Sentences with phrase «fierce local derby»

The trip to Upton Park is going to be a fierce local derby, and the Hammers have been extremely tough to beat this season, but we arrive in top form, and should be able to assert our dominance.

For people expecting a fierce local derby it was a slow and tentative start from both sides and that probably suited Arsenal better after two defeats in a row.

Both Man City and Chelsea have tough away games against Everton and Leicester City respectively, while Liverpool have the fierce local derby against Man United at Old Trafford.

Every game is a cup final comparable to the fiercest local derby, with no greater basis behind it sometimes than Chelsea are top of the current tree.

Not exact matches

Not only is it a local derby against their fierce rivals, but it is an opportunity to retake top spot in the table.

It could not have been easy for Arsene Wenger to face the press after seeing his Arsenal side struggle and eventually lose against our fierce local rivals Tottenham in the north London derby yesterday.