Manchester United v Everton
Saturday 31 January 2009, Old Trafford
Kickoff: 17:30
The Red Devils now sit safely on top of the English Premier League ladder, after thrashing West Brom 5-0 and witnessing Liverpool draw in the midweek fixtures.
This weekend they take on 6th place Everton, and this match will be anything but easy for the reigning champions. Will Man Utd be able to keep their winning record going, or will Everton stop them right in their tracks after posting sucessive draws over both Arsenal and Liverpool?
Manchester United
Manchester United beat West Bromwich Albion 5-0 at The Hawthorns in their last league outing, making a run of six wins in a row since drawing 0-0 away against Tottenham Hotspurs.
The Premiership leaders also haven’t lost in eleven games, a run that has included nine wins and two draws; picking up 29 of the 33 points that were available. On their unbeaten run, Man Utd have scored 19 goals and conceded none, setting a new Premiership record of 11 consecutive clean sheets as they sit in first place in the league table.
Manchester United will have to do without Anderson (leg), Jonny Evans (ankle), Rafael da Silva (hamstring), Fabio da Silva (calf), Owen Hargreaves (knee) and Wayne Rooney (hamstring), but Danny Welbeck (ankle), Nani (groin) and Patrice Evra (ankle) could return to the squad.
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Everton
Everton drew 1-1 with Arsenal at Goodison Park in their last league outing, making a run of seven games unbeaten since their last league defeat (3-2 at home against Aston Villa).
The Toffees have won four and drawn three…
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Once you have finished reading this preview, read three more match previews for this weekend’s matches:
For Saturday’s matches there is Arsenal v West Ham Preview and Aston Villa v Wigan Preview, and for Sunday, there is the Liverpool v Chelsea match preview.
