Sentences with phrase «city game at the weekend»

Not exact matches

Sunderland won 3 - 0 last weekend away to fellow relegation - threatened Norwich City, in what was a must - win game, and they will be keen to replicate that performance this weekend at home, and their manager has already confirmed he will be setting his team up in the same way.

After the weekend's games saw Man City heavily beaten at Everton and Man United held to a draw by Liverpool at Old Trafford, Carragher feels that the current top four are the only teams capable of winning it.

Chelsea certainly enjoyed a great weekend, overcoming a gritty effort from Norwich City to get a 1 - 0 victory at Stamford Bridge and snap a three - game losing streak.

Arsenal are set to face arguably their biggest game of the season at the Etihad this weekend, and it is not just for us to finish above Man City and clinch the usual Champions League quaklification, but also to stave off Tottenham finishing above us for the first time in Arsene Wenger's reign at the Emirates.

The game that the Gunners really have to win is the one against Leicester City at the weekend and the Foxes are on fire.

City has a team that can compete with any big team on Europe but they are failing.Arsenal has a better team than Monaco but lost 3 - 1 at home.Chelsea can not even beat 10 men psg, and the funny thing is psg has played on the weekend and this game was supposed to be hard for them not for Chelsea.

Before the game had even kicked off at the John Smith's Stadium, the weekend's major talking point had already been established during Manchester City's emphatic victory over West Brom, as official Neil Swarbrick wrongly sent off the Baggies» centre - back Gareth McCauley, instead of teammate Craig Dawson.

Sergio Aguero has been handed a four - game suspension following his dismissal in Manchester City's loss to Chelsea at the weekend.

Even if a sloppy pass or a momentary lack of focus leads to a goal there should be enough attacking ability in the Arsenal team to get away with it, as we did last weekend, but I do think it is a concern and especially so in a big game like the one coming up at Man City.

With both teams losing their respective games at the weekend, there was always going to be a little extra pressure on Arsenal and Leicester City as they prepare for the Premier League clash at the Emirates stadium tomorrow evening.

And during the away game with Swansea City at the weekend, it seemed clear to everyone watching that Calum Chambers was having a torrid time at right back against the Swansea winger Jefferson Montero.

This week they have the replay with Norwich City before an EPL game at the weekend and then a massive EFL cup second leg against Liverpool before Arsenal go there, assuming they beat Norwich.

Arsenal fans will be hoping that the Premier League's 18th placed team Hull City can do us a favour by taking points off Chelsea this weekend but not really expecting it from the Tigers, especially as the game is going to be played at Stamford Bridge.

However, that pressure could be cranked up to the max by the time our game at the Emirates kicks off, purely because ours is the last game of the weekend and that gives all of our rivals bar City the chance to stretch their lead.

Youngster Rob Holding's performance alongside Laurent Koscielny this weekend may have eased the importance of another addition at present, but it was then revealed the France international played the game whilst carrying a knock, and played through the pain barrier after hurting his back the day before the 0 - 0 draw with Leicester City.

Manchester United return to Premier League action this weekend, after an international break, and will face struggling Aston Villa at Old Trafford, before a home game against bitter city rivals Manchester City, who they are only two points behind in the tacity rivals Manchester City, who they are only two points behind in the taCity, who they are only two points behind in the table.

The Gunners started poorly in the domestic league as well but have largely put that right and, as Wenger reminded us all in the press conference today reported by the Arsenal website, our last game was an excellent away win at Leicester City, a team that had started like a rocket, were playing very well and had not lost a game until last weekend.

Sadly that didn't go as planned for City and now they are in a straight fight with Arsenal for automatic qualification to next seasons Champions League, and if they beat the Gunners this weekend they will leapfrog Arsenal into third on goal difference with just one game to play, so Arsene Wenger will be desperate to get at least a point to keep us in the driving seat.

The point at the weekend left us level on points but behind third placed Man City because of goal difference and with theirs being eight better than ours you would think that we need to take more points than City over the final three games to finish above them.

Stoke City at home before our first European game is not bad at all but travelling to Chelsea that weekend is about as bad as we could have wished, so obviously we could do with the Champions League throwing up one of our easier opponents for that matchday.

Even though Arsenal piled the pressure on our Premier League rivals by taking all three points off Sunderland in the first game of the EPL weekend at the Stadium of Light, we are still locked on points with both Liverpool and Man City at the top of the table after they both managed wins of their own.

Arsenal have already got through to the next round of the FA cup without the Spaniard at right back, although it was a much harder game against Preston North End than we would have liked, and there is good reason to expect us to do the same away to Swansea City in the Premier League this weekend.

Leicester are on a three - game winning streak since being eliminated from the FA Cup and all fairly handsomely; 3 - 0 winners over Stoke City and 2 - 0 winners over Liverpool before collecting three points at the Etihaad last weekend.

But I am suggesting that we try to play with some of the solidity and determination that won us the game against Man City at the Etihad stadium last weekend.

I am not complaining, but with Man United coming up this weekend I would have forgiven him for playing 4 or 5 reserves to rest our very best players, despite Huddersfield's plucky game against Man City at the weekend.

Naturally, there are examples which argue the opposite, as seen in the recent win at home against Liverpool, but McMahon wants to see the Red Devils play a more attacking game against City this weekend, in a game in which their rivals could land the Premier League title with a win.

Shaw started against Manchester City in the 2 - 1 defeat at Old Trafford over the weekend but has been axed and replaced by Marcos Rojo going into tonight's game in Rotterdam.

Swansea City look to build on their rousing victory at Crystal Palace when they take on Arsenal in Paul Clement's first home game as head coach this weekend.

Let leave Chelsea and City fight it out with all their extra games for this one while our plYers relax and get ready for BPL match at weekend!

Newcastle are at Southampton next weekend then have consecutive home games against Swansea and Man City.

Even though Arsenal have one Premier League game in hand on Tottenham and Man City, while also having played two games fewer than Liverpool, it is vital for the Gunners to get a win at West Brom this weekend before the two week pause for the latest round of internationals.

City host West Ham United at the Etihad in this weekends Premier League clash as Pep Guardiola's side looks to make it three wins in three games.

The job for the Arsenal team got a little bit harder at the weekend with the Premier League leaders Leicester City riding their luck to grind out yet another 1 - 0 win to move them closer to an amazing title win, but if you look at it another way it has not changed what Arsenal have to do, which is to win all of our remaining EPL games.

Bellerin's greediness to play so soon after he was concussed at the Bridge last weekend MUST be resisted by Le Prof in his 18 man match day squad for our Hull City game at the Ems this Saturday.

With Man City losing on Saturday it was already a good weekend for Arsenal and our title hopes, so the game at Old Trafford was a nice bonus.

Chargers at Chiefs: One of the most crucial games of the weekend takes place Saturday, as the Chargers look to ride their momentum train into Kansas City and take over the division lead.

With Arsenal likely to be involved in a much more open game next weekend at Man City, where the pace and movement of Welbeck can really help us, has Wenger been saving this different animal from Giroud to be unleashed against City as we try to secure at least third and a guaranteed Champions League place?

After the Gunners final Champions League group game, at FC Basel, Stoke City visit North London in the Premier League the following weekend.

In fact «Arsene Wenger was honest after the game, acknowledging his opponents as the superior side,» the former Arsenal midfielder Emmanuel Petit said after the weekend's defeat at Man City.

Right now I reckon that most Arsenal fans, and probably our manager Arsene Wenger as well, would snap your hand off if you offered them a draw from our up and coming away game in the Premier League, because this weekend's trip to Man City looks at the moment to be the hardest of all the fixtures we will face this season.

The home side should have some confidence after a strong (but losing) performance at Man City last weekend, and the visitors had to play a Champions League game against Atletico Madrid on Tuesday night.

There is still a lot of anger among some Arsenal fans, even though the planned protest against Arsene Wenger and the Arsenal board at the home game against Norwich City last weekend seemed to show more support for the beleaguered boss than a united determination to see him replaced as manager.

The sides clash at AAMI Park two days after Melbourne City and Brisbane Roar square off at the same venue, in the other game in the first weekend of finals.

With big games coming thick and fast for every Premier League club, the standout this weekend is Saturday evening's clash between Arsenal and Manchester City at the Emirates Stadium.

Spurs saw their 14 - game unbeaten run end at the weekend when champions Manchester City sealed victory at Wembley.

This weekend is jam packed as Norwich City are travelling up to visit us here at Anfield for a 4 pm KO on Saturday and the Liverpool Ladies FC play their last game of the WSL season against Chelsea on Sunday.

Victory over Norwich moved Wenger's team a step closer to Champions League qualification and above Manchester City, who have a game in hand and who play the Gunners at the Etihad Stadium next weekend.

Spurs beat Stoke City 4 - 0 over the weekend, and the Metro was the subject of plenty of discussion on social media after they named Danny Rose in their team for the week despite the defender not having played a single minute in the game, and added that «he had contributed at both ends».

Having won 2 - 1 in their last 4 games and that important narrow win over United last weekend, City are now 11 points clear at the top and should be odds on favorites to make it 15 straight wins this Wednesday by beating a struggling Swansea City side.

After losing 2 - 1 in the hands of Manchester City at home over the last weekend, this games hold significant importance for United and they must win this to not only keep their slender hopes of title race alive but also to restore some faith in players and fans alike.