Sentences with phrase «home side struggling»

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.

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.

The home side struggled to penetrate United's defence and made as much out of a Rafael challenge on Craig Gardner as they could.

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.

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.