Sentences with phrase «bottom side in the league»

I thought we were very poor in defence, the bottom side in the league carved us over many times, it was only their lack of finishing that made us look better than we were.

They couldn't hold on to a lead at home against Aston Villa last time out though, which will have been a frustration for boss Steve McClaren against the bottom side in the league.

Barcelona to win: This should be a routine affair for the Catalans against the bottom side in the league.

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With their side certain to spend Christmas bottom of the Premier League table, a place in any top 10 should be regarded as a treat for Villa fans.

Despite seeming to get the best out of Christian Benteke, who had misfired for the majority of the season under former manager Paul Lambert, Sherwood has been unable to lift his side away from the dreaded bottom three in the league, as they look to avoid relegation to the Championship.

but its a bit sad to see that i as i know more about arsenal fans than other fans, to say from the bottom of my heart, that the fans on here are as worse as the worst if not the worst fans out there... arsenal being on a run, with özil scoring one of the best goals i have ever seen on tuesday, draws against the best defensive side in the league and no they arent stoke city or something they are SPURS equally title challenger as any of arsenal man city, man united, chelsea, liverpool, a team that sent man city home when they (city) looked unbeatable..

The Sunderland striker has shown amazing consistency despite playing in a (very) poor side, and currently occupy the very bottom of the league table.

Odemwingie handed in a transfer request at The Hawthorns towards the end of the January transfer window to try to engineer a move to the Premier League's bottom side, who had a # 2million offer turned down by West Brom.

However, he still expects full commitment from his players in the final games of this campaign, insisting he does not want to see his side finish bottom of the league.

The 26 - year - old striker scored 18 goals in his debut season in the Premier League, an impressive total when consider QPR finished rock bottom of the table, and has continued to impress since the West London side's relegation to the second tier.

The Spaniard has four goals in his last four league outings — although all against the division's bottom two sides.

Remi Garde's side suffered a humiliating 6 - 0 home loss to Liverpool last weekend, which in turn ensured that they remain rooted to the bottom of the Premier League table.

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has admitted that the FA Cup is likely to represent his side's best route to winning silverware this season, report Goal, but the Dutchman is not taking the challenge of League One bottom club Yeovil Town lightly after being on the end of cup shocks in his previous jobs at Ajax and Barcelona.

Darren Ferguson's side are currently hovering above the bottom four in League One, adrift only by goal difference.

Arsene Wenger was delighted with his side after they clinched an eighth straight win in the league after beating second from bottom Burnley at Turf Moor on Saturday evening.

You could say that any Arsenal side picked should be able to get past a team struggling in the bottom half of the National League and hopefully they will, but when the manager decides to leave out a lot of our best players then he is opening himself up to the fury of the Arsenal fans if they fail.

The Portuguese tactician paid the price as his side continued to languish in the bottom half of the Premier League table, the season after winning the trophy, as difficulties with the players emerged as one of the main reasons for the decision.

1 — Arsenal have only lost one of their last 34 Premier League games against the side starting that day bottom of the table (W27 D6), losing 3 - 4 at Blackburn in September 2011.

On the other hand, the three points will take Everton up to 11th in the Premier League further pulling away from the bottom few sides and joining a host of teams firmly in mid-table mediocrity in the top flight as they build for next season.

It looks, on paper at least, like a breeze through to the next round of the Carabao cup for Arsenal tonight, as in Doncaster we are faced with a side languishing down near the bottom of League One and they have not won any of their last six league maLeague One and they have not won any of their last six league maleague matches.

Moyes saw his side fail to secure all three points against bottom of the table Fulham, a result that leaves Man United nine points from fourth ahead of key Premier League fixture against Arsenal, an away trip to in - form Crystal Palace ahead of facing Olympiakos in the Champions League.

Arsenal are coming off a comfortable win at Aston Villa which saw goals from Olivier Giroud and Aaron Ramsey in the first half beat the bottom of the league side at Villa Park.

Cambiasso's side are currently 18th in the Premier League, only in the bottom three thanks to an inferior goal difference to 17th placed Hull City.

As a result, the east London side are now under serious threat of finishing in the bottom half of the Premier League - a far cry from when they sat fourth in the standings.

Liverpool have netted in 82 % of their away games this season and they have only failed to win one of their seven away games (L1) against the current bottom eight sides in the league at the moment.

They are the top scoring side in the bottom seven currently (ahead of the weekend's action) and given they are taking on Stoke who have the worst defensive in the league, it could be a good afternoon for the Irons.

The Clarets were the only side in the bottom six to land themselves a Premier League victory on Boxing Day and the will look to drive on from that win over Middlesbrough by taking down the relegation - threatened Sunderland at Turf Moor on New Year's Eve.

This season Harry must have thought he was onto a winner with a Spurs side packed with quality and in a false position at the bottom of the league.

The visitors are in poor form with one win from their opening eight league games, which sees the North Yorkshire side second bottom of the EFL Youth Alliance table.

Bottom side Yanbian Funde picked up their first win in six league games with a 3 - 1 victory over Tianjin Teda that keeps their hopes of moving out of the relegation zone alive, while Changchun Yatai won 2 - 0 against Henan Jianye.

In the 2015 portion of the 2014 - 2015 season West Ham only won three league matches, all home games against sides struggling at the bottom of the division.

A monumental meeting at the bottom of the Premier League this Sunday sees a Wolves side without a win in eight host hapless Wigan, who are currently on run of seven straight defeats in the lLeague this Sunday sees a Wolves side without a win in eight host hapless Wigan, who are currently on run of seven straight defeats in the leagueleague.

Bottom side Platinum Stars moved closer to the National First Division when they were held to a 0 - 0 draw by Baroka FC at home, while Polokwane City kept SuperSport United in the relegation mix with a precious 1 - 0 victory that was secured via Rodney Ramagalela's 11th league goal of the campaign.

Meanwhile Roy Hodgson's side are on a club record unbeaten run of eight games in the Premier League though were held 1 - 1 at bottom of the league Swansea City on SatLeague though were held 1 - 1 at bottom of the league Swansea City on Satleague Swansea City on Saturday.

Stoke City were the second side in a week to take points away from a visit to Lancashire, with the then bottom of the league West Ham registering a point from their visit a week earlier.

Rovers start with a home fixture with Portsmouth, a side currently bottom of the league, but they then face teams not too far away from them in Bolton Wanderers & Stoke City, both of which are very winnable games for Blackburn but they are games they must win if they are to keep the relegation zone at arms length.

The Bordeaux youngster is currently attracting a lot of attention from a host of top Premier League sides after his brilliant displays in the French Ligue 1 this season, despite his club languishing towards the bottom part of the league League sides after his brilliant displays in the French Ligue 1 this season, despite his club languishing towards the bottom part of the league league table.

Arsenal are riding high in the Premier League and after last weekends disappointing 0 - 0 draw will be keen to give themselves a boost when travelling to a side bottom of the table.

Many will expect that record to be extended later this afternoon with Mark Hughes» side sitting at the bottom of the league table with two points in six matches, which is poor form to be heading to Old Trafford in.

Two teams in urgent need of a win will seek out comfort in each other this weekend, as Arsenal, without a win in four Premier League games, take on third from bottom Blackburn at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday, with the Lancashire club bidding to repeat their four - goal heroics in last September's seven - goal thriller between the two sides.

The German outfit currently lay in 13th place, a mere 4 points ahead of bottom side VFB Stuggart in the table having lost half their 16 league games they've played this season.

Aitor Karanka's side have won just twice in the Premier League this season and go into the weekend just a point above the bottom three.

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).

Chelsea are set to take on Sunderland in the Premier League game on Sunday, 21 May 2017 at Stamford Bridge and having already won the league, Chelsea will be looking to end the season on a high against the bottom side club SundeLeague game on Sunday, 21 May 2017 at Stamford Bridge and having already won the league, Chelsea will be looking to end the season on a high against the bottom side club Sundeleague, Chelsea will be looking to end the season on a high against the bottom side club Sunderland.

While there is an undeniable gulf between these two sides, with one vying for Champions League football and the other fighting tooth and nail at the bottom, Newcastle and Wolves have more in common than you might think.

Ruben Loftus - Cheek and Pedro scored Chelsea's other goals in an easy 3 - 0 win over the Premier League's bottom side.

- We have lost two of our last 34 Premier League games against the side starting that day bottom of the table (W27 D6), losing 3 - 4 at Blackburn in September 2011

They remain the only unbeaten side in the league and their win yesterday was against a Coventry side who are bottom of the south group and are still looking for their first point of the season.

Conte's men will be facing Group C's bottom side Qarabag FK in a vital Champions League clash, and have less time to prepare for the upcoming Premier League game at Anfield.

Swansea will travel to bottom - club West Brom in what will be a must - win for both sides, while Manchester United visit their rivals and Premier League leaders Manchester City.