Sentences with phrase «home against league leaders»

Roma are enjoying a good season in Serie A, but narrowly lost a big game 1 - 0 at home against league leaders Napoli on the weekend.

The Wales defender will have his hands full with the likes of Pelle, Tadic and Ward - Prowse on a hunt against a side that comes off a humiliating 0 - 5 loss at home against league leaders Chelsea.

Not exact matches

And the home side will be buoyed by their battling draw against the league leaders Chelsea and a return to form after their recent slump.

Even if we do manage to win the next two Premier League games, at home to West Brom on Boxing Day and then Crystal Palace on new years day, I do not expect us to make up any ground on the league leaders, as Chelsea also have two very winnable home games against Bournemouth and StokeLeague games, at home to West Brom on Boxing Day and then Crystal Palace on new years day, I do not expect us to make up any ground on the league leaders, as Chelsea also have two very winnable home games against Bournemouth and Stokeleague leaders, as Chelsea also have two very winnable home games against Bournemouth and Stoke City.

In fact there are at least three key men at the current league leaders Chelsea who still appear to be pretty wary of the Gunners, which is probably increased this week as Arsene Wenger prepares to take the team to Stamford Bridge looking for a repeat of the match against them at home, which saw Arsenal inflict their heaviest defeat of the season.

While things are looking pretty flippin» good from an Arsenal point of view right now, with a decent draw against Reading at home for the next round of the EFL cup as well as a good chance of topping our Champions League group and winning the last four Premier League games in a row, the Gunners are still faced with the worrying fact that we are still five points behind the current league leLeague group and winning the last four Premier League games in a row, the Gunners are still faced with the worrying fact that we are still five points behind the current league leLeague games in a row, the Gunners are still faced with the worrying fact that we are still five points behind the current league leleague leaders.

A lot of Arsenal fans did not expect us to get anything from today's away game against the Premier League leaders Man City, and that is how it turned out with De Bruyne, Aguero and Gabriel Jesus scoring to make it a comfortable 3 - 1 scoreline in the end, but that did not tell the whole story by any means and Arsene Wenger will surely point to a couple of key decisions that went the home side's way at crucial points of the game.

After inflicting on league leaders and rivals Manchester City - their first defeat at home in over 70 weeks, Manchester United continue their push for second - place against a struggling West Bromwich Albion on Saturday.

Gonzalez took Kyle Hendricks deep in the second inning, a home run to left center field against the major league leader in ERA during the regular season.

Crystal Palace are coming into this game on the back of 3 - 1 defeat in the hands of Arsenal and they will fancy their chances at home against current league leaders City to get something out of this match.

At the weekend, the blue - white - sky blues drew 0 - 0 at home against a hopeless Amkar Perm side, and they are thus falling further and futher behind league leaders Lokomotiv Moscow.

The Clarets have been so impressive on home soil this season in the top flight that it will be massively interesting to see how they go at Turf Moor against the league leaders on Sunday.

The runaway leaders know they're three points away from regaining the league title against their dearest rivals and what better way to claim the title than in front of their home support?

Wolves will get a home test against Sheffield United on the weekend and the league leaders will be looking to recover from a defeat in their last home game at Molineux, where Notts Forest got the better of them.

Their effort against Villa was good but that was at home where they are carrying good form and now having to go to the league leaders probably isn't going to offer up too much for them.

Their only loss on home soil happened against current league leaders Cardiff so really, Wolves have propped themselves up well.

Wolves continue to look strong and powerful and while the Owls may put up some decent enough resistance on home soil, they aren't clicking at the moment and may slip against the powerful league leaders.

After their big winning streak of eight matches came to an end with a 1 - 1 draw at Sheffield United, which was a very lucky point for them, they lost in their big contest against league leaders Wolves at home on the weekend.

The Swiss champions have possessed an impressive record against English sides with four wins in their previous five home outings, but they can expect a stiffer challenge versus the Premier League leaders.

Preston should be no push however though and will be full of confidence having held out for a 1 - 1 draw at home on the weekend against league leaders Wolves.

A somewhat anticipated defeat at home to Chelsea this weekend would almost definitely see the team drop down into the relegation zone for the first time this season, but Rovers raised their game against the» big boys» at Ewood Park last term, Chelsea included, so who's to say Blackburn won't give the current league leaders a bitter taste of Deja Vu when the two sides meet on Saturday, with last season's encounter finishing honours even in a 1 - 1 draw.