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PREMIER LEAGUE PREVIEWS

West Ham and Aston Villa both face a difficult away day

Stats on tonight’s other five Premier League games

It’s a big night for the top-flight’s claret-and-blue crusaders as Aston Villa need to win away to Manchester City to extend their lead over Arsenal to six points while seventh-placed West Ham travel to eighth-placed Wigan in a battle that could be worth a place in Europe next season if two of the top six reach the FA Cup Final. Here are a few quick stats on each game:

Fulham v Hull
Hull have taken just three points from their last eleven games. The Tigers beat Fulham in August but have failed to complete a double over Arsenal, Spurs, West Ham and West Brom. The Cottagers have the second best home points average in the league and have lost once at Craven Cottage all season.

Manchester City v Aston Villa
Villa have won seven consecutive Premier League games on the road. However, they are winless in five and have lost six of their last seven away to the Citizens, who have won four straight home league matches.

Stoke v Bolton

Posted: March 4th, 2009 by Michael Lintorn | Add Comment comment

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE PREVIEW

Man Utd face Jose Mourinho and the curse of the holders

Inter Milan/Man Utd, 7.45pm, ITV1, Free Bets, Best Odds

The football in the last two Sir Alex Ferguson/Jose Mourinho encounters - in the 2007 FA Cup Final and the Community Shield three months later - may have been awful but there is no denying the sense of anticipation brewing as the two great managers prepare to collide once more. Here’s everything you need to know about tonight’s game:

GRAVEYARD OF THE CHAMPIONS
In each of the last four years, the Champions League holders have been eliminated at this stage of the competition. Inter Milan were the team who started that tradition by knocking out Porto four seasons ago. Sir Alex Ferguson and Jose Mourinho’s first ever meeting came in the round of 16 five years ago, when Mourinho’s Porto won the home leg 2-1 before holding Manchester United to a 1-1 draw at Old Trafford.

PREVIOUS ENCOUNTERS
Manchester United and Inter Milan last came to blows ten years ago at the quarter-final stage. On that occasion, Sir Alex Ferguson’s side played the first leg at home and won 2-0, before drawing 1-1 at the San Siro. On that day Nicola Ventola put the Italian side ahead in the 63rd minute only for Paul Scholes to equalise with two minutes to go.

MOURINHO v FERGUSON

Posted: February 24th, 2009 by Michael Lintorn | 1 Comment comment