No matter how much they're backed to win this group, they simply can't afford to
drop points at home to the lowest seeded team in there.
Given the fact Arsenal need PSG to
drop points at home to Ludogrets in order to have any chance of getting top spot, there's not much to look forward to in this game.
The result means Mikhail Fomenko's team will finish at least second in the section should they win in San Marino in their final qualifier on Tuesday — and if England
drop points at home to Poland they would come first with a victory.
I think Man City will
drop some points at home to B'mouth on Saturday.
After that we can easily say that we want Tottenham to lose or
drop points at home to Southampton and for Man United to do the same away to Middlesborough, but the final game of the weekend is a trickier one to call as it sees the two sides directly above us take on each other.
We don't expect the Blues to
drop points at home to relegation - threatened Hull City, but they have to take on us and Liverpool in their next two league outings, which could see them join us in the extremely tight top - six battle.
this is the time we separate the men from the boys, the chaff from the grain, the pretender from contender... no more excuses, we are playing at home, the pressure is on, Leicester might
drop points at home because Liverpool will go for the jugular so its entirely up to us to lay a claim....
Depending on circumstances draw may be enough but in first half of the season we need to make sure we do nt
drop points at home.
Yea i suppose my words may have come out a bit harsh but reading the title «Wenger was right to blame the ref for Arsenal draw» says to me that we take no responsibility for
dropping points at home to a much weaker team.
«We are determined to bounce back from the disappointment of
dropping points at home, though I don't think we played badly at all against Blackburn.
When you analyse last year, last season at home we did very well against the top five and
we dropped points at home against teams in mid-table.
Despite the fact that Arsenal
dropped points at home to Middlesborough recently, we still find ourselves neck and neck with Man City, as their early promise had disappeared and been replaced with the longest winless run of the Spaniard's career as a coach.
Let us hope that this trend of
dropping points at home doesn't continue against Stoke next Saturday!
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Arsenal were looking set to enjoy an almost perfect weekend in the Premier League, with Man United losing at Swansea, Tottenham
dropping points at home to West Ham and Jose Mourinho left fuming as Burnley stole a point off Chelsea (not that we are in the title race but just because I don't like them).
Not only did the Timbers blitz D.C. United, but both Sporting Kansas City and the Vancouver Whitecaps
dropped points at home against lesser teams.
Jagielka also featured from the beginning when the Blues drew 1 - 1 at the Etihad Stadium back in August — the only time City have
dropped points at home all season.
Manchester United will be looking to make it back - to - back victories when they host West Bromwich Albion on Sunday, hoping that Premier League leaders Manchester City will have
dropped points at home to Tottenham Hotspur the day before.
Yet Jose Mourinho will be eager to keep pace with the front - runners in the league after
dropping points at home to Manchester City last week.
The Red Devils have only
dropped points at home once this season, Sunderland holding Man Utd to a thrilling 2 - 2 draw at the very beginning of the month.
The only time Sir Alex Ferguson's side have
dropped points at home this season was a 3 - 2 home loss at the hands of Tottenham.
A West Midlands derby which, at Molineux, could see Wolverhampton Wanderers clinch the title after securing automatic promotion after Fulham
dropped points at home to Brentford.
Predictions: Theo Walcott, Sanchez and Ozil are in such great form at the moment its hard to see Arsenal
dropping points at home against anyone let alone struggling Middlesbrough side who sit 17th in the table after 8 league games.
Not exact matches
The seed fell upon this loosened soil in its deepest crevice
at which
point, unexplainable to me, a tear
drop fell from the sky above borrowing that seed within its new
home whilst giving it its birth.
They are away
at Aston Villa and then
at home to Everton and could
drop points, helping us catch up as well as knocking their confidence and increasing the pressure.
And the other 2 co-leaders
dropped points against teams we've beaten: Tottenham drew
at Burnley: we won there (with the ugliest goal ever... but we won) City drew
at home to Southampton: we won our
home game against Southampton
When you lose your first
home game, you can not afford to
drop points in the second
home game because it creates a little bit of anxiety
at home and that's not what we really want.
I don't expect them to
drop points against Stoke and Bournemouth
at home, Bournemouth will show fight but I don't think they will get anything.
The
home game against Hull City kick started a run of four winnable games in the Premier League for the Wenger's wizards who, owing to their insipid display,
dropped two crucial
points that surely would have hurt the North Londoners» prospects
at the time.
The North - East side are now tenth in the table but still only nine
points from the
drop zone so O'Neill will not be getting complacent and though he saw Frazier Campbell make a successful comeback on the weekend, scoring
at home to Middlesbrough in his first game in over a year, Sunderland could still do with more attacking options.
However, Luis Enrique's side have
dropped four
points in their last two matches by conceding late goals — first versus Valencia and then blowing a 2 - 0 lead to draw 2 - 2
at home to Deportivo last weekend.
3 weeks in we've
dropped 5
points at home, haven't scored a goal
at the Emirates and are 5
points off the pace.
However, it is Laurent Blanc's side who hold top spot, with Lyon having
dropped two
points away
at Olympique de Marseille, before suffering a shock defeat
at home against OGC Nice.
Their other two games are
at home and it is hard to see them
dropping points against Galatasaray or Anderlecht, but you never know.
So infuriating We couldn't beat Spurs
at home dropped 2
points now web lost to West Brom now 5
points lost.
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho believes his side are still heavy favourites to win the Premier League title, despite
dropping two
points with a 1 - 1 draw
at home to Southampton on Sunday.
Brighton took a substantial step towards automatic promotion with a 2 - 0 victory over Wolves yesterday, while Newcastle
dropped two
points at home against Leeds Utd.
There is always a chance that the French champions will
drop points in their next game away to the Swiss club Basel, especially as their 3 - 0 win
at home over them was a flattering scoreline, but I would assume that their trip to London
at the end of November will be the key match.
It's a very important challenge for us as well because we
dropped points against teams between fifth and 12th
at home last season.
This season we recently had the burnley game, all of our close opponents except chelsea had played and
dropped points, we were
at home and only managed the win due to an offside penalty decision, basically we bottled it, but got away with it through a lot of luck.
One goal up
at home against swansea and lose, three
points dropped 3.
Spurs
dropped more
points at home today as the north London club came from behind to draw 1 - 1 with manager-less West Brom
at Wembley today.
St. team on a short week &
dropped 9 spots - SEC teams get blown out & lose 5 spots - Big10 teams play a close game like Penn St. / Ohio St. last weekend & lose 2 spots - ACC teams beat 1 - 7 teams (MIA vs. UNC last weekend) by 5
points at home & move up 5 spots
Arsenal move up to 7th and
at least one of the sides above us will
drop points at the weekend, with Chelsea playing Man City, so another
home win will really send us into that break in a good frame of mind.
At home we have barely ever
dropped points against them.
I agree on the fact that we should be happy city
dropped two
points at home to an average Everton while we fought a hard draw with Liverpool away from
home.I don't think we will win the bpl with 5 weeks to spare.it might go down to the wire.
If they
drop points before that like today
at home, then I think they will be out.
Realistically speaking, I think we should beat Watford
at home tonight, and although Liverpool have had an horrific week, they have performed well in the big games this season, so Chelsea
dropping points at Anfield isn't too far fetched.
We had a decent start in the Premier League but of course we
dropped some
points and we have a good opportunity
at home to play against Manchester City and get the three
points.
Manchester United
dropped points AGAIN, this time
at Burnley, and their neighbors Manchester City lost
at home to Stoke City 1 - 0.