Dmitry LONGICH
MATCH TOUR
Liverpool - Manchester United. The Northwest Derby, the “M62 Derby” (for the name of the common motorway), the most charismatic confrontation of the most titled clubs in England, the direct clash of American billionaires and simply amazing football action to the enchanting stands of the stands - all this is a match of “Liverpool” and “Manchester United”. For rushing to the coveted championship of the Mankunians, the team of Rafa Benitez will become a kind of traffic light: they will jump on the green - and the path to triumph is open, slow down - will give a chance to Chelsea. The peak form, impeccable statistics in home matches and Liverpool’s goblet essence, with the inspiration of Barcelona coming back next week, will require very convincing counterarguments from Manchester United. And who, on such a day, will think about Barca ?!
UNEXPECTED INTrigue
Arsenal - Reading. The gunners, with personnel losses who survived the cup clashes of the previous week and were looking forward to big-time battles of the next, invited the most interesting and mysterious Premier League club - Reading. The attacking accent of both teams guarantees a vivid spectacle for the meeting, and the arsenal past of the pair of central midfielders of the Sidwell - Harper guests will provide it with worthy intrigue. And it does not matter that the name of the favorite cannot be hidden.
DO NOT LOSE FROM THE VIEW
Turkish midfielder Emre Belozoglu this season is mainly focused on healing injuries and fighting off the attacks of the English football association, accusing him of racist statements. For the first time, claims against the Newcastle player arose after the defeat of the Everton Magpies in December, and now an investigation is under way, initiated by Watford midfielder Alhassan Bangura. Al-Haji Diouf, who also allegedly heard a lot of interesting things in connection with his skin color, refused the proceedings for unnamed reasons. Emre himself is already thinking about returning to Italy - there he will clearly have more opportunities to prove himself.
IMPORTANT WORDS
Chelsea is about to become the number one club in the world by 2014. Active participation in the development of football in Asia should be part of this process. There is an excellent base here in order to challenge European football over time. If Chelsea helps to achieve this by participating in areas such as children's football, education, marketing, sports medicine, the media business and fan movements, this will bring mutual benefits for a long time, "Chelsea Executive Director Peter Kenyon , signing the next agreement with the Asian Football Confederation, he thinks globally as always.
BEAUTIFUL NUMBERS
Matches with Liverpool this season invariably become anniversary for the brilliant midfielder of Manchester United Paul Scholes. In the first round game at Old Trafford, the Red Prince appeared on the field for the 500th time in a United T-shirt. His 300th Premier League starting lineup is now expected.
LIVERPOUL - MANCHESTER UNITED
March 3rd . Anfield Road, 15.45.
Judge : Martin Atkinson (Yorkshire).
Injuries : Kewell, Louis Garcia / Solskjer, Fletcher.
Disqualifications : no.
Liverpool (Sport Today version): Reina - Finnan, Carragher, Hyupya, Agger - Pennant, Gerard, Xabi Alonso, Riise - Bellamy, Kate.
Manchester United (Sport Today version): van der Sar - Neville, Vidic, Ferdinand, Evra - Cristiano Ronaldo, Scholes, Carrick, Giggs - Rooney, Larsson.
Last five matches : + + = - + / - + + + +
First round match : 0: 2.
Quotes William Hill : Liverpool's victory - 2.62, draw - 2.9, Manchester United victory - 2.5.
Broadcast : NTV-Plus Football, 15.40 (direct).
ARSENAL - RADING
March 3rd . Emirates Stadium, 18.00.
Judge : Chris Foy (Merseyside).
Injuries : Diabi, Van Persie, Hoyt, Henry, Rosicky / Brown, Convey, Hulls, Sonko, Mate.
Disqualifications : Kolo Toure, Adebayor, Ebou / no.
Arsenal (version of “Sport Today”): Lehmann - Gallas, Jura, Senderos, Clichy - Gleb, Fabregas, Gilberto Silva, Jungberg - Walcott, Baptista.
Reading (Sport Today version): Hahnemann - Marty, Bickey, Ingimarsson, Shorey - Little, Sidwell, Harper, Hunt - Lita, Doyle.
Last five matches : + + + = + / + + + + -
First round match : 4-0.
Quotes William Hill : the victory of Arsenal - 1.4, the draw - 3.75, the victory of Reading - 7.0.
Broadcast : NTV-Plus Football, 18.00 (direct).
FULHAM - ASTON VILLA
March 3rd . "Craven Cottage", 18.00.
Judge : Lee Mason (Lancashire).
Injuries : Ballard, Elrich, Elliott, Pambridge, Niemi, Cedru / Sutton, Delaney, Samuel, S. Taylor, Berger.
Disqualifications : Montella / no.
"Fulham" (version of "Sport Today"): Lastuvka - Foltz, Knight, J. Piers, Rosenor - S. Davis, Smertin, Brown, Buba Diop, Radzinsky - McBride.
Aston Villa (Sport Today version): Sorensen - Bardsley, Mellberg, G. Cahill, Bouma - Agbonlahor, Petrov, McCann, Barry - Young, Carew.
Last five matches : = - + - - / - + - + -
First round match : 1: 1.
Quotes William Hill : the victory of Fulham - 2.25, the draw - 3.1, the victory of Aston Villa - 2.8.
Broadcast : NTV-Plus Football, 0.35 (record).
MANCHESTER CITY - WIGAN
March 3rd . City of Manchester, 18.00.
Judge : Howard Webb (Yorkshire).
Injuries : Sinclair, Onuoha, Wassell, Mills / Kirkland, Scharner, de Zeuw, Heskey, Camara.
Disqualifications : None / Hall.
Manchester City (Sport Today version): Isaksson - Richards, Disten, R. Dunne, Ball - Trabelsi, Dabo, Barton, Ireland - Samaras, Corradi.
“Wigan” (version of “Sport Today”): Filan - R. Taylor, Boyce, Jackson, Baines - Valencia, Landzaat, Skoko, Makkalok - Folan, Agahova.
Last five matches : + = - - - / - + - = +
First round match : 0: 4.
Quotes William Hill : victory for Manchester City - 1.9, draw - 3.1, victory for Wigan - 3.6.
NEWcastle - Middlesbrough
March 3rd . Saint James Park, 6 p.m.
Judge : Steve Bennett (Kent).
Injuries : C. Moore, Ameobi, Owen, Ramage, Krul, Emre, Carr, Babayaro / Bates, Hoot.
Disqualifications: no.
Newcastle (Sport Today version): Given - S. Taylor, Bramble, Oneva, Huntington - Milner, Parker, Butt, Duff - Dyer - Martins.
Middlesbrough (Sport Today version): Schwarzer - Abel Xavier, Woodgate, Pogatets, E. Taylor - Morrison, Boateng, Arch, Downing - Viduka, Yakubu.
Last five matches : = + - + - / + = = - +
First round match : 0: 1.
Quotes William Hill : victory of Newcastle - 2.05, draw - 3.0, victory of Middlesbrough - 3.3.
SHEFFIELD United - Everton
March 3rd . The Brammell Lane, 6 p.m.
Judge : Mike Riley (Yorkshire).
Injuries : Lucetti, Lee Tai, Kilgallone, Lagerwood / Boyle, McFadden, Nuno Valente, van der Meide.
Disqualifications : Montgomery, Tonj / Anichebe.
Sheffield United (Sport Today version): Kenny - Kozlak, Morgan, Geary, Armstrong - Gillespie, Fathi, Jagelka, S. Quinn - Stead, Hals.
Everton (Sport Today version): Howard - Neville, Yobo, Stubbs, Lescott - Osman, Arteta, Carsley, Manuel Fernandes, Cahill - Johnson.
Last five matches : - + - + - / + = + - +
First round match : 0: 2.
Quotes William Hill : Sheffield United victory - 2.4, draw - 3.1, victory of Everton - 2.6.
Watford - Charlton
March 3rd . Wickereigh Road, 6 p.m.
Judge : Peter Walton (Northamptonshire).
Injuries : M. King / Gibbs, E. Reed, Hreidarsson, Thatcher, Bougerra.
Disqualifications : no / Diavara.
"Watford" (version of "Sport Today"): Foster - Maryappa, Demerit, Mackay, Stuart - Smith, Mahon, Francis, Cavalli - Henderson, Kabba.
“Charlton” (version of “Sport Today”): Carson - Young, El-Karkuri, D. Fortune, Sankofa - Ambrose, A. Song, Holland, Thomas - D. Bent, Hasselbeink.
Last five matches : - - + = - / + = - - +
First round match : 0-0.
Quotes William Hill : the victory of Watford - 2.37, the draw - 3.1, the victory of Charlton - 2.62.
PORTSMOUTH - Chelsea
March 3rd . Fratton Park, 20.15.
Judge : Mark Halsey (Lancashire).
Injuries : Stefanovich, Lauren, Johnson, Pedro Mendes / Terry, Boularuz, D. Cole.
Disqualifications : none / Obi Mikel.
“Portsmouth” (version of “Sport Today”): James - Pamaro, Primus, Campbell, Traore - O'Neill, R. Hughes, S. Davis, N. Cranchar, M. Taylor - Canu.
Chelsea (Sport Today version): Czech - Diarra, Essien, Ricardo Carvalho, E. Cole - Ballack, Makelele, Lampard, Robben - Shevchenko, Drogba.
Last five matches : - = - + - / + - + + +
First round match : 1: 2.
Quotes William Hill : Portsmouth win - 5.5, draw - 3.5, Chelsea win - 1.53.
Broadcast : RTR-Sport, 0.45 (recording).
BOLTON - BLACKBURN
March 4th Reebok Stadium, 16.35.
Judge : Rob Styles (Hampshire).
Injuries : O'Brien, C. Davis / Reed, Savage, Oyer.
Disqualifications : Meite / no.
“Bolton” (version of “Sport Today”): Yaaskelainen - Hunt, Dian Faye, Ben Haim, R. Gardner - Ivan Campo, Speed, Nolan - Yannakopoulos, Diouf - Anelka.
Blackburn (Sport Today version): Friedel - Emerton, Khizanishvili, Samba, Warnock - Bentley, Moken, Tugai, Pedersen - McCarthy, Nonda.
Last five matches : - = + + - / - - + - -
First round match : 1-0.
Quotes William Hill : the victory of Bolton - 1.9, the draw - 3.1, the victory of Blackburn - 3.6.
Broadcast : RTR-Sport, 22.50 (recording).
WEST HAM - TOTTENHAM
March 4th Upton Park, 19.00.
Judge : Mike Dean (Wirral).
Injuries : Ashton, Gabbidon / L. King, Bernard, Dervit, Assou-Ecotto, Mulbranque, Murphy.
Disqualifications : Reo-Cocker / R.Kin.
West Ham (Sport Today version): Carroll - Nill, Upson, Davenport, McCartney - Benayoun, Mullins, Kouache, Boa Morte - Tevez, Harwood.
Tottenham Hotspur (Sport Today version): Robinson - Shimbonda, Dawson, Ricardo Rocha, Lee Yoon Pio - Lennon, Zokora, Jenas, Tainio - Defoe, Berbatov.
Last five matches : = - - - - / = - - + +
First round match : 0: 1.
Quotes William Hill : victory of West Ham - 2.87, draw - 3.1, victory of Tottenham - 2.2.
Broadcast : NTV-Plus Online, 18.55 (direct).
NOTE : match start time is Moscow time.
TOURNAMENT TABLE
| M | Teams | AND | AT | N | P | Balls | ABOUT |
| one | MANCHESTER UNITED | 28 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 65-19 | 69 |
| 2 | Chelsea | 27 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 48-19 | 60 |
| 3 | LIVERPOOL | 28 | sixteen | five | 7 | 44-19 | 53 |
| four | ARSENAL | 26 | 14 | 7 | five | 48-22 | 49 |
| five | BOLTON | 28 | 14 | five | 9 | 33-32 | 47 |
| 6 | READING | 28 | 13 | four | eleven | 42-36 | 43 |
| 7 | Everton | 28 | eleven | 9 | eight | 36-25 | 42 |
| eight | PORTSMOUTH | 28 | eleven | eight | 9 | 36-29 | 41 |
| 9 | TOTTENHAM | 28 | eleven | 6 | eleven | 36-40 | 39 |
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| ten | BLACKBURN | 28 | eleven | four | 13 | 33-38 | 37 |
| eleven | NEWCASTLE | 28 | ten | 6 | 12 | 34-37 | 36 |
| 12 | MIDLESBRO | 28 | 9 | eight | eleven | 32-34 | 35 |
| 13 | ASTON VILLA | 27 | 7 | eleven | 9 | 28-33 | 32 |
| 14 | FULHAM | 28 | 7 | eleven | ten | 30-43 | 32 |
| 15 | SHEFFIELD UNITED | 28 | eight | 6 | 14 | 24-40 | thirty |
| sixteen | MANCHESTER CITY | 26 | eight | 6 | 12 | 20-32 | thirty |
| 17 | Wigan | 28 | eight | five | 15 | 29-44 | 29th |
| 18 | CHARLTON | 28 | 6 | five | 17 | 24-47 | 23 |
| nineteen | WEST HAM | 28 | five | five | 18 | 18-46 | 20 |
| 20 | Watford | 28 | 3 | ten | 15 | 16-41 | nineteen |
SNIPERS: Drogba (Chelsea) - 17, Cristiano Ronaldo (Man. United) - 16, Van Persie (Arsenal), Yakubu (Middlesbrough) - 12, Doyle (Reading), McCarthy (Blackburn), Henry (Arsenal), Rooney (Man. United), Martins (Newcastle), Lampard (Chelsea) - 10, Kanu (Portsmouth), Kate (Liverpool) - 9.
03/14. Aston Villa - Arsenal. Manchester City - Chelsea (postponed matches of the 28th round)
30th round. 03/17. Blackburn - West Ham. Chelsea - Sheffield United. Manchester United - Bolton. Middlesbrough - Manchester City. Reading - Portsmouth. Tottenham Hotspur - Watford. Wigan - Fulham. 03/18. Aston Villa - Liverpool. Charlton - Newcastle. Everton - Arsenal.