Not exact matches
As other managers have already intimated, there is obviously a reliance on Premier League rivals to stop City's march and, so
far, that hasn't happened since the draw with Everton
in their opening
home fixture.
Strangely they have only been leading at half time
in just four of their
home fixtures so
far and on three of those occasions, it was by a 1 - 0 scoreline.
They have opened the scoring
in all but three
home fixtures so
far this term.
The Cherries have shipped a goal
in each of their last seven
home fixtures so have been
far from watertight.
His side have capitalised on a favourable opening list of
home fixtures by taking all eight of their points thus
far in Wales at their Liberty Stadium, but an excruciating baptism of fire away from
home has led to the Swans succumbing to expected defeats at Arsenal, Chelsea and Man City.
Rovers start with a
home fixture with Portsmouth, a side currently bottom of the league, but they then face teams not too
far away from them
in Bolton Wanderers & Stoke City, both of which are very winnable games for Blackburn but they are games they must win if they are to keep the relegation zone at arms length.
Paul Robinson is highly rated as one of the best goalie's
in the division, though the former England international hasn't kept a single clean sheet away from
home all season, so is it any wonder they've lost over half of their away
fixtures thus
far (6/10).
This is a
fixture they were beaten 1 - 0
in at
home last August, and while there is plenty of evidence to suggest revenge might be on the cards, if the Toffees can come unstuck at Aston Villa and Wigan then I see no reason why QPR, who aren't playing all that bad and are
in urgent need of a morale - boosting victory, won't cause them
further problems at Loftus Road.
The Magpies have made an indifferent start to the season but have fared better than West Ham so
far, although the Hammers boast the better form after going four games without losing
in the league and will target this
home fixture with Newcastle as a perfect opportunity to double their tally of wins for the second, which currently stands at a miserly 1.
Even though they didn't get out of the group stage of the Champions League, Napoli are
in good
home form
in Europe, winning three of their four
home fixtures so
far this term.
A 2 - 2 draw with Fulham on
home soil might just be a sign of
further positive things to come from the Tangerines of Blackpool but we need to see
further evidence before we start backing Blackpool
in such difficult
fixtures like this one with Newcastle United.
City have been an unpredictable sort on the road so
far, winning just one of their opening three away
fixtures in the league: Tottenham Hotspur (0 - 0), Sunderland (1 - 0L) and Wigan Athletic (0 - 2W), while they were dumped out of the League Cup by West Brom at The Hawthorns last month, so there are still some fragilities that need to be ironed out by manager Roberto Mancini although the team have collectively dusted themselves off admirably and will stretch their unbeaten run to five games so long as they get a result away at Blackpool, who have yet to win a
home fixture in the league up till now.
But the list stretches
further back than just this term, especially their Stamford Bridge casualties, as Chelsea haven't dropped points
in a league
fixture on
home soil since the middle of February, while they haven't even conceded a goal on
home soil since the end of March, so just scoring against them appears a daunting enough task, let alone actually snatching points off the early pacesetters.
and because I have seen HUNDREDS of thousands of
fixtures in the last 60 days, the first one by
far is the most unique and would fit
in your
home the best, IMHO.