www.red11.org DAILY NEWS
Date: Mon Nov 30 GMT+00:00 1998
Mail: barry@www.red11.org
This Issue:
1. Butt blasts United to victory Man Utd 3-2 Leeds
2. Butt blast helps United close on Villa
3. Manchester United 3 Leeds 2
4. BUTT SENDS REDS INTO SECOND
5. MANCHESTER UNITED 3 LEEDS 2
6. Results table Sunday before Leeds + Premier Stats
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Daily RED Trivia Mon 30th November:
30/11/1929: United win 4-2 at Sunderland with goals from Joe Spence 2, Jack Ball
and Jimmy Hanson. The Division 1 game was watched by 11,508. Team was:
Steward, Moore, Dale, Hilditch, Taylor, Wilson, Spence, Hanson, Ball, Rowley, Thomas.
1983: Mark Hughes made his debut, scoring against Oxford United. A powerful striker
who won FA Cup Winners medals for United in 1985, 1990 and 1994, scoring in the
latter two, plus a League Cup Winners medal in 1992 and Premiership medals in 1993,
1994 and 1996. He scored twice in the 1991 European Cup Winners Cup Final, and
in two spells at Old Trafford totalled 120 goals in 348 appearances. More than 60
caps for Wales. He later moved on to Chelsea where he won further FA Cup,
League Cup and European Cup Winners Cup medals.
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Barry Daily Comment:
Britain's MMC visits Man U, attends match
LONDON, Nov 29 - Britain's Monopolies and Mergers Commission
(MMC) said on Sunday it had paid a visit to Manchester United soccer club on
Sunday as part of its ongoing enquiry into the proposed acquisition of the club by
pay-TV giant BSkyB*.
The MMC said in a statement that it was standard procedure in the course of all its
enquiries for the group conducting an investigation to make such a site visit.
"This is to give the group an insight into the workings of any given company and
obtain a feel for the climate in which that company operates," it said. BSkyB, which
is 40 percent-owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp *, said last month
it was still confident it would win control of Manchester United after the government
had referred the bid to the MMC for review.
The MMC has until March 12 to report on the bid.
The MMC said its group had visited Manchester United offices in the morning and
then bought tickets for the club's match against fellow premier league side Leeds
United * in the afternoon.
Remaining 1998 games:
ALL Result/Fixture Index:
http://www.red11.org/mufc/fix9899z.htm
Wed 2/12 Tottenham (A) (LC 1/4 final) 19.45 sky sports
Sat 5/12 Aston Villa (A) PL 15.00
Wed 9/12 Bayern Munich (H) CL 19.45
Sat 12/12 Tottenham (A) PL 15.00
Wed 16/12 Chelsea (H) PL sky sports time 20.00
Sat 19/12 Middlesbrough (H) PL 15.00
Sat 26/12 Nottm Forest (H) PL 15.00
Tue 29/12 Chelsea (A) PL sky sports time 19.45 UK
UNITED Stats v Aston Villa:
http://www.red11.org/mufc/stats/vsastonvilla.htm
*** TEAM RESULTS - MANCHESTER UNITED ***
Date Opposition Score Pos. Attend.
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15/08/98 Leicester City Home D 2-2 11 55,052
22/08/98 West Ham United Away D 0-0 11 26,039
09/09/98 Charlton Athletic Home W 4-1 9 55,147
12/09/98 Coventry City Home W 2-0 5 55,193
20/09/98 Arsenal Away L 0-3 10 38,142
24/09/98 Liverpool Home W 2-0 3 55,181
03/10/98 Southampton Away W 3-0 2 15,251
17/10/98 Wimbledon Home W 5-1 2 55,265
24/10/98 Derby County Away D 1-1 2 30,867
31/10/98 Everton Away W 4-1 2 40,079
08/11/98 Newcastle United Home D 0-0 3 55,174
14/11/98 Blackburn Rovers Home W 3-2 2 55,198
21/11/98 Sheffield Wednesday Away L 1-3 2 39,475
29/11/98 Leeds Home W 3-2 2 55,172
Prem Table 29/11:
Pos Team P W D L F A W D L F A GD Pts
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1 Aston Villa 14 5 1 1 13 8 3 4 0 9 4 10 29
2 Manchester United 14 6 2 0 21 8 2 2 2 9 8 14 28
3 West Ham United 15 4 3 1 12 9 3 2 2 8 7 4 26
4 Arsenal 15 4 4 0 11 3 2 3 2 4 4 8 25
5 Chelsea 13 4 3 0 11 4 2 3 1 11 9 9 24
6 Leeds United 15 4 2 1 10 3 1 6 1 12 11 8 23
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Champions League:
Group D P W D L F A Pts
Bayern Munich 5 3 1 1 8 5 10
Man United 5 2 3 0 19 10 9
Barcelona 5 1 2 2 9 9 5
Brondby 5 1 0 4 4 16 3
Sep 16 Brøndby 2-1 Bayern München
Sep 16 Man Utd 3-3 Barcelona
Sep 30 Barcelona 2-0 Brøndby
Sep 30 Bayern Munich 2-2 Man Utd
Oct 21 Brøndby 2-6 Man Utd
Oct 21 Bayern Munich 1-0 Barcelona
Nov 4 Barcelona 1-2 Bayern Munich
Nov 4 Man Utd 5-0 Brøndby
Nov 25 Barcelona 3-3 Man Utd
Nov 25 Bayern Munich 2-0 Brøndby
to play.....
Dec 9 Brøndby v Barcelona
Dec 9 Man Utd v Bayern Munich
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"Peter Schmeichel's last season at OT" Click on image for more!"
Sunday, November 29, 1998 Published at 17:00 GMT
Subject: Butt blasts United to victory Man Utd 3-2 Leeds
Nicky Butt crashed home a wonderful winner 12 minutes
from time to give Manchester United victory in a thrilling
battle with their arch rivals.
Leeds, who had not scored in their last six visits to Old Trafford, were
impressive throughout and were unlucky not to claim a point from a
typically bruising encounter.
But in a game that was full of goalscoring opportunities
Alex Ferguson's men produced the most clinical
finishing and moved back into second place in the
Premiership.
The surprise though was that all three
of United's goals came from midfielders and not the in-form front
pairing of Andy Cole and Dwight Yorke.
Cole was a busy man early on, but he was twice denied
by saves from Nigel Martyn.
But the visiting keeper was called into more meaningful action in the 26th
minute, when Phil Neville crossed from the left and Nicky Butt's powerful
header seemed destined for the top right-hand corner.
Somehow Martyn managed one of the saves of the
season, clawing the ball away after a magnicent dive -
but in the process he collided with the post and
appeared to jar his back.
Martyn's efforts seemed to inspire his team and four minutes later they were
in front from their first meaningful attack.
There seemed to be no danger as Hasselbaink drifted
towards the left-hand edge of the area, with Phil Neville
and Roy Keane ahead of him.
But the Dutchman cut inside and in the same movement
unleashed a stunning low shot that snaked past a
diving Peter Schmeichel and went in off the near post for
his fifth goal in five games.
Martyn, now in obvious discomfort, shrugged off his
back injury with another great save from Butt in the 36th
minute, as he diverted a low shot with his legs.
In first half injury time Yorke ran at the heart of the Leeds
defence and slipped the ball to makeshift left-winger Ole
Gunnar Solskjaer, who fired a low left-footed angled drive
past Martyn and into the far corner.
Martyn failed to reappear for the second half and was replaced by
19-year-old understudy Paul Robinson.
And his first touch as keeper was to pick the ball out of
the net - because within 30 seconds of the restart United
were ahead. Paul Scholes roared past Ian Harte into the
area and crossed for Keane to blast an eight-yard effort
into the roof of the net.
But the lead did not last long. Six minutes later United's
teenage defender Wes Brown was caught in possession
and Harry Kewell, who should have scored in the first
half from a similar position, bore down on Schmeichel's
goal and beat the big Dane with a low shot.
Tempers became frayed when Keane went down in the box under a
challenge from Alf Inge Haaland - whose clash with the Irish midfielder
last season led to Keane's long-term injury - but the
referee waved away the penalty claims.
Kewell should have scored his second 15 minutes from
time when Hasselbaink sent him through, but his
right-foot drive hit the side netting.
Robinson then palmed away a point-blank effort from
Keane to deny the midfielder a repeat of his earlier goal.
But with the Leeds defence sitting back, the home side
struck the decisive blow in the 78th minute.
Phil Neville played a square ball across the edge of the
box and Butt swivelled to fire an excellent rising drive past
Robinson.
Leeds desperately surged forward in search of one final
equaliser, but United, with fit-again Ryan Giggs playing
the dying minutes, held on to secure a flattering victory.
Teams:
Man Utd: Schmeichel, G Neville, Stam, Butt, Cole, P
Neville, Keane, Scholes, Yorke, Solskjaer, Brown. Subs:
Sheringham, Giggs, Van Der Gouw, Berg, Curtis.
Leeds: Martyn, Haaland, Hasselbaink, Ribeiro, Hopkin,
Halle, Kewell, Harte, Hiden, Woodgate, McPhail. Subs:
Wetherall, Wijnhard, Granville, Robinson, Smith.
Referee: G Poll (Tring)
Real Audio at BBC:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/220000/audio/_224137_4th_goal_butt.ram
http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/220000/audio/_224247_ian_brown.ram
http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/220000/audio/_224137_2nd_goal_keane.ram
"Peter Schmeichel's last season at OT" Click on image for more!"
Subject: Butt blast helps United close on Villa
LONDON, Nov 29 - Nicky Butt blasted the winner as Manchester
United closed to within a point of English premier league leaders Aston Villa on
Sunday with a hard-fought 3-2 victory over Leeds United at Old Trafford.
A late Nicolas Anelka goal gave injury-hit Arsenal an unimpressive 1-1 draw at home
to Middlesbrough while inconsistent Liverpool beat bottom side Blackburn Rovers
2-0 at Anfield.
Second-placed United now have 28 points, one less than Villa who drew 2-2 at
Nottingham Forest on Saturday. Arsenal's point moved them up to fourth on 25
points, three more than Liverpool in eighth.
For once, United's 21-goal strike force of Andy Cole and Dwight Yorke drew a blank
as Leeds stole an early lead when in-form Dutchman Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink beat
Peter Schmeichel at his near post after 29 minutes.
Norwegian Ole Gunnar Solskjaer drove in an equaliser right on half-time and a
minute after the break Roy Keane sidefooted United ahead.
Leeds hit back when Australian Harry Kewell, who missed a clear chance when
Leeds were leading 1-0, profited from a Jaap Stam gaffe to make it 2-2 six minutes
later.
But England midfielder Butt, who has struggled to hold down a first team place at
Old Trafford this season, settled the match with a fierce right-footed shot after a
clever turn on the edge of the area in the 77th minute.
Arsenal, whose European Champions' Cup hopes ended on Wednesday, looked like
extending their goalless streak to five matches against Middlesbrough.
Former Benfica striker Brian Deane got in behind the Arsenal defence to fire the
visitors ahead after six minutes and they looked to be heading for their first Highbury
win since 1939 until Frenchman Anelka smacked in the equaliser off the underside
of the bar in the 89th minute.
At Anfield troubled England midfielder Paul Ince lashed in the opener against
Blackburn from 25 metres in the 30th minute.
Teenager Michael Owen made it 2-0 three minutes later when his sharp shot was
blocked by Blackburn goalkeeper John Filan but rebounded off his knee and into the
net.
Blackburn, in the caretaker care of Tony Parkes following the departure of Roy
Hodgson last weekend, never really looked like scoring against a Liverpool defence
which had looked so vulnerable in the 3-1 defeat at Celta Vigo in the UEFA Cup on
Tuesday.
"Peter Schmeichel's last season at OT" Click on image for more!"
"Peter Schmeichel's last season at OT" Click on image for more!"
Subject: MANCHESTER UNITED 3 LEEDS 2
Nicky Butt picked the perfect time to score his first goal of
the season as he settled this fiercely-contested Roses clash
at Old Trafford. Leeds' depleted side were on course to
claim a well-deserved point against their deadliest rivals
until the England midfielder netted a 77th-minute winner to
take Manchester second in the Premiership.
The goal will be all the more sweeter for Butt because he
has been in and out of the side in recent weeks. He started
in right midfield in place of David Beckham, who was rested
along with Jesper Blomqvist and Denis Irwin. How Leeds
boss David O'Leary would like that luxury and instead he
had to make do without the suspended Lee Bowyer and
Robert Molenaar and the injured Lucas Radebe. And
O'Leary's plight worsened after 25 minutes when Martin
Hiden was stretchered off to be replaced by David Wetherall.
Ferguson had told his players he would not tolerate any
more under-performing, but his words went unheeded as
they made a ponderous start. They repeatedly gave away
possession, although the ball was bobbling about on the
relaid surface. Instead it was Leeds who handed them their
first opening when Jonathon Woodgate and Ian Harte
missed Wes Brown's ball to let in Andy Cole, but he was
thwarted by Nigel Martyn. That was the first of a number of
fine saves by Martyn and he pulled off a fantastic stop to
keep out Butt's header from Phil Neville's cross.
Unfortunately the England goalkeeper injured his back
making the save. Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink then stunned
the home fans when he fired Leeds ahead on the half hour.
Manchester gave the ball away in their own half and when
the Dutch international received the ball on the left wing he
cut inside, beat Phil Neville and hit a right-foot shot which
went in off the inside of the near post.
It was his fifth goal in five games and Leeds' first at Old
Trafford since August 1991. Cole then sliced over before
Martyn stuck out his right foot to deny Butt. Leeds might
have had a second when Stephen McPhail played Harry
Kewell in behind the Reds' static defence, but the Australian
lifted the ball over Peter Schmeichel and wide of the goal.
Just as Leeds' thoughts were turning towards a well-earned
cup of tea, United equalised in the 45th minute. Roy Keane
played the ball to Dwight Yorke, who beat Wetherall before
releasing Ole Gunnar Solskjaer who marked his first league
start in over two months by shooting across Martyn into the
far corner for his seventh goal of the season.
Leeds' bad luck continued when Paul Robinson took over
from Martyn at half-time and within 22 seconds of the
restart he was picking the ball out of his net. Paul Scholes
broke down the right and pulled the ball back to Keane who
rammed home his second strike of the season from eight
yards out. United were a totally different side from the one
which had laboured so much in the first-half and Phil Neville
fired an angled drive just over. Leeds, though, were far from
finished and they silenced the United faithful with a
51st-minute equaliser. Kewell capitalised on a mistake by
Brown and he waited until Schmeichel had committed
himself before slotting home his fifth goal in eight games.
Keane felt he should have had a penalty four minutes later
and the angry Reds skipper had words with Alf-Inge
Haaland, whom he injured his knee trying to foul last
season. But just like with United's three other spot-kick
appeals in the first half, referee Graham Poll gave nothing.
Ferguson was determined not to see another two points slip
away and on came the fit-again Ryan Giggs and Teddy
Sheringham. Kewell spurned a great chance to restore
Leeds' lead in the 73rd minute when he shot wide after
being played in by Hasselbaink. Robinson proved he is no
slouch either when he produced a great stop to deny
Sheringham. Then came Butt's moment of glory when he
received the ball in the area from Phil Neville and spun
round before shooting home past Robinson. As the game
entered its final minutes Leeds brought on supersub Alan
Smith, but the 18-year-old could not make it three goals in
three appearances from the bench.
end
"Peter Schmeichel's last season at OT" Click on image for more!"
Subject: Results table Sunday before Leeds + Premier Stats
*** RESULTS AND ATTENDANCES ON 28/11/98 ***
Charlton Athletic 1-2 Everton 20,043
Chelsea 1-1 Sheffield Wednesday 34,451
Coventry City 1-1 Leicester City 19,894
Newcastle United 3-1 Wimbledon 36,623
Nottingham Forest 2-2 Aston Villa 25,753
Southampton 0-1 Derby County 14,762
West Ham United 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur 26,044
*** GENERAL STATISTICS AS AT 28/11/98 ***
SEQUENCES
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LONGEST RUN OF WINS:
Current (3 games) - Leeds United, West Ham United
Record (4 games) - Aston Villa
LONGEST RUN OF DRAWS:
Current (1 game) - Aston Villa
Chelsea
Coventry City
Leicester City
Nottingham Forest
Sheffield Wednesday
Record (4 games) - Arsenal
Middlesbrough
LONGEST RUN OF DEFEATS:
Current (3 games) - Blackburn Rovers
Record (5 games) - Southampton
LONGEST RUN WITHOUT WIN:
Current (12 games) - Nottingham Forest
Record (12 games) - Nottingham Forest
LONGEST RUN WITHOUT DRAW:
Current (5 games) - Everton
Liverpool
Record (9 games) - Newcastle United
Sheffield Wednesday
LONGEST RUN WITHOUT DEFEAT:
Current (12 games) - Chelsea
Record (12 games) - Aston Villa
Chelsea
LONGEST RUN OF HOME WINS:
Current (2 games) - Leeds United
West Ham United
Record (4 games) - Aston Villa
Chelsea
Manchester United *********
LONGEST RUN OF HOME DRAWS:
Current (2 games) - Nottingham Forest
Record (3 games) - Everton
Middlesbrough
LONGEST RUN OF HOME DEFEATS:
Current (3 games) - Blackburn Rovers
Record (3 games) - Blackburn Rovers
LONGEST RUN WITHOUT HOME WIN:
Current (7 games) - Nottingham Forest
Record (7 games) - Nottingham Forest
LONGEST RUN WITHOUT HOME DRAW:
Current (6 games) - Blackburn Rovers
Record (6 games) - Blackburn Rovers
LONGEST RUN WITHOUT HOME DEFEAT:
Current (7 games) - Arsenal
Chelsea
Manchester United ******
Middlesbrough
Record (7 games) - Arsenal
Chelsea
Manchester United *******
Middlesbrough
LONGEST RUN OF AWAY WINS:
Current (2 games) - West Ham United
Record (2 games) - Arsenal
Liverpool
Middlesbrough
West Ham United
LONGEST RUN OF AWAY DRAWS:
Current (3 games) - Middlesbrough
Record (6 games) - Leeds United
LONGEST RUN OF AWAY DEFEATS:
Current (2 games) - Wimbledon
Record (5 games) - Sheffield Wednesday
LONGEST RUN WITHOUT AWAY WIN:
Current (7 games) - Blackburn Rovers
Sheffield Wednesday
Record (7 games) - Blackburn Rovers
Sheffield Wednesday
LONGEST RUN WITHOUT AWAY DRAW:
Current (4 games) - Arsenal
West Ham United
Wimbledon
Record (6 games) - Sheffield Wednesday
LONGEST RUN WITHOUT AWAY DEFEAT:
Current (7 games) - Aston Villa
Leeds United
Record (7 games) - Aston Villa
Leeds United
ATTACK/DEFENCE STATISTICS
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BEST ATTACK (27 goals): Manchester United ***
WORST ATTACK (10 goals): Everton
BEST DEFENCE (6 goals): Arsenal
WORST DEFENCE (31 goals): Southampton
BEST HOME ATTACK (18 goals): Manchester United ***
WORST HOME ATTACK (2 goals): Everton
BEST HOME DEFENCE (2 goals): Arsenal
WORST HOME DEFENCE (17 goals): Southampton
BEST AWAY ATTACK (11 goals): Chelsea, Liverpool, Middlesbrough
WORST AWAY ATTACK (3 goals): Southampton
BEST AWAY DEFENCE (4 goals): Arsenal, Aston Villa
WORST AWAY DEFENCE (17 goals): Wimbledon
ATTENDANCE STATISTICS
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HIGHEST ATTENDANCE (55,265): Manchester United ***
LOWEST ATTENDANCE (12,526): Wimbledon
HIGHEST AVERAGE ATTENDANCE (55,173): Manchester United ***
LOWEST AVERAGE ATTENDANCE (15,120): Southampton
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