Sentences with phrase «home encounter»

It's honours even so far as both teams won their respective home encounters last season.

Blackburn were fired up for their last home encounter of the season, and after avoiding defeat against the remaining three of the so called» Big Four» band, Rovers were eager to not only avoid another defeat, completing a memorable unbeaten set in the process, but to go one better with a win.

A 2 - 1 success back in 2005 remains Blackburn's one and only league victory at Old Trafford in sixteen visits, though the Red Devils have won each of the four following home encounters since, winning three of those by at least a two goal margin.

As we mentioned a little earlier, Blackburn did lose their very last home encounter here at Ewood Park 3 - 2 to Everton, but before that disappointing defeat Blackburn were enjoying an 8 game unbeaten run in their Lancashire roots, a run which included well earned draws with two of Arsenal's former rivals for the title, Chelsea and Manchester United.

However, it is worth pointing out that Carlos Tevez was absent that day, arguably City's most influential player, while Wednesday's midweek meeting Everton will be City's first home encounter for over a month.

It has come to our attention that, during the course of Arsenal's FA Cup Third Round home encounter versus Tottenham Hotspur, you engaged the away fans as you were being stretchered off after tearing your ACL; the result of said action caused them to throw objects and coins onto the pitch in your direction.

Following two excruciating home encounters with two of the sides challenging for major honours on all fronts this season, Birmingham will spend the next couple of days away from Birmingham and on the road travelling.

However, failure to register a healthy sum from upcoming home encounters with Wigan, Newcastle and then Stoke would leave them on the brink of relegation, as in the final month of the season, May, the Tangerines face daunting trips to White Hart Lane and Old Trafford to face Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United respectively, the latter on the final day of the season.

Following their emphatic 4 - 0 win over West Bromwich Albion at White Hart Lane — a fixture in which Spurs had failed to beat the Baggies in their last hour home encounters — he spoke of their new found maturity as a team.

Posted just after Christmas Day by YouTuber Ben Actis, the video shows his 85 - year - old Italian grandmother in her Florida home encountering the Google Home Mini smart speaker for the very first time.

Hopefully the confidence gained from that particular success will help eclipse the disappointment sustained from their 1 - 0 reverse at home to Newcastle on January 2nd, Wigan's last home encounter in the league but also their first league defeat on home soil in seven matches.

The champions start off with a home encounter versus Swansea City — and a clash with the high - flying Swans will be no easy clash.

Poland won their home encounter 2 - 0, while the Germans came away with a 3 - 1 home win also, leaving this tie wide open on neutral soil.

Bringing qualities of leadership, bravery and determination to Upton Park he unfortunately suffered a broken leg in only his fifth match in claret and blue, a home encounter with Watford.

Cristiano Ronaldo goes into Real Madrid's home encounter with Dortmund top of the group stage scorers rankings with eight goals from his five games; with a hat - trick he would match his record tally of 11 from 2015/16, but if he fails to score, a treble would move Spurs» Harry Kane, Atlético's Wissam Ben Yedder or Paris pair Edinson Cavani and Neymar (who has scored on all five matchdays so far) into the No1 spot.

Next up for Stoke City, their last league fixture for two weeks, is a home encounter against a side not too dissimilar to themselves in Blackburn Rovers.

But after dropping two points at home to Manchester United last week, Saturday's home encounter with a confident Canaries takes on added significance.

However, those were extremely tough opening fixtures and they soon made amends for their poor start by picking up points in their following two home encounters, drawing 0 - 0 with West Ham and defeating Wolves 3 - 1 at the weekend, both at Ewood Park.

The Trotters have struggled immensely away from home in 2011 and will no doubt appreciate this weekend's home encounter, regardless of who it's against — especially as they were 2 - 1 winners over Arsenal in their most recent league encounter at the Reebok, their fifth consecutive home win.

There were a number of difficult fixtures that Blackburn could of began with and a home encounter with Everton is certainly one of them, but Rovers were particularly strong at home last season and if they can mirro that form this season, starting with a positive result on the opening day, then it could ultimately be what keeps them in the Premiership.

Hodgson's first game in charge of his new side will be a home encounter with Southampton this Saturday

A lot more than just three points will be on Arsenal's agenda when they will try to get back to winning ways during their home encounter against Newcastle United tomorrow.

It's now been nearly four months since their first and only home defeat of the campaign and they haven't lost in any of their following seven home encounters, recording 4 wins and 3 draws.

Qatar The Gulf nation will be using this home encounter with Russia as preparation for their last ditch attempt to crawl back into World Cup qualification reckoning, with a make or break tie in China ahead of them on Tuesday.

Furthermore, City still have to go to Anfield and Stamford Bridge, home of Liverpool and Chelsea respectively, as well as a home encounter with Tottenham at Eastlands.

First up for Arsenal is a home encounter with Chelsea, the defending Premier League champions, the side Arsene Wenger's Gunners are aiming to dislodge from the top of the food chain.

Life gets extremely tough for Everton after the international break, with the Merseyside derby immediately after at Anfield, then a trip to London to take on Harry Redknapp's Champions League contending Tottenham Hotspur before a home encounter with the battle hardened Potters from Stoke.

However, you could also say the Bosnian's arrival couldn't have come at a better time, what with City having scored more than one single goal on just one occasion in their previous seven home encounters in the league — a deeply concerning statistic when you consider that should the title race boil down to goal difference, City would lose hands down despite their rock - solid defence.

Despite handing in a transfer request, Tevez is set to lead the line all on his lonesome as City look to try and win another home encounter by the odd goal it would see as Mancini opts for what is expected to be another 4 -3-2-1 formation.

Their Sunderland side have been in formidable form at home all season — only Blackpool have won a league encounter inside the Stadium of Light this season, their defence is up their with the very best in the league on home, while they've been victorious in five of their last seven home encounters, although that doesn't include their 2 - 1 reverse with Notts County in the third - round of the FA Cup last Saturday.