Pre Match Portsmouth v Manchester United

Match no. 14 is about to start. In the previous Red Devil defeated Everton 3-0. Unfortunately Chelsea still won the last match to make the different is still 5 points. It is necessary for United to win tonight to ensure they can keep chasing Chelsea for the EPL title. And for Chelsea as well they must win to keep the distance from United. But it is still along way to go.

United will face Portsmouth at Fratton Park and Portsmouth will make a hard day for United. That's for sure. United have a huge obligation to the fans to win this 14th match.

So, what's Official Website of EPL's preview between this two teams:

Bottom club Portsmouth could hardly have got a tougher fixture for their first match wil Avram Grant at the helm as they host the champions who are bidding to avoid a third successive defeat on the road.

Portsmouth team news

Asmir Begovic is set to replace injured England goalkeeper David James for Avram Grant's first match in charge of Pompey.

Grant, still officially Pompey's director of football until paperwork arrives enabling him to be installed as successor to sacked manager Paul Hart, could stick with Jamie Ashdown but highly-rated Bosnia international Begovic was recalled from a loan spell at Ipswich earlier this week.

Veteran defender Hermann Hreidarsson is likely to keep his place after coming back from injury in the 1-0 defeat at Stoke but Grant may recall French loanee Frederic Piquionne in place of Kanu, who made his first Barclays Premier League start of the season last week.

Man Utd team news

Jonny Evans and John O'Shea remain doubtful for Manchester United's trip to Portsmouth on Saturday.

Evans picked up a calf injury on international duty with Northern Ireland a fortnight ago, while O'Shea suffered an thigh injury during the Republic of Ireland's controversial World Cup play-off defeat to France.

Patrice Evra is set to return, along with Wayne Rooney, Dimitar Berbatov, Edwin van der Sar and Darren Fletcher as United look to close the gap on leaders Chelsea to two points ahead of the Londoners' meeting with Arsenal.

Squads

Portsmouth: Begovic, Ben Haim, Kaboul, Wilson, Hreidarsson, Brown, Yebda, O'Hara, Boateng, Dindane, Piquionne, Kanu, Swift, Hughes, Van den Borre, Mokoena, Belhadj, Mullins, Ashdown.

Manchester United: Van der Sar, Foster, Kuszczak, Neville, O'Shea, Brown, Vidic, Evans, Evra, Rafael, Valencia, Anderson, Fletcher, Scholes, Carrick, Giggs, Nani, Berbatov, Rooney, Owen, Macheda, Welbeck.

Source:http://www.premierleague.com/page/MatchPreviews/0,,12306~48491,00.html

My prediction is Portsmouth 1 United 2

Glory Glory Man United!