Sentences with phrase «other key fixtures»

Not exact matches

Case in point — In our three fixtures against the so called other big three, we lost by a goal at Old Trafford against a full strength Man U while missing key players due to flu and having to play some players who still had it.

But few are well equipped to handle the strain of a hectic festive schedule than Tottenham's squad and with key personnel returning from long - term injuries at just the right time — Michael Dawson and Jermain Defoe both back from injury and involved in first - team affairs — this could be a defining period of the season for Spurs, a period where others may falter as they capitalise by defying the physical demands of Christmas fixtures by using strength in numbers.