Sentences with phrase «games against relegation»

Chelsea and Eden Hazard ruined Spurs» title challenge last term, and the Belgian could prove key to the Blues run - in with games against relegation strugglers Middlesbrough and Sunderland coming along.

The mentality to treat games against relegation contenders with the same focus as those against the big boys: that's Lo Stile Juve that I'm talking about.

With games against relegation rivals Leicester, West Brom, and QPR still to come, it could be a nervous few weeks at St. James» Park.

Arsene Wenger was under no illusion that it was going to be an easy game against relegation - threatened QPR last night, and he was proved right as the Hoops held off Arsenal for over an hour before Oliver Giroud broke the deadlock.

Next up for Cazorla and his teammates is a trip to Turf Moor for a game against relegation threatened Burnley on Saturday as they aim to make it eight straight victories in all competitions.

They very much looked like a team looking ahead to a big game against the relegation - threatened Sharks, failing to press an early 1 - 0 advantage and falling victim to another bicycle kick as they left the Stadio Ezio Scida with a 1 - 1 draw, a result that saw their lead at the top of Serie A shrink to four points after Napoli came from behind twice to put away Udinese 4 - 2 at the San Paolo.

Mauricio Pocchetino will be keen to get the most out of the side's game against relegation threatened Swansea City on Sunday.

They can turn their attentions to a slightly easier home game against the relegation - threatened Swansea on Sunday.

Not exact matches

Tottenham should also have been excited at the prospect of closing the gap on the league leaders Chelsea, but they also couldn't bring the required game needed to beat, or even score against relegation - threatened Sunderland, and they will also have to lick their wounds at such a missed opportunity.

But there is current form in our favour, with Stoke's only win in the last 9 games was against relegation candidates Hull City, and they have nothing left to play for.

Yess they all had a good game im happy for our boyz but im not going to rate anyone yet because for me thats a relegation tm & they're doing so poor right now, after the manure fa cup clash then ill rate the boyz, we always perform well against the small teams now is time to grow some serious balls & beat the hell out of manure when last we had a victory against them #COYG!!!

The Black Cats fought against relegation in 2012/13 and will be hoping to pick up some points against fellow bottom - half teams such as Fulham, Southampton and Crystal Palace in their opening three games, though they then face a tricky home game against Arsenal.

The team won four games in a row, climbing back up the standings and entering Saturday's first Week 8 matchup against Dignitas at 5 - 9 and in a fight for seventh place (and safety from the relegation tournament).

now we are edgy against a relegation threatened team at home, who were denied a stonewall penalty in the dying minutes of the game

Arsenals next 6 include away's to Everton and Westham and games against desperate relegation teams like Sunderland and Norwich.

He is, however, still expected to rotate his team somewhat for the Yeovil clash after a hectic festive period that saw Premier League teams play three games in six days — whilst Yeovil have not played since Monday, when they were comfortable beaten at Huish Park in a relegation six pointer against Leyton Orient.

Both seasons run at the same time, so you'll sometimes see a domestic game where the starters all rest against a relegation candidate, then gear up for a showdown against another elite team in EuroLeague / EuroCup.

Even though Arsenal would normally expect a Premier League home game against a club currently in the relegation zone to be a banker win and another three points in the bag, this is not a normal situation.

While a point from any away game against a big EPL rival is a decent result, a win would do our top four challenge the power of good and with Jurgen Klopp under pressure after his faltering Reds lost away to relegation threatened Leicester City on Monday, Arsene Wenger and the Arsenal side might just be looking to pile the pressure on.

His record against the top teams is a joke the away form this season is relegation form and now we have fans abandoning games because they've become bored and disillusioned by it all but that won't bother Wenger he'll be around next season and probably year after that our board don't have the bottle to tell him his time is up they don't wan na upset him so they'll feed fans with the same rubbish they've been doing for years we believe next season we'll challenge for the title we have a world class manager who's hungrier than ever blah blah blah

A tricky game against a team fighting relegation.

Last Saturday's 1 - 0 victory against Millwall meant that Neil Redfearn's Leeds side have lost only one of their last seven games, taking them near the top half of the table, and slightly easing their relegation fears.

There is a crucial game at both ends of the Championship table on Friday evening as Watford travel to Craven Cottage looking to put an end to a poor run of results against Kit Symons» rejuvenated Fulham, who will be keen to pull even further clear of the relegation zone after a recent upturn in form.

Against relegation level teams like Bournemouth, they should have completely dominated and dictated the tempo of the game, but they did not.

Although even having just said that — away games against bottom 6 sides facing possible relegation are often a lot harder than facing any mid-table team.

Watford can be feeling a bit of confidence right now, having only lost one of their last five games, including home wins against Chelsea, Everton and West Brom, and have moved well clear of the relegation zone and into the top half of the table.

As usual, Arsenal are the side in form, while Swansea are flirting with the relegation zone and have only one win (against Huddersfield) in the last 6 League games, but that obviously means nothing in this fixture.

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.

Football is a game of minute margins and that penalty, as poorly given as the Rashford dive against Swansea, might be the difference between top four and fifth or sixth for the Gunners just as the penalty Man U got might be the difference between relegation and styaing up for Swansea.

Each game in EPL is a banana Skin so I could like City to beat Spurs and then lose Points against some Relegation fighters and against us.

Our opponents are flirting with relegation this season but we can not ignore that their only two wins in their last eight games came against Tottenham and Liverpool, so write them off at your peril.

Derby ended the 1989/90 season only three points (plus, obviously, goal difference) above the relegation zone, but throughout the season had won by two or more goals in eight of their nine home games against the rest of the bottom half, and so ended up safe with a goal difference of positive - 3.

In all seriousness, if we are to create a mini-league table of close games we've been involved in the past few years against big clubs both in Europe and domestically, we easily look like relegation material among the top clubs.

Arsenal are flat track bullies they will beat a Leicester side who in reality will be pleased with just surviving relegation and then lose the important games against teams like Man United, Chelsea or Barcelona!

Roy Hodgson's Palace side won a crucial relegation game against Brighton 3 - 2 last weekend, and currently sit six points above the relegation zone with four games remaining.

Why not, what better game for him to get started than against a relegation team like Villa before the Spuds assult.

For another they are not in the best of form right now and only managed to win their league game against lowly relegation material Ingolstadt with a goal in injury time.

Okay maybe we should all be aware that we can not win every single game, but a bit of confidence can go a long way this weekend against relegation fodder.

Two relegation six - pointers are among the several games that follow the early kick - off fixture, with Southampton going up against Stoke and Swansea hosting West Ham.

Real Sociedad don't have much to play for after 32 games in the league, they are currently well placed above the relegation zone with 38 points but they will be looking to put a performance against defending champions and get something out of this match.

So its setup a must win game for Chelsea at home against relegation threatened Swansea City side.

Now we have moved out of the relegation zone and we will do our best in our next game against Tianjin.

In our two most recent games we shared the spoils, with a comprehensive Southampton victory (3 - 0) at the London Stadium just a fortnight after we had thrown away a two goal advantage in the home game against Watford last September, the catalysts for early season discontent which saw us sitting in a relegation place at the time.

A painful last few minutes for Real Sociedad against Getafe have left them just outside the relegation zone with five points from eight games.

The home side came into the game just four points above the relegation places, and had the unlikely job of somehow finding a winning against a United side who haven't lost in their last 17 games, and who also haven't conceded in their last five.

With his team just four points above the relegation zone, Angers coach Stephane Moulin had made no secret of prioritising Saturday's home game against Caen over the trip to the capital.

Roma are fourth, seven points behind Napoli with a game in hand, and have a chance to reduce the gap against promoted SPAL, who occupy the first relegation spot with just ten points to show this season.

It is a quite remarkable record for a team fighting against relegation, papering over the wide cracks of an away run that's seen just one point collected from the past 15 games staged outside of East Yorkshire.

The most alarming aspect of those games was that the Gunners rarely looked like scoring and while results haven't been as shocking thus far this term, Wednesday's stalemate against a relegation - threatened West Ham side doesn't bode well for the north Londoners» top - four hopes.

Bottom side Yanbian Funde picked up their first win in six league games with a 3 - 1 victory over Tianjin Teda that keeps their hopes of moving out of the relegation zone alive, while Changchun Yatai won 2 - 0 against Henan Jianye.