Sentences with phrase «currently top of league»

This deal has been in the offing for a while and he could soon be back playing in the Championship with Sheffield United currently top of League One.

«We are currently top of the league and undefeated, which is a fantastic way to close the first half of the season.»

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Currently Germany tops the league with 177 countries open out of a maximum of 218.

He has won promotion to the Premier League with Birmingham and Hull, and as his team are currently on top of the Championship he is likely to repeat that feat this season, and Arsene Wenger has nothing but respect for the guy.

Their form this term has been strongly helped by striker Andrea Belotti's input, having scored 13 league goals so far, and currently sits one goal behind Mauro Icardi at the top of the goalscoring charts.

Despite the disappointment of eventually finishing in third place in the Premier League last season, Spurs are evidently keen to keep the same nucleus of the squad in place and build on their success last year as they currently sit with eight points from their first four games of the season leaving them just four points off top spot.

We currently sit 5th in the league and have shown we can take points off any team in our league, with a draw against top of the league Surbiton (0 - 0), and a win against second in the league Teddington (2 - 1).

They are currently top of the Northern 4A, winning all five of their league games.

They are currently league leaders sitting at the top of Northern 6C.

DLT are currently sat at the top of League One, six points ahead of second place Eton Messi who have a game in hand.

United currently sit 16 points behind rivals Man City at the top of the Premier League after the Citizens» 5 - 1 win against Leicester, so a win here would be absolutely vital in keeping their slim title hopes alive for this season.

With City on course to lift the Premier League title to add to their League Cup, they would perhaps seem like the top attraction in England currently in terms of the best chance of winning silverware moving forward.

But I am not sure that I quite share the optimism of our German international star Mesut Ozil, who The Mirror have reported as insisting that Arsenal are not out of the race for the EPL title race just yet, despite the fact that we are not even in the top four of the table and are currently 13 points behind the league leaders Chelsea.

The Gunners are one of only four top - flight teams who are unbeaten so far this term, but they are currently below City in the table, having drawn two of their three opening league games.

Things aren't going to get any easier on Sunday, as Villarreal host league leaders Barcelona, who currently hold an eight - point advantage over Atletico Madrid at the top of the Spanish top flight.

Brendan Rodgers» side are currently tied at the top of the league with City, though with a pretty big goal differential deficit.

Stoke City have been even more unfortunate in the injury stakes: with nine players receiving treatment they're currently top of the Premier League's injury table.

Fortunately for the Blues, their road looks to be a lot safer than Spurs», playing three teams currently in the top half of the league in their remaining six matches.

Chelsea are the best team in England, hence why they currently sit five points clear of Manchester City at the top of the Premier League table.

And you'd certainly say Mourinho made the right decision, with the 27 - year - old becoming an integral part of the Blues side that currently sit top of the Premier League.

The Belgian is improving year - on - year at Chelsea becoming one of the hardest players to handle in the Premier League as proved by the fact he is currently the most fouled man in the top - flight.

The Toffees have conceded no more than one goal in any of their league outings thus far this term, and currently sit just four points off the top of the table.

Nevertheless, the bookmakers haven't wasted any time in revealing who they believe will be the next England manager, with the top three consisting of two tacticians currently plying their trade in the Premier League.

Some might debate this statement in the case of Aston Villa, as the team who were relegated from the Premier League by quite a distant last season have managed to only end up in the top half recently, currently sitting in 11th.

That would give us nine, which would make us at least level on points with Chelsea who currently have six and would almost certainly catapult us back to the top part of the table and put Arsenal back in contention with the teams hoping to lift the Premier League trophy next May.

Mata will be hoping that the Red Devils are themselves in the competition next season, with the team currently in the top four of the Premier League.

He's 23 and his goals per minute ratio is 99, which currently is bested only by Ronaldo, Messi, Neymar and Aguero of the top leagues.

With Arsenal being the only one of the four FA cup semi-finalists not currently occupying a place in the top four of the Premier League, and of course the fact that the Gunners are currently playing like a bunch of drunken old women, the chances are that the team who lifts the FA cup trophy next month will not be claiming their place in the Europa League next season.

Arsenal currently sit joint top of the Premier League table along with Manchester City and Liverpool, but their focus will firmly be on themselves and producing an improved performance which in turn will pile further misery on David Moyes» men.

The former teammates come head - to - head this weekend in a clash that could have significant consequences on this season's Premier League title race, with the Blues currently leading at the top of the table by nine points.

Monaco are currently sitting top of Ligue 2 and are set for a return to the French top flight this summer, but their ambitious owner wants his team to win the Uefa Champions League and for that to happen, he believes he needs the world's best coach.

The Brazil international, who currently plays for Jiangsu Suning, left Chelsea for a big - money move to the Chinese Super League back in the 2015/16 season, but it still seems he harbours ambitions of playing at the top level.

I know that a lot of Arsenal fans are currently thinking that the top four is a sad second prize for the Gunners after we blew yet another attempt to be crowned Premier League champions, but you can bet that the likes of Liverpool and Manchester United would snatch your hand off to be assured of a top four finish and a coveted place in the Champions League.

With two other sides currently in the top six also playing each other on Friday evening, as Notts County travel for a local derby against Sheffield United, it could be an important night at the top of League One.

Conte's side currently sit six points clear at the top of the Premier League table as the former Juventus and Italy boss has turned things around dramatically.

The superb striker, who was the star of the show as Arsenal beat Manchester United in our last Premier League outing, is currently on around # 130,000 a week and that is about # 10,000 a week less than his German team mate, but this new deal, if Alexis agrees to sign it, will make him the club's top earner.

With the Gunners currently relying heavily on the Chilean to get them results in both the league and cup competitions, Gooners will be hoping that he can carry on this amazing form and rival these top footballers for the rest of the season.

As I said earlier, Wenger has been treading water for years, but the sheer amount of top quality managers has pushed Wenger so far down the league, that we're currently a whopping 21 points off the top, and only in sixth on goal difference.

The 31 - year - old is undoubtedly one of the top defenders in the Premier League currently, and so provided his level of performance doesn't drop, there doesn't seem to be much reason as to why he won't be at the Emirates for a while yet.

The 23 - year old is currently starring in Serie A for Inter Milan, where his versatility and talent across the midfield positions has helped the Milan club to the top of the Italian league table.

Though clearly Ronaldo currently represents a club tied to Adidas but their fear may be that the two time Balon d'Or winner could end up at moving to a side they do not cover and clearly they see the financial benefit of aiding Man United's push to bring in last season's La Liga and Champions League top - scorer.

Chelsea have kept six clean sheets in a row and currently sit at the top of the Premier League table with 28 points after 12 games.

Earlier this week, the midfielder's agent publicly stated that his client was eager for a move to the Premier League this summer and was currently assessing a trio of offers from England's top flight [The Guardian].

Despite the draw against Boro the Gunners have enjoyed a positive start to the season and they currently sit joint - top of the Premier League.

The most important match for Arsenal fans over this Premier League weekend is, of course, our own away game against West Brom and it is one that the Gunners desperately need to take all three points from in order to keep in touch with the clubs currently occupying the top four Champions League qualifying places.

The Europa League represents arguably Valencia's best hopes of securing a berth in next year's Champions League as, following their miserable league run, the fallen giants of the Spanish game currently find themselves down in 12th in the top flight, and are a whopping 20 points behind fourth - place VillaLeague represents arguably Valencia's best hopes of securing a berth in next year's Champions League as, following their miserable league run, the fallen giants of the Spanish game currently find themselves down in 12th in the top flight, and are a whopping 20 points behind fourth - place VillaLeague as, following their miserable league run, the fallen giants of the Spanish game currently find themselves down in 12th in the top flight, and are a whopping 20 points behind fourth - place Villaleague run, the fallen giants of the Spanish game currently find themselves down in 12th in the top flight, and are a whopping 20 points behind fourth - place Villarreal.

That's okay, no one's going to blame you, but they're currently on top of the Czech league.

With Liverpool not playing until after Arsenal tomorrow and with our goal difference currently better, today's result means that a win over Tottenham in the derby will put us clear at the top of the Premier League, at least until Klopp's team face Watford and hopefully for the rest of the week.

Chelsea may be topping the Premier League currently, but after some poor results in recent weeks they may wish they had some of these former players still available at Stamford Bridge.

Both our men's teams are currently top of their respective leagues by three point and their hard work and dedication should promise double promotions this season.