Sentences with phrase «league games either side»

With two tricky Europa League games either side of this match, expect the Red Devils to make a few changes for this tie.

Not exact matches

It is strange really, because when the Gunners were enjoying our most successful period, which culminated in the amazing and perhaps never to be matched achievement of winning the Premier League without losing a single game, it was with the combative midfield warrior Patrick Vieira at the heart of the side.

Now Louis van Gaal's side are looking to get back on track in the league, having won only two of the last six games in the English top flight.

One of the Premier League players who has really improved his game this season is Spurs winger Nacer Chadli, who has been in amongst the goals and one of his side's most dangerous attacking players — he thoroughly deserved his goal against Chelsea at White Hart Lane.

But to look on the positive side, we have not won for three games, but we are still only two points from the top of the league!

The league leaders are showing they have that star - quality needed to take games by the scruff of the neck, while our side seem to be scrapping for their results all too often.

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.

Arsenal could do with the goal threat of Lacazette in such a big game against a defensively solid Spurs side riding high in the Premier League.

The West Brom boss is certainly in need of January reinforcements, with his side currently sitting in 19th place in the Premier League table with just five wins from their 24 games so far this season.

The rest of the game was something of a procession for the side that have become the second team — after Bayern Munich — to seal one of the five major league titles across Europe.

I still am not sure why Mick McCarthy opted to play such a weakened side, I know some would point out that the club went on to win their next fixture but its worth remembering that Wolves had also won their previous two matches prior to the Old Trafford clash so they would have buoyed up for the game and who knows perhaps they could have gotten a surprise result against the Premier League champions.

Its fair to say that Ronald Koeman has set the Premier League alight with his Saints side, who now lie second in the Premier League after the weekend games.

Chelsea striker Diego Costa always seems to get under the skin of Arsenal players when the two sides meet and — having scored five goals in as many Premier League games this season — the Spaniard is almost certain to start in North London.

Arsenal should win and we think they will, but the Gunners, who go into Sunday's game on a run of three league matches without scoring, are unlikely to have it all their own way against a side who have humbled Chelsea and Man United this term.

I think what stands out to me was that we approached this game like a league cup match against a conference side.

Arsenal could not have picked a worse time to face Antonio Conte's side, who easily beat Swansea 5 - 0 two days ago while resting Eden Hazard, and who have only conceded one goal in their last 5 League games as they moved up to be Man City's closest challengers, albeit 14 points behind Pep Guardiola's side.

So Arsene Wenger's name is being cheered again, Arsenal look good for a UCL quarter - final place and we seem to be on the up in the Premier League as well, heading for an away game with a Liverpool side about as far removed from the confident, dangerous and in form outfit that took us apart at Anfield last season.

Real Madrid have after all only beat Athletico twice in the previous eight games between the two sides, excluding their penalty victory in the Champions League final and those expecting Atletico to take all three points can pick up a price of around 3/1.

I would prefer wenger say right I'm giving cech the biggest games, cup finals, EPL games against the top half of the league and games in the champions league against the best 2 sides.

Sanchez, who scored 24 goals in 38 league games for the north London side last season as the Gunners narrowly missed out on the top four, is reportedly top of Unai Emery's side's transfer targets, with the club wanting at least one marquee signing before the window shuts on August 31st, according to Sky Sports.

Daily Fantasy Football game Oulala.com have taken a look at Arsenal's record against the other «big six» Premier League teams when Ozil has featured in the side since he joined in 2013, as well as his individual contribution too.

The 42 year old has every reason to be enjoying his time at Celtic, the Glasgow side sit joint top of the Scottish Premiership, with a game in hand, and have Champions League football to enjoy.

Diaby arrives at one of the genuine giants of the French game, but he joins a side in transition; Marcelo Bielsa's outfit missed out on Champions League qualification last term, and have since lost many of their key players.

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.

«Overall I believe that it is of course a good opportunity for us to go to Wembley where we want to go, but we know that Chelsea are a dangerous side, so that is why it is important until then that we win our Premier League games and prepare after.»

Despite Guardiola's worries over his side's defence, they seem to be coping pretty well so far, as City currently have the joint best defence in the whole of the Premier League, with the Spaniard's side only conceding 11 goals in just 16 games so far.

Team Holway had been the League's best Hoops Team in the Regular Season and had a ton of momentum on their side after winning the Top2 Game the week previously against 1.

I am of the opinion that Arsenal really can win this, as Pep Guardiola's side have not quite clicked totally yet, and with the exit from the Champions League to Monaco, the Citizens have only won 1 of their last 4 games and have lost away to both Liverpool and Everton since Xmas.

One of those «same mistakes» that Barton is likely to be referring to is in defence, as Liverpool still haven't managed to establish themselves as a consistent defensively - sound side, conceding 18 goals in 13 league games, which is the worst record of the top seven sides.

Arsenal have the bad luck to have to face the Champions - elect Man City just four days after being embarrassed in the League Cup final by Pep Guardiola's side, but Arsene Wenger is very hopeful that his team can pick themselves up to try and get revenge at the Emirates, where the Gunners have only lost one League game all season.

Surely now Arsenal are back at home where we had won 15 games in a row before the Man United debacle, and with the benefit of playing a very weak Newcastle side that has managed just one point from their last 8 League games, is the perfect opportunity to get this monkey off their backs before we welcome Liverpool to the Emirates next week....

That in turn means that the league leaders still need five points from their last six games, and while many will fancy them to do that, Guardiola is seemingly either playing mind games or is genuinely concerned about the impact that recent results are having on his side.

The side are now languishing thirteen points behind league leaders, Manchester City, who have a game in hand.

For Team Kappa Sig 1, they outlasted 12 other Teams to make it to the League's final night and had they been on the other side of the Bracket they may have gotten to the Championship Game.

Once again, these games with one - sided money percentages consistently involve the league's elite.

In 2015 Arsenal only just pinched second place in the League by the skin of their teeth when Tottenham collapsed in the final games of the campaign, but Spurs got their revenge in style last season when they made sure of their second - place finish and ended 11 points ahead of a very disappointing Gunners side, that failed to even make the Champions League.

Indeed, Guardiola can overtake two of his old sides in the history books if City win their next five league matches, with his Barcelona side of 2010/11 winning 16 in a row in La Liga, and his Bayern Munich side of 2013/14 winning 19 consecutive Bundesliga games.

The Royals are on a two - game losing streak, and only Wigan (15) have lost more league games than Brian McDermott's side (14) this season.

Fantasy football game www.oulala.com have looked back at every single Premier League season to find out which side was leading on Christmas day and where they finished at the end of the season.

The Swedish side have only played friendly games since the League finished in December, and with temperatures not conducive to amazing football the Gunners just tried to say solid and take any chances they were given.

The fixtures haven't fell too kind for the North London side and the Premier League certainly won't help out with scheduling — the Premier League don't do Friday night games for example.

A lack of creativity has been noticeable in the side's last two games against Manchester United and Arsenal, which resulted in back - to - back defeats and dented hopes of Champions League football returning to Anfield next season.

While Klopp would undoubtedly have been in full support of the vociferous noise made by the fans prior and during the game, he offered an apology to their fellow Premier League side as evidently he felt as though it overstepped the mark with bottles and cans leading to a broken front windscreen.

Ahead of Liverpool's FA Cup replay against Championship side Blackburn Rovers on Wednesday night, manager Brendan Rodgers has urged his players to recapture the creativity which saw them put together a 13 game unbeaten Premier League run.

David Moyes's side have lost only one of their previous 17 home league games, taking 36 points from a possible 51 in the process (W10, D6, L1).

Both of Saturday's 3 pm games also see Championship sides tackle Premier League opposition.

Arsene Wenger's side came in to the game having won just one of their last six Premier League opening games before the Leicester clash, and seemed certain for more problems even though record signing Alexandre Lacazette handing them a perfect start to the new campaign.

Liverpool travel to Exeter City in the most romantic tie of the round, with the home side hoping the game will be a banana skin for the Premier League giants.

However, he still expects full commitment from his players in the final games of this campaign, insisting he does not want to see his side finish bottom of the league.

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.