-- Blackburn Rovers have never scored more than two goals
in a home fixture with Tottenham in the Premier League (16 matches).
It's imperative that Arsenal get back to winning ways after only picking up a point last weekend
in their home fixture with Everton.
While we know from first hand experience that no game is a foregone conclusion pre-match, were Chelsea to drop points
in this home fixture with newly promoted Blackpool, it would rate amongst some of the biggest shocks in Premier League history, although, in actual fact, most punters are worrying over how many Chelsea will win by rather than deciding whether or not Blackpool can spring another surprise at tasty odds.
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Arsenal have a really tough month of
fixtures ahead of us,
with the next two vital games followed by three Premier League games
in a week, away to Aston Villa and at
home to Southampton and Tottenham.
With three of their last four away
fixtures seeing Spurs grab a winner after the 89th minutes, if they can sort their
home form you wouldn't put it past them to make a top four charge
in the new year.
The boys put
in a shift... some brilliant individual play coupled
with a satisfying team effort to win a tough
fixture away from
home.
Then looking at the remaining
fixtures, it looks like we have the slightly better run
in,
with an away clash
with Man United and
home games
with Chelsea and Liverpool themselves the tough ones.
With Manchester United and Liverpool still to play at home and away, respectively, in the first round of fixtures, the Gunners are posed with a number of winnable games apart from the aforementioned marquee fixtures against the Red Devils and Scous
With Manchester United and Liverpool still to play at
home and away, respectively,
in the first round of
fixtures, the Gunners are posed
with a number of winnable games apart from the aforementioned marquee fixtures against the Red Devils and Scous
with a number of winnable games apart from the aforementioned marquee
fixtures against the Red Devils and Scousers.
In addition to the aforementioned home fixture against Man City, Arsenal face a fixture pileup that sees them play 7 games during a 3 - week period, which includes an away tie against Dortmund in the Champions League; with Man City, Spurs and Chelsea to take care of, in the Premier Leagu
In addition to the aforementioned
home fixture against Man City, Arsenal face a
fixture pileup that sees them play 7 games during a 3 - week period, which includes an away tie against Dortmund
in the Champions League; with Man City, Spurs and Chelsea to take care of, in the Premier Leagu
in the Champions League;
with Man City, Spurs and Chelsea to take care of,
in the Premier Leagu
in the Premier League.
So
with a tough run of
fixtures for the Gunners to kick off
with I feel that a win at
home to Leicester City
in our first game this Friday night is hugely important and I would expect to get all three points as well, even without our Chilean striker Alexis Sanchez, but there is one thing that worries me and that is the Algerian attacking star of the Foxes, Riyad Mahrez.
They may have a horrendous
fixture list including a double header Europa League semi-final
with Spanish La Liga side Celta Vigo, but a look at the EPL table combined
with their recent form shows,
in my opinion, that they are the team most likely to take advantage of the weekend's slip up from Liverpool who lost at
home to Crystal Palace.
The
fixtures against Southampton and Sunderland both had to be rescheduled, and the new dates mean the Gunners face both of those and Stoke City away,
in the space of 9 days that begin
with the
home clash against Jose Mourinho's Man United.
Even
with Arsenal playing at
home and
in good form and confidence, this game always had the potential to be a banana skin for the Gunners, especially
with Arsene Wenger having to rotate
in the middle of a heavy run of
fixtures.
As other managers have already intimated, there is obviously a reliance on Premier League rivals to stop City's march and, so far, that hasn't happened since the draw
with Everton
in their opening
home fixture.
Of course Arsene Wenger was happy that his Arsenal team took all three points from the Premier League
home clash
with Brighton and Hove Albion, because it sends him, the players and especially the Arsenal fans, into the two week break for the latest international
fixtures in a good frame of mind.
A
home game
with Spurs is followed by a trip to Burnley before a nightmare May
in which Albion host Manchester United and then head to Manchester City and Liverpool
in the final two rounds of
fixtures.
His final goals of the season came against West Ham United
in the last
home fixture of the season when he bagged a brace to finish the season
with nine goals
in all competitions.
Following Arsenal's midweek half - triumph
in Munich, experienced midfield Mikel Arteta has issued a rallying call to the rest of the troops encouraging them to put their continental disappointment to the back of their minds and full focus all energy on finishing
in the top four to qualify for next season's European Cup, Arteta also guarded his Arsenal teammates of the dangers of heading into Saturday's
fixture with Swansea
in the wrong frame of mind «On Saturday, if we are not at it, we are going to face a really difficult team which is Swansea away from
home.»
Fulham go into the game knowing that they need to make their
home fixtures count
with only a few games left to save their status
in Premier League.
Looking at the other
fixtures in this round concerning other teams involved
in the relegation scrap, Stoke are playing at Arsenal, whereas Newcastle are at
home to Huddersfield, Palace face a tough game
with Liverpool visiting Selhurst Park, and Swansea travel to Old Trafford.
I know it's The Chav's at
home but November is jam packed
with important
fixtures and the seniors should be rested this evening
in my humble opinion.
Our remaining
fixtures are not the easiest but a
home win against Stoke
in the next round of matches should see us virtually safe
with five games to go.
The Gunners have scored well at
home this term
with 45 goals
in their 17 games and 76 % of their
home fixtures have made it above the 2.5 goal line.
Heiko Herrlich's team will arrive at the Westfalenstadion
with form very much on their side after having dismantled both RB Leipzig and Eintracht Frankfurt by a 4 - 1 scoreline
in their previous two league
fixtures, even though the 6 - 2 loss at
home to Bayern Munich
in the cup semifinal on Tuesday would suggest otherwise.
West Brom showed the biggest discrepancy between their two
home games being the only club
in the Premier League to dip below 90 % of their stadium capacity on their weekend
fixture against Crystal Palace
with 3,319 seats unfilled.
Following that, Van Gaal's team will take on West Ham United
in the final ever game at Upton Park, while they conclude their league campaign
with a
home fixture against Bournemouth.
There haven't been that many goals flying around
in Turf Moor
fixtures this season, Burnley having only come up
with 12
home goals, and have conceded only the 12 as well.
It's Hull up first for the Clarets
in the Professional Development League as we look for just our second win of the season against a
home side who, having started poorly, have won their last two games against Cardiff and Coventry
with the second, a
home fixture, being played
in the KCOM Stadium immediately after a
home first team game.
Despite the game sandwiched between our tame defeat at Chelsea and the opening
home fixture with Bournemouth it is expected that the Hammers will field a strong side
in order to secure Europa League group stage qualification.
With five fixtures left, Barca lead by 12 points, meaning they could be crowned champions next weekend by beating Deportivo La Coruna in Galicia, with a Clasico clash at home to Real Madrid to come in early
With five
fixtures left, Barca lead by 12 points, meaning they could be crowned champions next weekend by beating Deportivo La Coruna
in Galicia,
with a Clasico clash at home to Real Madrid to come in early
with a Clasico clash at
home to Real Madrid to come
in early May.
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.
A timely boost ahead of a
fixture they usually dread, a
fixture they were beaten resoundingly
in last season 3 - 0, and
with the Reds currently
in dire straits; can't win at
home, won't score for love nor money, and
with star man Luis Suarez suspended, surely the Magpies are value to come away
with at least a share of spoils?
While Matchday 3 saw some footballing giants secure easy wins at
home, the other big guns like Arsenal, Internazionale and Manchester United came away
with three points
in their away
fixtures.
They have also been tough at the back
with a clean sheet earned
in 45 % of their
home fixtures and they have averaged under a goal per game against this season at
home.
With the strikers in lacklustre form, Everton may well need their shining light to shine once more if they're to record only their second set of back - to - back wins for the season — Although, with Birmingham in dire form away from home and having not won an away fixture in the Premiership since March, they may not be a better time for the forwards to get in amongst the goals and really give the whole offensive department a real l
With the strikers
in lacklustre form, Everton may well need their shining light to shine once more if they're to record only their second set of back - to - back wins for the season — Although,
with Birmingham in dire form away from home and having not won an away fixture in the Premiership since March, they may not be a better time for the forwards to get in amongst the goals and really give the whole offensive department a real l
with Birmingham
in dire form away from
home and having not won an away
fixture in the Premiership since March, they may not be a better time for the forwards to get
in amongst the goals and really give the whole offensive department a real lift.
The Canaries aren't exactly carrying any kind of prolific
home form either
with them as they have won just two of their last ten
fixtures at Carrow Road but those two wins did come
in their last three games there.
Made by Adidas, the new NFFC shirt was officially unveiled on 7 May, 2017, on the eve of the club's all important clash at
home against Ipswich - a
fixture that will determine whether they stay
in the Championship or drop to League One along
with Wigan and Rotherham.
With just two rounds of 2018 World Cup qualifcation
fixtures remaining, all of the
home nations plus the Republic of Ireland are still
in contention to reach Russia next summer
Preston have averaged just over a goal per game at
home this season
with a clean sheet
in 37 % of their
home fixtures.
One year and one day after their infamous 5 - 1 defeat to the Netherlands at the World Cup
in Brazil, this was a potential banana skin of a
fixture for the Spanish
with the
home - based players
in the Belarus squad
in the middle of their domestic season.Del Bosque's players could be forgiven for feeling the effects of a long campaign as their summer holidays beckoned but they got the job done thanks to Silva's goal just before the break.
The system also helped the Blues claim a 1 - 0 win at
home to United
in the reverse
fixture, and now that Conte has enough bodies
in midfield to play
with a five across the middle, he could be tempted to make a change ahead of this crucial clash.
A vast improvement
in form had Crewe somehow emerge from the relegation drop zone but a key
home defeat to fellow strugglers Cheltenham Town had the Railwaymen bang
in trouble once again
with fixtures running out.
Tottenham's form shouldn't be of concern, despite losing their most recent league
fixture 2 - 1 away at Everton, as before that they were unbeaten
in their last nine
in the league while they remain without defeat on
home soil
in their last nine Premier League
fixtures, although that doesn't include their 100 % record at White Hart Lane
in the Championship, beating the likes of FC Twente, Inter Milan and Werder Bremen
with something to spare.
After picking up just one point
in their opening three
fixtures, three wins on the bounce
with a convincing 4 - 1 victory at
home to Stoke sandwiched between away victories
in the North - East over Middlesbrough and Sunderland, left them
in the top half of the table.
The Sky Blues have lost just one of their last nine
home fixtures with a clean sheet
in four of those.
Recent history would indicate that Arsenal are the more likelier to come out on top,
with the Gunners currently unbeaten
in their last six competitive matches
with the Reds — three wins and three draws — and haven't lost a Premier League
fixture at
home to Liverpool since 2000;
with a record of six wins and four draws since that reverse.
It's been a morale - sapping week or so for David Moyes and Everton but it's down to the Scot to lift his players
in time for a very easy
home fixture with Hull City.
Rivers United made it six games unbeaten against Akwa United
with a
home win
in a rescheduled Nigeria Professional Football League
fixture on Thursday, while MFM FC held on for a narrow
home win despite a late Nasarawa United onslaught.