Juventus meet Genoa for the 100th time on Sunday looking to extend a run of 32
consecutive home league victories
«I haven't heard anything from Real Madrid, I don't know whether my agent has and people will write what they want, but it doesn't interest me,» he said having missed out on claiming the outright record of scoring in 12
consecutive home league games.
The general consensus is that they'll add a few more to their tally this weekend, both points and goals, as they welcome mid-table Norwich to the Etihad Stadium seeking a twelfth
consecutive home league win.
Lewandowski, making his 250th Bundesliga appearance, missed the out - right record of scoring in 12
consecutive home league games.
Luis Suarez and Dirk Kuyt have been outstanding in recent weeks, youngsters such as Jay Spearing and John Flanagan have shown their worth, while even those who had previously under - performed under former manager Roy Hodgson have come good, with Maxi Rodriguez and Joe Cole both on target last Saturday, the latter bagging a hat - trick, as Liverpool recorded their third
consecutive home league win over Birmingham City, running out impressive 5 - 0 winners.
Wolves were disappointing in midweek, managing only a draw at home against struggling Hull, and they'll face an uphill struggle away at Cardiff who have won seven
consecutive home league games.
Not exact matches
Aston Villa ended a run of seven
consecutive Premier
League defeats tonight with a 2 - 1
home win against Midlands rivals West Brom, but should Alan Hutton have been sent off after this shocking tackle on Saido Berahino?
However, while the Saints looked to have consigned Chelsea to their fourth
consecutive away
league defeat, an eight minute spell inspired by Giroud late transformed St Mary's from a dreamland into a nightmare for the
home side.
Arsenal face off against Swiss side Basel on Match Day Two, in a fixture that'll see Champions
League football return to the
home of Arsenal for yet another
consecutive season.
This weekend's match also holds various other reasons for importance, as a
home win would also spell an end to our long - run of
consecutive St Totteringham's Day celebrations, the day in which we enjoy the fact that our noisy neighbours can no longer finish above us in the
league table.
He scored a hat trick away from
home in a Champions
League match only to be benched in 4
consecutive matches in the Premier
League.
United's defeat saw their 40 - game unbeaten run at
home come to an end, while City's 14th
consecutive league victory made history for the most wins in a row in a single English top flight season.
However, Blind also deserves plenty of credit as he produced a composed finish to fire
home the opening goal of the game and keep the Red Devils on track for their fourth
consecutive league win.
After three
consecutive win in the English Premier
League, Chelsea stumbled at Sunderland's
home ground Stadium of Light.
Barcelona all but sealed their place in the quarter finals of the Champions
League following an extremely impressive 2 - 0 victory away from
home against Arsenal and the Catalan giants are now very well placed to claim an unprecedented
consecutive treble this season.
On a serious note, Kane is clearly desperate to top the Premier
League scoring charts for a third consecutive season and it's worth noting that Spurs have scored 22 goals in their last eight home matches in the l
League scoring charts for a third
consecutive season and it's worth noting that Spurs have scored 22 goals in their last eight
home matches in the
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For the second week running, Liverpool feature in the live tea - time kick - off on ESPN as the Reds, seeking a return to winning ways after
consecutive home draws, tackle in - form West Brom at The Hawthorns with the Baggies keen to return to the top half of the Barclay's Premier
League by building on successive Midlands derby victories.
Saturday's 1 - 1 draw with free - falling Blackpool at
home stretched their winless run to four in the
league, having won just one of their last nine Premiership matches in a destructive sequence which has destroyed any hope they had of competing in the Champions League for a second consecutive s
league, having won just one of their last nine Premiership matches in a destructive sequence which has destroyed any hope they had of competing in the Champions
League for a second consecutive s
League for a second
consecutive season.
Chelsea look to extend our run of four
consecutive Premier
League victories at
home to Everton.
At
home, however, Mark Hughes» men are yet to taste defeat in the
league during 2011, winning six of seven at Craven Cottage and are searching for their fourth
consecutive home win on Monday following eye - catching victories over Blackburn (3 - 2), Blackpool (3 - 0) and, more recently, Bolton (3 - 0).
They are also on a run of nine
consecutive home wins in the
League which is a club record.
Liverpool's 5 - 0 win at White Hart Lane last season ended a run of five
consecutive Premier
League home wins for Spurs against Liverpool.
Newcastle have shown a resilience to their game under Alan Pardew and are currently enjoying a decent spell in the
league having lost just one of their last eight, but they're up against a resurgent Bolton who are gunning for their fourth
consecutive victory in all competitions and did recently end a six - match losing sequence on the road, albeit having still to arrest their current six - match losing streak in the
league away from
home.
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.
Before that defeat to Manchester United we'd won 11
consecutive home games in the Premier
League - our best run on our own patch since Highbury was a fortress for nine months in 2005.
The
home team are in fine form and are favourites against Spurs, who are too in pretty good form, coming in the match, off the back of
consecutive wins in the
league and also, finishing top of their challenging group in the Champions L
league and also, finishing top of their challenging group in the Champions
LeagueLeague.
So the omens are encouraging for the
home side, who are bidding to record their third
consecutive league win on
home soil following back - to - back victories over Sunderland (2 - 1) and Swansea (3 - 1).
Key Stat: Manchester City would equal Manchester United's Premier
League record for winning 19
consecutive home matches should they beat Bolton at the Etihad Stadium.
Bolton have lost three
consecutive league games following their 2 - 1
home defeat to Sunderland, while they haven't secured maximum points on the road since 13 November — losing ten of their previous eleven away Premiership matches since, including their last four on the spin.
Over nine - years since they last came unstuck in this very fixture, Arsenal will go in search of their eighth
consecutive league win over Blackburn Rovers at
home in a match they can now ill - afford to relinquish a single point from.
Especialy there are strong at
home at their White Hart Lane where there are on a run of six
consecutive victories in the
league.
The win is Burnley's seventh
consecutive at
home in all competitions, while Leicester drop to 16th having failed to score a
league goal so far in 2017.
PSV Eindhoven beat Vitesse 1 - 0 away from
home this weekend and although the game itself was rather bland, the goal scored by Jorrit Hendrix in the 90th minute means that PSV have now netted in 42
consecutive league games, which is a new record for the Eredivisie.
It was Best who struck the only goal of the game last weekend as well, as Newcastle edged out QPR, at
home, to record their second
consecutive league win, to go with their sensational 3 - 0 win over defending champions Man Utd, and climb above Liverpool into sixth, level on points Arsenal who occupy a Europa League
league win, to go with their sensational 3 - 0 win over defending champions Man Utd, and climb above Liverpool into sixth, level on points Arsenal who occupy a Europa
League League berth.
Saturday's 3 - 0 loss at
home to a reborn Hamburg, was the Red Bull's second
consecutive defeat and now seven points adrift of
league leaders, Bayern, the bells are tolling on their fairy tale title bid.
-- Defending
league champions United are striving to avoid a third consecutive Premier League defeat having lost at home to Blackburn (2 - 3) and away at Newcastle (3 - 0) either side of the New
league champions United are striving to avoid a third
consecutive Premier
League defeat having lost at home to Blackburn (2 - 3) and away at Newcastle (3 - 0) either side of the New
League defeat having lost at
home to Blackburn (2 - 3) and away at Newcastle (3 - 0) either side of the New Year.
It was a case of one step forward and two steps back as Manchester United were held to their fourth
consecutive draw at
home in the Premier
League by West Ham United, only days after a morale boosting 4 - 0 victory over Feyenoord in the Europa
League.
Whereas Fulham are striving to avoid a third
consecutive home defeat in the
league, after suffering back - to - back 3 - 1 losses against Everton and Tottenham, Liverpool are chasing their fourth successive away win − their fifth if you include Tuesday's defeat of Chelsea in the cup.
Such a tough one to call, this; Fulham's recent
home form is strong with three wins from four, including impressive scalps of Arsenal and Liverpool, but Newcastle arrive in fine form themselves — they're searching for their third
consecutive league win — and are usually so well organised under Pardew.
-- Martinez's win percentage at Everton is now 29 % (the same as he had at Wigan)-- It's been 9 months (to the day) since we had
consecutive league wins — We are currently 4
league points better off after 23 games than when we finished 17th under Moyes — Three
home wins all season in the
league — Six wins all season out of 23 games — 10 defeats at Goodison since the start of last season — The worst defence in the
league in terms of goals conceded
United, though, are never far off the pace and a 20th successive
home win in the Barclay's Premier
League − what would also be their fourth consecutive league victory over Man City at Old Trafford − would see them erase Man City's two - point advantage and replace them at the s
League − what would also be their fourth
consecutive league victory over Man City at Old Trafford − would see them erase Man City's two - point advantage and replace them at the s
league victory over Man City at Old Trafford − would see them erase Man City's two - point advantage and replace them at the summit.
In fact, he has set a new record for
consecutive playoff games with
home runs and was named National
League Championship Series MVP.
play videoFrank Acheampong's goal could not salvage his team's loss at
home Frank Acheampong scored for third
consecutive week but his side Tianjin TEDA lost 2 - 1 at
home to Shandong Luneng in the Chinese Super
League.
For the second
consecutive year, the Anti-Defamation
League (ADL) and apparel and
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