Sentences with phrase «encounter against the league leaders»

Whilst he was largely anonymous at The Hawthorns he wasn't the only one, and the whole team needed to up their game for the encounter against the league leaders.

Not exact matches

Tonights encounter with Reading Women, will be the first opportunity for Yeovil to show another solid performance, with their last league game against Chelsea, which saw the Glovers hold out the league leaders until over 60 minutes played.

Last Result: Although they may not have deserved it, Blackburn were beaten 2 - 1 last weekend by league leaders Chelsea in a gripping encounter which had seen Rovers take the lead, certainly not against the run of play mind, through the sparingly used Benjani before Chelsea stormed back to clinch all three points with goals from Nicolas Anelka and Branislav Ivanovic, the latter coming six minutes from time.

A somewhat anticipated defeat at home to Chelsea this weekend would almost definitely see the team drop down into the relegation zone for the first time this season, but Rovers raised their game against the» big boys» at Ewood Park last term, Chelsea included, so who's to say Blackburn won't give the current league leaders a bitter taste of Deja Vu when the two sides meet on Saturday, with last season's encounter finishing honours even in a 1 - 1 draw.