Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Manchester United Vs Barnsley Match Preview

Barnsley take on a united side who are riding high in the premier league after an excellent start to the season. And a victory for the reds will put them ever closer to maintaining the carling cup. After another top fight performance against wolves in the third round, Fergusons men are looking very strong this season and on paper this is fixture is set to only go only one way But as Southend proved to United's cost in 2006, anything can happen in the carling cup...

Form

The tykes had a good start to the season with wins against West Brom, Doncaster and Lincoln but with two shock defeats at Nottingham forest and Bristol city, Robin’s side have recently had goalkeeping errors which has caused them to concede twenty eight goals. Despite goalkeeping errors Barnsley’s recent cup form is impressive with victories over Liverpool and Chelsea in the 2008 Fa cup. The tykes claimed a win over another premier league team this season Burnley in the third round of carling cup. In all thirty seven league and cup games that the tykes and reds have met, united have an impressing twenty one wins, eleven draws and the tykes have won five. The last time these two sides met was in 1988 when the sir alexs men travelled to Oakwell and won 2-0 with goals from Andy Cole and Teddy Sheringham.

Team News

The only doubt for Robin’s side was Daniel Bogdanovic, but as he came on as a substitution against Bristol city at the weekend suggests he is fit for the game. Whereas, united are look to make a wholesale of different changes from the defeat at anfield and as usual Ferguson is expected to field a manifest of young new players such as the four newly registered players: Joshua King, Magnus Eikrem, Matt James and Joe Dudgeon who could all play a part tonight. In addition to the newly registered players, Ferguson is expected to play his recent French U21 signing from Bordeaux, Gabriel Obertan. Obertan has appeared 3 times in the united reserves and with a very impressive performance against Oldham athletic Ferguson is keen to recognize his performance with the first team. Likewise First team regular Darren Fletcher is likely to appear having recovered from a groin injury which kept him out of uniteds clash with Liverpool and Rafael De Silva could also make and appearance after recovering from a shoulder injury earlier in the year.

Star Man

Daniel Bogdanovic is the Tykes' joint-top scorer this season with four, including one goal in the Carling Cup. He has had 26 caps for Malta, and his most profitable season came when playing for Marsaxlokk a Maltese side, where he scored 31 times in 31 matches.
Officials

Chris Foy is the referee taking charge of the game, having not taking control of a game with Barnsley since their victory over Birmingham city in 2008. However, Foy has refereed united several times recently including uniteds carling cup final victory against Tottenham and a recent defeat to Chelsea in the Fa community shield which he made controversial decisions over the consistent fouls between Patrice Evra and Michael Black.

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