Sentences with phrase «away league encounter»

After all, they're the team boasting all the form, have an abundance of confidence and are even on the lookout for their second successive away win, after they impressively beat West Brom at The Hawthorns in their most recent away league encounter.

The Red Devils are also in dismal form away from home in general, having won just one of their last five away league encounters; a 4 - 2 comeback victory over now rock - bottom West Ham,.

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Since 2015, the Portuguese hasn't a single away win over any of the five big rivals that he has come up against in the league, and is regularly criticised for «parking the bus» in such encounters.

And an away game at Stoke is always likely to be a bruising encounter, so all we can do is hope that Alexis comes through the game unscathed and then maybe he can have the rest he deserves when Arsenal travel to Turkey for the final Champions League group game next week.

The Red Devils come into the match on the back of a crucial 1 - 0 away win in the first - leg of the Europa League semi-final on Thursday, a tie which is claimed to have been prioritised over today's encounter.

Although Arsenal have only lost one single game in the League this season, the fans are expecting a very difficult encounter away at Swansea tomorrow evening.

Leicester have not won an away league game all season and in none of those encounters have they scored the opening goal.

With only 2 wins in the last 6 on the road, the Red Devils really need to change their approach in the away encounters — if they were to keep the pressure on Manchester City who have managed to retain their 8 - point advantage over them in the league.

Spanish outfit Villarreal are away to Denmark's Odense in their first - leg encounter, while Danish champions FC Copenhagen face Viktoria Plzen, who won the Czech league title for the first time in their history last season.

We also look back at that boring 0 - 0 encounter with the enemy at the weekend and look forward to Maribo away in the Champions League.

Playing away from home didn't stop Palace from putting on a positive approach into that encounter as they were keen on continuing their recent good run in Premier League.

Not since 12 February have Spurs secured maximum points on their travels, drawing two and losing two of their previous four away encounters in the league.

Spurs still keeping their positive league run going strong as they came away with maximum three points from that weekend encounter against Crystal Palace with a comfortable 2 - 0 victory.

Despite the importance of this away match, all focus and attention will be on the mid week Champions League encounter!

So, whereas I was of the opinion that heading into Monday's encounter no longer top of the league would have a negative effect on the team, it will instead empower them with so much reassurance and positivity that any sort of result would be enough to keep them on course for the title, but it does also mean they're there to be shot at so don't be at all surprised if United come sprinting out of the blocks this evening and put the Gunners to the sword very early on as don't forget, United had top - spot stolen away from them because of the recent bout of adverse weather.

Home games against West Ham United and Everton, and away trips to Manchester United and Chelsea await the Foxes in four of their last five league encounters.

The Trotters have struggled immensely away from home in 2011 and will no doubt appreciate this weekend's home encounter, regardless of who it's against — especially as they were 2 - 1 winners over Arsenal in their most recent league encounter at the Reebok, their fifth consecutive home win.

Little old Blackburn Rovers, your stereotypical mid-table club, boast an incredible league head - to - head record with Newcastle having won the last five Premier League encounters — Home and Away — winning the previous four at St Jamesleague head - to - head record with Newcastle having won the last five Premier League encounters — Home and Away — winning the previous four at St JamesLeague encounters — Home and Away — winning the previous four at St James Park.

Benfica may already grab a 3 - 1 lead in their Europa League quarter final first leg encounter last midweek but the Portuguese side's head coach Jorge Jesus warned his players that the tie is far from over as Newcastle with their one away goal will try to do their best in turning things around.

Then there's Manchester City, who haven't won an away match in the Premier League since Boxing Day, with Roberto Mancini's handsomely paid stars failing to take maximum points from any of their last six away encounters and are currently on a miserable away run of three consecutive defeats.

Those are three tough fixtures and Rovers did well to avoid defeat in all three, but all three were at home and while Blackburn are undefeated in their last two away ventures in the league, both of those away encounters were against the two sides right at the very bottom of the table in Burnley (0 - 1) and Portsmouth (0 - 0).

With the 2 - 0 triumph of Barcelona in yesterday's heated El Clasico encounter, it seems all but certain that Pepe Guardiola's men will make next month's Champions League final, most likely to face fellow semi-finalists Man United as they themselves were 2 - 0 victors away at Schalke in their first - leg clash on Tuesday.

Hit and miss Wigan find themselves in desperate need of a result as they make the trip down to Lancashire for their eleven league fixture of the season, where a Blackburn side in almost a symmetric position to themselves await them in what will be another gruelling away encounter.

The Tangerines will host just their second home Premier League game ever when they entertain a combative Blackburn Rovers at Bloomfield Road this Saturday, with Ian Holloway determined to guide Blackpool to their first home win of the campaign following an early programme which has consisted mainly of away encounters because of the time it took to complete their stadium alterations.

Two league encounters and an exciting last - eight meeting with Arsenal in the Carling Cup, all of which were away from home, have resulted in the Latics hitting yet another flat spot.

They are incredibly strong at home, just two league defeats at St Andrews all season, which is more than can be said for their opponent's who have lost seven of their ten away encounters in the league this season, as well as three of their last four and five of their previous seven, the majority of those without even finding the back of the net.

Arsenal lost their first Premier League game of the season away to Chelsea, but there were some memorable moments from this encounter.

The latter is an away encounter, but Stevenage ply their trade in League Two and so anything other than a win would be branded a huge upset.

Considering Bolton haven't kept a clean sheet in league competition at The Reebok since the opening day of the season and Blackpool's rather bizarre pattern of scoring and not scoring in alternating away fixtures — Scoring in one away fixture one week before firing blanks in their very next away match — we should be in for an entertaining affair what with the Tangerines playing out a 0 - 0 draw at Upton Park in their last away encounter.

No team has drawn more matches than Mark Hughes» men all season, so in the knowledge that they boast the second strongest away defence in the league, but also one of the weakest away offence, it wouldn't be at all surprising to hear that the draw is a popular betting choice this weekend, particularly as the previous four encounters with Wigan at the DW have ended all - square.

Liverpool, well, they haven't won any of their previous 13 away encounters in the Premier League but can ill afford to leave The Reebok without all three points as they continue their salvage operation.

Moreover, Fulham have been something of draw specialists thus far, having drawn eight of their opening fourteen league encounters while Birmingham have favoured the draw more in away matches, drawing four of their seven away games in the league this season.

Evens on both teams scoring would appear a snip considering how few clean sheets United have kept in the league of late, and especially with the rich vein of form Fulham are in at the minute, having scored in each of their last three away encounters.

Bolton's last away encounter in the league was a trip to The Emirates to face an in form Arsenal.

There have been a number of notable highlights, none more so than their last two away encounters in the Premier League.

Stoke, victorious on their last appearance at the Brittania, have clinched all three points in just one of their previous four at home in the league, while Bolton haven't won an away encounter in the Premier League in nearly two months and arrive baring the scars of four successive away deleague, while Bolton haven't won an away encounter in the Premier League in nearly two months and arrive baring the scars of four successive away deLeague in nearly two months and arrive baring the scars of four successive away defeats.

However, some of that vibrancy will have diminished courtesy of a retched December month which seen Bolton win just two and lose four of six league encounters, a disappointing run which the team will now carry into another formidable fixture away at Stoke City.

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