Sentences with phrase «dead rubber fixtures»

Now he only has a few dead rubber fixtures to get his first xi to gel.

Not exact matches

Although the game is a dead rubber, Wenger has made it clear that he will still be playing his experienced reserves to give them a little more match fitness ahead of our congested fixture list in the rest of this month, so it is certain that our front line will consist of Wilshere, Walcott and Giroud again, although I expect Welbeck to be given a run out as well at some point.