Sentences with phrase «league standings following»

Manchester United successfully got themselves back into second place seat in current English Premier League standings following their massive home victory over rival, Chelsea.

Manchester City remain comfortable sitting top of English Premier League standings following an impressive 5 - 1 victory over Leicester City on Saturday.

Not exact matches

Lets qualify comfortably and play a more experienced team in the following rounds depending on our league standing.

The Frenchman is the longest standing manager in the Premier League following Sir Alex Ferguson's departure back in 2014, and the Scottish former coach has insisted that Wenger's criticism's are short - sighted.

A married Premier League defender is caught up in a # 100k blackmail attempt following a night of extremely passionate sex with a one - night stand, according to The Sun.

Following on from this revelation it seems to me that Arsenal have a good chance of signing this top quality striker who scored over a goal a game in the league last season and broke the long standing Serie A record.

In 1910 he became the first president to throw out the opening pitch at a major league game, and some believe he invented the seventh - inning stretch when he stood up (no word on whether he was looking for a hot dog vendor) and the crowd followed suit.

Although it will be incredibly difficult to ever match his contributions on the pitch, it's vitally important for a former club legend, like Henry, to publicly address his concerns regarding the direction of this club... regardless of those who still feel that Henry has some sort of agenda due to the backlash he received following earlier comments he made on air regarding Arsenal, he has an intimate understanding of the game, he knows the fans are being hosed and he feels some sense of obligation, both professionally and personally, to tell it like he sees it... much like I've continually expressed over the last couple months, this team isn't evolving under this current ownership / management team... instead we are currently experiencing a «stagnant» phase in our club's storied history... a fact that can't be hidden by simply changing the formation or bringing in one or two individuals... this team needs fundamental change in the way it conducts business both on and off the pitch or it will continue to slowly devolve into a second tier club... regardless of the euphoria surrounding our escape act on Friday evening, as it stands, this club is more likely to be fighting for a Europa League spot for the foreseeable future than a top 4 finish... we can't hope for the failures of others to secure our place in the top 4, we need to be the manufacturers of our own success by doing whatever is necessary to evolve as an organization... if Wenger, Gazidis and Kroenke can't take the necessary steps following the debacle they manufactured last season, their removal is imperative for our future success... unfortunately, I strongly believe that either they don't know how to proceed in the present economic climate or they are unwilling to do whatever it takes to turn this ship around... just look at the current state of our squad, none of our world class players are under contract beyond this season, we have a ridiculous wage bill considering the results, we can't sell our deadwood because we've mismanaged our personnel decisions and contractual obligations, we haven't properly cultivated our younger talent and we might have become one of the worst clubs ever when it comes to way we handle our transfer business, which under Dein was one of our greatest assets... it's time to get things right!!!

As usual Jon you make some good points but with all respect to Leeds, Villa and Forest, no way would Spurs spend the amount of time in the lower leagues [just one year] that those three have spent recently and I'm sure you remember that great Spurs side in their double year dropping their first point after 14 games to Man City and suffering their first defeat to Sheffield Wednesday by the odd goal in three on Boxing day and almost beating our 66 point record [2 points a win in those days] which stood from the glorious thirties thanks to a shock home defeat on the last day of the season by West Brom with their frightening forward line of Jones, White, Smith, Allen, and Dyson and to make things worse the following year the signing of Jimmy Greaves, and don't let anybody tell different without doubt the greatest striker the English game as ever seen.

Maguire was a stand out performer for Hull during the 2016/17 campaign and was expected to leave the club following their relegation from the Premier League.

The inability to fill this long standing and well known gap in the squad, particularly following the injury to Pedro Obiang, could be a disaster that is paid for with the ultimate Premier League price.

De Bruyne has not scored since the end of January — a run which now stands at 13 games following this clash with Spurs — and his dip in form has coincided with City crashing out of the Champions League and FA Cup, as well as the run of results that had seen them lose 5 of 10 in all competitions prior to this game.

Having said that, hearing of Bolton's run without drawing a Premier League game, which now stands at 22 following their reverse at West Brom, will surely act as a deterrent for most?

Three successive wins in the league hasn't seen Chelsea make any in - roads on the sizeable deficit which stands in the way of them and leaders Manchester United, but it has breathed a fresh lease of life into the team following a torrid last couple of months, although the arrival of Torres may have pushed matters along — some are now playing for their careers after all.

The EFL may follow suit in due course but the major European leagues, as it stands, will still have around three weeks to try and snatch star Premier League players.

All eyes were on the season's first clash of the Premier League title titans, with Mario Balotelli watching his new team - mates in action against his former club from the stands following the confirmation of the # 16million Anfield switch.

This followed concerns that current accountability measures encourage schools to «play the system» to boost their league - table standing.