Sentences with phrase «for midweek games»

The gap between first and second may have been smaller last year than in seasons past, but that has more to do with the fact that Juve's lead as they reached the Champions League semifinal was so great that they could afford to ease off the gas and rest key players for midweek games.

Formation: 3 -4-2-1 Lineup: Thibaut Courtois has missed the past three matches with an ankle knock, but he is likely to return in goal ahead of Willy Caballero for the midweek game.

Please note: * due to time restraints for a midweek game, a two - course meal is served and there is no tour of the ground available.

Lineup (3 -4-2-1): Belgian shot - stopper Thibaut Courtois is expected to be rested for the midweek game, and he could be replaced by Blues debutant Willy Caballero.

As a result, we expect to see the usual system and approach kept for the midweek game.

In conclusion, the result puts Inter in a fantastic position for the midweek game they face; the derby.

Not exact matches

Arsenal come into the game with mixed form, but our players could benefit from being much the fresher with us having completely rotated our XI for the Europa League on Thursday, while City had a tough match away to Napoli in midweek.

For the umpteenth time since Louis van Gaal took over at Old Trafford, Manchester United looked truly dreadful in their midweek Champions League game and despite the fact that they are currently above us in the table, I just can not imagine that a team this dull and devoid of quality could win the league.

As expected, Arsene Wenger has brought back the players rested for the Champions League game in midweek and so Arsenal will start at Stamford Bridge with the same 11 players that won our last Premier League game against Stoke City.

Tuesday will see the bulk of the midweek games for Championship clubs, and although there is nothing too exciting, there are a lot of fairly evenly matched contests, which should prove to provide some well fought matches and interesting games.

He has a poor game for Spain midweek and that coupled with his display against Arsenal on the opening day and had led some idiots to question his ability, as though the previous five years had somehow never happened.

Apart from the final week of the Premier League, Arsenal have no more midweek games to play and that means the players can give their all one weekend and be well rested for the next game.

It's midweek and we have to wait until Saturday before the big game against Chelsea, but the papers are keeping busy with Arsenal transfer rumours to keep themselves amused — so I will pass on today's offerings for discussion.

The Gunners are away as well so you can see why we could do with Norwich City winning and as the Saints are involved in two midweek games against Liverpool for a chance to reach the EFL cup final at Wembley and after their Europa League involvement then we can hope for an FA cup upset.

Ward, the creator of the winning goal midweek, was taken off due to fatigue rather than injury, meaning that Forest have no injury worries for the game.

That is why it is great news today that Francis Coquelin has recovered more quickly than expected and is back in training, in fact, according to the Mirror today, Francis is even likely to be in the squad for next weekends FA Cup game against Burnley in preparation for the midweek League game against Southampton.

It is a fact that we all know Arsenal have little hope of winning the biggest trophy, and with two games a week Wenger made a concious decision to play his reserves in the midweek games (i.e. Champions League and League Cup) and save his A team for the Premier League.

For now, here's a look at the stars who excelled in their games in midweek, with players from Liverpool, Chelsea and City joining big names from Paris Saint - Germain, Bayern Munich and Barcelona...

After being dropped for Manchester City's game against Leicester City in midweek, club captain Vincent Kompany is the latest big name to find himself benched for poor form, following two awful performances against Barcelona and Liverpool.

We simply have to win our home games, so the ever growing injury list has really given Arsene Wenger a headache and left him with a selection headache for midweek.

Where as our players should be used to the cycle of the weekend followed by the midweek game, it might come as a shock to the system for Everton, particularly in the dying quarter of the game.

Since the 1976 merger and before the WBA, the only options for players like these were to play in Europe (and inevitably become lost or abandoned) or to go to the Continental Association, which is nothing but the old Eastern League (plus the Anchorage Northern Knights), basically a part - time, weekend endeavor, although the schedule includes some midweek games this season.

No Chamions League qualifier and no other midweek cup games for a good few weeks into the season.

The Gunners should have too much for Crystal Palace even though we are away from home but only if we are fully focused on the game and are not looking ahead to the midweek UCL game with Monaco or the Man United clash.

At least the current league leaders did not win their own midweek game against Liverpool, but they did get a point and all Arsenal fans know that nothing less than a win will do for us at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.

However, with respect to the game against Southampton in midweek, perhaps the biggest injury boost that has been handed to Arsene Wenger's side is that Morgan Schneiderlin, unarguably the Saints» best player so far this season, is out for the big game as a result of an abductor injury the French international had picked up during the 3 - 0 defeat to Manchester City at St. Mary's.

There are no more midweek games for the Gunners so we will have the whole seven days to prepare for the return of Watford to the Emirates.

Boro will be bang up for this, while City might have one eye on their Champions League game with Monaco in midweek.

Fresh off becoming the record goalscorer for the England national team in midweek, Rooney will be looking for his first Premier League goal in 10 games and scoring against the Merseyside outfit would be perfect for the former Everton striker.

So, after Arsenal's debacle in midweek at home to Southampton, we will see a completely different line - up for this evening's game at West Ham.

I hope he does though, like how he was right to rest the starters in midweek game in preparation for Wham.

More good news for Arsenal is the fact that the Tigers also have a midweek game before they come to the Emirates for the 5th round of the FA cup and it is a massive game as well, against another team in the mix for promotion in Brighton.

The games continue to come thick and fast for United, with this weekend's clash — the Reds» fifth fixture in a fortnight — kicking off just over 66 hours after our midweek meeting with Celta Vigo in Spain.

And Chelsea now have Eden Hazard back from injury and is likely to start after getting a run out in midweek against Qarabag, Marcus Alonso has been doing a Kolasinac from the wing back position and has scored twice for the Blues, and it looks like Alvaro Morata has taken no time to adapt to the English game at all and is banging them in.

Next weekend could be massive for us because we have a home game against Everton after the midweek Champions League clash with Monaco.

I can see him perhaps being on the bench for cup matches or maybe not in the squad at all, and maybe being rested following midweek games, if we have games on the weekend or visa versa.

I felt we tired in the second half maybe traveling and the nature of our win in midweek cos we gave so much for that game..

With no midweek game for the Gunners to have to deal with this week, the inquest goes on among the Arsenal faithful about the recent run of disappointing results.

England international Luke Shaw is set for at least six months out of the game following the horrific injury he suffered during Man United's defeat to PSV Eindhoven in midweek and the Old Trafford star took to Instagram to thank those medical professionals who have aided his recovery.

The poor result on Merseyside has left the door open for the likes of Liverpool and Tottenham in the race for a top - four finish and the former can close the gap on their fiercest rivals to just four points should they win their game in hand against relegation strugglers Hull City in midweek.

I really can't see him making any changes for this game, so this team should be very easy to predict, especially as none of our reserves covered themselves in glory in midweek...

That the first team is on the bench waiting for a weekend decisive premier league match and or a ufl game midweek.

Must be honest, I thought it might be a mistake using Xhaka in the midweek game, one reason is similarly how we used Cazorla that time even though Xhaka was missing for three prem games.

Both teams rotated for their midweek Champions League games, with very different results.

Another win in midweek, against Southampton, will mean we are unbeaten for 20 games, and more importantly unbeaten in November!

Through a combination of injuries and suspensions, the United squad is severely depleted in what is an important game for the club as they look to bounce back from their disappointment in the Champions League in midweek.

Arsene Wenger has already admitted that he will be using some rotation after our gruelling draw against PSG in midweek, so let's look at the team he picked for that game....

The midweek away game at Monaco is a very difficult one for Arsenal.

The theme for Arsenal's midweek game at Olympiakos is clear, and the message we need to get through to the players is simply Attack!

Indeed the Scottish League has already committed itself to starting on July 23rd for the 2011 - 12 season, 3 weeks earlier than this season, to lessen the threat of midweek games in the winter months.