Man Utd v Blackburn
Barclays Premier League
Venue: Old Trafford Date: Saturday, 31 October 2009 Kick-off: 1730 GMT
Coverage: BBC Sport website, BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Radio Lancashire, Final Score, live on ESPN & highlights on Match of the Day
Manchester United are facing a defensive crisis with Nemanja Vidic and Rio Ferdinand both doubtful with calf injuries and Gary Neville suspended.
Ryan Giggs is also carrying a knock, while Darren Fletcher, Danny Welbeck and Ji Sung Park remain sidelined.
Blackburn's latest swine flu victim is Jason Roberts, who has been told to stay away from training.
Defender Chris Samba is doubtful but Pascal Chimbonda has recovered from a calf strain.
Man Utd
Suspended: Gary Neville (three matches)
Doubtful: Ferdinand (calf), Giggs (unspecified), Vidic (calf)
Injured: Fletcher (ankle), Hargreaves (knee), Park (knee), Wellbeck (knee)
Blackburn
Doubtful: Chimbonda (calf), Grella (thigh), Samba (virus)
Unavailable: Roberts (virus)
Swine flu-hit Blackburn head to Old Trafford to face a Manchester United side still pig sick following last weekend's defeat at Anfield.
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Part of the challenge is how you react to disappointment... we lost 4-1 to Liverpool at home last season, which was a travesty, but the players buckled down and we went on to win the league
Man Utd boss Sir Alex Ferguson
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A Carling Cup victory over Barnsley will have gone some way to mending United's wounded pride, but Sir Alex Ferguson will demand maximum points against a side who have managed just one Premier League victory at Old Trafford in 15 attempts.
Sam Allardyce has already outwitted one Ferguson this week. Peterborough found Blackburn in rude health and the Rovers boss will have been pleased by his players' response to his stinging attack on their "pathetic" 5-0 defeat at Chelsea.
Reportedly accused of being a Ferguson "loyalist" by Wigan's Roberto Martinez, Allardyce will expect no favours here and would be forgiven some trepidation ahead of another fixture away from Ewood Park.
The Lancashire club have suffered nine successive away defeats in the league, conceding 30 times and mustering only four goals in response. Never mind swine flu, Allardyce needs to find an urgent cure for Rovers' travel sickness.
Head-to-head
• These sides have met on 106 previous occasions. Man Utd have won 48 to Blackburn's 31.
• United have taken 16 of a possible 18 points from their last six meetings with Blackburn Rovers in the league, conceding only three goals in the process.
• Blackburn have lost 11 of their 15 Premier League trips to Old Trafford, winning only once - a 2-1 victory in September 2005.
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606: DEBATE
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Man Utd
• The Red Devils have benefited from three own goals this season, including two in their last three Premier League fixtures.
• United have shipped 11 goals in their 10 league games so far, equalling their third-worst defensive performance ever at this stage of a Premier League season.
• Referee Phil Dowd has given more red cards against United than any other side in the Premier League (five). United have lost five of the 12 matches that Phil Dowd has officiated in the Premier League.
• United are the only team not to concede a goal from a set-piece in the Premier League this season.
• Ryan Giggs has scored 99 Premier League goals for United, and Paul Scholes has 98.
Blackburn
• Rovers have lost their last nine away league games, including their final five last season. They have conceded 16 goals in their four league games away from Ewood Park this term.
• Rovers' last away win in the top flight was a 2-1 triumph at Fulham on 11 March.
• Ten points after nine games is Blackburn's worst start to a season for five years.
• Blackburn have conceded a goal with every 37.3% of shots that they have faced, a Premier League high.
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Man Utd
Rooney: 7 goals (6 league); Berbatov: 3 goals (3 league); Owen: 3 goals (2 league)
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Blackburn
Dunn: 5 goals (4 league);
McCarthy & Pedersen: 2 goals (0 league)
Referee: Phil Dowd
Assistant referees: David Richardson & Scott Ledger
Fourth official: Kevin Friend
Man Utd (L0-2 v Liverpool, a): Van der Sar, O'Shea, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra, Valencia, Carrick, Scholes (Nani 74), Giggs, Berbatov (Owen 74), Rooney.
Subs Not Used: Foster, Neville, Anderson, Fabio Da Silva, J Evans.
Blackburn (L0-5 v Chelsea, a): Robinson, Jacobsen (Salgado 60), Olsson, Nelsen, Givet, Andrews, Nzonzi, Pedersen (Hoilett 69), Emerton, Diouf, Roberts (Kalinic 53).
Subs Not Used: Brown, McCarthy, Reid, Jones.
Man Utd scorers: Rooney 23, Ronaldo 60
Blackburn scorer: Santa Cruz 32
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