Sentences with phrase «crucial home clash»

Alexis Sanchez will undergo a late fitness test ahead of Arsenal's crucial home clash against Sunderland, manager Arsene Wenger has confirmed.

Another reason though is to err on the side of caution with our best defender as there are bigger and more important games ahead, such as the FA cup semi-final with Reading at Wembley next weekend and the crucial home clash with Chelsea the following week.

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With a crucial north London derby clash with Tottenham in the Premier League this weekend and with the home tie against the Bulgarians finishing 6 - 0, the manager could have been tempted to rest some of the big stars.

The system also helped the Blues claim a 1 - 0 win at home to United in the reverse fixture, and now that Conte has enough bodies in midfield to play with a five across the middle, he could be tempted to make a change ahead of this crucial clash.

Heading into Saturday's clash against Leicester on the back of a victory is crucial - the Blues can ill - afford to allow the gap at the top to increase and with no Premier League wins in four home games, an Etihad win is crucial.