridge,
London,
19.45pm GMT, Tuesday 1st March 2011. |
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Team News |
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Manchester United
Team News |
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Chris
Smalling will continue to deputise for
Rio Ferdinand.
Ryan Giggs & Michael Owen both
return to the squad.
Rio
Ferdinand and Jonny Evans are not
expected to be fit until the Liverpool
fixture. |
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 INJURED/UNAVAILABLE |
 Doubtful |
 SUSPENDED |
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Rio Ferdinand
(calf)
Jonny Evans (ankle)
Ji-Sung Park (hamstring)
Anderson (knee)
Antonio
Valencia (ankle)
Owen Hargreaves (hamstring)
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Ryan Giggs
(hamstring)
Michael Owen (groin) |
none |
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Chelsea Team
News |
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Yury
Zhirkov should return to the team after
injury
Alex (knee), Yossi Benayoun (Achilles)
are out. |
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INJURED/UNAVAILABLE |
Doubtful |
SUSPENDED |
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Alex (knee)
Yossi Benayoun (Achilles) |
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none |
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Squads |
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Chelsea (from): Cech, Bosingwa,
Ferreira, Terry, Luiz, Ivanovic, Zhirkov, Cole, Mikel,
Essien, Lampard, Ramires, McEachran, Kalou, Malouda, Anelka,
Torres, Drogba, Turnbull.
Manchester United (from): Van der Sar, Kuszczak,
Lindegaard, O'Shea, Rafael, Smalling, Vidic, Brown, Evra,
Fabio, Nani, Carrick, Fletcher, Scholes, Gibson, Giggs,
Rooney, Berbatov, Hernandez, Bebe, Obertan
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Pre Match Press
Conference Highlights |
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ON Smalling
"We are very pleased
with his performances,” the boss tells Inside United
magazine, on sale from 2 March. “It’s an outstanding
contribution he has made. But, do you know, I
expected him to do well. I had no doubts about him.
“He’s done really well for us and he is improving
all the time. He is developing all aspects of his
game because he wants to learn and improve. He likes
defending, he enjoys it. So he’s a real bonus.
“We started him against City with Rio being out and
it’s not easy coming in for your first derby at 21
years of age, having only been with us nine months.
But I thought he would do well.” |
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ON the four
consecutive away games
“It’s a massive week,” he told MUTV. “We’ve already
been away to Marseille and Wigan – we have four away
games in a row – and now we’re down to two.
“We know it’s going to be difficult because Chelsea
and Liverpool are two big rivals of Manchester
United. But we’ll prepare mentally and physically
for those games.” |
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Match Facts |
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Match
Officials |
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Match Officials: |
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Referee: Martin
Atkinson
Assistant referees: Peter Kirkup & Mike
Mullarkey
Fourth official: Chris Foy |
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Chelsea Facts |
Full name Chelsea
Football Club
Nickname(s) The Pensioners, The Blues
Founded 10 March 1905
Ground Stamford Bridge (Capacity: 41,841)
Owner Roman Abramovich
Chairman Bruce Buck
Manager Carlo Ancelotti |
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PREMIERSHIP RECORD v CHELSEA |
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Premiership |
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P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Diff |
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H |
18 |
6 |
7 |
5 |
26 |
23 |
3 |
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A |
18 |
4 |
7 |
7 |
18 |
23 |
-5 |
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Total |
36 |
10 |
14 |
12 |
44 |
46 |
-2 |
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Previous 6 meetings
with Chelsea |
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Date |
Comp |
WDL |
F |
A |
Attendance |
Season |
HAN |
Stadium |
Opp_manager |
Scorers in
minutes |
Opponent
scorers in minutes |
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08/08/2010 |
Charity Shield |
W |
3 |
1 |
84623 |
2010-2011 |
N |
Wembley |
Ancelotti, Carlo |
A.Valencia 41', J.Hernandez 76', D.Berbatov 90' |
S.Kalou 83' |
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03/04/2010 |
Premiership |
L |
1 |
2 |
75217 |
2009-2010 |
H |
Old Trafford |
Ancelotti, Carlo |
F.Macheda 80' |
J.Cole 19', Drogba 78' |
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08/11/2009 |
Premiership |
L |
0 |
1 |
41836 |
2009-2010 |
A |
Stamford Bridge |
Ancelotti, Carlo |
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Terry 76' |
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09/08/2009 |
Charity Shield |
D |
2 |
2 |
85896 |
2009-2010 |
N |
Wembley |
Ancelotti, Carlo |
Nani 10', Rooney 90' |
Carvalho 52', Lampard 71' |
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11/01/2009 |
Premiership |
W |
3 |
0 |
75445 |
2008-2009 |
H |
Old Trafford |
Scolari, Luiz Felipe |
Vidic 45', Rooney 63', Berbatov 87' |
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21/09/2008 |
Premiership |
D |
1 |
1 |
41970 |
2008-2009 |
A |
Stamford Bridge |
Scolari, Luiz Felipe |
Park 18' |
Kalou 80' |
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Most Goals scored v Chelsea in one match |
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Date |
Comp |
WDL |
F |
A |
Attendance |
Season |
HAN |
Stadium |
Opp_manager |
Scorers in
minutes |
Opponent
scorers in minutes |
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16/10/1954 |
League Division One |
W |
6 |
5 |
55966 |
1954-1955 |
A |
Stamford Bridge |
Drake, Ted |
Viollet 12', 5th, 57', Taylor 4th, 47', Blanchflower 9th |
SD.O'Connell 2nd, 10th, 75', JL.Lewis 3rd, K.Armstrong 8th |
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02/09/1959 |
League Division One |
W |
6 |
3 |
66579 |
1959-1960 |
A |
Stamford Bridge |
Drake, Ted |
Bradley x2, Charlton, Quixall, Viollet x2 |
J.Greaves, PR.Sillett x2 (1 pen) |
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26/12/1960 |
League Division One |
W |
6 |
0 |
50164 |
1960-1961 |
H |
Old Trafford |
Drake, Ted |
Charlton, Dawson x3, Nicholson x2 |
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Most Goals conceded v Chelsea in one
match |
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Date |
Comp |
WDL |
F |
A |
Attendance |
Season |
HAN |
Stadium |
Opp_manager |
Scorers in
minutes |
Opponent
scorers in minutes |
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06/09/1930 |
League Division One |
L |
2 |
6 |
48648 |
1930-1931 |
A |
Stamford Bridge |
Calderhead, David |
Reid 10', Spence 7th |
H.Gallacher 2nd, 25', AG.Cheyne 4th, 5th, 90', JE.Townrow
6th |
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16/10/1954 |
League Division One |
W |
6 |
5 |
55966 |
1954-1955 |
A |
Stamford Bridge |
Drake, Ted |
Viollet 12', 5th, 57', Taylor 4th, 47', Blanchflower 9th |
SD.O'Connell 2nd, 10th, 75', JL.Lewis 3rd, K.Armstrong 8th |
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03/10/1999 |
Premiership |
L |
0 |
5 |
34909 |
1999-2000 |
A |
Stamford Bridge |
Vialli, Gianluca |
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G.Poyet 1', 56', C.Sutton 16', H.Berg 59' (o.g.), J.Morris
82 |
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Played for Both Clubs |
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Baldwin, Tommy |
Bosnich, Mark |
Crowther, Stan |
Donaghy, Mal |
Graham, George |
Halse, Harold |
Houston, Stewart |
Hughes, Mark |
Hunter, George |
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McCalliog, Jim |
Meehan, Thomas |
Moore, Graham |
Parker, Paul |
Pinner, Mike |
Saunders, James |
Stepney, Alex |
Thomas, Mickey |
Turnbull, Jimmy |
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Veron, Juan Sebastian |
Waldron, Colin |
Wilkins, Ray |
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Top Ten All Time Tables |
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TOP TEN
CLUB APPEARANCE MAKERS
V Chelsea |
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Rank |
Player Name: |
Apps |
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1 |
Giggs, Ryan |
40 |
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2 |
Scholes, Paul |
36 |
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3 |
Neville, Gary |
31 |
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4 |
Charlton, Bobby |
30 |
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5 |
Foulkes, William |
26 |
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6 |
Irwin, Denis |
25 |
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7 |
Keane, Roy |
25 |
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8 |
Beckham, David |
22 |
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9 |
McClair, Brian |
19 |
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10 |
Schmeichel, Peter |
19 |
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11 |
Stiles, Nobby |
19 |
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12 |
Pallister, Gary |
19 |
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13 |
Silvestre, Mikael |
19 |
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TOP TEN TOP SCORERS
V Chelsea |
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Rank |
Player Name: |
Goals |
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1 |
Charlton, Bobby |
10 |
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2 |
Pearson, Stan |
9 |
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3 |
Law, Denis |
9 |
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4 |
Taylor, Tommy |
9 |
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5 |
Hughes, Mark |
8 |
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6 |
Viollet, Dennis |
8 |
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7 |
Beckham, David |
7 |
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8 |
McClair, Brian |
7 |
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9 |
Rowley, Jack |
7 |
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10 |
Scholes, Paul |
6 |
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11 |
Dawson, Alex |
6 |
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TOP 10 LEAGUE
APPEARANCE MAKERS |
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Rank |
Player Name: |
Apps |
Goals |
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1 |
Charlton, Bobby |
606 |
199 |
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2 |
Giggs, Ryan |
605 |
110 |
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3 |
Foulkes, William |
567 |
7 |
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4 |
Spence, Joe |
481 |
158 |
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5 |
Scholes, Paul |
461 |
102 |
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6 |
Stepney, Alex |
433 |
2 |
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7 |
Silcock, Jack |
423 |
2 |
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8 |
Dunne, Tony |
414 |
2 |
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9 |
Neville, Gary |
400 |
5 |
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10 |
Rowley, Jack |
380 |
182 |
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TOP 10 LEAGUE
GOAL SCORERS |
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Rank |
Player Name: |
Goals |
Apps |
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1 |
Charlton, Bobby |
199 |
606 |
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2 |
Rowley, Jack |
182 |
380 |
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3 |
Law, Denis |
171 |
309 |
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4 |
Viollet, Dennis |
159 |
259 |
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5 |
Spence, Joe |
158 |
481 |
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6 |
Best, George |
137 |
361 |
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7 |
Pearson, Stan |
127 |
312 |
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8 |
Hughes, Mark |
120 |
345 |
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9 |
Herd, David |
114 |
202 |
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10 |
Taylor, Tommy |
112 |
166 |
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Dimitar Berbatov is currently Manchester
United's Leading Goalscorer for 2010/2011 season
with
20
goals. |
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Head to Head v Chelsea |
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Opponents |
Played |
Won |
Draw |
Lost |
For |
Against |
Diff |
Win% |
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Chelsea |
157 |
67 |
47 |
43 |
254 |
186 |
68 |
42.7% |
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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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Ancelotti, Carlo |
10 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
13 |
16 |
-3 |
30.00% |
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Score Prediction |
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Remember Dwight Yorke's brace
in 1999, im going for the same a 2-0 away win |
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Did you
know? |
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If Manchester United defeat
Chelsea it would be the most ever losses picked up by a
defending Premier League champion. |
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