Sentences with phrase «form side ahead»

Callum O'Dowda put Lee Johnson's in - form side ahead after 20 minutes, but Omar Bogle replied four minutes before the break.

Having won six and drawn one of their opening seven league games, United were the form side ahead of kick - off but it was Liverpool who posed the greater threat throughout.

Not exact matches

The first two of this trio are nailed on starters for a big game like this and going on recent form I would put Gibbs in the side ahead of Monreal as well.

Leonardo Jardim's side may only be one point ahead of Saint - Etienne, but they have a game in hand are in excellent domestic form.

And his form has not gone unnoticed by Premier League sides, as United, Chelsea and Tottenham are all said to be scouting him ahead of a potential move.

Giroud was highly praised for his cameo appearance, so much so that following on from his form these past few weeks, many have suggested he should be reinstated ahead of Alexis Sanchez as the side's starting sole striker, starting with this weeks Champions League fixture against PSG.

Even in top form Bellerin would still probably be second choice to the Real Madrid star Dani Carvajal, but you would expect him to be ahead of the Barca full back Sergi Roberto, who has been given a place in the senior Spain side this summer.

In fact, I think AW would find it difficult to play anyone ahead of Joel there at the moment especially as he and Bellerin are forming a good partnership on that side.

Despite the fact that United are currently 4 points ahead of Arsenal in second place, the current form of both sides indicates that it is actually Arsenal that should be hot favourites to win this match.

Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho says pre-game form can be discounted ahead of his side's mouth - watering Champions League showdown with Manchester United on Tuesday.

That led to Rooney getting on the ball and guiding the ball over Petr Cech, and many Gooners just can't believe the out - of - form Xhaka is in the side ahead of Jack Wilshere, who caught the eye in the Europa League this week.

Moyes saw his side fail to secure all three points against bottom of the table Fulham, a result that leaves Man United nine points from fourth ahead of key Premier League fixture against Arsenal, an away trip to in - form Crystal Palace ahead of facing Olympiakos in the Champions League.

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.

Arsene Wenger sat down with Geoff Shreeves to discuss Arsenal's poor form, the rest of the season and his future ahead of his side's clash with Manchester City, live on Sky Sports on Sunday.

After losing to Dinamo Zagreb away and Olympiacos F.C. at home, Arsene Wenger's side are for sure in desperate need of a result if they want to have a realistic chance of reaching the Champions league last 16 stage, but the task ahead of Gunners is everything but no easy as on the other side stands the German giant Bayern Munich who is in superb form.

His blistering run of form has seen him streak ahead in the race to be the Premier League's top scorer for 2013/14, and he's recently shown a more selfless side to his abilities, switching around at the front with Raheem Sterling and Daniel Sturridge in order to create chances for his team mates.

Sheffield United — the Blades are a very close second in this respect, meaning the form of both these sides is even more concerning than if they had an easier end to the campaign ahead.

In - form forward Marcus Rashford may have been retained up front but it the was versatile Dutch defender, Timothy Fosu - Mensah who made his first senior start for Louis van Gaal's side, selected ahead of the rest Michael Carrick to play at centre - back alongside his compatriot Daley Blind.

Although the Spanish side are far ahead in the race for La Liga this season but their dip in form has been quite extraordinary.

While they've managed to win five on the bounce, most of those did come against out of form sides, which should serve to temper Sean Dyche's optimism ahead of this clash.

Manchester United head into the first Manchester derby of 2013 in a position they could have only dreamed of at the start of the campaign, following Manchester City's inability to replicate their fantastic form and free flowing football of their title winning campaign last year, the red side of Manchester find themselves fifteen points ahead of Mancini's men with only eight games left to play.

Ahead of what may be a knife - edge Commons vote on Wednesday, Crouch is leading a group of prominent Conservatives who will side with Labour to maintain the law in its current form.

A side agreement in Tuesday's settlement pledges that Nortel's U.S. and European estates will work together to try to form a common position on dividing the pile of cash ahead of the May trial.

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