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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
PREMIERSHIP MATCHDAY 31
Boleyn Ground,
London,
12.45pm GMT, Saturday 2nd April 2011. |
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Pre Match Press
Conference Highlights |
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ON Rio
"Rio
Ferdinand started training Wednesday, which is good
news, he won't be available for tomorrow.
On Rafael
"Rafa started training yesterday which is
obviously too early for tomorrow".
On Anderson
"Anderson has been full week's training and will
travel with the team for tomorrow which is good.
ON Ji Sung Park
"Ji Sung Park who was sub for Bolton has had two
weeks further good training so he'll be available
for tomorrow"
On Darren
Fletcher
"Fletcher is still out with a virus, it's a bad
virus, he's getting better, we expect him to be in
next week and we can assess him then.
On Michael Owen
"Michael Owen is fit"
On Owen Hargreaves
"You know about Owen Hargreaves which is a
shoulder injury" |
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Team News |
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Manchester United Team News |
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Park Ji-sung and Anderson
are included in United's squad
Rio Ferdinand has returned
to training Wednesday but is not match fit.
Rafael
started training Friday but will miss
out
Nemanja
Vidic returned to action for
Serbia midweek and will play.
Wes Brown & John O'Shea will
begin training on Monday .
Paul Scholes is suspended for one more
match.
Jonny Evans is suspended for three
matches
Fabio
is expected to start at right back |
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 INJURED/UNAVAILABLE |
 Doubtful |
 SUSPENDED |
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Wes Brown
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Rio
Ferdinand (fitness)
John O'Shea
(hamstring)
Rafael
(hamstring)
Darren
Fletcher (illness)
Owen Hargreaves (shoulder)
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Paul
Scholes (1 match)
Jonny Evans (3 matches) |
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West Ham United Team
News |
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Robbie
Keane returns after being ineligible
against his parent club Tottenham last
match.
Scott Parker is expected
to be fit after his excellent England
performance despite the West Ham
midfielder picking up shoulder and calf
injuries..
Frederic Piquionne should return despite
a toe injury. |
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INJURED/UNAVAILABLE |
Doubtful |
SUSPENDED |
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Jack Collison
(knee)
Kurucz
(knee)
Junior
Stanislas (hernia) |
Scott Parker
(shoulder/calf)
Frederic Piquionne (toe) |
none |
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Squads |
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West Ham United (from):
Green, Jacobsen, Tomkins, Upson, Bridge, Parker, Noble,
Hitzlsperger, Piquionne, Spector, Ba, Cole, Boffin, Reid, Da
Costa, Boa Morte, Obinna, O'Neil, Keane.
Manchester United (from): Van der Sar, Kuszczak,
Amos, Smalling, Brown, Vidic, Evra, Fabio, Gibson, Scholes,
Carrick, Obertan, Park, Bebe, Anderson, Giggs, Rooney,
Berbatov, Hernandez, Owen, King. |
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Match Facts |
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Misc Info |
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Wayne Rooney is
two goals short of scoring his 100th
Manchester United League goal.
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MUFC have only
won 4 of their last 15 Away League matches
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West Ham have
not scored against MUFC in the last 5 league
matches.
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Chicharito has
scored from the subs bench 7 times this
season
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Match
Officials |
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Match Officials: |
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Referee: Lee Mason
Assistant referees: Darren Cann & Patrick Keane
Fourth official: Stuart Attwell |
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West Ham
United Club 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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Club Record v West Ham United |
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P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Diff |
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HOME |
62 |
42 |
6 |
14 |
144 |
61 |
83 |
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AWAY |
58 |
13 |
18 |
27 |
78 |
96 |
-18 |
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NEUTRAL |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
-2 |
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Total |
121 |
55 |
24 |
42 |
223 |
160 |
63 |
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Premiership Record v West Ham United |
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P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Diff |
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HOME |
16 |
14 |
0 |
2 |
40 |
8 |
32 |
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AWAY |
15 |
6 |
7 |
2 |
27 |
18 |
9 |
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NEUTRAL |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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TOTAL |
31 |
20 |
7 |
4 |
67 |
26 |
41 |
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Sir
Alex Ferguson
v West Ham United Head to Head |
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Sir
Alex Ferguson
v West Ham United Head to Head |
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Opponent |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Diff |
win% |
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West Ham United |
41 |
25 |
9 |
7 |
84 |
36 |
48 |
61.0% |
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Opponent Manger Head to Head |
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Opponent Manager v Newton Heath/Manchester
United Head to Head |
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Manager |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Diff |
win% |
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Grant, Avram |
7 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
16 |
8 |
8 |
57.14% |
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Previous 6 meetings
with West Ham United |
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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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30/11/2010 |
League Cup |
L |
0 |
4 |
33551 |
2010-2011 |
A |
Boleyn Ground |
Grant, Avram |
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J.Spector 22', 37', C.Cole 56', 66' |
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28/08/2010 |
Premiership |
W |
3 |
0 |
75061 |
2010-2011 |
H |
Old Trafford |
Grant, Avram |
Rooney 33' (pen), Nani 50', Berbatov 69' |
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23/02/2010 |
Premiership |
W |
3 |
0 |
73797 |
2009-2010 |
H |
Old Trafford |
Zola, Gianfranco |
Rooney 38', 55', Owen 80' |
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05/12/2009 |
Premiership |
W |
4 |
0 |
34980 |
2009-2010 |
A |
Boleyn Ground |
Zola, Gianfranco |
Scholes 45', Gibson 61', Valencia 70', Rooney 72' |
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08/02/2009 |
Premiership |
W |
1 |
0 |
34958 |
2008-2009 |
A |
Boleyn Ground |
Zola, Gianfranco |
Giggs 62' |
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29/10/2008 |
Premiership |
W |
2 |
0 |
75397 |
2008-2009 |
H |
Old Trafford |
Zola, Gianfranco |
Ronaldo 14', 30' |
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Most Goals scored v West Ham United 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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01/04/2000 |
Premiership |
W |
7 |
1 |
61611 |
1999-2000 |
H |
Old Trafford |
Redknapp, Harry |
Scholes 24', 51' 63' (pen), Irwin 27', Cole 45', Beckham
66', Solskjaer 73' |
Wanchope 11' |
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Most Goals conceded v West Ham United 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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11/10/1930 |
League Division One |
L |
1 |
5 |
20003 |
1930-1931 |
A |
Boleyn Ground |
King, Syd |
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Highest Aggregate Score: |
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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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18/04/1960 |
League Division One |
W |
5 |
3 |
34676 |
1959-1960 |
H |
Old Trafford |
Fenton, Ted |
A.Quixall, B.Charlton x2, A.Dawson 49', ?? |
? |
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01/04/2000 |
Premiership |
W |
7 |
1 |
61611 |
1999-2000 |
H |
Old Trafford |
Redknapp, Harry |
Scholes 24', 51' 63' (pen), Irwin 27', Cole 45', Beckham
66', Solskjaer 73' |
Wanchope 11' |
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16/03/2002 |
Premiership |
W |
5 |
3 |
35281 |
2001-2002 |
A |
Boleyn Ground |
Roeder, Glenn |
Beckham 17', 89' (pen), Butt 22', Scholes 55', Solskjaer 64' |
Lomas 8', Kanoute 20', Defoe 78' |
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Largest Ever
Attendance: |
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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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03/05/2008 |
Premiership |
W |
4 |
1 |
76013 |
2007-2008 |
H |
Old Trafford |
Curbishley, Alan |
Ronaldo 3', 24', Tevez 26', Carrick 59' |
Ashton 28' |
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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 |
Jonathon Spector |
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Roy Carroll |
Luke Chadwick |
Raimond van
der Gouw |
James Dyer |
Ted
MacDougall |
Charles
Mackie |
William
McCartney |
Stuart
Pearson |
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All Time Tables |
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TOP TEN
CLUB APPEARANCE MAKERS
V West Ham United |
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Rank |
Player Name: |
Apps |
Goals |
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1 |
Charlton, Bobby |
29 |
10 |
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2 |
Giggs, Ryan |
25 |
6 |
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3 |
Scholes, Paul |
22 |
8 |
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4 |
Albiston, Arthur |
21 |
0 |
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5 |
Dunne, Tony |
20 |
0 |
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6 |
Neville, Gary |
20 |
0 |
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7 |
Law, Denis |
19 |
8 |
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8 |
Foulkes, William |
19 |
1 |
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9 |
Duxbury, Mike |
19 |
0 |
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10 |
Stepney, Alex |
18 |
0 |
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TOP SCORERS
V West Ham United |
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Rank |
Player Name: |
Goals |
Apps |
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1 |
Best, George |
11 |
16 |
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2 |
Charlton, Bobby |
10 |
29 |
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3 |
Solskjaer, Ole-Gunnar |
8 |
14 |
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4 |
Law, Denis |
8 |
19 |
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5 |
Scholes, Paul |
8 |
22 |
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6 |
Giggs, Ryan |
6 |
25 |
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7 |
Quixall, Albert |
5 |
5 |
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8 |
Ronaldo, Cristiano |
5 |
7 |
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9 |
Rooney, Wayne |
5 |
8 |
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10 |
Hughes, Mark |
5 |
16 |
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11 |
Stapleton, Frank |
5 |
16 |
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12 |
Beckham, David |
5 |
16 |
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TOP 10 LEAGUE
APPEARANCE MAKERS |
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Rank |
Player Name: |
Apps |
Goals |
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1 |
Giggs, Ryan |
607 |
110 |
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2 |
Charlton, Bobby |
606 |
199 |
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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 |
463 |
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
21
goals. |
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