Sentences with phrase «in midweek game»

First, congratulations to Real Monarchs» forward Mastanabal Kacher, who netted a brace in a midweek game against Sounders 2.

It is possible that we might see Theo playing at number 9 in the midweek game, with Giroud on the bench, coming on, on the hour.

They lost first choice defenders Smalling and Darmian in the midweek game against Wolfsburg.

Chelsea will win this game but trusting them to cover a big line in a midweek game away from home is one for the brave.

Match Predictions: After incredible run of 10 consecutive wins, Manchester City finally dropped points in midweek game against Celtic where they drew 3 - 3 in one of the best games this season.

Although Arsenal looked jaded at times in their midweek game it was at home and three days off should be sufficient to be fresh to face Bournemouth.

Weston McKennie was an unused substitute in the midweek game but did come on in the 71st minute last weekend and drew a foul to set up Schalke's second goal.

In a midweek game against Drexel on Feb. 27, Kluh hurt his knee again.

Must be honest, I thought it might be a mistake using Xhaka in the midweek game, one reason is similarly how we used Cazorla that time even though Xhaka was missing for three prem games.

I hope he does though, like how he was right to rest the starters in midweek game in preparation for Wham.

It is a fact that we all know Arsenal have little hope of winning the biggest trophy, and with two games a week Wenger made a concious decision to play his reserves in the midweek games (i.e. Champions League and League Cup) and save his A team for the Premier League.

However, our research indicates that underdogs have vastly more value in midweek games.

This must definitely be worth a punt, especially as all of our rivals in the betting will have the distraction of the Champions League and the subsequent fatigue that goes with playing top European teams in midweek games.

He is a genius but not a marathon man and in midweek games i have noticed he often gets tired and is unable to give 100 % in the second half.

Maryland baseball continues to struggle in midweek games, including a 10 - 3 loss at Richmond yesterday.

Not exact matches

Dann has seen his team win their last two home games against Watford and Middlesbrough, and also beat West Brom and Chelsea away before the loss to the Saints in midweek, and Dann believes the fans can help cheer them on to another win against the Gunners tomorrow.

With the return of the midweek absentees it would be nice to have Alexis Sanchez, Theo Walcott and Oxlade - Chamberlain start the game in order to run down the opposing team with pace and trickery.

PUT ON THE AURA OF CHAMPIONS Arsenal as much as they lost 0 - 2 to the Saints in the EFL Cup in the midweek but this game provides the Gunners the chance to turn things around with a win.

Arsenal come into the game with mixed form, but our players could benefit from being much the fresher with us having completely rotated our XI for the Europa League on Thursday, while City had a tough match away to Napoli in midweek.

If Chelsea win against Arsenal, they could seal the title with four games to go by beating Leicester City at the King Power Stadium in midweek.

For the umpteenth time since Louis van Gaal took over at Old Trafford, Manchester United looked truly dreadful in their midweek Champions League game and despite the fact that they are currently above us in the table, I just can not imagine that a team this dull and devoid of quality could win the league.

if they are playing a game on the weekend and another in midweek then its fair to say the player is or maybe suffering from burn out...

Arsenal have a massive week ahead starting with today's FA Cup match at home to Watford, followed by our trip to Barcelona in midweek, and then a massive game away at Everton in the League next weekend.

As expected, Arsene Wenger has brought back the players rested for the Champions League game in midweek and so Arsenal will start at Stamford Bridge with the same 11 players that won our last Premier League game against Stoke City.

Manchester City's midweek defeat to Barcelona in the Champions League means that, after winning their first 10 games under Pep Guardiola, the title favourites are now without a victory in four matches.

It will be interesting to see what kind of team Wenger puts out and if he takes the initiative to rest our players who were on international duty, what with the up and coming champions league game in midweek.

Arsenal are in a good position right now, despite the theory that no midweek games would hand a big advantage to Liverpool and Chelsea, but it would be a lot better if the Gunners could be top at christmas and I believe we might well make it.

The Gunners are away as well so you can see why we could do with Norwich City winning and as the Saints are involved in two midweek games against Liverpool for a chance to reach the EFL cup final at Wembley and after their Europa League involvement then we can hope for an FA cup upset.

If we fail to get an early goal, this could well turn into a scrappy affair, but Theo Walcott loves to open up defences in midweek, and I can see him breaking through in the opening 45 minutes, and the game should be much more open from then on.

Shkodran Mustafi has since arrived at the club, and has knocked Holding down the pecking order, but Koscielny has now joined Gabriel Paulista and Per Mertesacker in the physio room, although is not 100 % ruled out of the midweek game just yet.

That is why it is great news today that Francis Coquelin has recovered more quickly than expected and is back in training, in fact, according to the Mirror today, Francis is even likely to be in the squad for next weekends FA Cup game against Burnley in preparation for the midweek League game against Southampton.

The game against PSG in midweek is a big game to finish top of their Champions League group.

Others could point to injuries — key players like Arjen Robben, Franck Ribery and David Alaba sat out the game in midweek, while other members of the squad were not fully fit after only recently returning.

In both games against their top - four rivals the Merseyside outfit failed to seriously test either goalkeeper and Rodgers wants that to change starting with the midweek fixture at Ewood Park:

For now, here's a look at the stars who excelled in their games in midweek, with players from Liverpool, Chelsea and City joining big names from Paris Saint - Germain, Bayern Munich and Barcelona...

«I can not understand how the Premier League can organise midweek fixtures in between Champions League games.

In the same week, one is a midweek game, so I'm oretty sure the team will make one trip out of it.

These clubs» interest in Bale may have been given another major boost this week with AS claiming Real are not happy with the player's attitude when he was forced to watch the PSG game from the bench in midweek.

After being dropped for Manchester City's game against Leicester City in midweek, club captain Vincent Kompany is the latest big name to find himself benched for poor form, following two awful performances against Barcelona and Liverpool.

Alexis had also just returned late from two international games in South America but Wenger decided to start him at West Brom and then again in the midweek Champions League.

Where as our players should be used to the cycle of the weekend followed by the midweek game, it might come as a shock to the system for Everton, particularly in the dying quarter of the game.

After the Lord Mayor's show of scoring six in midweek in the Champions League demolition of Ludogorets, the Gunners failed to score in a home game against Middlesborough.

Arsene Wenger is going to have a dilemma on Tuesday if he is intending to rotate his starting line - up like he has done in Arsenal's last two midweek games, with the massive game against League leaders Man United next weekend.

Arsenal have the advantage of not having played in midweek, as well as the obvious advantage of being the better team, but all that is pointless without bringing their A game.

Not once have Arsenal got the Monday night game after these European nights and then they complain about Wenger not picking strong enough teams in midweek.

Since the 1976 merger and before the WBA, the only options for players like these were to play in Europe (and inevitably become lost or abandoned) or to go to the Continental Association, which is nothing but the old Eastern League (plus the Anchorage Northern Knights), basically a part - time, weekend endeavor, although the schedule includes some midweek games this season.

Dejan Lovren picked up an injury in the midweek league cup game at Bournemouth, joining Johnson and Flanagan in the Anfield treatment room and leaving Liverpool's defence just as stretched, if not more so, than ours.

Pep Guardiola's side secured their first win in four games after comfortably winning 2 - 0 against Watford in midweek.

Now we are entering December, and the Arsenal starting XI have played 5 intense midweek games less than every single other rival in the Top Six, as all of them have had tough Champions League matches to contend with.

In the Premier League's only midweek game, QPR will travel to Villa Park hoping to dump their opponents further into the relegation mire, whilst taking themselves — albeit temporarily — out of danger.