Newcastle's win over Manchester United earlier on Sunday afternoon had sent the Saints back into the relegation zone, and
the home side struggled to muster much response to their early setback.
The home side struggled to penetrate United's defence and made as much out of a Rafael challenge on Craig Gardner as they could.
Substitute Christian Atsu blazed a shot high and wide as
the home side struggled for inspiration, but it was from his cross that the Magpies finally forced their way in front with 10 minutes remaining.
Bizarrely, though, considering Spurs are overwhelming favourites, it is
the home side struggling with injuries — and not Blackpool, who have virtually everyone fit and will know roughly who's starting on Saturday in one of three cup finals for them.
Not exact matches
Following the EFL Cup defeat to Southampton the Gunners will look to return to winning ways when they take on the robust West Ham
side who are kind of
struggling at
home this term.
As well as our own form, Arsenal could be helped with the way the fixtures pan out this week, as we face a
struggling Watford
side at
home tomorrow while the Blues have the tough task of Liverpool at Anfield.
Early signs suggest, however, that the new man might
struggle just as much as the former coach as Guegan's
side fell to a 1 - 0 defeat in front of their
home fans.
We then saw 15 minutes or so that was very tight, with the
home side pressing high and hard and the GFunners
struggling to get our fluency and incisive passing going.
West Ham United have named a strong
side as they look to continue their superb run of form in today's
home game against
struggling Aston Villa.
If Arsenal do as we expect them to this weekend and run out as winners of the
home game against a
struggling Southampton
side getting used to their new manager Claude Puel, while he gets used to the English Premier League for the first time, then we will be heading into the next round of matches a bit closer to at least one of our big spending Premier League rivals.
with Man u and Chelsea, even at their worst we still
struggle against them... hope we cam build on the spanking we gave them at the Emirates is all i cn say... just after Fergie left, when EVERY team was beating them
home and away, even Championship
sides they still managed to take points off....
While there are various reasons for Arsenal getting just a point from the game, with our injury problems and the
home side's commitment and desire two big aspects, I wanted to look at why Bellerin
struggled to get into the game.
I fully understand we just lost one game and uts not the end of the world but am
struggling to deal with is the consistent lack of mental toughness that are the hallmarks of all title winning teams... we need to be proactive and stop been reactionary, simples... we had what is in all honesty a good couple of matches begining of the season WINNABLE games but we already fell short at the first hurdle now all the talk is about bouncing back, whatever happened to eyes on the ball straight from the off... a Westham
side with a new manager, some new players and a 16 year old making his debut beating Arsenal at
home is just plain disgraceful and whatever happens next does not in any way mitigate against that.....
Saturday sees the Gunners take on a
struggling AFC Bournemouth
side at the Emirates Stadium and there is no doubt that the boss will be fielding a strong and Arsenal
side as possible as it is vital that we add another three points to those gained in the opening game against Leicester, while also getting the
home fans back on
side after a slow start and a frustrating transfer window.
The Frenchman has been a major talking point in recent weeks having
struggled for top form and been substituted by Mourinho on two occasions with his
side losing away from
home.
Liverpool are set to be sack Roy Hodgson and replace him with Dutchman Frank Rijkaard after the current Anfield boss was left bemoaning yet another limp display as his
side lost to a
struggling Wolves
side at
home.
Bookmakers are
struggling to pick a favourite for the tie, with both
sides available at bigger than 6/4 to win inside the 90 minutes, but you would have to say with
home advantage we should be taking this down.
Villa are likely to make changes from the
side that
struggled at
home to the Bees.
Arsenal were unable to break down a resolute Aston Villa
side at Villa Park as Martin O'Neill's men played good possession football and the north London
side struggled to impose themselves on the
home side.
we
struggled for a win against koln in the first leg with a full strength
side at
home.
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Sir Alex's
side were looking for a ninth straight
home win when they took on
struggling Watford at Old Trafford.
However, the
struggling hosts were gifted the chance to equalise straight after the break, Jonathan Calleri confidently converting a penalty after Matias Aguirregaray had seemingly been fouled at a corner, and Barca could not find a way to restore their lead against a resolute
home side.
Another Mo Show I really am becoming a broken record now... When Mohamed Salah stepped onto the pitch in the second - half, Liverpool were
struggling to contend with the increasing pressure of the
home side.
They
struggled at
home against Middlesbrough in their last game in the Premier League without Cazorla, drawing 0 - 0 with Aitor Karanka's
side, and despite dominating Sunderland for much of the game, their failure to kill off the fixture allowed the hosts to come back with a second half Jermain Defoe penalty.
LE HAVRE, France — Angry fans of second division French
side Le Havre spilled onto the field following a 2 - 0
home defeat to
struggling Quevilly on Friday, the second such invasion in French football this month.
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.
The Magpies may
struggle in this
home opener against such a fluent and slick
side that the Lilywhites can throw out into action.
Usually in these types of fixtures, where two
struggling teams meet both eyeing up each other as a means to an end − and in this case a means to their dire streaks, the onus will fall on the
home side.
In the 2015 portion of the 2014 - 2015 season West Ham only won three league matches, all
home games against
sides struggling at the bottom of the division.
Even given their recent
struggles it's the
home side or pass for me.
Whatever it is, Liverpool have seriously
struggled against the smaller
sides this season, dropping crucial points against the likes of Norwich, Sunderland and Swansea − all at
home, too.
The Spain midfielder scored from the spot as the Gunners lost 3 - 2 in the reverse fixture at Britannia Stadium last month after
struggling with the
home side's aerial threat.
Steve Bruce's first return to Hull ended with the former Tigers boss having to share the points from a 0 - 0 draw as his Aston Villa
side struggled to break down a resolute
home defence.
Chelsea had been on top for most of the second half but were
struggling to impose themselves at the last ten minutes, as Arsenal were doing well to hold onto the ball in the middle of the pitch as they continued to frustrate the
home side.
A win for Spurs against a United
side who
struggled against Cardiff, but then dominated a Bayern Leverkusen
side away from
home will seem them leapfrog their opponents and keep in touch with the teams above them.
So the
home side may
struggle to get themselves on the board.
Valencia replaced Young in the last throws of a match that was increasingly slipping away from United with the
home supporters raising the roof as the away
side struggled to create any chances of note with Fellaini guilty of slow reactions inside the box probably due to his illness.
The Toffees have
struggled away from
home of late, but we're still yet to beat a top seven
side at the Lane this season.
This is a big game for the
home side as they are
struggling to compete for an automatic spot back in the Champions League next season.
Tottenham have
struggled at
home to
sides in the lower half of the table this season.
This will be a big test for both of these and particularly so for the
home side who have been
struggling to compete in the top three of La Liga this season.
Predictions: Theo Walcott, Sanchez and Ozil are in such great form at the moment its hard to see Arsenal dropping points at
home against anyone let alone
struggling Middlesbrough
side who sit 17th in the table after 8 league games.
Under 2.5 goals at Ladbrokes returns a price of 5/4 and the
home side may
struggle to get on the board and Barcelona to win to nil is at 13/8 with Ladbrokes.
Like many contemporary mothers, Kelly experiences the challenges as coming from both
sides: the
struggle to feel okay going back to work after three months versus the
struggle to feel okay staying
home without being criticized as a poor worker or an anti-feminist.
You might remember the story of how I
struggled to nurse my first baby because I reluctantly put her to bed in a nursery on the other
side of our
home.
At one point, while Ramasan's classmates all draw pictures of
home represented by houses and high streets (one of them even has drawn in a Zara store, which I found oddly hilarious), he himself draws a picture of a tank; or that at another he literalizes his inner
struggle by actually switching
sides in a regular local football game.
They're fully fleshed out personalities with interesting personal quests, back histories and even their current
struggles are something you can easily get emotionally invested in and great voice acting talent from each of them really drives this
home and even
side stories featuring the secondary characters from previous outings are a great payoff to their own continuity.
David Possee, the
homes current owner, has detailed the many
struggles of having a famous artwork on the
side of our house.
Home to recurring, often acrimonious debates over how to compensate rooftop solar customers for the excess energy they send to the grid, Arizona regulators, utilities and the rooftop solar sector are still
struggling to settle on a method that can satisfy both
sides.