Sentences with phrase «17th placed side»
Because of the fact that Arsenal and Man City are tied at the top on points with just a single point in goal difference keeping us in second, combined with the fixture list that sees us take on Middlesborough on Saturday and City facing Southampton on Sunday, any kind of win for us over the league's 17th placed side would be enough to see us top the table on Saturday night, but to still be there next week means we would have to better Man City's result, in terms of goals if not points.
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The victory sees Villa move to within eight points of Swansea City who sit in 17th place, although the Welsh side host Sunderland in a crucial clash between the two struggling sides on Wednesday.
Cambiasso's side are currently 18th in the Premier League, only in the bottom three thanks to an inferior goal difference to 17th placed Hull City.
Even this early on in the season, it's clear that his side will be relegation candidates as they are currently six points away from 17th placed Fulham.
17th vs 18th place is always a dramatic contest this late in the season, and it will be a real mental test today for both sides.
Trouble is too many of these so called footballing experts know bugger all about Wolves or Fosun or where we are going and see us as a typical newly promoted side who will be grateful to survive in 17th place.
The Hornets finished runners - up to fellow Premier League side Bournemouth that season and went on to secure 12th and 17th place finishes in the following two seasons.
The situation down the bottom is as follows; Deportivo sit on the correct side of the dotted line in 17th place with 35 points with Celta and Zaragoza below them, both on 34 with Celta ahead of Zaragoza due to their head - to - head record, which could matter more come Saturday evening.
West Ham sit in 17th place so far this season, just a point over Hull City who are in the relegation places, so a result at Old Trafford will be something that Slaven Bilic will want in order to break away from the bottom three, which might not happen until his side see some consistency in their performances, consistency for the better at least, as they have been consistently dire this season.