It had been a low-profile start to the campaign for Owen Coyle until Bolton lost in the Carling Cup to his former team Burnley before a vengeful Turf Moor. The Premier League, by contrast, has been rather quite for him, with three draws in five matches. The one victory came at West Ham at the end of last month and it is also the opposition who carry expectations, even if Coyle's side is at home. Manchester United have not yet hit their very best form and must also have Wednesday's Champions League tie in Valencia on their mind.
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Venue Reebok Stadium, Sunday 12noon Tickets £27-£35 (0844 8712932) Last season Bolton 0 Man Utd 4 Referee P Dowd
This season's matches 5 Y24, R2, 5.20 cards per game
Odds Bolton 13-2 Man Utd 8-15 Draw 10-3
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Possible line-up's:
Steinsson-Ricketts-Knight-Robinson
-Petrov-Muamba-Lee-
-Holden-
-Elmander-Davies-
-Rooney-Berbatov-
-Giggs-Scholes-Fletcher-Nani-
-Evra-Vidic-Ferdinand-O'Shea-
-Van Der Sar-
Bolton:
Subs from Bogdan, Gardner, Klasnic, Taylor, M Davies, Samuel, Riga, Blake, Eaves, Alonso, McCann, Cohen
Doubtful None
Injured Davis (knee, Oct), McCann (ankle, unknown), J O'Brien (knee, unknown), A O'Brien (ankle, unknown)
Suspended Cahill (third of three)
Form guide DLDWDW Disciplinary record Y11 R2
Leading scorer Elmander 3
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Manchester United:
Subs from Kuszczak, W Brown, Evans, Rafael, Gibson, Obertan, Park, Neville, Hernández, Smalling, De Laet, Fábio, Owen, Anderson, Macheda, Bebé, Hargreaves, Carrick
Doubtful None
Injured Valencia (leg, unknown)
Suspended None
Form guide WDWDWW Disciplinary record Y11 R2
Leading scorer Berbatov 6
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• Manchester United have only won four of their last nine Premier League away matches, but one of those was a 4-0 success over Bolton
• Bolton have drawn three of their last four matches at the Reebok Stadium
• Sir Alex Ferguson's side have won 12 and lost just one of the last 14 Premier League matches against Bolton
• Dimitar Berbatov has scored six goals in his last five league games while Wayne Rooney has scored six goals in his last four appearances against this opposition