Sentences with phrase «league points return»

West Brom, despite their slump, needs five more points to equal their best Premier League points return in a season (49).

Not exact matches

Two of Marshall's four returning starters were the best underclassmen in the league at what they do — 6» 2» Skip Henderson scores (21.0 points per game last season) and 6» 7» Rodney Holden rebounds (8.8 a game).

I can't decide on whether I want to commit to cementing our place in the top four before hoping to push on to win the title, but I also can't think of anything worse than hoping that United keep their six - point lead over our side, which leaves me stuck in the middle, but I feel like we should actually be concentrating on returning to the Champions League.

But when we do return to league action next weekend with a trip to Swansea City I wonder if Arsene Wenger will go with the same forward line that earned us such an unlikely point with a three goal comeback away to Bournemouth.

Arsenal return to Premier League action at last and are desperate to start getting some points on the board again after a very mediocre December.

The Blues have been dominant this season, and after the 3 - 1 win against Leicester City on Wednesday night, another three points on Sunday versus Crystal Palace would see the Premier League trophy return to Stamford Bridge for the first time in five years.

Inter currently sit in ninth place in Serie A, 23 points behind league leaders Juventus, and despite Mancini returning to the club in November, he has failed to inspire much of a transformation at San Siro, but the former Manchester City man believes that he needs a bit of time to mould the team to title - challenging quality.

According to the Daily Mail, their return to the Champions League — which now looks all but sealed with a seven point lead over Liverpool — as well as their lucrative sponsorship deal with Adidas will enable Louis van Gaal to strengthen his resources with four major signings.

This form has seen them shoot into second place in the Premier league table just 2 - points behind early leaders Chelsea and fans will be hoping that these big injury set - backs will not have too great of an effect on their club's form as the season progresses and they will welcome back Flores when he returns from his suspension in several week's time.

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 table.

Their investment returned fruitfully when it mattered most, as Durant became the most efficient player in league history to average 30 or more points in the NBA Finals.»

Returning Man City midfielder Yaya Toure has seen his side struggle during his time away on African Nations Cup duty and believes his Etihad Stadium can not drop another point if they want to retain their Premier League title according to the Daily Mirror.

Returning Masters champ Bronson Harmon will not compete at league this weekend, leaving Oakdale point - deficient in at least one weight class this postseason.

If we can reduce d point gap between the league leaders and us to single figure, I feel we have a good chance to win d league... With d returning players, n one or two signings to boost our defense.

We've dropped 13 points in the league since his return.

Considering that Arsenal had to play two Premier League games in three days, a return of 4 points from them is not such a bad thing, especially after being 3 - 0 down after 70 minutes against Bournemouth.

The Red Devils face Sheffield United in the FA Cup this weekend, before returning to Premier League action against Newcastle United on January 12 as they look to try and close the nine - point gap that exists between them and leaders Arsenal.

Jack's return was probably the biggest talking point of our Carabao Cup tie but Arsene Wenger was quick to play down the importance of it, suggesting that it is early days yet and reminding us that this was not a game with the intensity and quality you expect in the Premier League every week, Arsenal.com reports.

Burnley have won nine of their 13 home games since returning to the Premier League and should feel under no pressure, starting the weekend nine points clear of the drop zone.

Come on we surely know that we will not be seeing Santi Cazorla playing for Arsenal's first team any more, it has just gone too far past the point of no return by now, but then again Wenger gave the little Spaniard a one year extension last season, even though he was fatally injured in October after playing just 8 League games for the club.

Without wanting to be too confident or allowing any element of complacency to creep into the Arsenal team ahead of this weekend's Premier League game, Arsene Wenger has spoken to Arsenal Player about his belief that the Gunners should return from Carrow Road to north London with another win and a very important three points in the bag.

Pep Guardiola retired, became a manager and won 3 league titles Took a year out, returned and won 2 more Maureen has won 6 league titles Zlatan has won 9 as a player Facebook was invented, youtube was invented, twitter was invented, the iPhone was invented And finally, Claudio Ranieri was sacked 5 times, lost to the Faroe Islands, and Joined Leicester... and is now 3 points away from this title.

The England international will be hoping to play again this season as United require one more point to mathematically secure a top - four finish and a return to the Champions League after one season away.

Guardiola has done the maths (six points; two wins, or just one against nearest rivals Unieted) and he knows that the Premier League trophy will return to the Etihad Stadium this month, barring an unprecedented collapse by his City team.

Round 33 of the Serie A season sees the Nerazzurri return to San Siro in desperate need of a return to winning ways, following a run of two points in three games which has seen them slide out of Italy's Champions League spots.

Arsene Wenger got out of the group stages by largely utilising his fringe players and young prospects but, now sitting eight points off the top four, winning the Europa League arguably presents the Gunners with their best shot of returning to the Champions League.

Hull have still only used 13 different players this season and no - one has faced more efforts on goal than Hull have in the Premier League this season, so to have seen them collect six points is a great return.

However, without an approved CVA - the Inland Revnue's objection nullified the CVA - the Football League insisted upon on 15 - point sanction before returning the «Golden Share» (Membership of the League).

After back - to - back late disappointments in Bristol and Leicester, Manchester United return home to Old Trafford on Boxing Day needing to add three points to their Premier League tally for a confidence boost as much as anything else.

Let's hope for more than one goal, a decent victory and a starting point for United's return to the UEFA Champions League.

A point against Tottenham Hotspur, not a bad result, so from 3 league matches we have 4 points, not a bad return.

The Blues return from the international break with a chance to go seven points clear at the top of the Premier League table.

The Irons are currently 12th in the Premier League, four points clear of the relegation zone, and the potential return of Carroll at the business end of the season could provide a major boost for David Moyes» men.

Kuala Lumpur: After taking a three - week break at the midway point of this season's AFC Champions League Group Stage, the 16 remaining West Zone teams return for Matchday Four and a crucial round of fixtures that kick off on Monday.

Conte needs to make sure the Blues» return to Premier League action brings another three points, as they are still chasing Champions League football.

After just nine games this term they have already accumulated 21 points, and look a strong bet for a Champions League return.

The fixtures don't get much easier for Antonio Conte's side, with a trip to The KC Stadium to face a Hull side that nearly took a point from Manchester United followed by a league game against Leicester and the arrival of United themselves to Stamford Bridge — including the return of former boss José Mourinho.

The Gunners are also hopeful that Petr Cech and Danny Welbeck will be fit to return to action as they look to close a four - point gap to Spurs and move closer to the Premier League's top four.

Chelsea will collide against Crystal Palace when the Premier League returns this weekend and the Blues should be considered favorites to earn all three points.

Mourinho will be seeking his side return to second in the league and claw back three points on the deficit with nine matches remaining in the league this season (after this game anyway).

The latest season saw them improve their league finish up to 5th place but fall three points short of a return to the Europa Lleague finish up to 5th place but fall three points short of a return to the Europa LeagueLeague.

Leipzig took four points off Marseille's neighbours Monaco in this season's UEFA Champions League group stage, drawing 1 - 1 in Germany and scoring four first - half goals in a 4 - 1 win in the return fixture.

After earning only a single point against Stoke City last weekend, Manchester Unite returned to winning ways by beating Basel in the Champions League.

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Linked to a sooner return to his home country, with Bologna allegedly interested in signing him back, Italian international forward Manolo Gabbiadini (26), as his agent, Silvio Pagliari, stated: «First things first, we must point out Manolo is playing in Premier League, and, even if he's getting less game time than before right now, he'll give a lot of thought before leaving.

The game was a dull affair, which was to be expected, with chances few and far betwee, but the point will be seen as a very good point on Stoke's behalf and they can now travel back home with a smile on their faces as they return to what has been a happy hunting ground for the Potters this season, with five of their six league victories come there.

Chievo will be desperate for the points to save themselves from relegation, but we need them to return the club to the Champions League.

Málaga are already eight points adrift of safety whilst Barça are eight points ahead at the top of the table — but this game is also a return to the venue of the Catalans» last league defeat, a record - chasing 34 games ago!

Many of the major leagues are still on their winter breaks, but there was some European action over the weekend with the Premier League in full swing, the French Cup providing some talking points and the Primeira Liga returning after their mini break.

Last week was the fifth anniversary of his signing for Chelsea and although plenty has happened for the 26 - year - old since then, with three loans at Premier League clubs nurturing him to the point where he returned to establish himself at Stamford Bridge and win the title last season, it still feels that time flies.