Sentences with phrase «in a relegation dogfight»

On April 6, Norwich City got lucky, as «three of the other four sides involved in the relegation dogfight lost.»

They will be desperate to record their first win of the season and not get embroiled in the relegation dogfight so early.

Southampton seemed to be heading for a vital win in their relegation dogfight on Saturday.

It was the type of stuff you see from teams in a relegation dogfight and perhaps it's no surprise to see the stats about being closer to the bottom than the top.

As a matter of fact in 2013/2014 season three of Man City's first four losses were to Cardiff City, Aston Villa, and Sunderland, teams that spent the season in a relegation dogfight.

While Grosskreutz might have been a valuable addition to the Reds, Turkish source Milliyet [via Bild] report that the Merseyside giants have missed out on the player, who has opted to move back to Germany to help Stuttgart in their relegation dogfight.

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The Black Cats have been pretty poor in their home turf with just two victories all season but playing in front of their supporters could offer them the impetus to stay alive in the relegation dogfight.

Valladolid, deep in a relegation dogfight, took a surprise lead on 15 minutes through Oscar.

Leicester City are currently without a manager as they sacked Claudio Ranieri at the end of last week, after a tumultuous season sees them well and truly in the relegation dogfight.

A draw would ensure Arsenal finish in third position, as well as guaranteeing Sunderland survival in the relegation dogfight.

It may start sounding repetitive but in - form strikers are like gold dust to the teams involved in the relegation dogfight and in Christian Benteke, Villa possess an absolute ingot.

But this season it has all gone wrong, and we go into this game already embroiled in a relegation dogfight.

Last season Vardy missed a few games, Schmeichel missed a few, and they were in a relegation dogfight.

But last season we were challenging for the title while Swansea were in a relegation dogfight.

We needed that break to re-charge, re-think, and work out how we could improve our performances to ensure that we did not become involved in the relegation dogfight.

A fine first half to the season is the only thing that has prevented Palace from being involved in a relegation dogfight and one can be sure that manager Alan Pardew will need to bring about significant changes to his squad if the Eagles are to enjoy an upturn in fortunes next season.

Lanzini is priced at a seriously cramped 4/1 ON to go along and this carries the comment: «Lanzini is arguably West Ham's best player and doesn't want to be embroiled in another relegation dogfight.

Stoke City and Manchester United both sit in rather different positions in the Premier League table at this current time, Stoke's years of uncompromisingly physical football appear to have caught up with them as Tony Pulis» men have found themselves slipping down the table since Christmas with the Potters now fully involved in a relegation dogfight.

In a relegation dogfight I'd always try and have the draw on my side.

Leicester City v Crystal Palace (Leicester -0.25 goals 2.25) In a relegation dogfight I'd always try and have the draw on my side.

None of them were in a position to challenge for a European place, and none of them were likely to be involved in the relegation dogfight.

There are those constantly embroiled in mid table mediocrity and the final group who will always be in a relegation dogfight.

In Burnley, we face opposition who are in a relegation dogfight, but certainly don't look as doomed as our last opponents Leicester.

Their recent record is why they might still end up in the relegation dogfight, as they haven't won a single league game in 2017.

By the time we met them at the beginning of April they had plummeted to fifteenth and were on the verge of getting involved in the relegation dogfight.

Some expect Stoke to be in the relegation dogfight;...

Some expect Stoke to be in the relegation dogfight; however, it is still early too write them off for relegation.

As it stands, teams with tough early fixtures could find themselves in a relegation dogfight early on in the season, which then inhibits the way that they play for the remainder.