Sentences with phrase «first home league match»

Not exact matches

So judging by the fact that it was the French central midfield star Francis Coquelin sat next to the boss today ahead of the Champions League match at home to Ludogorets Razgrad, I assume that Le Coq is set for his first Arsenal start since picking up a knee injury in the Premier League win over Chelsea.

The Gunners need to win both of their remaining Premier League matches to have any hope of reaching the Champions League places, and first they will have to take all three points from their home tie against the already - relegated Sunderland.

United have not scored a first - half goal at home in the Premier League since September and have drawn five of their last eight matches at Old Trafford 0 - 0.

If Arsenal do as we expect them to this weekend and run out as winners of the home game against a struggling Southampton side getting used to their new manager Claude Puel, while he gets used to the English Premier League for the first time, then we will be heading into the next round of matches a bit closer to at least one of our big spending Premier League rivals.

The Champions League may not have been too much fun for Arsenal this season, although it did have it's good moments with the brilliant final group match win away at Olympiacos that got us through and the home win over the German Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich, but the competition could be the key to Arsenal sealing the first transfer of the summer.

New Aston Villa manager Tim Sherwood has reminded the Premier League that his win ratio during his time at Tottenham Hotspur manager is still superior to his successor, Mauricio Pochettino's, ahead of his first match in charge at Villa Park, at home to Stoke City.

The home side currently sit 19th in the league log, having accrued only 22 points from their first 28 matches.

PAOK Salonika Vs FK Qabala — UEFA Europa League (2015 - 16 season) At this 26th November Greece club Salonika will host Azerbaijan at home for the first time at Europa League match and that match will kick off at More...

In his first three - and - a-bit-year spell in England, Mourinho won 67 % of his home matches versus fellow top six opponents, making the West London club Premier League champions for the first time.

KEY FACT: This will be the first league meeting between these two sides since 2001 when both were in the second tier MATCH ODDS: Huddersfield 8/5 Draw 21/10 WBA 9/5 bet365 Pick: Over 2.5 goals 17/10 ANDY SAYS: I think this will be close but I will go with the home side to sneak it... 1 - 0 GRAEME SAYS: West Brom are due a good display and I think they might land it here... 1 - 2 SILKY SAYS: This will not be a classic, and I don't see many goals — in fact, none... 0 - 0

For the first time in the Premier League two clubs scored over 100 goals (Manchester City - 102 & Liverpool - 101) despite the divisional total slumping to a five year low; (1052 vs 942); Jose Mourinho lost his first EPL home game in 78 matches and that victory helped Sunderland to become only the second team ever to survive the drop having been bottom at Christmas.

Atletico and Real Madrid played out an aggressive 0 - 0 draw in the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinals, with the home side's goalkeeper Jan Oblak the man of the match.

Fans will have the opportunity to see the new 96 Avenue and Paisley Square at Liverpool's first home match of the season, against Leicester City in the Premier League on Saturday September 10.

Through their first ten home matches, Roma has taken a league leading 24 points, while throwing up a league leading +16 goal differential in the process.

Leeds United are the most popular pick for TV broadcasters, and for the first time from the 2017/18 season Leeds matches will now be streamed live for international audiences, ensuring every home league game is shown live.

In the first match played on Sunday, Tottenham Hotspur celebrated a high 4 - 0 home win against Watford, putting more pressure with in on the league toppers, Chelsea.

At the home venue of Juventus, Barcelona could not win but still they have one match left in Champions league group stage but already secured their first position on the group and qualified for the round of last sixteen in UCL.

Get in the mood for Huddersfield Town's first ever home Premier League match at PPG Canalside's Fanzone, sponsored by Perrys Vauxhall, on Sunday 20 August!

KEY FACT: Swansea have won five of their six home Premier League matches against West Brom MATCH ODDS: Swansea 17/10 Draw 21/10 West Brom 2/1 bet365 Pick: Both Teams to score in the first half @ 11/2 ANDY SAYS: A real six - pointer this one, but I will just go with the home side... 1 - 0 GRAEME SAYS: I don't see West Brom getting beat here, think they will grab a point... 0 - 0 SILKY SAYS: I can see goals here, but not sure either is good enough for the win... 2 - 2 FOOTBALLIndex — One to follow: Tammy Abraham is just outside the top 150 at # 1.22

Compare the match against Everton above with our first home match in the Premier League against Swansea.

Surprisingly the win over Karabakh was Rome's first win in eight UEFA Champions League matches (home and away including qualifying).

Huddersfield Town's brand new official match day magazine, The Terrier, in on sale ahead of the Club's first ever home Premier League game.

This is the first meeting since the Premier League clashes of the 2011/12 season between these two and Rovers will have to snap a six match winless streak at home against the Red Devils to book a place in the quarter finals.

Manchester United's dramatic FA Cup win over Crystal Palace means that West Ham have qualified for next season's Europa League — the Hammers will play their home matches at the Olympic Stadium for the first time.

Also start the season's first Champions League match with a victory against English giant side Arsenal by 2 - 1 goals at home.

The Terriers» first ever home Premier League match will be broadcast live on Sky Sports.

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE March 17, 2015 • 19:45 • Stade Louis II., Monaco Referee: S. Moen Monaco v Arsenal Live Streams A home defeat in the first leg match...

Chelsea are unbeaten in six Premier League meetings against Watford since losing the first clash in September 1999 (W4 D2) and they are on a four - match winning streak at home against them in all competitions.

Last Saturday, the duo started their first league game together, and Arsenal won away from home for the first time in five matches in the league, albeit against the worst side.

He then found the net in his maiden home European appearance (which was also his first start at Anfield), and in his first Champions League group - stage match too.

KEY FACT: West Brom are aiming to win successive league matches against Arsenal for the first time since 1977 MATCH ODDS: Arsenal 7/4 Draw 21/10 West Brom 9/5 ANDY SAYS: Comfortable home win, Arsenal to take the win here... 3 - 1 GRAEME SAYS: I am not sure Arsenal will have this all there own way, could be a draw... 2 - 2 SILKY SAYS: Easy Arsenal win for me, don't see West Brom getting close to them... 4 - 0 LADBROKES PICK: Arsenal to win to nil — 5/4 FOOTBALLIndex — One to follow: Aaron Ramsey up to # 1.10 — looks a more than sound investment

KEY FACT: No team has ever progressed to the next round following a 4 - 0 home defeat in the first leg of a Champions League knockout tie MATCH ODDS: Man City 2/11 Draw 11/2 Basel 14/1 GRAEME SAYS: Man City won't lose, comfortable home win... 3 - 0 LEON SAYS: Man City to win to nil @ 4/5 FOOTBALLIndex — One to follow: Kevin De Bruyne, no brainer to have him in your portfolio

Stat Attack: Rovers have only scored first in 37 % of their matches this season Rovers have lost 2 - 1 at home five times this season, their most frequent result Liverpool have lost six of their last eight league matches Only Wolves have worse form than Liverpool in the last six EPL matches

The first being the fact they've registered just one win outside of London all season, the second being Birmingham's impeccable record at home in the league having lost just one of their last 21 matches at St Andrews.

Salah or Firmino were now both on course to score Liverpool's first Champions League hat - trick away from home since Michael Owen collected the match ball from a trip to Spartak in October 2002, but with Sunday's trip to Tottenham Hotspur in mind, Klopp withdrew both, replacing them with Alex Oxlade - Chamberlain and Daniel Sturridge.

Hopefully the confidence gained from that particular success will help eclipse the disappointment sustained from their 1 - 0 reverse at home to Newcastle on January 2nd, Wigan's last home encounter in the league but also their first league defeat on home soil in seven matches.

Jermain Defoe has started all six of our Premier League matches this season, so I thought I'd look at his three home performances first.

It is the latest setback in a fitness crisis that could also force Mathieu Debuchy into an unfamiliar centre - back role in the critical home match — his first Premier League action in three months — against his former club Newcastle this evening.

Free - scoring Everton, who had notched 11 goals in their previous three league matches, were ahead on 25 minutes as Argentine defender Ramiro Funes Mori nodded home his first goal for the club.

The loss to Man City was the first time that United failed to win a home match in the league this season, but they have only conceded the three goals on home soil all season still.

Now, two weeks on, they return to Old Trafford − where they've lost just one of their previous 34 Champions League matches, and where they are currently unbeaten in nine in Europe − for the first time since relinquishing their nineteen - month long unbeaten home record in all competitions.

It really is a tantalising prospect: a Chelsea team buoyed by their progress in the Champions League going up against the current Premier League pacesetters, a Man City side who didn't quiet make the grade in Europe this season but have set the benchmark back home by winning 12 of their first 14 league matches in a simply stunning unbeaten seqLeague going up against the current Premier League pacesetters, a Man City side who didn't quiet make the grade in Europe this season but have set the benchmark back home by winning 12 of their first 14 league matches in a simply stunning unbeaten seqLeague pacesetters, a Man City side who didn't quiet make the grade in Europe this season but have set the benchmark back home by winning 12 of their first 14 league matches in a simply stunning unbeaten seqleague matches in a simply stunning unbeaten sequence.

CSKA welcome Czech champions Viktoria Plzen in their first Champions League home match of the season... well sort of.

Sergio Aguero and Gabriel Jesus are the 23/10 bet365 first goalscorer favourites for the match and top scorers for them at home in the league are Jesus and Leroy Sane with five goals each.

Furthermore, the Potters, while they were victorious in their most recent home fixture — Kenwyn Jones on target in a 2 - 0 triumph over Everton; Jones registering his first league goal in seven matches — have won only one of their last four at the Brittania, and two of those were defeats to sides currently situated in the lower half of the table in Blackpool 0 - 1 & Fulham 0 - 2, the latter against a side who had not won away from in 28 attempts.

KEY FACT: Everton have won all three home Premier League matches against Burnley MATCH ODDS: Everton 4/6 Draw 5/2 Burnley 9/2 ANDY SAYS: I can see an away win here, Burnley are on their game this season... 1 - 2 GRAEME SAYS: Depends on which Everton turn up but they should take the win... 2 - 1 SILKY SAYS: Tough one but Everton should get the win... 2 - 1 LADBROKES PICK: Oumar Niasse to score first v Burnley @ 4/1 FOOTBALLIndex — One to follow: Gylfi Sigurdsson under a # 1, still looks a very good buy

Three matches went by at Bloomdfield Road before the Tangerines Tango's their fans with an historic first Premier League victory on home soil, beating West Brom, with the aid of several pieces of good fortune, 2 - 1 back at the very beginning of November.