Another home game, another game that should be a safe three points. Expecting a slightly tougher game than against Fulham but the form we're in at the moment I'm not contemplating anything other than a win.
To add to the feeling of confidence we are playing a team, like Fulham, whose away form is not exactly great, here's some stats, from the BBC:
As to our team - Rooney definitely back, O'Shea a doubt, and Tuesday's Inter game to consider it will be interesting to see who he goes with - will Giggs be rested? Will Evans come in to prepare him for Tuesday, given Vidic's suspension?
The team that Sky Sports speculate on is this: Van der Sar, Rafael, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra, Ronaldo, Scholes, Carrick, Park, Berbatov, Rooney.
The question of Evans is, if he does come in does he come in for Vidic or Ferdinand, to have him play with Ferdinand or to have Vidic play as he'll have a rest midweek? On the other hand, the way that our defence has coped with the changes enforced on it so far, is there any need to bed Evans back into the team before the Inter game? I think probably yes, given the importance of the Inter fixture and given that Evans has also been out for a few games and could probably do with a run out before the Inter game. I'll assume he'll come in for Ferdinand.
Upfront I'm assuming Tevez on the bench and Rooney partnering Berbatov.
Midfield is a tricky one to pick. Will Giggs come back in or be rested for Inter? I think he probably will be rested. I'll go for the same midfield as Sky Sports. I don't see Scholes featuring against Inter and after his performance against Fulham I can see him pulling the strings again, rather than being rested.
As to the prediction - I'll go for 2-0, a bit tougher than Fulham but not by much.
To add to the feeling of confidence we are playing a team, like Fulham, whose away form is not exactly great, here's some stats, from the BBC:
Blackburn go into this game one point off the foot of the table, without any away league goal since November and without an away top-flight victory since September.And, we could have guessed given it's Big Sam in charge, but Blackburn's last two away games have ended 0-0, so Van der Sar's record is looking like turning into a European wide one. And here's a link to some video of Sam Allardyce looking like a man about to face a fire squad at the pre-game press conference. So three points it is.
As to our team - Rooney definitely back, O'Shea a doubt, and Tuesday's Inter game to consider it will be interesting to see who he goes with - will Giggs be rested? Will Evans come in to prepare him for Tuesday, given Vidic's suspension?
The team that Sky Sports speculate on is this: Van der Sar, Rafael, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra, Ronaldo, Scholes, Carrick, Park, Berbatov, Rooney.
The question of Evans is, if he does come in does he come in for Vidic or Ferdinand, to have him play with Ferdinand or to have Vidic play as he'll have a rest midweek? On the other hand, the way that our defence has coped with the changes enforced on it so far, is there any need to bed Evans back into the team before the Inter game? I think probably yes, given the importance of the Inter fixture and given that Evans has also been out for a few games and could probably do with a run out before the Inter game. I'll assume he'll come in for Ferdinand.
Upfront I'm assuming Tevez on the bench and Rooney partnering Berbatov.
Midfield is a tricky one to pick. Will Giggs come back in or be rested for Inter? I think he probably will be rested. I'll go for the same midfield as Sky Sports. I don't see Scholes featuring against Inter and after his performance against Fulham I can see him pulling the strings again, rather than being rested.
As to the prediction - I'll go for 2-0, a bit tougher than Fulham but not by much.
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