Sentences with phrase «back league fixtures»

This is no easy game for them either so can they avoid losing back to back league fixtures?

Before back - to - back league fixtures at Manchester City and against Tottenham in November, Arsenal face 12 matches, and they'll be favorites in all but two (at Chelsea and Everton).

Not exact matches

Fabio hasn't fared much better, starting just one Premier League fixture this season and that coming back in mid-September.

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....

Aaron Ramsey picked up a thigh injury in the opening fixture of the Premier League, back in that dreadful 4 - 3 loss against Liverpool.

We simply have to beat them and hope that after the internationals we'll have some bodies back, because our league fixtures are favorable and if we have a fresh squad who knows?

Team Apuli is a fixture in All Sports Series and they will certainly be back for the next go around in the Hoops League.

That was a struggling dortmund out there too (won't say we ain't struggling too)...... We'll be back to the premier League fixtures, then we could once again talk of «Tactics»

The Premier League is back this weekend with a number of fixtures that could be season defining at both ends of the table.

With Premier League action taking a break this weekend, it's back to the international fixtures and more specifically, England against Kazakhstan at Wembley.

At home this time and off the back of a fantastic performance against Burnley, the Gunners should be far more confident heading into their midweek Champions League fixture.

Mourinho will hope his usually reliable defence can once again keep things tight at the back following a nightmare start to the season that has seen Chelsea concede nine goals in four Premier League fixtures.

After a lucky draw against Paris St Germain, Arsenal have bounced back with two wins on the spin in their Champions League group, leaving them in a strong position as the reverse set of fixtures begins.

here's my big hope, is that hopefully with the return of walcott and that win against anderlecht maybe something might (like bad form) break in the season for us now and we hopefully go on a bit of a winning run til Jan, we have not got a really bad fixture til then mostly mid to lower league team (apart from the pool and united) not to be underestimated but winnable, we might just save our season till the next window very important period for us if we want to do anything in the league this season, if in top 2 or 3 buy jan i for one will be chuffed to bits then with all players back push on from there for massive optimism is my middle name COYG

Now that the Premier League returns, the players have had a few days back in club training to prepare for this round of fixtures, and the question is, are the players focused back on domestic football?

There have already been 10 clubs on top of the league this season, but we all know that any club can soon falter so Arsenal just need to get back to winning ways and hope that those around us slip up and the paper has been looking at the upcoming fixtures of the top six to see whose challenge is more likely to be looking strong at the end of the year.

Arsenal weren't finished there either with Sanchez finding the back of the net with a composed finish to secure all three points which move them clear at the top of the Premier League table ahead of the remaining fixtures this weekend.

Last season this fixture was being played in the Premier League, but following a disastrous campaign the two sides find themselves back in the Championship.

And Arsenal have a really good looking run of fixtures ahead of us to get our Premier League and Champions League campaigns firmly back on track.

If we do progress to the quarter - finals of the Europa League after that then it may become a bit more of a problem, as they are set to be played on the 5th and 12th of April, and we will then be back to playing every three or four days again, with our fixtures as follows....

Wilson bagged a brace on his Premier League debut back in May 2014 and is clearly a player with a great deal of potential, but even with Louis van Gaal's side managing just three goals in their opening four domestic league fixtures, the young Englishman has failed to force his way into the United match - day squad thus far this sLeague debut back in May 2014 and is clearly a player with a great deal of potential, but even with Louis van Gaal's side managing just three goals in their opening four domestic league fixtures, the young Englishman has failed to force his way into the United match - day squad thus far this sleague fixtures, the young Englishman has failed to force his way into the United match - day squad thus far this season.

Bolton sit in 17th spot after a run of decent form, three wins in their last five Premier League fixtures, but the Trotters still find themselves in a relegation battle and have conceded more goals than any other side in the division, 47 in 22 matches, so could do with all the help they can get at the back.

After gaining just 3 points from Arsenal's first 2 League games, Arsene Wenger will be desperate to avoid defeat against Liverpool at Anfield this afternoon, but they could hardly have picked a worse fixture to get us back on track.

Louis van Gaal had been linked with an interest in Real Madrid defender Serio Ramos, Man United failing with a big - money bid for the Bernabeu star earlier this summer (via Sky Sports), but the Dutch manager has since seen his side keep back - to - back clean sheets in their opening two Premier League fixtures.

The Red Devils started their final fixture of the league season with 63 points, which is one short of their lowest ever Prem total — set back in the 2013 - 14 campaign.

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West Ham and Newcastle have shared the cost of a private plane to fly Senegal midfielder Cheikhou Kouyate, 25, and striker Papiss Cisse, 29, back from the Africa Cup of Nations in time for this weekend's Premier League fixtures --(Guardian)

The 28 year old French international has started just seven Ligue 1 fixtures this season, and been subbed on each and every occasion, and may well be keen on a move back to the Premier League.

The key difference between last year and this, of course, is that Chelsea are back playing midweek fixtures in the Champions League, but Conte doesn't seem to have found a way to adjust for that.

After a quiet month of BUCS fixtures in January, we have an action packed #BUCSWednesday this week with many teams back competing in their respective leagues.

Arsenal get back to Premier League action this weekend, but as our game against AFC Bournemouth is due to be played on Sunday and the way that the other weekend fixtures are set then we could be six points off the top of the league table when we kick off at the Emirates StLeague action this weekend, but as our game against AFC Bournemouth is due to be played on Sunday and the way that the other weekend fixtures are set then we could be six points off the top of the league table when we kick off at the Emirates Stleague table when we kick off at the Emirates Stadium.

Arsene Wenger will almost certainly want to play three at the back for that game as in theory it makes a team more defensive, and so the boss may also want to stick with that formation for the games, especially the Premier League ties, that come before that tough away fixture in order to get the players as used to their roles as possible.

The importance of this fixture to both sides can not be over-estimated with this being one of the oldest rivalries in English football, but this season, with the Lilywhites already 4 points ahead of Arsenal in the League table, the Gunners can't afford to let their rivals open up a bigger gap, while Arsene Wenger's side will be desperate to move back into contention for a Top Four finish by taking all 3 points.

As if the challenge to get back into the top - four places or even win the title was not already daunting enough, the Premier League fixtures, which were revealed on Wednesday, has only added to the Frenchman's woes with five of their six matches directly after Europa League group stage fixtures away from home.

With the slimmed down fixture list of Chelsea and the Liverpool, the obligatory seasonal Aguero injury as well as that back line, Tottenham adjusting to the champions league, and well..

There is not much difference in the difficulty of our remaining fixtures but whereas we bounced back from a disappointing result in the Champions League, Man City were poor and deserved to lose today.

With another round of Premier League fixtures being played this midweek, here's a top XI of the best performers during Tuesday and Wednesday's fixtures, with Manchester United and Liverpool looking back to their best...

The 24 - year - old played in every league fixture and can impact matches going forward as well as at the back, as evidenced by his four assists.

Meanwhile, the 28 - year - old is expected to be back on field soon for Arsenal's upcoming Premier League fixture against Manchester City, scheduled to be held on March 2.

Les Girondins are now back in front of their own fans where they have suffered just one defeat in their last six home league fixtures.

After being put on hold for the latest round of FA Cup fixtures, the Premier League is back this weekend.

The timing is good, as Atlético will see their depth tested in the next couple weeks with Europa League fixtures picking back up.

They have managed to hit the back of the net in each of their last seven league fixtures and Alexandre Lacazette is their top scorer with six goals and he is the bet365 first goalscorer favourite at 12/5.

They flew back in time to greet our visitors Crystal Palace here at Anfield for our Barclays Premier League fixture, despite a great goal by Coutinho we didn't manage to gain any points.

They struggled at home against Middlesbrough in their last game in the Premier League without Cazorla, drawing 0 - 0 with Aitor Karanka's side, and despite dominating Sunderland for much of the game, their failure to kill off the fixture allowed the hosts to come back with a second half Jermain Defoe penalty.

The Blues main focus will be the fixture at the weekend against Manchester United, as they look to find their way back to the top of the Premier League table.

They failed to hit the back of the net in each of those four away defeats and overall home and away they have failed to score in eight of their last eleven Premier League fixtures.

They are heading to London on the back of claiming a massive scalp — having beaten Liverpool 2 - 0 in their last league fixture.

Sagna, capped 65 times by France, will be available to Roberto De Zerbi from next week, meaning that the former Arsenal right back's league debut for his new club could come at the Olimpico against Roma, rather than this weekend's fixture at home against Napoli

His shaky performances in pre-season and in training convinced Mourinho to limit the centre - back to only three appearances in the first two months of the campaign — and those came in the League Cup and two undemanding European fixtures.