Sentences with phrase «against the table toppers»

The lads will be playing against the table toppers, Leicester City.

Despite what you think of Arsenal's title chances, any hope of being relevant this season could hinge on a good showing against the table toppers.

Not exact matches

Les Aiglons ended a four - game losing streak with an unlikely victory over then - table toppers Olympique Lyonnais towards the end of March, before drawing against Evian Thonon Gaillard at the beginning of April.

Despite all of this, the Frenchman showed exactly what he was capable against the Premier League table - toppers on Saturday, as the 25 - year - old bagged two excellent second half goals to massively help his side secure a wonderful comeback against their local rivals.

I'm sure that will have given the 24 - year old stopper a nice lift and set him up perfectly for this game against the Championship table - toppers today.

Dinamo Bucharest took a stunning first half lead in their local derby against table - toppers Steaua Bucharest, but the home side rallied back late to assert their dominance over their rivals and the rest of the league in a 3 - 1 win.

Jose Mourinho's side bounced back with a win against Huddersfield in the league but were then beaten 1 - 0 away at Newcastle, finding themselves a whole 16 points behind table - toppers Manchester City.

They've had no such problems against their main rivals, though, and on Sunday they'll look to once again rise to the occasion when they welcome table - toppers Man City to Anfield aiming to repeat last season's epic performance in the corresponding fixture back in April, when Andy Carroll scored his first goals for the club in a comprehensive 3 - 0 victory.

Chelsea head to Leicester on Monday night looking to get back to winning ways in the league against the current table - toppers.