Sentences with phrase «few top flight sides»
Lippi makes no mention of current league leaders, Inter, one of the few top flight sides where his huge skills failed to produce postive results, during a disappointing 1999 - 2000 season.
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The Royals have claimed five points away from home this season — fewer than any other top - flight side.
Nevertheless, the clubs will have to make a move quickly if they wish to land him, with a few other top - flight sides also understood to be huge admirers of the prodigy.
On the other hand, the three points will take Everton up to 11th in the Premier League further pulling away from the bottom few sides and joining a host of teams firmly in mid-table mediocrity in the top flight as they build for next season.
With arsenal still just taking the first few steps on the road to recovery after suffering the worst period the team has had to endure for many a year and setting a few unwanted records for the Arsene Wenger era, we could probably have done without this midweek game against a side that is not only the reigning Premier League champions but who are quite a bit further down their own road to redemption while still needing some points to make their survival in the top flight completely secure.
Bayern Munich wrapped up their fifth successive Bundesliga title with three games of the 2016/17 season to spare, finishing the campaign a full 15 points clear of second - placed RB Leipzig, and with more goals scored (89) and fewer conceded (22) than every other side in the German top flight.
Burnley have scored three goals fewer than the Magpies have done this season and only two sides (Brighton and Swansea) have managed fewer goals overall this season in the top flight than the Clarets have managed.
No side in the top flight has collected fewer points at home this season than West Brom have (jointly with Newcastle and Watford).
Only four teams in the entire top - flight have shipped less goals than Fulham this season, while only Man City has a stronger away defence, however there are just two other sides who have scored fewer than Fulham's tally of 22 goals.