Sentences with phrase «goal cushion»

Thus we should aim to score as many goals as possible and then be mindful of keeping a two goal cushion between us and they.

The game should've been put to bed at 4 - 2, but we've usually needed a two goal cushion recently, as we've been giving away sloppy goals.

England now have a two goal cushion in their Euro 2016 qualifier against Slovenia at Wembley, with Danny Welbeck getting his second goal of the game after a wonderful one two with young attacking midfielder Raheem Sterling.

We really couldve used that 2 goal cushion for a game like this

Arsene Wenger has never won in three visits to Russia with Arsenal, however, his side take a three goal cushion into the game with goals from Aaron Ramsey and Alexandre Lacazette helping them cruise to a 4 - 1 victory last week.

Southampton threatened to get back into the game, but Heung - min Son gave Spurs a two goal cushion with five minutes to go.

Goals from Juan Mata and Wayne Rooney gave United a two - goal cushion before Ibrahimovic added a third, while Adam Smith grabbed a consolation goal for the hosts.

United stuttered for the early stages of the second half, still needing a goal to regain their two - goal cushion on the tie.

With Tottenham Hotspur enjoying a two - goal cushion against Manchester City, Arsenal will eager to take all three points against Burnley to reduce the gap at the top of the table.

The Gunners have a seven - goal cushion above Man United, so I don't think we have much to worry about, but what I think is much more important now is to NOT play the team that has started every one of the last seven games.

The Gunners take on AC Milan in the second leg of their last - 16 Europa League tie, and will have a two - goal cushion after bagging two important away goals in an impressive display in the first leg.

However, with their three - goal cushion from the first leg coupled with a Sead Kolasinac second - half effort, they were able to take their place in the round of 16 to now face the Rossoneri.

Goals from Richard Stearman and Andreas Weimann had given the visitors a two - goal cushion heading into half - time, as a late Divock Origi goal was nothing more than a consolation effort.

Is a 3 goal cushion enough to get through next week in warm and sunnyMoskva?

During the first 15 minutes of the second - half Roma continued to launch attacks via Dzeko and Salah, however, a two - goal cushion also meant they recycled possession when clear opportunities to bring either into play did not arise.

Both of Germany's representatives will feel their Europa League fates are in their own hands after Gladbach lost narrowly away and Wolfsburg opened a two - goal cushion at home, in the first legs of their last 32 ties.

Roma grabbed one back with ten minutes remaining when Edin Dzeko netted from close range but Luis Suarez restored the three - goal cushion just before full time, leaving Roma with a huge task in the return leg in Rome next Wednesday.

While the Canadian side's main aim was to preserve the two - goal cushion ahead of Saturday's MLS season opener and next week's Tigres matchup, there were some individual errors which could have cost them qualification.

I said before the game that we'd need a 2 goal cushion going into the last 10 minutes to stand a chance of finishing with any points, and with a difference of only one they were among the longest minutes of my life since a certain January afternoon in 2004.

After the restart the Reds reaffirmed their dominance and soon had their two - goal cushion back on 68 minutes through Jordan Henderson.

The two - goal cushion allowed attention to turn firmly to Wembley, where Group F leaders England came from behind to beat second - place Slovakia 2 - 1.

Ronaldo then restored Madrid's two - goal cushion as he slotted the ball past Diego Alves on the hour mark.

The three goal cushion no doubt helped but Liverpool's defensive woes and inability to manage games are well known.

A two - goal cushion guarded against that.

However, Ajax regained their three goal cushion when Milik grabbed his brace right on the 90th minute mark.

The Villans started the game with a bold and adventurous line - up, something that paid dividends when Carles Gil's stunner opened up a two goal cushion over the Foxes.

Fernando Llorente gave his side a two - goal cushion in the second half, but a double from Roberto Firmino saw the hosts come storming back into the encounter as they threatened to find a winner.

For the UCL... we would have to get a win and at least a 2 goal cushion for the away tie & then play out of our skins and scare the bejeezus out of Barca.

And Podolski made that point abundantly clear as he restored the three - goal cushion with a nonchalant low shot in the final kick of the game.

The Catalan giants go into the game with a three goal cushion, thanks to own goals either side of half - time from Daniele De Rossi and Kostas Manolas, a tap in from Gerard Pique and a late Luis Suarez strike.

But after we conceded that penalty and Lionel Messi converted it to give the Spanish champions a two goal cushion, the Frenchman had to accept that everything points to another European exit at the first knockout stage.

Tottenham, whose midweek defeat to Leicester City was a big dent to their title aspirations, had a two - goal cushion eight minutes later when Eriksen bagged his second thanks to more poor defending.

When Chelsea, Utd, City and even Arsenal won the league, did they all win their games with a 3 - goal cushion?

With Montreal pressing for the equalizer late in the third, Kerfoot scored at 16:58 to give the Avalanche a two - goal cushion.

We could never capitalise on the two - goal cushion but at least we got the three points,»

Suddenly QPR felt they had a chance to come back but thank god that Alexis was around to set our minds at rest with an excellent dribble before setting up Rosicky for a two goal cushion.

Millwall were given hope before half time when Barnsley - born defender Mark Beevers scored against his hometown club, but Lloyd Isgrove reinstalled his side's two - goal cushion 16 minutes from the end.

The Frenchman was then denied a clear penalty and we needed Cech to keep our two goal cushion but that is what he does.

Also the part where he speaks about the players being mentally fragile, at the first mistake everything collapses and that they need a 2 - 3 goal cushion to have any confidence... Sound familiar?

It still took another 15 minutes before we saw a brace from Alexis Sanchez give us a comfortable 2 - goal cushion.

It was a stunning Wolves counter-attack as they broke with pace and intent, and it was Weimann who kept his composure to round Loris Karius and give his side a two - goal cushion.

Meanwhile the Monaco manager Leonardo Jardim is expecting his hardest game of the season, despite the two - goal cushion his side enjoy at the outset.

Goals from Younes Kaboul and Troy Deeney gave the visitors a two - goal cushion in the opening 13 minutes as the home side were left stunned.

Although the Brazilian winger had beaten him for pace, it was a silly foul to concede as he still had plenty to do, but as mentioned above, fortunately for Aurier it wasn't punished as Higuain couldn't take advantage and missed the chance to restore his side's two - goal cushion.

While a Hiroshi Kiyotake penalty halved the deficit for the home side, a Kalou penalty re-established a two - goal cushion to take Hertha fourth.

Arsenal won the first leg with a comfortable 2 goal cushion.

Mantell pulled one back from a penalty corner in the second half but Peillat's 54th minute goal did the damage as Argentina restored their three - goal cushion.

We could never capitalise on the two - goal cushion but at least we got the three points,» Wenger said.

Leaving the Camp Nou with a three - goal cushion and only allowing one away goal, their chances of progressing look good.

Jurgen's lads coasted to a two goal cushion and were slowly beginning to realise that Leicester were not quite the reincarnation of the Dirty Dozen they'd previously thought them to be, but come a myopic official and the lads found themselves being dragged down to their level and had to scrap it out.