Sentences with phrase «first league encounter»
Stoke will feel they have some unfinished business with Manchester United after the Red Devils snatched all three points from their first league encounter of the season, where Stoke though they'd secured a share of the spoils only for United to score a winner late on.
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It's the big game in the Champions League quarter - final tonight as Liverpool host Manchester City in the first leg of the all English encounter.
The two ex teammates will come head to head on Saturday at the Etihad in what will be their first encounter in the Premier League.
However, last season's encounters were historic events as it was the first time two Welsh side's faced each other in the Premier League.
This is followed by the first of the BBC's Saturday evening Kick Offs at The Hawthorns, where West Bromwich Albion entertain Newcastle in what is likely to be an interesting encounter after summers of both clubs since relegation from the Premier League.
While one chance of silverware has disappeared, they did record an encouraging 1 - 1 draw at Chelsea in the first leg of their League Cup semi-final, with the return game at the Emirates following the weekend's encounter with the Eagles.
Returning Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho could give debuts to new boys Andre Schurrle and Marco Van Ginkel as he prepares for his first Premier League encounter since 2007.
The Red Devils come into the match on the back of a crucial 1 - 0 away win in the first - leg of the Europa League semi-final on Thursday, a tie which is claimed to have been prioritised over today's encounter.
Arsenal have named a makeshift line - up to take on Southampton for today's Premier League match - up, with Reiss Nelson selected to start his first ever PL encounter.
The Gunners dominated the Blues from start to finish in the Premier League encounter, but that didn't stop them from trailing for almost half an hour in the first half.
It was a remarkable end to an entertaining encounter that United started brightly, only for the Foxes to catch them cold on the break as Vardy became the club's first player to reach a half - century of Premier League goals.
As the 2017/18 season is gearing towards its first Manchester derby - the fixture this whole title race is almost entirely pivoted on, I decided to speak to Manchester City fan and freelance football writer Stephen Tudor to get his thoughts on how the game is viewed among the blues of Manchester and what Sunday's 175th encounter between the two clubs could mean to the Northern Powerhouse of Manchester and the Premier League in general.
Tonights encounter with Reading Women, will be the first opportunity for Yeovil to show another solid performance, with their last league game against Chelsea, which saw the Glovers hold out the league leaders until over 60 minutes played.
Liverpool will play first of their double header semifinal encounters against AS Roma in the Champions League on Tuesday, 24th April 2018.
The Eagles were generally able to keep things tight at the back in the first half of this term but have struggled to do so in 2016, with 16 goals conceded in their last seven league encounters.
Spanish outfit Villarreal are away to Denmark's Odense in their first - leg encounter, while Danish champions FC Copenhagen face Viktoria Plzen, who won the Czech league title for the first time in their history last season.
Sydney FC will enjoy the first week of the Finals Series off but must first cast their gaze toward a crunch AFC Champions League encounter with Shanghai Shenhua on Tuesday evening at Allianz Stadium.
The Baggies hadn't managed to take a single point off of the 18 - time English champions in nine previous Premier League encounters, failing to even register a goal during those nine meetings, but two second - half penalties from midfielder Chris Brunt cancelled out Martin Skrtel's opener for the visitors and sealed the Midlands club's first win over Liverpool for 30 - years.
-- Last season's St James» Park encounter finished goalless despite Man Utd dominating possession and creating more scoring opportunities, while their first league meeting of this season, at Old Trafford, also finished as a draw, 1 - 1, with Demba Ba converting a dubious penalty to cancel out Javier Hernandez's opener for Man Utd.
- Southampton are unbeaten in their last five Premier League matches against Watford (W3 D2), since losing their first PL encounter, 2 - 3 at Vicarage Road in December 1999.
Arsene Wenger: Barcelona punished «impatient» Arsenal Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes his «impatient» side were punished by Barcelona in the Champions League Round of 16 first leg encounter on Tuesday night.
Matches between West Ham and Southampton date back to the Southern League in 1899 with a first Football League Division 2 encounter taking place in 1922.
KEY FACT: West Brom have failed to score in three of their four Premier League encounters with Watford MATCH ODDS: West Brom 5/4 Draw 2/1 Watford 5/2 ANDY SAYS: Yeah I can see Watford just edging this and grabbing the three points... 0 - 1 GRAEME SAYS: I like how Watford have done, but a win here is a big call but maybe they can... 0 - 2 SILKY SAYS: Another close game this week, I don't see Watford winning though... 1 - 1 LADBROKES PICK: Watford to beat WBA & Both Teams to Score @ 7/1 FOOTBALLIndex — One to follow: Andre Gray still under # 1 — with his first goal under his belt, should be on the rise
The pick of the other ties sees Europa League new - boys Kuban Krasnodar attempt to protect a 2 - 0 lead at home against Motherwell, St. Johnstone host FC Minsk 1 - 0 up from their first encounter and Crvena Zvezda must overturn a 3 - 1 defeat when the former European Cup winners play host to FC Chornomorets Odesa.
The other side in the group is Sporting Lisbon, managed by Jorge Jesús, and will be the first encounter between the two clubs since they shared a Champions League group in the 2008/09 season, Barça winning both games by an overall aggregate of 8 - 3.
At home their record in 14 encounters is W8 D3 L3, the most recent a 2 - 0 defeat against Barcelona in the 2015/16 UEFA Champions League round of 16 first leg.
The next assignment just so happens to be a home encounter with Blackburn Rovers, where Blackpool will need a great deal of strength, both physical and mental, if they're to oust Rovers at Bloomfield Road, recording their first win at home in the Premier League in the process.
Klopp's men missed a string of early chances in the Group E encounter before conceding sloppy goals to the Piraeus outfit, who recorded the first win of their Champions League campaign, and the 44 - year - old admitted that his back - line were not up to scratch.
Arsenal's 2 - 0 win over AC Milan in the first leg of their Europa League last - 16 encounter was nothing if not unexpected.
Benfica may already grab a 3 - 1 lead in their Europa League quarter final first leg encounter last midweek but the Portuguese side's head coach Jorge Jesus warned his players that the tie is far from over as Newcastle with their one away goal will try to do their best in turning things around.
A somewhat anticipated defeat at home to Chelsea this weekend would almost definitely see the team drop down into the relegation zone for the first time this season, but Rovers raised their game against the» big boys» at Ewood Park last term, Chelsea included, so who's to say Blackburn won't give the current league leaders a bitter taste of Deja Vu when the two sides meet on Saturday, with last season's encounter finishing honours even in a 1 - 1 draw.
• Adil Rami, a starter in Marseille's first 14 European encounters this term but who missed this first leg through injury, won the 2015/16 UEFA Europa League with Sevilla, appearing in seven matches including the final against Liverpool.
We turn the clock back to the first two encounters, a memorable UEFA Champions League quarter - final in 1995.
With the 2 - 0 triumph of Barcelona in yesterday's heated El Clasico encounter, it seems all but certain that Pepe Guardiola's men will make next month's Champions League final, most likely to face fellow semi-finalists Man United as they themselves were 2 - 0 victors away at Schalke in their first - leg clash on Tuesday.
Marseille will have to come back to win a European tie following a first - leg defeat for the first time in 13 years if they are to reach the UEFA Europa League semi-finals at the expense of European debutants RB Leipzig, 1 - 0 winners of the first encounter in Germany.
After this home clash with Blackburn, whom they've beaten in the last two seasons at home, comes a pair of huge encounters, both with their own unique significance and importance, as first comes the north - London Derby at The Emirates against Tottenham's bitterest of rivals Arsenal before a must win game with Werder Bremen in the Champions League, where qualification to the knock - outs is at stake.
There has been just two goals in their last four league matches, and now they have to face an emotionally charged Bolton Wanderers after the first encounter was abandoned at 1 - 1 when Bolton player Patrice Muamba collapsed.
The Tangerines will host just their second home Premier League game ever when they entertain a combative Blackburn Rovers at Bloomfield Road this Saturday, with Ian Holloway determined to guide Blackpool to their first home win of the campaign following an early programme which has consisted mainly of away encounters because of the time it took to complete their stadium alterations.
First up for Arsenal is a home encounter with Chelsea, the defending Premier League champions, the side Arsene Wenger's Gunners are aiming to dislodge from the top of the food chain.
Manchester City lost a Premier League game for the first time this season as Liverpool edged a thrilling encounter with the league leaders at AnLeague game for the first time this season as Liverpool edged a thrilling encounter with the league leaders at Anleague leaders at Anfield.
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.
Arsenal lost their first Premier League game of the season away to Chelsea, but there were some memorable moments from this encounter.
The Gunners will take on Swedish side Ostersund in the first leg of their UEFA Europa League last 32 encounter on Thursday.
Manchester United (2.90 SkyBet) won both league encounters last season courtesy of late strikes from Michael Owen and Paul Scholes, but the pendulum has swung in City's favour after the United camp was hit with a virus which has left several of the first - team as major doubts for Wednesday's epic encounter.
A lot was made of their abysmal opening to their league campaign which had seen them fail to win a single one of their first six encounter before a fruitful October month.
Thus, both sides will be more or less unchanged from their first semi-final encounter in the Europa League.
Well, they have won three of the last four meetings in Newcastle, but the Magpies haven't won at home in the league this season since their very first home encounter with Aston Villa, which they won in some style winning 6 - 0.
Another piece of news which might, should in fact, bring a smile to the face of Carlo Ancelotti is the possibility of captain John Terry returning to the team - sheet for the first time since the middle of November, when Chelsea last won a league encounter fittingly.
Celtic are facing the prospect of missing out on qualifying for the UEFA Champions League group stages after a heavy defeat in their third qualifying round first - leg encounter against Legia Warsaw.
West Ham have won 23 of 37 League and Cup encounters with Watford since the first senior meeting in 1978.