Sentences with phrase «first league defeat»

The 6 - 0 loss to a rampant Manchester City side at home, when arguably their best three centre backs were out injured, was Watford's first league defeat of the campaign, having won two of their opening four Premier League fixtures and picking up eig...

Victory for Cagliari snaps a three - game winless run and elevates them into mid-table, while Roma's first league defeat since December 4 sees them fall further off the pace of fifth - placed Inter Milan.

MADRID: Lionel Messi was thrown on as a substitute but 10 - man Barcelona were relieved to escape with a draw as Celta Vigo came within a whisker of inflicting the Catalans» first league defeat of the season on Tuesday.

After first league defeat (Chelsea 2 - 1) and elimination from Uefa champions league, Manchester City will look to bounce back, and Roberto Mancini's expensively assembled squad face their first real test...

The visitors twice took the lead in the first - half and looked set to inflict a first league defeat on Arsenal that season, but a hat - trick from Thierry Henry, including a wonderful solo goal, gave the home side the win.

Ernesto Valverde's men were in danger of falling to their first league defeat of the season when Gerard Moreno nodded the hosts ahead midway through the second half, but centre - back Pique met a Lionel Messi corner in the 82nd minute to snatch a point.

They suffered their first league defeat a few weeks ago to Liverpool.

His newly - promoted side (post-Joey Barton, pre-Steven Defour) suffered their first league defeat since Boxing Day against Swansea, then savoured a tactical triumph against the Reds.

Manchester United will collide against Stoke City in the Premier League tonight and a win for Mourinho's men will close the gap and put them 12 points behind Manchester City, who suffered their first league defeat of the season at... Continue reading →

The Blues could once again revive their interest in signing Lazio's star defender in the winter transfer window this season, after suffering their first league defeat at the hands of Liverpool recently.

Aston Villa fell to their first league defeat of 2018 away to a well organised Fulham side.

There, Messi ran onto in, firing first time, beating Rico to save Barcelona from their first league defeat of the season.

Blackburn suffered their first league defeat in seven last weekend when they came up just a little short in a thoroughly entertaining affair at Ewood Park against high - flying Everton.

Vitesse suffered their first league defeat of the season on Saturday despite having all four Chelsea loanees feature for the first time.

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.

All Spurs could muster by way of a response was a stoppage - time drive from Lucas Moura as the hosts were left to come to terms with their first league defeat since December 16.

-- Newcastle suffered their first league defeat of the season away at Manchester United's arch rivals last weekend, losing 3 - 1 at Man City.

Of the 14 games played, Barcelona have failed to win 5 and succumbed to their first league defeat of the season against Real Sociedad.

But following their first league defeat against Manchester City exactly a year before Saturday's fixture, the momentum was snatched away and they were trying to catch smoke with bare hands since.

It was also their first league defeat at Newcastle in 13 years.