Sentences with phrase «english top»

Nearly 10,000 candidates are fighting for seats at 34 English top - tier counties and unitary authorities, as well as the Isle of Anglesey council in Wales.

The action in the English top flight returns with a bang as we get to enjoy Man City v Liverpool with both putting their undefeated starts to the new season on the line.

April 8 — West Bromwich Albion, the Midlands football club now assured of at least one more season of English top - tier football, remained in the black while suffering a near halving of profits in the year to 30 June 2015.

Aggregate payroll costs reached # 29.4 million in the year under review, when the club was playing in the English top - tier.

The west London giants have not quite replicated the form from the previous campaign, and they go into the midweek game on the back of two successive draws in the English top - flight.

Although he didn't get his name on the scoresheet, Eden Hazard spent another afternoon tormenting defences in the English Top flight as he picked up yet another Man of the Match award for his industrious performance in the Blues» 2 - 0 victory over Brighton & Hove Albion.

There were plenty of interesting match - ups drawn during the latest fifth - round pairings, with runaway English top - flight leaders Manchester City set to face Wigan Athletic in a repeat of the 2013 FA Cup final, in which the Sky Blues were stunned 1 - 0 by their local rivals.

The English top flight is watched by a rapt audience the world over.

Chelsea is one the most successful English club which used to participate in English top flight Premier League.

A staggering 25 different nations have been represented in the English top - flight with Chelsea's Burkina Faso winger Bertrand Traore being the most recent addition.

Players from well over 100 countries have plied their trade in the English top flight since the Premier League was introduced in 1992 and such an influx has only contributed to increase in the quality of the league.

The 24 - year - old already has 13 goals to his name this season and is on course to be the English top flight's top scorer once agains.

Fabregas has always been one of the best passers in the English top - flight, but his inability to hold off opponents while defending has been a cause of concern.

The Citizens have gone unbeaten in their last seven games on home soil in the Premier League (W4 D3) and there has been just the one defeat for them there all season in the English top flight.

Many English top flight legends like John Aldridge, Andy Townsend and Kevin Sheedy are examples of talented players to switch allegiances to the Boys in Green.

His lack of pace and weak physical frame saw him struggle with the high - tempo and physical nature of the English top flight.

The English Championship side are favourite to clinch promotion to the English Premier League, and Awaziem is among the players they have pencilled down for recruitment in the summer in preparations for the challenge of the English top flight.

It is much more likely that Leicester's understudy keeper Ron - Robert Zieler would depart the 2015/16 English top flight champions if Kalinic headed to the UK, with the 28 - year - old potentially falling to third in the pecking order and featuring just 13 times for Leicester since his # 3m transfer last summer.

Leicester City wrapped up their first Premier League title on Monday with two games remaining and now the most exciting thing to look forward to in the English top flight is a conclusion to the long running managerial saga that has unfolded at Manchester United.

Tasked with seeing the Blues return to the top end of the table, Conte has won his first two fixtures in the English top - flight.

The Argentinian international has a 75 % tackle success rate in the English top flight.

There was no shortage of elaborate pre-match hype; a clash of the titans as two teams who have dominated the English top - flight for the past seven years — United topping the Barclay's Premier League in four of the last seven season, Chelsea doing so in the outstanding three — went toe - to - toe at Old Trafford for the most eagerly - anticipated match - up of the season thus far — and it certainly delivered on its promise.

I honestly didn't think you could win the English top - flight title playing football the way City have done this season.

The Blues have endured another average season in the English top - flight, and they are expected to be changes in the offensive department ahead of next term.

Ibrahimovic has never played in the Premier League before but that could change with a group of clubs from the English top flight rumoured to be interested in bringing the forward to these shores.

Mourinho has often stated that he wants to get back into management next term and in a competitive league such as the English top flight.

It took Steve McClaren eight years to get back into the Premier League after his failure as England coach, while David Moyes hasn't been seen in the English top flight since he was relieved from his duties as Manchester United manager.

All 20 teams in the English top flight preferred a back four this season and the rare deviations often met with alarming results.

The shot - stopper is back in the English top flight now, however, with Watford and with the Hornets Gomes is flying and looks back to his best.

Only Stoke City have a better ratio in the English top flight.

Richarlison has channeled his inner Harvey Dent this season, showing the Premier League the good, the bad and the ugly side of his game throughout his debut campaign in the English top flight.

Hargreaves wouldn't add to his sole English top flight medal despite seeing his teammates lift the ribboned trophy on two further occasions, with his lack of appearances due to injury branding him to have not contributed enough in each respective campaign.

Manchester City's Sergio Agüero went into the Premier League record books today with his 124th goal in the English top flight.

Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas has said that Lionel Messi would be considered the best player in the Premier League, if he ever considers a move to the English top - flight.

City, the leaders, are gunning for a 14th successive league win - which would equal the all - time record in the English top flight - and can put a huge 11 points between themselves and second - place United if they prevail.

Incredibly, over the last two transfer windows, the 20 clubs in the English top flight spent approximately # 1.085 billion on new players and, with revenue from TV as well as sponsorship deals increasing at a rapid rate, that figure will only increase in coming seasons.

So, considering Man City Vs Bournemouth head to head, Man City is still far better club than the Cherries and they won two times English top flight.

Lukaku bagged 25 goals in the English top - flight last season, and he would have been named the Golden Boot winner, had Tottenham Hotspur's Harry Kane not come with a flurry of goals in the final weeks of the campaign.

In the eighteen years marking 1973 to 1991, Liverpool finished in the top two of the English top flight no fewer than seventeen times and were crowned champions of England eleven times.

Though, Bournemouth is regarded as the new comer in English top flight where they first entered the Premier League in 2015/16 but already has become one of the powerful team.

Larsson had managed to prove an influential figure during the Black Cats» Premier League escape in recent seasons, but even his best efforts were not sufficient this term as the Wearside club ended their 10 - year stay in the English top tier.

In the English top - flight, Van Gaal's men have created fewer scoring chances (236) than all but four other teams in 2015/16.

Should they lose, or even draw, we think it's safe to assume that Burnley won't be spending another season in the English top flight.

With that in mind, we've decided to take a look at not only who the English top flight's highest scorers are, but who among them is the most clinical.

Day 4 of the 2017/2018 Premier League campaign is just around the corner and, no doubt, football fans from all around the globe will enjoy watching Saturday's games in the English top flight.

Match Predictions: United have been unbeaten at home for 38 games in all competitions and they are highly likely to continue that with another win on Saturday against a Brighton side who are a decent team and doing very well in their first season in the english top division but not many people expect them to get much away from home against the traditional top 6.

The record # 5.14 billion ($ 7.72 billion, 7.06 billion euros) television rights deal due to kick in next year will reinforce the English top flight's status as European football's financial behemoth.

Simply put, transfer fees really don't mean much at all to clubs in the English top flight any more.

Mauricio Pochettino's side have won more points from losing positions than any other English top - flight team this season (17) and it is this type of spirit that could propel them to the club's first Premier League title.

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola is just one of a handful of coaches in the English top flight to have taken umbrage with the FA's scheduling and has suggested that his side's four fixtures in 11 days is «killing» his...