Sentences with phrase «in a relegation battle last»

We aren't talking about a player who has struggled to make an impact here, Dembele scored 17 goals in all competitions for Fulham last season, which is a great achievement for a 19 year old playing in a side that was involved in a relegation battle last season.

Wenger was talking about «progression» last season (Deluded and delusional manager) and the club about to win the league was almost in a relegation battle last season.

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Gayle was Crystal Palace's top scorer across all competitions last season, and put in some great performances for Tony Pulis as the South London side successfully battled relegation.

Alan Pardew will be expected to improve on last season's performance that saw Newcastle struggled to keep away from the relegation battle on a consistent basis, whilst they were also once again miserable in the domestic cup competitions.

Bolton sit in 17th spot after a run of decent form, three wins in their last five Premier League fixtures, but the Trotters still find themselves in a relegation battle and have conceded more goals than any other side in the division, 47 in 22 matches, so could do with all the help they can get at the back.

Podolski has managed just four goals in 33 matches for Zvonimir Soldo's side and was hoping that the club could improve on last season's 13th place finish but this term has proved even more of a disaster as they find themselves in 16th place and embroiled in a relegation battle.

Until they sacked last season's Manager of The Year, Claudio Ranieri, a couple of games ago, they had won just five and were really involved in the relegation battle at the foot of the table.

This time last term, the East Midlands side were in the midst of a relegation battle they only escaped by the thinnest of margins.

Even before Portugal's triumph at last year's Euros, centre back Jose Fonte had had an impressive season with Southampton as the Saints got the license to treat the rest of the league to a treat of attractive football in the top flight league in England and still manage to stay afloat far away from relegation, above the mid table as they battled Everton for the Europa League spot.

Bolton are heavily embroiled in a relegation battle in the Premier League, and have just one win in their last six league matches.

In their last four league matches, they have won two, drawn one and lost one, and they are the only ones in the relegation battle who are actually showing signs of having enough to escapIn their last four league matches, they have won two, drawn one and lost one, and they are the only ones in the relegation battle who are actually showing signs of having enough to escapin the relegation battle who are actually showing signs of having enough to escape.

West Ham manager Slaven Bilic admitted his side were facing a possible relegation battle around the turn of the year, which is not what owners David Sullivan and Gold had in mind when they bade farewell to Upton Park for the cavernous Olympic Stadium last summer.