I presume that Timmy, off his game-saving performance against Rangers at Ibrox midweek in the Champions League, starts against Fulham. If he doesn't, then Sir Alex is nuts. TV-wise, no idea what's happening. I'd assume that it's either tape-delayed on FSW back home, or at the very least on PPV. If someone can confirm this, please post accordingly... Also, since I'm doing the PbP on the Chelsea v Man City game, that duty is wide open here. I'll do a news round-up coming right up...
News roundup From Soccernet, the match preview: http://soccernet.espn.go.com/preview?id=108111&cc=3436 From skysports.com, the match preview: http://www.skysports.com/skysports/article/0,,53-1108515,00.html Preview from the BBC's site, complete with facts and figures: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/3206852.stm Also from the Beeb: "Ban frustrates Ferguson": http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_utd/3212021.stm From manutd.com... match preview: http://www.manutd.com/footballnow/matchreport.sps?reportid=2869&iEventID=11024&compid= Also from United's official site, Ferguson's thoughts ahead of this match (requires login, but registration's free and painless): http://www.manutd.com/news/fullstory.sps?iNewsid=45497&itype=466&icategoryid=122 From the Manchester Evening News... their match preview: http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/s...terunited/stories/Detail_LinkStory=71066.html Also from the Manchester Evening News, "Defensive stars hail Howard" (a couple of days old, from the aftermath of the win over Rangers, but I haven't seen it posted anywhere else yet): http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/s...terunited/stories/Detail_LinkStory=70890.html Not much in the way of unique features, but there's the information for the match.
Free streaming audio from 5-live 'sports extra'. http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/ Click on the 'listen' link under the '5-live sports extra' logo.
Timmy indeed starts. From Soccernet (and confirmed via sportinglife.com): http://soccernet.espn.go.com/match?id=108111&cc=3436 MAN UTD 14. Tim Howard 5. Rio Ferdinand 2. Gary Neville 22. John O'Shea 27. Mikael Silvestre 8. Nicky Butt 19. Eric Djemba-Djemba 11. Ryan Giggs 7. Cristiano Ronaldo 21. Diego Forlan 10. Ruud van Nistelrooy Subs 13. Roy Carroll (GK) 24. Darren Fletcher 25. Quinton Fortune 18. Paul Scholes 12. David Bellion FULHAM 1. Edwin Van der Sar 2. Moritz Volz 24. Alain Goma 16. Zat Knight 18. Jerome Bonnissel 14. Steed Malbranque 7. Mark Pembridge 10. Lee Clark 5. Sylvain Legwinski 11. Luis Boa Morte 8. Louis Saha Subs 12. Mark Crossley (GK) 4. Andrew Melville 6. Junichi Inamoto 15. Barry Hayles 17. Martin Djetou
Dude... Damn, your right. I was listening to the pre-game on it, and it sure seemed like they were going to stream it. Oh well, I tried.
I believe that's the first goal that beaten Howard at Old Trafford. 6' Howard save on Saha 10 yard header
The game is on five live over the air, but due to licensing restrictions, they can't stream the actual game on the internet because they don't own the license in the overseas markets (like the USA). The feed cuts out right as they go to live action.
Great! No let's hope Tim saves the rest of them, while Fulham holds the Clean Sheet... Actually...isnt ManUre good for a "shock loss" every year at Old Trafford?
9' Fulham look good coming forward by Boa Morte's shot is fluffed. Silvestre comes up lame. He's getting treatment.
15' Ferdinand gives up a free kick 28 yards from goal. Saha free kick 10 feet over the bar. Commentator: "Howard's not used to being beaten, especially at Old Trafford"
Isn't it amazing how quickly he's become a fixture. The commentator talks like he's been there for ages.
20' Boa Morte just misses getting his head to the ball from 8 yards out. G. Neville lucky not to have given away a PK for pushing Boa Morte on his header attempt. Where is that watertight defense that we've seen most of the year from United?
23' Giggs cross from the right cleared for a corner. Ronaldo corner cleared. O'Shea find Forlan in the PA but he shoots wide.
Commentator: "Man has landed on the moon and color television was introduced since the last time Fulham beat Manchester United. Can they hold on here today?"