Sentences with phrase «final day of last season»

Benteke is likely to lead the line for the Reds when they begin their campaign with a tough visit to the Britannia Stadium next Sunday and will be hoping to help his new club avenge their humiliating 6 - 1 defeat by Stoke City on the final day of last season.

However, following the departure of the Uruguayan to Barcelona last summer and the numerous injury problems to Sturridge, the Reds struggled as a result and as a whole only managed to reach that number of goals on the final day of the last season in a humiliating 6 - 1 defeat away at Stoke City.

Former Barcelona youngster Sergi Canos made his Liverpool debut on the final day of last season.

Klopp is yet to win a trophy with Liverpool, but did successfully guide them back into the Champions League this season after finishing fourth on the final day of last season.

The Reds begin the new campaign away at Stoke City on August 8 and if they are to avoid a repeat of the 6 - 1 thrashing they suffered on the final day of last season, a new striker is crucial as they suffered by playing Philippe Coutinho up front that day.

Arsenal revealed their 2015 - 16 home shirt earlier this week, while Liverpool wore their new away strip on the final day of last season — in an embarrassing 6 - 1 defeat at the Britannia Stadium against Stoke City — which isn't likely to have persuaded many Reds supporters to part with their cash for the strip.

Barcelona will be looking to put talk of a crisis to bed this weekend as they host champions Atletico Madrid at the Nou Camp — the very fixture that saw them surrender the title to their rivals on the final day of last season.

With Birmingham hoping to push for promotion after surviving relegation on the final day of last season, signing Terry would undoubtably be a huge statement of intent.

I recall an already relegated Newcastle side tearing Spurs apart (5 - 1) on the final day of last season.

It depends which of Arsene Wenger's comments about Arsenal and the approach to our season in the unfamiliar European competition that is the Europa League you have been listening to I suppose, because the Frenchman has been a bit contradictory on the issue ever since we first found out our fate on the final day of last season.

West Ham travelled to the Etihad on the final day of last season tin a match City had to win to win the title; goals from Samir Nasri and Vincent Kompany wrapped up the game, and Goal no. 101 & 102 of their campaign.

Having produced a barnstorming run to lift the fourth - tier title on the final day of last season, they could repeat the promotion feat this term.

They secured fourth on the final day of last season with a 3 - 2 win over Guingamp in which Pied played the full 90 minutes at right back.

Just one team − Tottenham, on the final day of last season − have recorded a Premier League victory over Liverpool at Anfield in 2011 (W10 D8 L1).

If I had been told on the final day of last season, that with just a few days to go before the start of the new campaign that we would have 3 new signings, I would be full of optimism, if someone had told me it would be 2 wingers and a right back I would probably have looked at them with the same confusion that Bendtner must have when people question him as to whether he is as good as he says.

-- However, Liverpool have only tasted defeat on one occasion in their last 14 Premier League home games (W9 D4 L1); a 2 - 0 loss to Tottenham on the final day of last season.

The French International striker scored his last goals for Arsenal against Aston Villa last season when they hammered Villa to relegation; Giroud grabbed a hat - trick for Arsenal on the final day of last season.

We saw fine evidence of this on the final day of last season when he ran through 1v1 against Hugo Lloris to make a hash of the chance.

Likewise, Wilshere will look to replicate efforts like his sublime volley against West Brom on the final day of last season more often throughout 2015/16.

However, City's win on the final day of last season is their only victory in their last six top - flight matches at the Reebok Stadium (W1, D2, L3).