Sentences with phrase «home soil only»

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the world wars lasted how long?????? The only reason people make such a big deal about 9 - 11 is that it was the first time in history that brought something like this to our soil here at home and people were to weak in the mind to deal with it and it shattered their glass houses they live in.

Ricciardo absorbed pressure from the chasing Dane and secured his first ever podium on home soil, only for it to be taken away from him after the race.

This is something that only a select group of players will experience on the home soil, in the course of a three - day span every four years.

A lack of goals has been hurting them this term and the Seagulls have managed only the twelve of them on home soil and they have been leading at half time in just one home fixture.

Overall this season the Hammers have gone W4 D4 L4 at home, but they have only lost one of their last six on home soil now (W2 D3) so they do have that going for them.

They have only won one of their last four on home soil against them though (L3).

The Potters have only lost one of their last six and that means that they should not be foiled by the Clarets on home soil at all.

The only previous encounter between Galatasaray and Real Madrid on home soil in European competition ended in a 3 - 2 win for the Turkish side (3 April 2001).

Spartak has likewise won just two of their previous seventeen home games in the Champions League (D5, L10) and only kept one clean sheet in their last eighteen on home soil.

Chelsea have actually only won two of the last six league meetings against Newcastle but they have won their last three on home soil against the Magpies and all to nil as well.

The Foxes have not been having too many issues on home soil recently in the Premier League as they have lost only one of their last seven at the King Power.

They have only lost two of their 16 games on home soil this season and I think they can win either half.

On home soil in the Championship, this season Norwich have posted a W2 D3 L2 record and they have only been ahead at half time in one of those games.

They have only averaged one goal per game on home soil this season, but have only conceded eight in seven at St James Park.

Newcastle's overall home record this season is W4 F5 L4 and they have averaged 1.5 goals per game on home soil, actually though having only scored two more than they have conceded there.

Norwich have drawn their last two home fixtures and have actually only lost two of their ten in the Premier League on home soil.

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

Manchester United are pretty reliable on home soil having won five of their last six there (L1) and suffering only two losses all season at home across all competitions.

Stoke won their last home fixture 3 - 1 against West Brom just before Christmas and they have managed only the one clean sheet on home soil all season.

Newcastle have produced a good W3 D1 L1 record so far on home soil this term, the only reverse in that sequence game against Spurs on the opening weekend of action.

They have taken only the two clean sheets though on home soil and they are a hefty price of 5/1 to win this one because of the great form of Wolves.

Their home form reads W9 D5 L4 for the season which is pretty solid but they have won only one of their last six on home soil (D4 L1).

They're a team with the capacity to score goals on the road, with only Man City and Sunderland, two of the league's strongest defences on home soil, having kept United at bay for the full 90 minutes, while defensively, even though they have shipped double figures (12), United remain one of the strongest rearguards to break down, with Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic a rock - solid and reliable centre - back partnership.

Celtic have only won two of their last six European matches on home soil in a D2 L2 record.

The Cottagers are only averaging exactly one goal per game on home soil this season and have no clean sheet on home turf.

The only previous time they lost 3 - 1 away in the first leg of a tie, was actually against Real Madrid also back in the 12992 / 93 UEFA Cup and PSG won 4 - 1 back on home soil.

Their loss against Fulham came on home soil on Boxing Day and it means that they have now shipped at least two goals in three of their last four league outings and have only managed the one clean sheet in their last five played home and away.

The midfielder, who only scored his first goal of the season in the previous round against Lokomotiv Moscow two weeks earlier, slotted home late on to give the Turkish side a 1 - 0 victory on home soil.

-- Bolton, who sit second from bottom, have only won once at The Reebok in the Premier League this season (W1 D1 L8), with their 5 - 0 victory over Stoke on 6 November being their last win on home soil.

Villa are a tough nut to crack on home soil, as they shown just seven days ago when beating Manchester City 1 - 0 courtesy of a Darren Bent poacher goal, while one win in their last nine visits to Villa Park only lowers everyone's expectations of them on Saturday.

So that's pretty solid and they have lost only one of their last nine on home soil in the Championship (W5D3).

In eleven Premiership meetings with Everton at their Reebok Stadium, Bolton have won only three although did win last season's encounter on home soil 3 - 2, while they were mere seconds away from snatching all three points up at Goodison back in November.

The chance to not only progress to the final four of the Champions League but also to reclaim their league crown on home soil against fiercest rival Manchester United were both passed up by Pep Guardiola's side.

The former England No. 1 has kept three clean sheets on home soil this season, while only Burnley, Sunderland & Tottenham have put more than one goal past home at Ewood Park this season, whereas just about the entire world and his missus has scored a hat - trick past him away from home.

West Brom are only averaging a goal per game on home soil this term and really need the injection of extra scoring power that Sturridge could deliver.

However, they have only gone W1 D3 in their last four league games on home soil.

The loss to Man City was the first time that United failed to win a home match in the league this season, but they have only conceded the three goals on home soil all season still.

They still have a tremendous amount of work to do to guarantee safety and they have only averaged around a goal per game on home soil this season.

All six of their victories on home soil this season have been without conceding a goal, so Sunderland need to stick to what they know best if they're to get one over their arch-rivals for only the third time in Premier League history.

Real Madrid have gone W4 D1 L1 in their last six league games but at home this season they have gone W13 D4 L1 with Barcelona being the only team to beat them on home soil.

Villarreal have averaged over two goals per game on home soil this season still and they have conceded only the four goals on home turf.

They have only lost one home game in their last twelve European fixtures on home soil across the Champions League and Europa League (W9 D2) though and that was against Celta Vigo in last season's Europa League round of 32.

As absurd as it may sound, Blackpool will find securing that elusive win which would complete a memorable set of top - flight wins over Liverpool more difficult back at home, at a ground which has come in for criticism this season because of their lack of under - soil heating, which is why this fixture is the only Premier League game being played this week as the original meeting was pencilled in for December.

-- DJ Campbell has scored in three of his last four appearances at Bloomfield Road for Blackpool, though only three of his eight goals in the Premier League this term have come on home soil.

In fact, only Everton, who scored twice in a 2 - 2 draw back on 22nd November, have scored on Sunderland soil in nearly three months, making it five clean sheets in their last six home Premier League matches.

Aston Villa are a poor 3 -4-6 in their own building with their only wins on home soil coming against Norwich, Wigan and Blackburn.

After eight matches on home soil, Stoke only have two defeats to their name.

At the Estadio Municipal de Butarque this term, which only holds around 11,000 supporters they have recorded a good W2 D2 L1 record, the loss coming against Getafe back early in the season so they are undefeated in their last three league games on home soil.

It is back to home soil for them at the Nou Camp where they have dropped only the two points all season.

They have done alright on home soil actually having held Atletico Madrid to a draw, beating Malaga and then only losing 1 - 0 against Sevilla.