Sentences with phrase «first league fixture»

The Barça number 8 missed the second leg of the Spanish Super Cup against Real Madrid and the first league fixture of the season against Betis due to a thigh problem.

And so the club moved into the new American Express Community Stadium («The Amex») as a Championship side, beating Doncaster Rovers 2 - 1 in the first league fixture at the new venue on 6 August 2011.

He should have picked either Chambers or Holding to start in the back three with the first league fixture in mind when Konscielny will be sitting out a ban.Playing the Ox as a makeshift left sided wing - back is hardly going to persuade him to sign a new contract on the basis that he's an integral part of the squad....

Not exact matches

It isn't enough to simply get Under 21 games and a few cup matches with the first team, because those fixtures don't necessarily offer players the true physicality, feel and experience of playing in the Premier League.

While he's begun to demonstrate his best form in recent fixtures — not least in the 3 - 0 victory over Villarreal — he still arguably doesn't have the full faith of Jurgen Klopp, and was overlooked for the Reds» Europa League semi-final first leg against the Yellow Submarine.

With Arsenal being unbeaten since the first day of the season, and Spurs being unbeaten in the League, this is guaranteed to be a crucial fixture in the title race, and the Arsenal players know it too.

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The 19 year old had a bright campaign last term but has started just one Premier League fixture this season and could perhaps be keen to secure regular first team elsewhere.

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Bale was snubbed by Zinedine Zidane in mid-week against PSG in the first leg of their Champions League fixture.

David De Gea made an outstanding save in the first half of today's crucial Premier League fixture against Liverpool at Anfield to keep the scoreline 0 - 0.

Chelsea have started the season in poor fashion, collecting just one point from their opening two Premier League fixtures, and Jose Mourinho has publicly spoken of his frustrations with seven of his first - team stars (via Sky Sports) and his outlay on Cuadrado is beginning to look like something of an expensive mistake to say the least.

Tonight's Champions League fixture against Anderlecht will be a test of Arsenal's «big boys» credentials, as they will be playing away in this competition for the first time since the 0 - 2 defeat at the Westfalenstadion on Matchday 1.

Not only that, I believe that, with some luck in the fixtures (finishing the goddamn Group stage at First place) we can certainly win the Champions League.

But, we do have arguably the toughest Premier League fixture of the season, away to Chelsea, on the weekend after our first UCL group game.

Arsene Wenger's men have recovered well since experiencing an underwhelming start to their Barclays Premier League campaign that saw them accrue just 23 points from their first 15 league fixLeague campaign that saw them accrue just 23 points from their first 15 league fixleague fixtures.

Despite a hugely important league fixture at Old Trafford on Saturday, the German tactician insists he can not rest players in the Champions League as Porto will want to play with pride at Anfield and give a response to their nightmare display in the firsleague fixture at Old Trafford on Saturday, the German tactician insists he can not rest players in the Champions League as Porto will want to play with pride at Anfield and give a response to their nightmare display in the firsLeague as Porto will want to play with pride at Anfield and give a response to their nightmare display in the first leg.

St Mary's boss Ronald Koeman did well to keep hold of Schneiderlin and his south - coast side have started the current season in superb fashion, securing seven points from their first four Premier League fixtures and given that Southampton sit in fourth spot in the table one imagines the long serving midfielder may elect to remain at the club.

The Arsenal legend Thierry Henry is very happy that Arsenal are top of the League, but he thinks that the Gunners should have opened up a bigger gap in the first half of the season as the second half is full of tough away fixtures.

Hazard has been almost entirely out of form this season, failing to score a goal through the first 11 fixtures of the Premier League season and finding his place in Jose Mourinho's plans in question.

Now that I am calm and have thought about it, we do still have a chance in the Champions League as we CAN beat both Dinamo Zagreb and Olympiakos (and should have the first time around) as the fixtures around them are not as hard as the games we have played around the last set of CL games.

With injuries to key players impeding Arsenal during the first round of Premier League fixtures, what would be a good haul of points come the 28th of December, when Arsenal play their 19th Premier League fixture at Boleyn Ground against West Ham United?

What would be a good haul of points for Arsenal at the end of the first round of Premier League fixtures?

After gaining just 3 points from Arsenal's first 2 League games, Arsene Wenger will be desperate to avoid defeat against Liverpool at Anfield this afternoon, but they could hardly have picked a worse fixture to get us back on track.

This beginning of this season is particularly important, as provisionally, the first round of I - League fixtures (subject to change after teams complained the schedule is to crowded) will see the first ever Shillong derby.

Indeed the 25 year old's return of just two assists and zero goals in 12 Premier League fixtures is hard to fathom given the massive impact Mata had made in his first two seasons at Chelsea.

After only conceding four goals in their first 17 league fixtures, that tally was doubled inside 90 minutes as their inspired hosts claimed victory through a pair of braces from Bas Dost and former Chelsea man Kevin De Bruyne.

Having been a virtual ever present in his first four seasons at the west London club, making 195 appearances before the current camapain got under way, Ramires has started just two of Chelsea's first seven Premier League fixtures with Serbian battler Nemanja Matic getting the nod for a central midfield berth.

Man United have lost eight of their 24 Premier League fixtures and crashed out of the FA Cup at the first hurdle, suffering a home defeat at the hands of Swansea City in round three.

In this excellent in - depth preview, Tony Scholes reckons that his side were robbed of a point by the referee in last years fixture and have real chances of getting their first League win over the Gunners for over 40 years.

Well there are alot of factors which are installed in the system before computerized fixture list is finalized, once the first draft of fixture list is compiled it is sent to all the 20 clubs playing in premier league & police departments of all regions hosting matches that season.

We know you're already excited about midweek Premier League fixtures as the famously hectic Christmas schedule is just around the corner, but pause first to reflect on another superb weekend of action from the self - styled best league in the League fixtures as the famously hectic Christmas schedule is just around the corner, but pause first to reflect on another superb weekend of action from the self - styled best league in the league in the world.

The 29 - year - old limped out of the first leg of his side's Europa League quarter - final tie against CSKA Moscow last week with a knee injury, and was in turn absent for the return fixture on Thursday night as the Gunners secured their place in the last four.

With our first match of the new league season kicking off on August 12th there is little chance these four players will be available and with the Gunners having been handed a tough early run of fixtures starting with Leicester and then Stoke and Liverpool away, we really need to be ready from the off.

This has always been one of the Premier League's highlight fixtures, but this week it plays second fiddle to Liverpool's Europa League semi-final first leg with Villarreal.

Arsene Wenger today revealed that every single member of his first - team squad is available for the upcoming league fixture, which is a first for the campaign.

Other newbies, Brighton and Hove Albion have been handed a tough yet glamourous opening fixture as they play host to Pep Guardiola's Manchester City in their first ever Premier League fixture.

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.

He started his first game in the 2 - 1 win over West Ham in December 2014 and from there missed only one fixture, the draw with Sunderland in the penultimate league contest.

After some dramatic results in Europe, it was our turn in europa league & we also had a 3 goal lead from the first leg like all the other dramatic fixtures.

Manchester United's Champions League campaign resume with the first leg of Champions League round of 16 tie this Wednesday night in what will be a tricky away fixture against Sevilla.

Championship winners, Newcastle United also have a tricky first home fixture as they play host to last season's Premier League runners - up, Tottenham Hotspur.

And that resilience will take them a long way in an unfamiliar fixture, their first Europa League final appearance — and a rare chance to complete a full set of European and International trophies.

Henrikh Mkhitaryan scored his first goal for Arsenal against AC Milan at San Siro in Europa League's round of sixteen fixture.

De Boer departed on Monday, only 77 days into a three - year contract, after Palace became the first team in England's top division to lose their opening four league fixtures without scoring since Preston 93 years ago.

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The Reds have a frantic 10 days between the 11th and 21st as they play Newcastle in the League, an FA Cup fifth round fixture, and the first leg of the Champions League last 16 away to Sevilla.

With the Champions League also playing a part in the fixture list for Spurs next season, there will surely be no shortage of first team opportunities for Janssen next season following his move to North London.

Through the first leg of league fixtures, the club has put 47 % of their shots on target, good for only sixth in the league, while their collective 12 % conversion rate is right up there with Juventus» 13 %... it was hard to find a reliable database for this particular stat, but as far as I could tell, Roma was among the better sides.

After scoring a hat trick against Manchester City at the Camp Nou in the last Champions League match day, he's gone and scored the first goal of the return fixture at the Ethiad Stadium.