Sentences with phrase «league rivals spurs»

West Ham United left - back Arthur Masuaku is in demand - with Premier League rivals Spurs and Chelsea keen on a # 20m summer deal.

Leicester City want Jack Grealish from Aston Villa - and they'd surely step up their pursuit if they lost Demarai Gray to Premier League rivals Spurs.

This is according to the Mirror, who state that the Canaries are prepared to let the player go in the summer transfer window, and that the player has also attracted interest from Liverpool's Premier League rivals Spurs and Man City as well as the Reds.

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The winger has previously spoken of his desire to play in one of the continent's top leagues and Spurs» north London rivals Arsenal and Internzaionale are also thought to be interested in his signature.

ALL main rivals have been out of sight below us for most of the season, it doesn't get any easier... yet now we are 6 pts behind Spurs and 9 pts behind Leicester despite being just 2 points from the league leaders at Christmas — with 8 games to go.

Last season, Spurs famously came third in a two - horse race for the Premier League title, when capitulating under the pressure of being Leicester's last remaining rivals, and it was our care - free winning form which led us to leapfrog our noisy neighbours.

However despite Giroud's best efforts, as well as a goal in the midweek clash against Ludogorets, Alexis still kept his place for the following Premier League match against North London rivals Spurs.

I don't even care if it sounds arrogant, but this is turning out to be our worst season ever, not simply due to the fact a team in the championship two seasons ago has now surpassed us to practically win the premier league, but for all the taunts we've given spurs they look like the only team able to challenge them, this all in a season where our usual rivals have capitulated.

The 28 - year - old fell out of favour with Spurs manager Mauricio Pochettino last season and he made just three Premier League starts for the North London outfit before spending the second half of the campaign on - loan at rivals Everton.

Spurs saw their Premier League title dreams come crashing down with Monday's 2 - 2 draw to London rivals Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, but they have still enjoyed a wonderful season under Pochettino.

However, with a contract with the Eredivisie champions that runs until June 2016, Spurs and their Premier League rivals know it wont be easy luring the Dutchman to England this summer though.

Spurs narrowly missed out on the Champions League places last year, finishing just one point behind north London rivals Arsenal in a race that went down to the final day of the season.

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Manchester United defender Chris Smalling has claimed that his side are targeting second place in the Premier League, as well as overtaking rivals Manchester City after defeating Spurs at home on Sunday.

Alli had one of the nights of his short career so far this week when he netted a brace to help Tottenham beat Real Madrid 3 - 1 in the Champions League, and will be seen as an important figure for Spurs if they are to overcome old rivals Arsenal.

Spurs would surely rather sell Chiriches abroad than to a Premier League rival, not to mention their fiercely hated north London neighbours, so Arsene Wenger may have to look elsewhere for a new addition to improve his side's struggling backline.

It's easy to suggest we're successful when you compare us to Spurs, but when you put the focus on the BEST teams in our league (you know, our supposed rivals) our «success» just doesn't hold up.

While Spurs were defeated by the Gunners in the Capital One Cup earlier this year, Mauricio Pochettino's side haven't lost in the league since the opening day, and are unlikely to roll over for their rivals.

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Spurs would surely rather lose Kane to a foreign side than to one of their main Premier League title rivals, but Diario Gol's report suggests such a move could be possible.

Spurs take on their bitter rivals Arsenal this week in the Premier League as they look to return to winning ways.

Tottenham Hotspur are looking to offload Belgian international midfielder Mousa Dembele in the January transfer window following his indifference form under Mauricio Pochettino, with the Mirror reporting that Spurs are considering offering the former Fulham man as bait in a deal to bring England international midfielder Fabian Delph to White Hart Lane from Premier League rivals Aston Villa.

Tired of the unappreciative arsenal fans being negative about wenger here we have a club legend one that your luckily alive to witness in your lifetime and man who actually loves the club with heart on sleeve remember the growth the consistency the beauty in our football style and being awed at by clubs around the about the joy of watching an arsenal wenger side play yea soon enough he will be gone hes 68 and uh oh there gos the guy who constantly over the years beat spurs made champions league the invincibles put your belief in the team and him relish what we have and in his tenure we get to be one of the few who get to worry oh maybe we wont finish this year but wait will be top five and probably win a cup or make to or near the final for 21 22 years straight phew wow that could be of been worse had me there for a moment thats all i had to worry about as a fan glad im witnessing a club legend real cub passion not a paid fake smile who will go to another club maybe a rival jose mourinho so stop being a silly nanny negative easy to be worse and it will be after he leaves will go up and down for a bit

It was an opportunity for Spurs to pile the pressure on rivals Chelsea by extending their lead in the battle to finish in the top four in the Premier League this season.

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Spurs who finished runners - up in the Premier League last year, which was an improvement on the third place finish they manage the season before, as well as reaching the semi-finals of the FA Cup, where they lost to bitter London rivals Chelsea 4 - 2.

The Gunners currently sit fourth whilst Spurs are just two points behind their hated rivals — both will see this as an opportunity to get a leg up in the race for Champions League qualification.

The Chilean speedster put his feet up and watched from the subs» bench as Arsenal cruised to a 3 - 0 win at Aston Villa on Saturday, before rivals Man City, Man United, Liverpool, Chelsea, Spurs and Everton all dropped points in the Premier League.

Any Arsenal fan who has a friend or work colleague or just some person they come into contact with who is of the Tottenham supporting variety, will probably have had a tough day having to cope with a healthy smattering of Spurs smugness after our north London rivals produced a memorable result in beating the reigning Champions League winners Real Madrid.

The Gunners appear to be appear to be giving in to the growing trend of playing with 3 centre - halves, as Chelsea, Tottenham and Manchester United have all tried out this term, and it has so far proved a success, with the Blues closing on the title since the change in system, and Spurs their nearest rivals to win the league.

Our very own Jack Wilshere has proved he is an Arsenal fan through and through many times, and was famously derided for cpomparing our North London rivals to s ** t at an FA Cup victory parade, but last season, for the first time since Jack arrived at the club, Spurs actually finished above Arsenal in the League and took our usual Champions League position.

Spurs are pushing for the Champions League after a very consistent opening half to the campaign, but a loss against rivals Leicester will cause fans to panic that their side are set to collapse in the second half of the season again.

Chelsea boss Antonio Conte has blasted Spurs over their lack of activity in this summer transfer window, claiming that they have much lower expectations and ambitions that other Premier League rivals.

Whether Spurs would be willing to sell to a league rival is another matter altogether, but they did sell Kyle Walker to Man City # 50m not too long ago.

Spurs face Arsenal at Wembley on Saturday, knowing victory would deliver a major boost to their own chances of finishing in the Premier League top four and deal a hammer blow to the hopes of their north London rivals.

Spurs currently sit in 5th position in the Premier League, behind rivals Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester City and Liverpool.

Unfortunately for the Premier League side, their game came the day after Juventus were 2 - 0 winners at Fiorentina whilst Spurs were involved in a hard fought win over their rivals before having to fly out to Italy.

Following the Swansea game, Everton and Spurs provide the opposition with the game at Wembley against Spurs on February 10th being one of the biggest games of the season and massive for both clubs with Arsenal three points behind their local rivals in the Premier League and desperately needing to take all three points.

Pochettino is on course to guide Spurs into the Champions League for a second successive campaign, despite the fact their transfer budget, for fees and wages, is dwarfed by all of their rivals.

Far from it being a fleeting winter fancy, Arsenal are fully prepared to sign David Villa in the upcoming transfer window, with their Champions League qualification giving them an advantage over rivals Spurs.

Antonio Conte's side arrived at the home of Spurs off the back of thirteen straight wins in the Premier League, chasing a record of fourteen straight wins to beat a record set by Spurs» North London rivals Arsenal.

Spurs, to the amusement of many, fielded a weakened starting eleven in a must - win game against Monaco as they have a tricky game in the league against rivals Chelsea on Saturday.

Arsenal appear to be back in form as they chase down the Champions League spots from London rivals Chelsea and Spurs.

While Spurs are currently in a better league position, albeit fractionally, the same can not be said throughout the last two decades as the Gunners have routinely finished ahead of their rivals in the table.

Embed from Getty Images Speaking to Arsenal Player, manager Arsene Wenger revealed that he would probably field a strong side tonight against the Spurs in the League Cup third round encounter between the two rivals.

Spurs came from behind with two late goals to snatch all three points from London rivals West Ham, and maintain their unbeaten start to the Premier League season after twelve games.

He fits Tottenham's remit of young, hungry players who are keen to develop under Mauricio Pochettino and Martial especially impressed during Monaco's Champions League campaign last term, providing an assist when they beat Spurs» arch rivals Arsenal at the Emirates 3 - 1 in February.

However, if Spurs are to land the signing of the Bundesliga ace, then they will have to fight off interest from North London rivals Arsenal, who will be targeting the Premier League title next season.