Sentences with phrase «keep a clean sheet all season on»

Defensively Norwich haven't been too sound on the road, conceding at a rate of nearly two goals per game and they haven't managed to keep a clean sheet all season on the road.

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Not only did they carry on their defensive solidity from last season, keeping a clean sheet against the Hammers, they answered the doubts about the other side of their game by netting four times, with summer signing Romelu Lukaku getting a brace on his EPL debut as a United player.

During the season the club went on an 11 game unbeaten run, keeping 10 consecutive clean sheets in the process.

Also Mustafi is only back, we kept two clean sheets and were getting our rhythm back, if Kos can play so could Gab who was on the bench resting all season next to another quality CB (Holding).

Arsenal might have gone on an unbeaten run this season prior to the Everton defeat but the defence could not keep a clean sheet even with the presence of Arsenal reliable Mustafi.

Defender Cesar Azpilicueta had a fantastic game this afternoon, with the player not only keeping a clean sheet, but also getting an assist, his sixth of the season, to help his side on their way to victory.

And although Madrid have yet to keep a clean sheet in this season's Champions League, Zidane's men have scored in an incredible 58 consecutive matches, putting more pressure on Atleti's back line to do a job tonight and extend a four - month - plus unbeaten run away.

Unlike a few team - mates, Davies got better as the season went on: against Man City in March he made 21 clearances, including 17 with his head, while in April's Swansea game he made 16 clearances, seven interceptions and two tackles as the Tigers kept a clean sheet.

With Vito Mannone in goal for only his eleventh start, Arsenal faced Stoke at the Britannia on Sunday and kept their second clean sheet of the season.

A clean sheet on Sunday will run Atleti's shutout streak at A Stadium Called Wanda to three months and keep alive hopes of an unbeaten league season at the new grounds.

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But we were also playing a Huddersfield team that have started the season well and sat above us on goal difference, a Huddersfield team whose main plan is to keep clean sheets as often as possible and they arrived at the Turf having kept three in their first five games which is some achievement.

The home team built their success last season on a strong backline but they've only kept three clean sheets all season.

Szczesny, 27, has spent the last two seasons on loan at AS Roma, keeping 14 clean sheets in 38 Serie A appearances last campaign.

Čech would go on to keep six clean sheets in 12 appearances that season.

The Spaniard made two crucial saves in the first leg to keep another clean sheet on the season.

Pepe Reina made 285 appearances for Liverpool before being loaned to Napoli in 2013, for whom he has kept 11 clean sheets this season after joining on a permanent deal.

He started off the season on the periphery of proceedings, but has been more involved of late and Juventus have actually kept five clean sheets in the seven league games he has played this term.

I have no doubt that Luis Suarez will weave his way in and out of an unconvincing Arsenal defence, one which doesn't fill any pundit with confidence but has nevertheless kept an impressive amount of clean sheets at home this season (12/16), while Andy Carroll will be a constant threat from the air, especially from set - plays, which was incidentally where he scored the winner for Newcastle on his last visit to the Emirates.

As critical as pundits were of Manchester City's second - half capitulation away at Everton on Saturday, although no - one was more infuriated with the final score than their manager, City can wrap up fourth with victory over their nearest challenger at a ground which while it hasn't served them well in recent meetings with Tottenham, has been a fortress for them this season — where they've a record of W11 D4 L2; having scored 30 goals and conceded just 12, and where Joe Hart has kept no less than ten clean sheet.

But he has come under criticism of late for failing to breach the gap to the top four in his third season on Merseyside and has bemoaned his side's inability to keep a clean sheet as the key reason behind their shortcomings.

Despite the current displeasure among Arsenal's supporters, Arsenal have only lost two and drawn two matches at home this season and are facing a Blackburn side who have only won ones away from Ewood Park this season at the same time as they have failed to keep a single clean sheet; and the Arsenal faithful may well leave the stadium with smiles galore when the full - time whistle blows on Saturday.

One of the stand out stats here is that Derby have not managed to keep a clean sheet on the opening day of the season in the last ten years.

Tottenham have kept a clean sheet in 50 % of their home matches this season in the league, and they ran off a routine 3 - 0 win over the Trotters back in December, with Gareth Bale, Aaron Lennon and Jermain Defoe getting on the score sheet.

Unfortunately their defence has been their Achilles heel on the road, having not kept a single shut - out on the road all season, and if Sunderland create half as many chances as they did against Blackpool just a few days ago then I don't see how Blackburn will keep pace with the Black Cats, whom had kept five clean sheets in their last six at the Stadium of Light before the visit of Blackpool during the week.

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.

Were they to keep another, what would be their third clean sheet in three league games, would equal their streak of three set very early on in the season.

The Red Devils have scored 10 goals in their opening three games of the season whilst keeping clean sheets, and they are deemed as strong favourites to pursue the title alongside cross-city rivals, who clinched a late winner over Burnley earlier on Saturday.

The shot - stopper has kept 16 clean sheets in the top - flight this season, and he will be eyeing to extend this record on the south Coast.

Town could become the first newly promoted side to keep a clean sheet in each of its opening four games of the season if the Club keeps a clean sheet against the Hammers on Monday 11 September 2017.

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Bolton have relied on their home performances to get them into the top half this season, and despite keeping clean sheets in 3 of their last 4 at the Reebok Stadium, holding Arsenal out doesn't seem likely.

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But anyway, Los Colchoneros have demonstrated their great defensive abilities as they kept 24 clean sheets on the whole season.

But then again, Bolton have been a little fortunate that Owen Coyle's attacking nous is paying dividends as without it, what with their defence having kept just one clean sheet all season, a 0 - 0 draw with Fulham on the opening day, Bolton will no doubt have been in a far worse position than that of fifth.

-- United have only suffered on away defeat all season (W7 D2 L1) and have kept more away clean sheets than any other side in the top flight (6 in 10).

-- Chelsea have won five of seven league games at Stamford Bridge this season (W5 D0 L2), however the visit of Wolves on 26 November saw the Blues keep only their first home clean sheet of the campaign, conceding 11 in total on their own patch.

Dimitar Berbatov scored his third hat - trick of the season on Saturday, though the Bulgarian may start Tuesday's game on the bench as Sir Alex looks to wrap his most prolific asset up in cotton wool ahead of Saturday's visit of Aston Villa, with Mexican Javier Hernandez set to deputise, the United hot prospect having taken English football in his stride so far and will break into double figures for the season should he locate the back of a Blackpool net which hasn't kept a clean sheet at home all season on Tuesday.

-- Blackpool haven't kept a clean sheet at home all season, nor have they failed to score on their own patch.