Sentences with phrase «first appearance against»

The UFC gave Lesnar no easy pickings for his first appearance against former champion Frank Mir who at the time had 15 more fights than Lesnar on his resume.

He was warmly welcomed from the fans after he scored on his first appearance against Leeds to win Arsenal the game.

When Steve Coppell then had the foresight to sign him (the Berkshire club have always been good at snapping up previous tormenters; Jamie Cureton is another example) and he came on as a substitute for his first appearance against Gillingham at the Priestfield, he already oozed confidence.

The first time around Juventus played Fiorentina, Bernardeschi played the role of late - game substitute, only getting about 10 minutes of game time in his first appearance against his former club.

Not exact matches

The attacking midfielder put Egypt 1 - 0 against Congo during Sunday's qualifying game, putting the side on course for its first World Cup appearance since 1990.

The missing piece to Team Lerman has finally made an appearance on the court, and helped lead his team to their first W of the year, 94 - 35 against Team Mones.

Brandon Peters made his first major appearance as Michigan's QB Saturday against Rutgers.

Yet Shaw has only made 15 appearances all season and is now again in the firing line as after he was berated by Mourinho from the sidelines in the first half against Brighton at the weekend, he was hauled off at half time and has now been a major talking point.

That was just a month after Jenkinson had made his first ever appearance for England with 15 minutes of a friendly against Sweden.

Utah forward Marvin Williams, once drafted by Atlanta one selection ahead of Chris Paul, will be making his first - ever appearance against his old team on Wednesday night, Peachtree Hoops, SB Nation's Hawks blog, points out.

Harry Kane didn't score in his any of his first eight games in all competitions for Tottenham Hotspur this season, but a first - half brace against Norwich City means that the 22 - year - old now has 13 for the campaign — 12 in his last 11 appearances.

Sanches has been one of the fastest rising stars in Portugal at just 18 years old, scoring twice in 18 appearances for the Primeira Liga giants and earning his first cap for Fernando Santos» side in Friday's friendly against Belgium.

The 19 - year - old made his Premier League debut against Arsenal at the Emirates on Sunday afternoon, and even though Jose Mourinho's side fell to defeat, the youngster made a big impression and will be hopeful that it's just the first of many appearances in the league for the Red Devils.

Following the recent spate of injuries to rock the Gunners midfield, Elneny has come in to provide cover for the likes of Francis Coquelin, Jack Wilshere and Santi Cazorla, and could make his first appearance for the club against Stoke City.

The hosts were boosted by the return of influential duo Carlos Tevez and Andrea Pirlo, the latter was making his first appearance since the last 16 first leg tie against Borussia Dortmund back in February.

Gnabry went on to make 8 senior appearances for the Gunners, including scoring his first goal against Swansea, but then he fell foul of Arsenal's injury curse and has been out with a knee injury most of this year.

Then on Sterling's first appearance in City colours against Serie A giants AS Roma on Tuesday morning he was booed by a section of supporters in Melbourne as his fell over in the opening stages of the game.

Don't forget the chambers first half appearance against Liverpool was his first start at centre back in months, he was caught out by the pace, but still Liverpool could not score, even with a shiny new # 32.5 m guaranteed 30 goals and title winning striker up front.

Since joining, Brown has made over 50 appearances for the various Chelsea youth teams and has made one first team appearance, playing 11 minutes against former team West Brom in a 3 - 0 loss in the Premier League.

Jack Wilshere was missing in midweek for the same reason and so it remains to be seen if he recovers in time, while there should be a first home appearance for Mkhitaryan after he came off the bench against the Swans.

Baker could be in for a big future at Chelsea as he provides both goals and assists from midfield and has already made a first team appearance for the blues, playing three minutes in a 2 - 0 win in the third round of the FA Cup against Derby County in 2014.

After 730 minutes and nine appearances, Lionel Messi has now scored his first goal against Chelsea in any competition.

Looking back at his first appearance in 2010, when he was sent off on his debut against Liverpool, there was plenty of negativity about the move.

He was brilliant against Reading and saved us quite a few times, and was impressive against Forest in his first appearance of the season.

In three games against the Colts, Broncos and Patriots (two of which were on the road), the former Delaware signal caller has been nearly perfect (853 passing yards, 8 TDs, 0 INTs, 114.7 rating) while leading the Ravens to their first Super Bowl appearance since the 2000 - 01 season.

Since 2012 Gnabry has only made 18 first appearances and his Arsenal career is largely hanging off that memorable game against Swansea.

The French international was supposed to be our saviour in the goalscoring department, but that mantle has now been passed on to Aubameyang, who had scored in his first Arsenal appearance against Everton but couldn't get a look in against Tottenham.

Wenger first said he is not ready for us, but after seeing him in training he said he looks really good, and will likely already be a sub against Chelsea — 16 games after his first senior appearance.

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Emery, 29, has been a solid stopper in the net this season, compiling a 15 -9-4 record and 2.81 goals - against - average in 34 appearances in his first season in Chicago.

He scored 11 goals in his first 22 appearances, including the fastest league goal in Arsenal's history, in 37 seconds against Wolves in November 2010.

Chelsea striker Alvaro Morata made his first appearance in a Blues shirt on Tuesday, featuring against Bayern Munich in a pre-season clash.

All that means that Per Mertesacker made his return against the Toffees, his first appearance for Arsenal since April 2016 due to long - term injury woes.

The Chilean came off the bench for a 15 minute cameo against Bournemouth today, making his first appearance since overseeing his move to desired Manchester City move break down on deadline day.

He made two appearances in the Premier League during the 2014 - 15 season, and finally scored his first senior goal in a 2 - 2 draw against Exeter City.

Martinez's chances have come sparingly at Arsenal and in fact that was Martinez's first appearance in an Arsenal shirt since featuring on the bench in the 2015 Community Shield match against Chelsea.

Aarons has made an instant impact since breaking into the Newcastle United first team set - up this term, scoring in his second Premier League appearance as well as netting against Man City during his side's superb Capital One Cup win away at Man City.

Kyle Hendricks will take the mound for the Cubbies in his first appearance since tossing seven and a third shutouts innings against the Dodgers to clinch the National League pennant.

Did you hear the cheers from the Arsenal fans yesterday when Tomas Rosicky made his first appearance of the season against Burnley yesterday?

The Doc steered his «diamonds» to three successive FA Cup semi-finals in the mid-Sixties, culminating in a famous win against Leeds in 1967 and the club's first appearance in the final of the competition since 1915.

In 2016 - 17, his first season in the Premier League, he had twenty - five starts and ten substitute appearances in the league and Europa competitions, registering a respectable eleven goals, including the Europa League - winning goal against Ajax, and one assist.

Pat Jennings became the first player in English football to make 1,000 senior appearances when he turned out for Arsenal against West Bromwich Albion in February, 1983.

He earned his first international cap at the tender age of twenty and kept a clean sheet as East Germany beat Sweden 1 - 0 and would go on to play 94 times for his country in an international career spanning fourteen years, keeping another clean sheet in his last appearance at the age of 34 against Cuba.

Reine - Adélaïde's first appearance with Angers was against Monaco on February 10th, 25 games into the season.

Lacazette scored on his first Arsenal appearance in a pre-season game against Sydney FC last week, and is likely to face Chelsea in Beijing on Saturday.

Jack Wilshere is back in action after making his first appearance since April for Arsenal's u23s against Derby County on Monday night.

It was his seventh appearance against the Three Lions, having first showcased his talents to the English public at Wembley back in 1956 in a game where he saved not one but two penalties, the first by Bristol City's John Atyeo, the other by Roger Byrne of Manchester United.

Under Roy Hodgson, the Dutch 20 - year old has racked up 23 first team appearances for the Eagles (20 starts), playing primarily as a right back, learning his trade against some of the best wide forwards in Europe.

United's performance belied the starting line - up's tender average age of 22 years 284 days, with Harrop marking his first appearance with a superb effort that kicked off a surprisingly comfortable 2 - 0 win against Palace.

The former Exeter City youngster has enjoyed some game time this season in the EFL Cup but his appearance against Huddersfield was the first time he played in the Premier League, and it goes to show the trust Chelsea have in him at a tender age.