Monday 12th January 2009
United hand Chelsea spanking
FT: Man United 3-0 Chelsea. United have had the better of the exchanges as they record an emphatic victory. Watch out BPL!
Team news
Man Utd: Van der Sar, Neville, Vidic, Evans, Evra, Ronaldo, Fletcher, Giggs, Park, Berbatov, Rooney.
Subs: Kuszczak, Anderson, Carrick, Scholes, Welbeck, O'Shea, Tevez.
Chelsea: Cech, Bosingwa, Carvalho, Terry, Ashley Cole, Mikel, Joe Cole, Lampard, Ballack, Deco, Drogba.
Subs: Cudicini, Ivanovic, Di Santo, Ferreira, Kalou, Belletti, Anelka.
Man United vs Chelsea build-up
Rooney: Chelsea still have Euro blues
Managers baited by Fergie!
Man United vs Chelsea Statistics
Man United vs Chelsea Preview
Cole ready for Old Trafford battle
Man United vs Chelsea: Past meetings
Big Phil: Blues stars equal to Ron
Mourinho in Champions League claim
Di Santo not leaving Chelsea
* Join John Dykes and the football team LIVE on ESPN for this massive game!Full-time: Wigan 1-0 Tottenham
Maynor Figueroa scored a late winner for Wigan as their unbeaten run continues!
Figueroa scored one minute into injury time as Wigan recorded 18 out of a possible 21 points. ESS football analyst Steve McMahon feels Tottenham paid Wigan too much respect and deserved to lose.
Half-time: Wigan 0-0 Tottenham
Jermain Defoe's return to Tottenham from Portsmouth did not go exactly to plan as his side found themselves hanging on at the end of a goalless first half against Wigan at the JJB Stadium.
After an encouraging start the visitors struggled to keep the Latics at bay.
Amr Zaki narrowly headed wide from a Ryan Taylor free-kick and goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes saved from Wilson Palacios and Emile Heskey.
Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp named striker Jermain Defoe in the starting line-up against Wigan at the JJB Stadium after he completed his return to the club from Portsmouth earlier in the week.
Team news
Wigan Athletic
Kirkland, Melchiot, Sharner, Bramble, Figueroa; Valencia, Palcios, Cattermole, Taylor, Heskey, Zaki.
Subs: Pollitt, Kilbane, Edman, Brown, Boyce, de Ridder, Camara.
Tottenham Hotspur
Gomes; Bale, Zokora, Pavlyuchenko, Modric, Dawson, Corluka, O'Hara, King , Woodgate, Defoe.
Subs: Sanchez, Bentley, Bent, Campbell, Lennon, Huddlestone, Jenas.
Preview:
Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp named striker Jermain Defoe in the starting line-up against Wigan at the JJB Stadium after he completed his return to the club from Portsmouth earlier in the week.
The England international was back in a Spurs shirt less than 12 months after leaving for Fratton Park.
He was one of two changes from the side which beat the Latics 3-1 in the FA Cup at White Hart Lane 10 days ago, the other seeing Ledley King return in defence.
David Bentley and Darren Bent both dropped to the bench.
Wigan boss Steve Bruce made seven changes to his line-up, the most significant being the return of first-choice strikers Emile Heskey and Amr Zaki and goalkeeper Chris Kirkland.
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