Sentences with phrase «league pacesetters»

It really is a tantalising prospect: a Chelsea team buoyed by their progress in the Champions League going up against the current Premier League pacesetters, a Man City side who didn't quiet make the grade in Europe this season but have set the benchmark back home by winning 12 of their first 14 league matches in a simply stunning unbeaten sequence.

Jagielka says the side's gritty win over Stoke — in freezing conditions at the bet365 Stadium — showed the side's «togetherness» and the Blues will undoubtedly need to showcase their resolve again when they face Premier League pacesetters Manchester City on Saturday.

And having analysed City's sole defeat this season, when the Premier League pacesetters lost 4 - 3 against Liverpool, he believes fan - power can be crucial as his team seek to overhaul a 2 - 1 deficit in their semi-final second leg.

Leicester City winger Riyad Mahrez is adamant he will not be leaving the Premier League pacesetters in the January transfer window.

Not exact matches

The manager has found his own position under scrutiny recently, with the Premier League champions five points adrift of pacesetters Chelsea and staring another last 16 exit at the hands of Barcelona in the face, after a 2 - 1 defeat in the home leg.

Two of the Premier League's elite clubs will lock horns this Sunday at Old Trafford as Manchester United welcome pacesetters Chelsea on game - week 9.

Having started off the season in flying form with three wins from their opening three games, Manchester United are the early pacesetters in the Premier League.

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Trailing 1 - 0 with seven minutes to go against the league champions, Viktor Goncharenko's men looked set to fall further behind pacesetters Zenit St Petersburg.

But the list stretches further back than just this term, especially their Stamford Bridge casualties, as Chelsea haven't dropped points in a league fixture on home soil since the middle of February, while they haven't even conceded a goal on home soil since the end of March, so just scoring against them appears a daunting enough task, let alone actually snatching points off the early pacesetters.