Sentences with phrase «city side»

Possible Starting Lineups: Predictions: Southampton will fancy their chances against Chelsea who coming into this game with a 5 - 1 win over second string Manchester City side in FA Cup.

It really is a tantalising prospect: a Chelsea team buoyed by their progress in the Champions League going up against the current Premier League pacesetters, a Man City side who didn't quiet make the grade in Europe this season but have set the benchmark back home by winning 12 of their first 14 league matches in a simply stunning unbeaten sequence.

Striker Tosun bagged a double at Stoke City either side of Eric - Maxim Choupo - Moting's 77th - minute leveller for the hosts to secure a valuable 2 - 1 victory for the Toffees.

The win against Sheffield United (see below — the game was played on 17 November 1971) set up the epic League Cup semi-final quadrilogy against Stoke City either side of the new year.

Welbeck, who missed Monday night's victory over Middlesbrough at the Riverside as a result of a toe injury sustained during the game against Crystal Palace, appears to have shaken off the knock and seems fit enough to lead the Gunners» attack against Pep Guardiola's Manchester City side in what will be Arsenal's third FA Cup semi-final in four years.

On the one hand they have nothing to lose in the game as they are heavy underdogs, but on the other hand, the EFL Cup represents the chance of silverware and they will probably be facing a much - changed Manchester City side who won't have this as a huge priority.

Manchester United edged into the lead against a resilient Hull City side at the KC Stadium.

Laudrup has offered new contract to the core of his Swansea City side with Michu, by far the bargain of the season with the # 2million man scoring 16 times, Wayne Routledge, Ashley Williams, Ben Davies and Michel Vorm all signing new deals at the club in recent weeks.

Arsenal can not go to the top of the Premier League with a home win over Man City this evening, because of that pesky Leicester City side of Claudio Ranieri, but we can open up a four point lead over the club that is likely to be our main rivals for the EPL title.

Burnley 1 Manchester City 2 Sergio Aguero scored twice as a much - changed Manchester City side came from behind to beat Burnley 2 - 1 at Turf Moor.

When Arsene Wenger turned to the Arsenal bench early in the second half of a tough game against a Norwich City side fighting for their Premier League survival, the Arsenal fans were delighted to see Danny Welbeck getting ready to come on and with plenty of time to influence the game.

We face a Cardiff City side who kicked off the season with a 2 - 2 draw last week at Hull and they will certainly provide stiff opposition again for what is likely to be another very young Burnley team.

Pep Guardiola and his rampant Manchester City side take on another big test on Saturday evening, 16th December 2017 when they take on Tottenham at Etihad Stadium.

«He was manager of Stoke as Roberto Mancini's City side won their first trophy in 35 years in the 2011 FA Cup final.

Steve Bruce was a great player at Manchester United and had some success as a manager as well, most notably when his Hull City side gave Arsenal a big fright in the FA Cup Final a couple of years ago.

This means that the only team to beat a full - strength City side this season is Liverpool.

The Ivory Coast international was speaking after he was unable to help his Man City side lose their 100 percent EPL record and join Arsenal and Liverpool in losing at home to the West Ham side under the new management of Slaven Bilic.

Roberto Di Matteo began life as Chelsea caretaker boss by watching his side complete a comfortable 2 - 0 win against a battling Birmingham City side in their FA Cup fifth - round replay at St Andrew's.

They will be taking on a Bristol City side who are not goal shy, but who also don't boast the greatest of defences.

Aguero has even had to fight for his place in the side ahead of Gabriel Jesus such is the competition for places in a free - scoring City side with the League Cup already in the bag and the Premier League almost certain to follow.

Some fans are already uploading footage of themselves gathering ahead of the big game as Liverpool hope to produce a memorable night against Pep Guardiola's all - conquering City side.

After the game with his comments on the Arsenal website Arsene Wenger did not sound as if he was holding on to much hope that his Arsenal team could recover from this and actually challenge for the Premier League trophy this season, especially with the Man City side under Pep Guardiola sweeping all before them and looking like champions already.

An inexperienced City side gave Chelsea a tough time in the first half, and went into the break level as David Faupala cancelled out Diego Costa's 35th - minute opener.

Well that was about as bad as we could have feared from Arsenal, as we lost to a Swansea City side weakened by a lot of changes as they planned for their next game which is a relegation six pointer with Norwich.

Okay so things should get very interesting at the Emirates Stadium tomorrow, where Arsenal play host to a Norwich City side fighting for their Premier League survival.

Sergio Aguero bagged a late goal against Manchester United, but it surely prove to be nothing more than a consolation at Old Trafford, as his Manchester City side still trailed 4 - 2 with minutes to go.

An impressive 2 - 1 victory for Sydney against the much - fancied Melbourne City side proved, however, that the experienced Kiwi could be forced to settle for a bit - part role with the Sky Blues this season.

Early into the 2014/15 campaign, Lampard's new Man City side hosted Chelsea, who were top of the Premier League, at the Etihad.

9 — Mark Hughes ended a nine - game losing streak at Old Trafford as a manager with his Stoke City side drawing 1 - 1 against Manchester United on Sunday.

This deal could well be one that helps Phil Brown pull his Hull City side away from the drop zone.

Lampard came off the bench late on as his Man City side battled back from a goal down to secure a point from their trip to West London.

Some Arsenal fans will not remember this, although the shock Premier League triumph of Claudio Ranieri's Leicester City side did cause a lot of people to hark back to the similar achievement of the managerial duo of Brian Clough and Peter Taylor in the 70s, but Arsenal's opponents in the EFL cup after this international break, Nottingham Forest, were once the kings of Europe.

So for me it would be a mighty upset if we can knock over a very good City side whose defensive frailties will be reduced significantly now Kompany is back in the centre of it.

His Manchester City side threatened at the start of the 2016/17 campaign before declining and failing to put forth a credible title challenge or a concerted Champions League run.

It would be difficult to disagree with the manager on that one but the fact is that it has been a problem all season, just that we were punished for that sloppiness by a clinical City side on this occasion.

I can't see anyone beating this present City side.

City do have a habit of losing when Pep Guardiola dips into the squad — as well as Basel, Wigan Athletic, and Shakhtar Donetsk have beaten a rotated City side.

BUT, and I am with Sir Mixalot on this one and he really likes big butts, the fact that the Gunners were able to dig in even when the crowd went flat and a very strong and capable Man City side tried to choke the life out of the game, was very good news for us.

Roberto Mancini takes his Eastlands side to Austria hoping for a big improvement on recent Premier League performances that have seen his Man City side fall away from the top four race.

They certainly didn't look like they had an inferiority complex against the expensively assembled City side.

With a good summer window, we could probably be miles ahead of a stuttering city side, but due to our manager's stubbornness we are only 3 points ahead with an inferior GD.

The game against City is not coming at a better time either as the visitors will be tested by the quality City side as the season progresses.

ABSENCE OF SERGIO AGUERO The City side will be without their star forward for yet another two games following a four match ban he earned against Chelsea in the 1 - 3 defeat at home due to violent conduct.