Sentences with phrase «first win on the road»

Craig Shakespeare becomes the first Leicester City manager to win his first three Premier League games in charge as the Foxes survive a second half barrage at the London Stadium to beat Slaven Bilic's West Ham 3 - 2 - their first win on the road in the 2016/17 league season.

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RT @jeskeets: Good news, @Raptors fans: Teams that win the first two games of a best - of - seven series on the road have gone on to win the se...

We make the short trip to Vicarage Road to take on Watford today, with Arsenal looking to get their first win of the season on the board.

The Cleveland Cavaliers (43 - 48 ATS overall, 22 - 24 ATS on the road) are just one win away from an NBA Finals rematch against the Golden State Warriors, but first they will need to take care of...

The Cleveland Cavaliers (43 - 48 ATS overall, 22 - 24 ATS on the road) are just one win away from an NBA Finals rematch against the Golden State Warriors, but first they will need to take care of business against the Boston Celtics (52 - 46 ATS overall, 22 - 28 ATS at home).

Simmons notched double - doubles in each of his first three games and on Monday, he recorded his first career triple - double with a 21-12-10 line in a road win over Detroit.

Paul has been brilliant in his series with the Jazz, never more so than in Game 3 when he led the Clippers back from a first quarter deficit to win a gut - check game on the road.

Despite playing four of their first five games on the road and competing in a conference (Patriot League) that has only allowed athletic scholarships since 1998, the Bison are 5 — 0, including wins at Syracuse and DePaul.

Kopitar became the first Kings player with a four - goal game since 1993, Jonathan Quick stopped 29 shots and LA picked up another valuable road win by cruising past the Colorado Avalanche 7 - 1 on Thursday night.

USC has been up - and - down in Steve Sarkisian's first year — win at Stanford, lose to Boston College; lose at home to Arizona State, beat Arizona on the road, get thumped by rival UCLA, destroy rival Notre Dame.

The claim that what we saw was us not turning up is as pathetic and utterly unacceptable an excuse to use because we've been down this road before, WEEKS were spent hyping Arsenal up, players, fans and coaching staff alike spent weeks in advance talking about our real chances winning the league, our players back from injury and on the first game of the season, where we had renewed optimism and were swelling with expectation we cracked under the pressure to a team you expect to finish no higher than 8th.

# 13 Florida at # 15 FSU (Saturday 8:00 pm ET) As we've mentioned all season, Florida has exceeded expectations and continues to win, and they'll face Alabama in the SEC Title Game with a chance to make the NCAAF Playoffs — But first they'll take on bitter rivals FSU on the road.

Then, too, the Lakers, for all their vulnerability on the road, had a 25 - 12 record and held first place in the Pacific Division on the strength of a 15 - 0 record at home, including a 124 - 113 win over Houston at the Forum on Monday.

Carolina, like Pittsburgh, will attempt to be the first playoff team to win three straight games on the road.

Down 10 - 3 and frustrated by first - half failures, OU went on a 28 - 3 run to put away a strangely easy road win.

In one of the most entertaining Games 7 in NBA history, LeBron James had a triple double, leading the Cavaliers to Cleveland's first pro sports championship in 52 years, beating the 73 - win Warriors on the road in the process.

One of the most dominant individuals in NBA history overcame one of the league's most dominant teams, when the Cleveland Cavaliers shocked the Golden State Warriors on the road in a thrilling 93 - 89 win in Game 7 to win the NBA Championship, the first in Cavaliers history.

(It will all come down to how the committee balances road record against wins against top teams) If we go 2 - 2 we are looking ok, and one ACC tourney win probably leaves us on the bubble with a 60/40 type situation, but our record against bubble teams probably really helps us after a sweep against GT and possibly another bubble win in the first tourney game against a wake / clemson potentially.

After one loss last season, mindful of the long road to respectability, he went up to Tomlinson, who in his first three seasons has rushed for 4,564 yards on a team that has won 17 games, and told him, «I'm going to do everything in my power to make sure your career is not played in vain.»

The Huskies» first win over a sure quality opponent of the entire year, and on the road, too.

In the first game, the Squires, led by Charlie Scott's 46 points, snapped the Colonels» 10 - game winning string with a 138 - 132 victory on the loser's home court, and, in the return game, the Colonels gained their 10th consecutive road victory by beating the Squires 118 - 115.

Their first test will come on the road against a Bulls team that has won four of their past five games, including impressive victories over the Eastern Conference's top three teams (Boston, Cleveland, and Toronto).

Arsenal's away record was superb last season with 11 wins on the road (more than any other side) while their record at Goodison Park is generally good with last season's loss their first since way back in 2007.

D.C. won its first game of the season Saturday against Columbus — and played a man down for some 40 minutes — but now face three months on the road before the opening of Audi Field.

The victory marked the fourth straight time that the Wizards have won the first game of a playoff series on the road.

So betting on road favorites in every first round NHL playoff game has won over 20 units.

Following a less than convincing 3 - 2 win in their opener against Minnesota United, the Quakes dropped successive games to first Sporting Kansas City on the road and New York City FC at home.

United won both matches; 4 - 2 at Vicarage Road and 3 - 1 at the Emirates as United looked to confirm their place in the UEFA Champions League against CSKA Moscow on Tuesday evening, five days before the first Manchester derby of the season.

On the road to victory today Don't Touch became the the first three - year - old horse to win this race in 13 years.

Detroit started out winning their first 3 games on the road, but lost two weeks ago in Dallas before losing at home to Washington last week.

United were also knocked out of the Johnstone's Paint Trophy Area Final on penalties at Carlisle and when Swindon won at Elland Road in April, Leeds slipped out of the promotion spots for the first time in eight months.

They would probably be happy to just avoid defeat out on the road again, but can they land that elusive first road win of the term?

Newcastle have had some major struggles out on the road this season but will be looking to make it back to back away wins for the first time this season after beating West Ham last time out on the road.

Académica saw off Oliveirense with a 1 - 0 win in the first leg at home and a 2 - 2 draw in the second leg on the road.

Furthermore, eight sides have already won more points on the road this season than the Gunners (Man City, Chelsea, Man Utd, Liverpool, Burnley, Watford, Leicester and Spurs), while only once in Premier League history have they won few than nine points from their first nine away games (eight, 2005 - 06).

Queens Park Rangers are still eying for their first league win this season when they face Aston Villa at Loftus Road on Saturday.

Kyle Bartley's late winner secured a first home win for Leeds United since mid-April as they overcame Blackburn Rovers 2 - 1 at Elland Road on Wednesday.

Port Vale won at Preston who are one of seven teams still looking for a first win, while Carlisle also won on the road at Wigan who were champions last season but, like Wrexham, have only one point from their first five games.

The Imps won promotion from the Conference and will be wearing a black kit on the road in their first season back in the Football League.

Now the Canaries aim to kick on and on Saturday go in search of their third league win of the campaign, and, should they do so, their first set of back - to - back top - light victories at Carrow Road since May 2005.

But Blackburn have shown plenty of heart in recent games, especially on the road, and with manager Steve Kean set to be boosted by the return of several influential figures, I sense a first win since the middle of September could be just around the corner.

The New England Revolution claimed its first road win of the season by defeating the Houston Dynamo 2 - 0 at BBVA Compass Stadium on Saturday night.

Norwich, after seven league games, lie a respectable ninth in the table − three - points off the relegation places on eight - points − while they lifted the proverbial monkey off their back when securing their first home win of the season last time out, in eye - catching fashion too, beating Sunderland 2 - 1 at Carrow Road.

Southampton are only out of the drop - zone on goal difference and they are looking for their first win in six weeks as they take on Watford at Vicarage Road.

And after overseeing a success at Stoke City in Everton's most recent away game, the manager is now aiming to lead the Blues to successive wins on the road for the first time since the opening weeks of 2016/17.

That was their first win away from home in the Premier League since March, going twelve without one previously, while it was only their second clean sheet on the road in the whole of 2010.

However, Spurs have also bounced back to winning ways, after beating Blackburn Rovers 4 - 2 at White Hart Lane seven days ago, but their record away from home against the traditional» Big Four» doesn't bode well for their chances, with Harry Redknapp hoping to become the first manager in 69 attempts to win on the road against either Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool or Man Utd.

Back in the first meeting between the two clubs this season, Watford sprung a massive surprise in landing a 3 - 1 win at Vicarage Road over Manchester United, so there has to be a bit of revenge on their mind.

Blackpool will eye this as the perfect opportunity to finally end their drought at home and register their very first Premier League win at Bloomfield Road, with three previous failed attempts, but West Brom have enough resilient qualities in them to ensure the Tangerines don't have matters all their own way on home soil.

Off the canvas and slugging again After ending up on the losing side in each of his first five Bundesliga matches this season, new Schalke boss, Markus Weinzierl has to be delighted with the way his side has rallied, picking up 14 points since the start of October, remaining unbeaten in six and finally producing on the road, winning 1 - 0 at toothless Wolfsburg on Saturday.