Sentences with phrase «easier matches against»

And with what should be an easy match against Watford coming up this weekend, it's hoped that Mauricio Pochettino can turn around his team's fortunes.

That could hardly be called lucky, but the semi and the Final were relatively easy matches against Reading and Aston Villa.

Not exact matches

Tottenham may have an easier looking group but their following matches are against us, Man United, Chelsea, Man City, Bournemouth and Sunderland.

Who is their right mind would think a two legged match against Chelsea to be any easier than playing Forest?

He was risked because Chile wanted to win, and their next match is against Australia, a team that is the easiest in their group, and they will most likely rest him.

When matching up the 37 homers hit by Blackmon and Arenado against the 36 hit by Paul Goldschmidt, it's easy for a voter to dismiss the first two because of their home park.

But it won't be easy against fifth - placed Everton, who still haven't tasted defeat on their home turf with three wins and two draws in their five matches.

Stand out ties are of course against Spurs, United and PSG, but the matches against the other opponents, including the EFL Cup match against Southampton will not be by any means easy.

A couple of easy home matches against much smaller sides early on or could have been just what Spurs need to help them settle in and build some Wembley confidence.

It's not all bad news for United supporters as a match against either one of Fenerbahce, Young Boys, Sparta Prague, Anderlecht and Panathinaikos could be regarded as the easier route as well as Austrian outfit Rapid Vienna, who will be the lowest ranked side in the competition.

Outside their elite top line, they had no forwards over 35 points, which made them a rather easy team to match up against.

You're absolutely right, we can not afford to take any matches easy — especially not against Chelsea and manure

Looking at the two semi-final matches, Reading seemed to qualify much easier against arguably one of the favourites to win the playoffs in their victory over an inform Fulham side.

Tottenham and Liverpool are both in action tomorrow also, but aren't expected to slip up against Swansea and Bournemouth, but at this point of the campaign, there are no easy matches.

The comparison between Arsenal and the match that played in semi of champions league is not justice to Arsenal players because 70 % are not at the level they play in and a careful reason would be that teams in Spain are very careless in procession and easy to score against and in the Bundesliga it is a one man show.

You could compare their starting line up against ours before the match, and understand that it would not be easy.

They played a very easy schedule with no match ups against any ranked teams.

The options available to Arsene Wenger when selecting his Arsenal line up for today's game against Sunderland at the Emirates stadium are smaller than they have been all season and with three key players in Alexis Sanchez, Santi Cazorla and Francis Coquelin being on the injury list and after the Gunners» recent struggles in the league, what should have been an easy three points is now looking like a tough and pressure filled match.

i was not surprised that england lost against iceland, even before the euros started i knew hodgson, s selection will come back to haunt him, he took players that were just back from long injuries not match fit / sharp, also due to media pressure he selected players he shouldn, t have (vardy, rashford) it undermined all the good work done during the qualifications, why on earth just before the tournament would hodgson change tactics, formations, players that served him so well even though it was an easy group they still managed to go unbeaten, i know people laugh when wenger talks about cohesion, continuity....

We are expecting a little rotation this evening as this match against Sunderland should be the easiest game of our run in so far, and we have two MUCH more difficult games ahead.

We need to four points from our next two matches really, with what should be an easy win against the already - relegated Aston Villa to end the season with.

His «easiest» fight was against «just coming off the beaches of Mexico» Nate Diaz, if I recall there were other options in there as well, but not as favorable a match up as Nate Diaz.

KEY FACT: Crystal Palace have won only one of their last 12 home league matches against Arsenal MATCH ODDS: Palace 7/2 Draw 3/1 Arsenal 4/5 bet365 Pick: Arsenal to win @ 4/5 ANDY SAYS: Tough trip to Arsenal but I think they will just edge my former side... 0 - 1 GRAEME SAYS: I can see Palace getting something from this... 1 - 1 SILKY SAYS: I can see Arsenal getting the three points here, but won't be easy... 1 - 2 FOOTBALLIndex — One to follow: Mesut Ozil under # 4 looks a decent prospect

KEY FACT: Tottenham are on a 14 - match unbeaten run against Swansea MATCH ODDS: Swansea 11/1 Draw 17/4 Spurs 1/3 bet365 Pick: Spurs win & Over 2.5 goals @ 10/11 ANDY SAYS: Have to go with my former club here, they will have too much... 0 - 2 GRAEME SAYS: Don't see this being easy but Tottenham should win... 1 - 2 SILKY SAYS: Comfortable win for Spurs — easy three points... 0 - 3 FOOTBALLIndex — One to follow: Just over # 2 and Christian Eriksen's looks very good match unbeaten run against Swansea MATCH ODDS: Swansea 11/1 Draw 17/4 Spurs 1/3 bet365 Pick: Spurs win & Over 2.5 goals @ 10/11 ANDY SAYS: Have to go with my former club here, they will have too much... 0 - 2 GRAEME SAYS: Don't see this being easy but Tottenham should win... 1 - 2 SILKY SAYS: Comfortable win for Spurs — easy three points... 0 - 3 FOOTBALLIndex — One to follow: Just over # 2 and Christian Eriksen's looks very good MATCH ODDS: Swansea 11/1 Draw 17/4 Spurs 1/3 bet365 Pick: Spurs win & Over 2.5 goals @ 10/11 ANDY SAYS: Have to go with my former club here, they will have too much... 0 - 2 GRAEME SAYS: Don't see this being easy but Tottenham should win... 1 - 2 SILKY SAYS: Comfortable win for Spurs — easy three points... 0 - 3 FOOTBALLIndex — One to follow: Just over # 2 and Christian Eriksen's looks very good value

Millwall will be lucky to avoid the drop this season, and while a trip to South London is never easy, this is as good a time as any to visit Millwall with Gregory serving a three match ban for a red card against QPR.

KEY FACT: Newcastle have won only three points from their last 57 available in the Premier League against Man City MATCH ODDS: Newcastle 12/1 Draw 23/4 Man City 1/4 bet365 Pick: Man City to win and Both Teams to Score @ 8/5 ANDY SAYS: Have to go with City, don't see Newcastle testing them too much... 0 - 3 GRAEME SAYS: Has to be an away win, but might not be as easy as some think... 0 - 2 SILKY SAYS: Comfortable City victory — easy three points for me... 0 - 4 FOOTBALLIndex — One to follow: Under # 4 — why isn't Kevin De Bruyne higher?

Our remaining fixtures are not the easiest but a home win against Stoke in the next round of matches should see us virtually safe with five games to go.

KEY FACT: Palace have won only one of their last 11 Premier League matches against Man City MATCH ODDS: Palace 10/1 Draw 11/2 Man City 2/7 bet365 Pick: Over 2.5 goals @ 11/10 ANDY SAYS: I think my former team will find this mission a bit too difficult, has to be City... 1 - 3 GRAEME SAYS: I think this could be tougher than some think, but City just edging it... 1 - 2 SILKY SAYS: Two of my former sides here and I have to go with City, too easy....1 - 4 FOOTBALLIndex — One to follow: Kevin De Bruyne remains the biggest bargain on the Index

Now tell me in the era of modern football how the hell can the manager not study the opposition wenger is a mad man that why we get beat in every crunch match we play Arsenal play one way so its easy to play against them if you no what your about.

KEY FACT: Everton have won six of their last nine home matches against Manchester City MATCH ODDS: Everton 8/1 Draw 4/1 Man City 1/3 bet365 Pick: Man City to win to nil @ 6/5 ANDY SAYS: City will take the win, little doubt about it... 0 - 3 GRAEME SAYS: Not sure it will be an easy win, but yes it will be a City win... 0 - 2 FOOTBALLIndex — One to follow: Gabriel Jesus is a great investment

Sacrificing the league match against Newcastle to raise their confidence & help them knock City out (& make our cup run easier).

United were drawn against Saint - Etienne in the round of 32, which was one of the easiest matches of that round.

What should have been a hard match against Porto was relatively easy for the German giants as they won the tie 3 - 0 to send them into the last 16.

Christian Benteke has been ruled out, leaving Palace with few options so Bakary Sako could start as a striker KEY FACT: Manchester United have never lost a Premier League match against Crystal Palace MATCH ODDS: Man Utd 1/6 Draw 6/1 Palace 20/1 ANDY SAYS: I don't know why but this could be one of those shock results, Palace could do it... 0 - 1 GRAEME SAYS: Palace should get better, but they will not get anything here... 3 - 0 SILKY SAYS: Could be any score here, Palace have been awful — easy home win... 4 - 0 LADBROKES PICK: Man United to win both halves @ 5/4 FOOTBALLIndex — One to follow: Henrikh Mkhitaryan has been in great form and not even at # match against Crystal Palace MATCH ODDS: Man Utd 1/6 Draw 6/1 Palace 20/1 ANDY SAYS: I don't know why but this could be one of those shock results, Palace could do it... 0 - 1 GRAEME SAYS: Palace should get better, but they will not get anything here... 3 - 0 SILKY SAYS: Could be any score here, Palace have been awful — easy home win... 4 - 0 LADBROKES PICK: Man United to win both halves @ 5/4 FOOTBALLIndex — One to follow: Henrikh Mkhitaryan has been in great form and not even at # MATCH ODDS: Man Utd 1/6 Draw 6/1 Palace 20/1 ANDY SAYS: I don't know why but this could be one of those shock results, Palace could do it... 0 - 1 GRAEME SAYS: Palace should get better, but they will not get anything here... 3 - 0 SILKY SAYS: Could be any score here, Palace have been awful — easy home win... 4 - 0 LADBROKES PICK: Man United to win both halves @ 5/4 FOOTBALLIndex — One to follow: Henrikh Mkhitaryan has been in great form and not even at # 2.50!

KEY FACT: Man Utd have won 25 of a possible 27 points in league home matches against Stoke MATCH ODDS: Man Utd 2/9 Draw 6/1 Stoke 14/1 bet365 Pick: Under 2.5 goals @ 6/4 ANDY SAYS: Have to go with Man U, don't see Stoke getting anything here... 2 - 0 GRAEME SAYS: Home win, Stoke might put up a fight but they won't get anything... 3 - 1 SILKY SAYS: Easy home win, don't see anything else... 5 - 0 FOOTBALLIndex — One to follow: Marcus Rashford is very much one to watch in the Index

KEY FACT: West Brom are aiming to win successive league matches against Arsenal for the first time since 1977 MATCH ODDS: Arsenal 7/4 Draw 21/10 West Brom 9/5 ANDY SAYS: Comfortable home win, Arsenal to take the win here... 3 - 1 GRAEME SAYS: I am not sure Arsenal will have this all there own way, could be a draw... 2 - 2 SILKY SAYS: Easy Arsenal win for me, don't see West Brom getting close to them... 4 - 0 LADBROKES PICK: Arsenal to win to nil — 5/4 FOOTBALLIndex — One to follow: Aaron Ramsey up to # 1.10 — looks a more than sound investment

With a FA Cup final against Manchester United to take place, there have been suggestions that the Palace players might look to take it a bit easy during the final two matches of the season in order to avoid any potential injuries.

Through the eye catching performance of Lionel Messi, Barcelona has moved one step ahead to reclaim the title of La Liga this season.This Argentine skipper made an amazing hat trick against Leganes and so, the apprentices of Ernesto Valverde got an easy victory in their last La Liga match.

But they've raised their game in the crunch clashes, the matches which are typically easier to get fired up for whereas the smaller clashes, the ones against sides which, on current form, Newcastle should be beating, they tend to flatter to deceive.

The nadir unfortunately is an easy one for me and I'm sure many others: Going up 2 - 0 AT HOME against The Ones Who Shall Not Be Named (I can't even bear to mention them — honestly), and then losing the match and the derby 3 - 2.

KEY FACT: United have been eliminated from the League Cup in two of the past three games played at Old Trafford against lower - league opponents MATCH ODDS: Man Utd 1/12 Draw 11/1 Burton 25/1 ANDY SAYS: Yeah, United will not be troubled in this one... 4 - 0 GRAEME SAYS: Jose will put up a good defence and they will come through this... 4 - 1 SILKY SAYS: Easy and comfortable win for United, big score coming too... 5 - 0 FOOTBALLIndex — One to follow: Marcus Rashford is up to over # 3 but still looks a very good investment

Although Arsenal last defeat at the Emirates was in January against Man Utd 2 - 1, and although Aston Villa in last seven matches against Arsenal manage to won only once, today is new match, and it wont be so easy for Gunners as the Villains are unbeaten in past three games.Last match of these two teams was in FA Cup when Arsenal was down to two goal, but manage to get 3 - 2 victory.

«Everton is a really strong team but they played three games in seven days and it is not easy, also because they played very tough games against Man City and then a qualification match into the Europa League, and it is very important for a club to play in Europe for the season.

Does Klopp bring him straight in for his league debut on Friday away at Chelsea, or hold him back and give his first start against Derby in a potentially easier match?

Last Saturday, Wolves faced their easiest league fixture in nearly a month, taking on Bolton Wanderers at Molineux, and instead of using some of the harsh lessons which were learnt from bitter defeats against some of the» Big Four» in matches where Wolves didn't deserve to drop any points, let alone all three, Wolves went back to their dire, under performing selves.

KEY FACT: Sergio Aguero has scored in each of his last four appearances against Burnley MATCH ODDS: Burnley 12/1 Draw 5/1 Man City 2/7 bet365 Pick: Man City to win & under 2.5 goals @ 9/4 ANDY SAYS: Don't see City struggling here, comfortable win... 0 - 3 GRAEME SAYS: Burnley won't make this easy, wouldn't rule out a draw but City just... 1 - 2 SILKY SAYS: Easy City three points for me, has to be... 0 - 4 FOOTBALLIndex — One to follow: Kevin De Bruyne still not in the top - ten, borders on crimeasy, wouldn't rule out a draw but City just... 1 - 2 SILKY SAYS: Easy City three points for me, has to be... 0 - 4 FOOTBALLIndex — One to follow: Kevin De Bruyne still not in the top - ten, borders on crimEasy City three points for me, has to be... 0 - 4 FOOTBALLIndex — One to follow: Kevin De Bruyne still not in the top - ten, borders on criminal

Barcelona is the hot favourite in their next match against Real Betis and their home venue would make things easy for them.

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