Sentences with phrase «home against a top side»

But we need a win at home against a Top side just to make our team believe again and for us fans to get excited again.

2 - 1 up, 11 playing against 10, we were about to record yet another famous victory away from home against a top side.

Not exact matches

However, it is Laurent Blanc's side who hold top spot, with Lyon having dropped two points away at Olympique de Marseille, before suffering a shock defeat at home against OGC Nice.

no goals against top 5 sides home or away..

Liverpool were at home, they are a good attacking side, they also have a terrific record against top clubs.

The Red Devils are known for their «parking the bus» tactics which has seen them earn a number of 0 - 0 draws away from home in recent terms, but without a single win away against a top six side since joining United, Mourinho is expected to bring a more attacking side this weekend.

We can not take any of these games lightly after tonight's game against BATE, and I am sure that there will need to be changes by the time we facr Newcastle at home in one of our easier games, but until then I expect Wenger to play with his strongest side available as we fight to get back into the Top Four.

I know exactly what you meant, the problem is that when we play our way we NEVER DO IT RIGHT against the top sides which is why game after game we getting smashed Away from home because of Wenger's naïve tactics!

Pressure is on our side to keep pace with the top of the table after a slow start to the campaign thus far, and Nicholas thinks we should be more aggressive in our approach at home against certain sides, and leaving Xhaka out the starting line - up would be his decision.

One would think that this should be an easy task against a Championship side at home, but Hull are top and have only lost one of their last nine games, with 7 of them being wins.

Overall for the season they are W5 D4 L4 in the top flight at home but with them only having taken one clean sheet in their last eleven league games, even against a low scoring side like Burnley they are going to be a little vulnerable and therefore it is worth taking a punt on both teams to score at Coral for 8/11 odds * (Betting Odds taken at 10:58 p.m. on March 7th, 2018).

Lost 5 - 1 to Liverpool, lost 6 - 0 to Chelsea, blown a 3 - 0 lead against Anderlecht, been 3 - 0 down at half time to Stoke, blown a seven point lead at the top of the table and lost 2 - 1 at home to the worst Manchester United side in over 20 years.

Stoke are just lacking the attacking threat to really make a go of this against a top - six side who are by and large, pretty good on home soil.

Everton are unbeaten in their last 11 games away from home in the top flight against newly promoted sides.

Manchester City have gone unbeaten in their last 28 home games in the top flight against newly promoted sides (W25 D3) and two of those three draws have been against Burnley.

But this is an opportunity for them to land a positive as they go at home against the worst away side in the top flight this season.

KEY FACT: Swansea have won five of their six home Premier League matches against West Brom MATCH ODDS: Swansea 17/10 Draw 21/10 West Brom 2/1 bet365 Pick: Both Teams to score in the first half @ 11/2 ANDY SAYS: A real six - pointer this one, but I will just go with the home side... 1 - 0 GRAEME SAYS: I don't see West Brom getting beat here, think they will grab a point... 0 - 0 SILKY SAYS: I can see goals here, but not sure either is good enough for the win... 2 - 2 FOOTBALLIndex — One to follow: Tammy Abraham is just outside the top 150 at # 1.22

It was another tough week for the two teams against two of the top sides in the country as Catherine Wilcock's Dark Blues were beaten 82 - 6 at home by the reigning champions Cardiff Met and Alice Middleton's gallant Light Blues went down 92 - 0 in Topsham against Exeter University a week after their 72 - 0 defeat in Cardiff.

After their trip to Goodison comes home encounters with Manchester United and Arsenal, two sides they conjured hard - fought draws against last season, but with the Red Devils eager to cement their place at the top of the pile, and with Arsenal's away from having improved immensely this season, there's every chance of Birmingham collecting zero points from their three matches in a week over Christmas and New Year, while after that they face a trip to Blackpool — Which won't be a pleasant stroll along the Seaside for Alex McLeish's men.

Whilst the home side have only lost three times this season at Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, those defeats have come to Barcelona and Juventus, proving they struggle against the top tier opponents — a bracket that Real Madrid certainly fall into.

Should the Bundesliga side lose their last home game against Anderlecht, Arsenal will top the group with a win against Galatasaray in Turkey.

However, it's easy to also see why the home side are above evens, given that they've enjoyed a mixed record against the other top sides in recent encounters, with Manchester United taking a 0 - 0 draw back from Anfield last month.

That should earn him a start for this game, and luckily enough Morata is going up against the side who have conceded the most headed goals away from home in the top flight.

On top of that, Burnley do have clear issues against top sides at home.

They have lost two of their last three at home though (W1) but the win in that sequence was against top seven side Bristol City.

Match Predictions: United have been unbeaten at home for 38 games in all competitions and they are highly likely to continue that with another win on Saturday against a Brighton side who are a decent team and doing very well in their first season in the english top division but not many people expect them to get much away from home against the traditional top 6.

He said: «Romelu Lukaku's record against the top teams is nothing to write home about, but he's scored 30 in his last 38 against teams outside the top six and it's just set up for him to score again against his former side.»

With visits to Huddersfield and West Ham United - either side of the final home match of 2017/18 against Southampton - to come, Everton top goalscorer Rooney says the Blues are eager to finish the season on a high, starting by securing victory on Monday night and opening up a four - point gap on their opponents.

But Jose Mourinho has yet to win away from home against a top six side for two years now (one goal scored in ten games) and given the next few fixtures for United — not least the monumental Manchester Derby which is scheduled for next week — there is a sense of now or never at United, even though they are comfortably placed second in the league table.

While they beat Arsenal at home in December, their five matches since against top sides have seen them claim just three points.

The Blues have scored an average of 2.73 and conceded just 0.55 goals per game at home against their fellow top flight sides.

The Giallorossi will be hoping for a favour from their arch rivals earlier in the day against Juventus if they want to end the weekend top of the table, but they face a Cagliari side who have been poor in their travels with their only win away from home against Inter, albeit a impressive result.

Sevilla's recent home defeat against other top five sides points on that.

Their home form is much stronger at the moment at the moment, but this is such a big occasion and they have only lost one of their five games this season against top - four sides.

We have had some really difficult home games against some top sides and Southampton themselves are a very good side in this league.

In the bet365 correct score market, the 1 - 1 draw is trading at a price of 11/2 and those latest home draws by Atletico were against Barcelona and Villarreal, both fellow top five sides in the league.

Germano Vailati misses out for the home side, and they also have doubts over Luca Zuffi and Eder Balanta KEY FACT: Basel have won four of their last five home games against English clubs in the Champions League MATCH ODDS: Basel 10/1 Draw 4/1 Man City 1/3 GRAEME SAYS: Only going one way, the Champions League favourites will win this... 0 - 4 BOYLESPORTS PICK: Man City win and Both Teams to Score @ 21/10 FOOTBALLIndex — One to follow: Kevin De Bruyne outside the top - ten — you still need to get on him

They are on a three - match losing streak at home, all one - goal margin defeats against Atletico Madrid, Valencia and Sevilla, all top five sides.

They have only lost two of their seven games at home against sides in the top half of the table currently.

But the plan ran into serious trouble at a meeting of top ministers this week, with the so - called Brexit «war cabinet» siding 6 - 5 against the proposals after new Home Secretary Sajid Javid made his opposition known.

Fiona Cunningham was Theresa May's top aide for some years before she was forced to leave the home secretary's side a year ago, after a Downing Street inquiry linked her to a controversial briefing against Michael Gove.