Overall, though, we have to be delighted that we've hit
this form at this point in the season.
Not exact matches
Everton's Romelu Lukaku has near - matched the goalscoring of the duo while his side sit
in the bottom half of the table, so we cant stop analysing on this one
point, although if Giroud and Walcott had continued their
form of the early
season, I have no doubt we would be topping the table
at present.
And all things being equal, Chelsea will drop all three
points to Liverpool
at Anfield on this same Saturday night to start a cave
in journey
in their Premier League campaign this
season that will see Arsenal overthrow them eventually
form the top of the table to begin to sit on it sooner than later.
City have started the
season in scintillating
form, and United, though slightly more workmanlike and shot through with the neuroses of late - era Mourinho, are better now than
at any
point since Ferguson's departure.
Unfortunately for them, Arsenal's
form at this
point really picked up, and despite another Bale - inspired win on the final day against Sunderland, Arsenal's win
at Newcastle meant they were consigned to another
season below their North London rivals and another
season of Europa League football, despite their record
points tally
in the Premier League with 72.
Considering our away
form has been absolutely useless this
season, the three
points are far from guaranteed
in Wales on Wednesday, but we should have less trouble when we face Everton, who are without a win
in their last 7 games,
at the Emirates next Saturday.
Shearer is right
in that his constant
pointing to excuses is wearing thin for many as it surely sets the wrong tone
at the club as a whole, but all that matters between now and the end of the
season is an upturn
in form and a real push to win major honours.
Tottenham's
form at White Hart Lane this
season has been sublime — 15 wins and two draws
in 17 games, giving them 47
points out of a possible 51.
Their
form in the league wasn't great either, as they followed a 5 - 0 thumping of Aston Villa with disappointing draws with Chelsea and Everton, and were then beaten
in a crucial game with Manchester United, who won 3 - 2
at the Etihad Stadium with a last - minute winner from none other than Robin van Persie, who was indeed making a huge difference
in the title race, as his goal put six
points between league leaders United and City, giving Mancini's side a real uphill task to retain their title even before the half - way
point of the
season.
We will qualify tonight, CSKA are not a match We seem to be improving also, but Wenger is not disciplined enough to keep them performing consistently, we'll always regress
at certain
points in the future — that has been constant under Wenger We hit good
form the
season Leicester won it, few
points to win and the Manager couldn't be steel enough to not allow slip - ups.
Arsenal beat Brighton 2 - 0
at the Emirates earlier
in the
season, but
at the time the Gunners were on an unbeaten run of ten games
at home, while Brighton had gained only one
point on the road and were favourites for relegation, but this match has a completely different complexion looking
at recent
form.
Sanchez, who was Arsenal's man -
in -
form at that stage of the
season, put his side ahead just past the hour mark, but Gylfi Sigurdsson's free - kick and Bafetimbi Gomis» header
in a space of 4 minutes, saw Arsenal drop another 3
points.
They find themselves
in fourth place with just 32
points, thats 19 behind league leaders Barcelona and if their recent
form continue they will have fight
at their hands to qualify for Champions League next
season.
The 25 - year old still has a long way to go this
season but should he stay fit for a sustained period and replicate his good
form, there is no reason why he can not nail down a place
in the starting lineup as Mourinho clearly prefers him to his international teammate Chris Smalling,
at this
point in time.
Some improved
form at the back end of last
season saw Manuel Preciado «s Gijon finish
in a respectable 10th
in the La Liga table whilst their basque opponents managed to avoid the drop by just 2
points.
Predictions: It has been a strange
season for Sevilla who has experienced absolute beast
form at home having only drop
points in two games while they are the only side
in top 5 european league's to not have won away from home this
season.
They have won just one away game all
season now and have managed to collect just the two
points in their last eight matches, which is the long winless streak of away
form that they are on
at the moment.
The Reds are just
in good
form at the moment, probably
at their highest
point of performance of the entire
season.
The togetherness of the group is starting to shine through, with every goal celebrated as though a match - winning strike
in itself and every victory savoured like it could be their last, and with the
form Wolves have been
in this
season, they're right to take that approach, as three
points really have been
at a premium this
season.
Burnley picked up 33
points from a possible 57
at Turf Moor last
season -
form that helped them secure their stay
in the Premier League.
Manchester United have still started the
season in top
form with three victories
in as many games, and this sees them
at the top of the summit with a two -
point advantage over the rest.
They were
in great
form towards the end of last
season, and if you think that they could be worthy of a
point, then an Everton +0.50 Asian Handicap for 21/20
at online bookmaker Bet365 looks value.
If Vucinic does find that same kind of
form that he did this time last
season, then it's fair to say that Juventus are
in damn good shape — both domestically where the lead is currently sitting
at nine
points and
in Europe where Bayern Munich is lurking
in the not - so - distant future.
Javier Hernandez single - handily earned United three invaluable
points when Manchester United met Stoke
at The Brittania back
in October, however Fergie has seen his side rack up nine goals
in their previous two meetings with the Potters
at Old Trafford, and with Berbatov
in fine
form at home — 10 of 11 league goals this
season have come
at Old Trafford — bookies are fearing another United onslaught.
West Ham earned a
point at Anfield, and will be no pushovers as they look to regain some
form towards the end of the
season, while Middlesbrough could be playing for now more than pride by the time they visit Anfield
in the final game of this Premier League
season.
A stunning second - half of the
season coupled with a drop
in form for archrivals Barcelona has led to Real Madrid opening a four -
point advantage
at the top of the table with only a handful of matches remaining
in the
season.
Roma are on a poor run of
form with just 5
points from their last 5 games
in Serie A. Touted as Serie A winners
at the start of the
season they currently sit 5th.
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The same can be said for Max Verstappen's route into F1 with Red Bull and their sister team Toro Rosso, while McLaren Honda have recruited Stoffel Vandoorne with McLaren's rising star Lando Norris racing
in Formula 3 while being tipped to be a future F1 champion
at McLaren and Williams have brought
in Lance Stroll who are all young promising drivers with the potential to be future world champions by following
in the footsteps of arguably the best ever product of a young driver development programme
in the
form of Lewis Hamilton's debut
season for McLaren
in 2007 when he came 1
point away from winning the world driver's championship.