Sentences with phrase «first league side»

Last July the Hammers started their pre-season by playing Czech First League side FC Slovacko in Rohrbach then Russian side Rubin Kazan in Krottendorf.

The First League side come into the match with one point from their opening two matches, and could potentially join us on points with a win today.

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It was, after all, Real Madrid's first - ever trip to Girona, a side making its debut appearance in La Liga — the Spanish equivalent of the Premier League.

Perez, who joined the north London club for # 17M last summer as per the Independent, scored once in 11 league appearances for Arsene Wenger's side last season as the Gunners missed out on Champions League football for the first time under Wleague appearances for Arsene Wenger's side last season as the Gunners missed out on Champions League football for the first time under WLeague football for the first time under Wenger.

Arsenal fans also want to see the side defend well as that is another area of concern with Koscielny and Mertesacker not available for the visit of Liverpool in the first Premier League match.

Arsenal fans will have been a bit worried to say the least when the news came in on Saturday that our opponents for the first game of the Premier League season had just put the mighty Barcelona to the sword, with a 4 - 0 win against a strong side including their former striker Luis Suarez, Messi, Iniesta and all.

This being said, Arsenal have supposedly had a long standing interest in the Lille striker and have been scouting the Moroccan forward since January, and are the only top Premier League side that could guarantee Boufal Champions League football, plus a position as first choice striker.

I really do not know a great deal about this Zagreb side other than that they did an invincibles season in the Croatian league last season, so hopefully Arsenal are on the ball from the first whistle.

Even though Arsene Wenger put out a fairly strong Arsenal side for the trip to lower league Preston North End in the FA cup, it may have been stronger with the addition of some regular first team players like Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil.

Arsenal and Arsene Wenger set the Europa League quarter - finals off to an explosive start as they ran riot over Russian side CSKA Moscow in the opening 45 minutes of the first - leg.

After all, Shezzer has been the first choice stopper of the Italian Serie A side Roma all season and he has done very well for them, all the time gaining valuable experience, while David Ospina was still fresh in the average Gooner's mind for that horrible fumble which handed the initiative back to Olympiacos to record their first Champions League victory on English soil.

Real Madrid take on Schalke 04 in the first Champions League knockout stage in a bid to become the first side to reclaim Europe's premier club competition.

Celtic were already facing an uphill battle against Inter Milan in this Europa League second leg, with the Italian side netting three precious away goals in the first leg.

His 13 league goals have seen the side open up a ten point lead at the top of the table and they are two victories away from being crowned Premier League champions, which would be Hazard's first since his arrival in the summer ofleague goals have seen the side open up a ten point lead at the top of the table and they are two victories away from being crowned Premier League champions, which would be Hazard's first since his arrival in the summer ofLeague champions, which would be Hazard's first since his arrival in the summer of 2012.

He should have picked either Chambers or Holding to start in the back three with the first league fixture in mind when Konscielny will be sitting out a ban.Playing the Ox as a makeshift left sided wing - back is hardly going to persuade him to sign a new contract on the basis that he's an integral part of the squad....

Kenny Dalglish's team have already won their first trophy in six years, by beating Championship side Cardiff on penalties in the League Cup final.

Ainsley has been an ever - present in our Europa League and Carabao Cup sides, and has now started twice for the first team, although for some reason Wenger keeps playing him in different positions for him to learn his trade.

As a result, it would surely require a player to head out first to make space for Werner, but having spent so heavily on their attack, it's only logical that they address their issues at the other end of the pitch given that they possess the worst defensive record of the top seven Premier League sides this season having conceded 36 goals in 27 games.

Unless you're just saying points relative to first place in a given season in isolation is all that matters and performances are meaningless and nothing can be extrapolated or projected, in which case our 14/15 side was closer to winning the league and subsequently required less improvement than our 17/18 one, a notion I'd call preposterous.

An energized and driven Saints side made a lackluster Chelsea pay the price in the opening half as Dušan Tadic converted with ease, before Jan Bednarek marked his first league start with a stunning half volley finish in the second term.

After a stop - start first two - thirds of the season, Juventus have finally rounded into form at a crucial time, retaking first place in Serie A and coming back in wildly dramatic fashion to beat a Tottenham Hotspur side in the round of 16 that many believed had what it took to make a deep run in the Champions League this year.

Arsenal are in the envious position of only needing one point to guarantee a place in the Champions League Group Stages next season, bur first of all they need to get their act back together and overcome a battling Sunderland side that also only need one point to avoid the drop.

First of all Arsenal have to get past Sam Allardyce's Sunderland side, who gave us a hard first half in our recent League meeFirst of all Arsenal have to get past Sam Allardyce's Sunderland side, who gave us a hard first half in our recent League meefirst half in our recent League meeting.

The England midfielder, who has also earned his first call up to the national side in two years, believes that the club had always made the Europa League a major target.

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Swansea City and Everton are also interested in Campbell, who impressed for Greek side Olympiakos is last season's Champions League, which saw him face Manchester United in the first knockout round.

Llorente emerged as one of the world's most exciting strikers during his time with former club Bilbao, particularly in the 2011/12 season when his 29 goals in all competitions helped the unfancied Basque side to the Europa League final, and he memorably struck a superb volleyed goal against Manchester United in the first knockout round.

The Atletico Madrid forward, who was anonymous as his side were thrashed 3 - 0 by Real Madrid in Tuesday's Champions League semi-final first leg, has agreed personal terms with the Old Trafford club, according to The Sun.

The fact that the Magpies are in such a poor run of form will only add to the possibility of the Senegal international accepting an offer from a side that can offer the 27 year old his first taste of Champions League football.

Tabb was a regular in the engine room of the Reading side in the first half of the campaign as the Premier League new boys struggled with life back in the top flight.

Seattle shows better in multiple key categories, namely on the defensive side of the ball, where the Seahawks rank first in the league against the pass and third against the run.

Just over two years ago, Carragher was quoted in the Independent as saying there should be a limit on foreign youngsters joining Premier League academies, in order to give «our boys» more of an opportunity to reach their clubs» first - teams, and as a result, presumably, improve the fortunes of a perpetually bad England side.

The Gunners boss finished outside the Champions League places last season, the first time his side have failed to do so in his 21 - year reign with the club.

In 1967 these two sides met in Lisbon to slug it out for the European Cup in what would go on to be Celtic's first triumph away from their domestic league.

The 19 - year - old made his Premier League debut against Arsenal at the Emirates on Sunday afternoon, and even though Jose Mourinho's side fell to defeat, the youngster made a big impression and will be hopeful that it's just the first of many appearances in the league for the Red DLeague debut against Arsenal at the Emirates on Sunday afternoon, and even though Jose Mourinho's side fell to defeat, the youngster made a big impression and will be hopeful that it's just the first of many appearances in the league for the Red Dleague for the Red Devils.

Oscar and Frank Lampard scored as Jose Mourinho saw his Blues side defeat Hull City in the first Premier League game of his Stamford Bridge return.

Depay is the leading scorer in the Eredivisie this season, with a staggering return of 20 goals in 27 games, helping his side clinch their first league title since 2008.

Arsenal wonderkid Serge Gnabry is set to join fellow Premier League side West Brom on an initial six - month loan deal in a bid to gain regular first - team action this season, Mail Sport reports.

It'll certainly be interesting to see how youngster Chalobah develops as a player with the Hornets and whether he reaches his potential as a midfielder, and it'll definitely be worth keeping an eye on seeing whether the midfielder manages to establish himself as a first team player with the Premier League side.

First - half goals from Harry Kane and Erik Lamela — either side of an Ashley Barnes wonderstrike — gave Spurs the points which move them up to sixth place in the Premier League table.

Allardyce would have been furious that his side could not hold their advantage until half time, although the visitors were slightly unfortunate to concede to Eriksen's first league goal since October.

Into his first season as United boss, Louis van Gaal can make a major statement here if his side condemn the visitors to yet another defeat in this awful recent run of theirs which has seen the title and even an automatic Champions League spot slip away from them.

United still see Real Madrid full - back Fabio Coentrao as their first choice target, but believe a move for Cristico would hold fewer problems as he has already suggested that he wants to leave the Russian Premier League side as soon as possible.

Chalobah, who made 10 league appearances for Antonio Conte's side last season as Chelsea secured their fifth Premier League title, contributing one assist, has signed a five - year deal with the Hornets after struggling to break into the first team at Stamford Bridge, as per the Exleague appearances for Antonio Conte's side last season as Chelsea secured their fifth Premier League title, contributing one assist, has signed a five - year deal with the Hornets after struggling to break into the first team at Stamford Bridge, as per the ExLeague title, contributing one assist, has signed a five - year deal with the Hornets after struggling to break into the first team at Stamford Bridge, as per the Express.

Hulk scored a cracker but his Zenit side were unable to overcome a first leg deficit as Borussia Dortmund eased into the Champions League quarter - finals.

Should Bale end up swapping the Bernabeu for Old Trafford this summer, it'll surely put the Red Devils as favourites for the Premier League, as the Manchester side look to win their first title since the departure of former boss Sir Alex Ferguson in 2013.

The first time he did it the side were undefeated in the league for the whole campaign and on the third time he smashed the Serie A record, by finishing with 102 points and 33 wins.

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That made the Hornets the first side to secure automatic promotion to the Premier League, putting them four points ahead of fourth place with one match to play.

Mangala, who is said to be interesting a host of Premier League clubs, should also be ready after a shoulder injury kept him out of the side since the first - leg.