Sentences with phrase «defeat in football matches»

Not exact matches

Arsenal Football Club and injury problems have almost become synonymous with each other in recent years, so I suppose we should not have been too surprised to see our first choice goalkeeper pick up an injury in our last Premier League match, the damaging defeat away to West Brom.

As usual Mourinho blamed the match officials for the defeat but they were second best in what was an exciting yet error prone contest; where spirit and determination dominated rather than the quality of the football — not one for the purists you might say.

The facts are simple — we are playing the Bundesliga giants three days after a Championship side, and if we were looking to win both matches (as we should be), we should logically play the strongest possible team against the Germans and rotate against Blackburn, in the knowledge that a team of eleven internationals should have it within them to defeat a side who until recently have been the laughing stock of football.

Nigeria U-20 men's national football team coach, Emmanuel Amuneke has posited that he is yet to come to terms with the reality that Flying Eagles will not be participating in next year's CAF U-20 Nations Cup in Zambia following Saturday's 3 - 4 defeat in the final qualification match return leg tie in Lagos.

Although they do have a couple of disappointing defeats to their name of late, having lost two of their last three, everything at The Reebok over the past month or so has been pleasing, with the aurora still positive following a four - match unbeaten run which has seen Bolton record impressive wins over Tottenham (4 - 2), Newcastle (5 - 1) and Blackburn (2 - 1), scoring goals a plenty in the process as this new brand of football at The Reebok continues to not only impress the locals, but also keep the points nicely ticking over.

Arsenal haven't won a league match away from home in 2018, and the defeat to Newcastle all but assures the Magpies of top - flight football next year.