Sentences with phrase «league side back»

Oscar got his second of the game to put the Premier League side back ahead, after being played through wonderfully by Loftus - Cheek.

He was, however, quick to knock the Premier League side back, with Villarreal also reluctant to enter into discussions.

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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.

Therefore the only way I see him getting back into the premier league side is if either ramsey or Ozil is injured

While Rochdale's goalscorers will go down in the club's history today it was the left - back Matt Done that lead the League One side's heroic efforts.

This rumoured desire to land two players to add to their back four could be coming in the wake of a surprising result at home to Swansea over the weekend, with the Premier League champions looking unusually suspect at the back as they were held to a 2 - 2 draw by the Welsh side.

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.

The Champions league was not sacked by that Bayern defeat, it goes back to failing to beat average sides.

Darren Bent has notched up in 99 goals in eight Premier League seasons and is the kind of consistent performer that Dalglish may feel he needs to bring in to partner Suarez up front in order to push his Anfield side back into the top four after three lean seasons away from the top table.

Liverpool's attack has been superb for so much of this season so tightening up at the back with a new top class «keeper could be just what's needed to ensure Jurgen Klopp's side can mount a stronger challenge for the Premier League title next season.

New Wolves boss Stale Solbakken will be keen to tighten things at the back having seen his Molineux side conceded 82 goals in Premier League action last term, the highest total in the division.

Backed by billionaire owner Roman Abramovich, the West London side would do well to snap up their trio as doing so would aid the Stamford Bridge side's push for a second Champions League triumph.

Former side Sparta Praha have moved to issue a statement regarding their interest in returning Rosicky to the club where he won back - to - back league titles, while his agent talked up interest from the UAE and MLS.

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....

The Toffees man, like Cahill, is also a regular within the national side but his appearance in this side comes off the back of scoring a howitzer in the Merseyside derby and learning that he was the fastest player in the Premier League.

The Premier League side are also ready to offer # 24m for AS Roma centre - back Mehdi Benatia who could prove a very able addition.

And he has his own designs on getting back up to the top division by claiming that his new search for a club will include Premier League sides.

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.

The 21 - year - old is a left - back who has been on loan at various lower division sides since making his Red Devils debut in their League Cup loss to MK Dons back in August.

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....

The winger joined the Gunners back in January 2006, and went onto clock - up 270 Premier League outings for our side, scoring 65 goals along the way.

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.

Gutierrez has made 195 appearances for Newcastle since joining from Real Mallorca in the summer of 2008 and was a key player in helping the side gain promotion back to the Premier League when they suffered relegation in 2009.

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.

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.

A few years down the line and certainly one of those players has gone on to become a star of the side, with Laurent Koscielny not just becoming one of the best centre backs at Arsenal, nor in the Premier League, but generally in football worldwide.

The East London side have long been linked with interest in the experienced striker who has scored 11 Premier League goals this season having scored a bucket - load to help the Saints to back to back promotions and into the English top tier.

English left - back attracts Premier League attention following impressive season with Championship side Reading.

Redknapp, who saw his struggling side fall back to the bottom of the Premier League after a 2 - 1 defeat by West Brom on Boxing Day, is desperate to shore up his leaky defence.

The side that reached its height at Highbury was one of the most terrifying sides in the history of the Premier League, and whatever came before that, although we don't really know what that is because there were no Diaries back then.

The 19 - year old has been starring for the Arsenal under 21 side recently but as reported by the Daily Express, he was resigned to using our pre-season traing and matches to force his way back into the manager's plans for the Premier League squad.

As another old enemy, Michael Owen, said about the match in his Premier League betting preview: «Tony Pulis has lost only one of his last six Premier League home games with Arsenal and I expect to see his side bounce back after a couple of disappointing performances in recent weeks,»

Chelsea are also not in immediate need of a new left - back, with two established stars in Cesar Azpilicueta and Filipe Luis battling for a spot in Jose Mourinho's starting lineup, although it has again been suggested that Atletico Madrid are looking at raiding the Premier League side for one of those, as they consider re-signing the Brazilian, according to reports in the London Evening Standard back in April.

For the home side, the result is definitely not how they would've liked to have started life back in the Champions League at their new stadium.

Manchester City are back in action in the Champions League this Tuesday as they look overwhelming favourites against Swiss side FC Basel.

Antonio Conte's side will be looking to bounce back from their disappointing loss to Tottenham in the Premier League on Wednesday night, as they continue to set the pace at the top of the table.

Burnley was certainly a blip for the Premier League champions, but you would expect Manuel Pellegrini's side to be back on form against the Baggies.

Alderweireld can play at either centre or right back and having won back to back domestic titles he may feel he has achieved as much as he can with his Amsterdam side and having been knocked out of the Champions League a move in January is a distinct possibility.

It should be remembered that we beat Chelsea 3 - 0 at home back in September, but the contrast in fortunes following that game has been remarkable; the defeat ultimately galvanised Antonio Conte's side who went on to win thirteen league games in a row and ultimately run away with the title, while the Gunners let old habits bite them in the backside yet again as a very promising start to the campaign disintegrated after a number of poor performances and results.

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.

Luiz's performance were very key last season, as the defender's partnership with Cesar Azpilicueta and Gary Cahill at the back for the Blues saw his side win their fifth Premier League title.

The 17 - year - old was on top of his game as the Norwegian side went 3 - 0 up inside 30 minutes during the recent Europa League tie, before the Bundesliga side came back and won 3 - 4.

The Premier League side's long running pursuit of Borussia Dortmund centre - back Mats Hummels is apparently close to completion with the # 35m rated German international seemingly an ideal candidate to beef up Man United's back - line.

The North London side signed Soldado from Valencia in a # 26m deal back in August 2013 and the 30 year old has managed to net just seven goals in 52 Premier League appearances.

Further, it's a drop down for the Armenian international as he'll go from a club challenging for the Premier League title to a side fighting for a top four spot, and that will surely also be a reason holding him back from giving the green light.

The Wales international could undoubtedly improve any of those sides if he were to move back to the Premier League for a second spell, but it's a big worry for United if they can not attract a player of his calibre.

Firmino is a very effective back - up option for Liverpool to consider and there is every chance that the creative Bundesliga man may feel the time is right to move to a side who can offer him Champions League action.

Marco Reus is a proven forward of the highest quality and a player Borussia Dortmund would be loathe to lose, especially with new boss Thomas Tuchel looking to get his side back on track after their poor final campaign under former manager Jurgen Klopp, which led to the club failing to secure a Champions League berth.

Having successfully sold Shinji Kagawa back to Borussia Dortmund for a fee in the region of # 8m the Premier League side have seen a host of clubs register their interest in other players who are not deemed as part of Louis van Gaal's plans.