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Saturday, March 5, 2011
Wolverhampton v Tottenham Premier League Match on March 6
Football Match: Wolverhampton v Tottenham
Venue: Molineux
Date: Sunday, 6 March
Kick-off: 1600 GMT
Coverage: Watch live on Sky Sports 1 and highlights on Match of the Day 2; listen on BBC Radio 5 live and local radio; text commentary on BBC Sport website and mobiles.
Wolves midfielder Jamie O'Hara is ineligible to play against his parent club under the terms of his loan.
Steven Mouyokolo and Ronald Zubar are ruled out with injury while Dave Edwards and Dave Jones are doubts, but Stephen Hunt is fit again.
Tottenham pair Gareth Bale and Rafael van der Vaart remain unavailable but hope to return for the Champions League tie against AC Milan in midweek.
Ledley King is training again after a groin injury but is unlikely to play.
The season's ambition of these clubs differ greatly, but their sorrow will be shared ahead of kick-off when they honour the memory of Dean Richards.
Richards, who played as a defender for both clubs, died last weekend aged 36 after a long illness. He became a firm favourite at Wolves following his move from Bradford in 1995, playing 145 games before joining Southampton. He signed for Tottenham in 2001 for £8.1m - a then-record fee for an uncapped English player - and made 81 appearances for the club before being forced to retire as he was suffering from dizzy spells and headaches.
Richards' wife and two sons are due to attend Sunday's game, and a representative from each of his four former clubs will hold aloft their team's shirt in the centre circle prior to a minute's applause before kick-off.
The game itself is an opportunity for Wolves to climb out of the relegation zone, and for Tottenham to bolster their chances of a top-four finish and Champions League qualification. Spurs will be playing for the first time in 12 days since a 3-1 defeat at Blackpool, who Wolves thrashed 4-0 last weekend to move off the bottom.
Liverpool v Man Utd Premier League Match on March 6
Football Match: Liverpool v Man Utd
Venue: Anfield
Date: Sunday, 6 March
Kick-off: 1330 GMT
Coverage: Watch live on Sky Sports 1 and highlights on Match of the Day 2; listen to live coverage on talkSPORT and full match commentary on BBC Radio Merseyside, with updates on BBC Radio 5 Live; text commentary on BBC Sport website and mobiles.
Liverpool's club record signing Andy Carroll has trained since Wednesday and is being considered for his debut after overcoming a thigh injury.
Martin Kelly is out for a month with a torn hamstring, but Raul Meireles should recover from a knee problem.
Wes Brown is expected to partner Chris Smalling in Manchester United's defence, with Nemanja Vidic banned and Rio Ferdinand unlikely to be fit.
Ryan Giggs is poised to make a club record 607th league appearance.
Sir Alex Ferguson has long since achieved his stated mission to knock Liverpool off their perch, but defeat at Anfield would leave the United manager spitting more feathers.
He faces a touchline ban after being charged for his outspoken criticism of referee Martin Atkinson in the wake of the midweek defeat at Chelsea. What would bother Ferguson far more is if his team's advantage in the title race is eroded on Sunday.
Tensions between Liverpool and Manchester originate from a battle for the lucrative cotton trade in the 19th century, and the hostility remains undiminished when the two most decorated football clubs in England go head-to-head. In the build up to this match, Kenny Dalglish responded to the prospect of United overtaking Liverpool's record of league titles by pointing out that the Anfield club still have the edge because they have won more European Cups.
Liverpool, of course, have not dominated the domestic scene since 1990, when Dalglish was first in charge. He quit the following February, and United have gone on to be 11-time champions under Ferguson's guidance.
Although this has been an unequal rivalry in the Premier League era, Liverpool have been rejuvenated by the return of Dalglish for a second spell as manager. He has been in opposition with Ferguson since their playing days in Glasgow, and will relish the opportunity to clip United's wings.
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St Mirren v Rangers Scottish Premier League Match on March 6
Football Match: St Mirren v Rangers
Venue: St Mirren Park
Date: Sunday 6 March
Kick-off: 1245 GMT
Coverage: BBC Radio Scotland and BBC Sport website
St Mirren forward Paul McGowan returns from suspension and defender Lee Mair is fit following illness.
David Barron, Paul McQuade, Gareth Wardlaw and Nick Hegarty are still out but are all closing in on a comeback.
Rangers defender Sasa Papac is ruled out with a head knock sustained during Wednesday's fiery Old Firm clash.
Kyle Lafferty is banned, while Nikica Jelavic, Jamie Ness and Steven Naismith join longer-term casualties Kirk Broadfoot and Lee McCulloch.
St Mirren manager Danny Lennon: "I certainly know that you've got to respect every opposition but what you can't do is give them too much respect.
"We know we've got to get in about them.
"I was asked the question 'will you go and park the bus?'. You defend when you've got to defend but we are certainly not a team that goes out to line up in defence.
"I feel that any time we try to hold on to something that we are at our most vulnerable. We have got to make sure we keep to our strengths."
Rangers manager Walter Smith: "St Mirren have been very well organised this season and have had some good results this season so we expect a tough game.
"We had a difficult enough game there earlier in the season and we have an injury situation just now that we have to overcome.
"We had seven players missing on Wednesday and we will probably have to add Sasa Papac to that list.
"Sasa was unconscious and will have to see the doctor. Having had a head knock earlier in the season, that will be a factor."
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