Sentences with phrase «last home encounter»

Arsenal's last home encounter was their 6 - 0 drubbing of Blackpool, a game Fabregas would have surely helped himself to a couple of goals, while the last time these two met in London ended in a 4 - 2 win for the Gunners.

Bolton, though, despite losing 4 - 0 in their last home encounter, were previously unbeaten in four at The Reebok after a fruitful four game run at home which seen them accumulate a rather tasty tally of ten points from a possible twelve.

Hopefully the confidence gained from that particular success will help eclipse the disappointment sustained from their 1 - 0 reverse at home to Newcastle on January 2nd, Wigan's last home encounter in the league but also their first league defeat on home soil in seven matches.

As we mentioned a little earlier, Blackburn did lose their very last home encounter here at Ewood Park 3 - 2 to Everton, but before that disappointing defeat Blackburn were enjoying an 8 game unbeaten run in their Lancashire roots, a run which included well earned draws with two of Arsenal's former rivals for the title, Chelsea and Manchester United.

Not exact matches

As some of his other teammate were injured at this stage last term he took the game to the visitors, scored one and notched an assist from a corner - kick for Gabriel Paulista to fire home the second in the encounter last year.

However the Royals have been relatively solid at home, losing just one of their six encounters at Fortress Madejeski and Reading have been unfortunate to lose their last two games by a narrow margin but it would take a brave man to bet against a thumping by Man United.

This may be a tight encounter, but the home side should have their tails up enough to be at West Brom side who didn't look very convincing going forward last weekend.

The Robins opened their season with a home loss to Wakefield Trinity but put in a much - improved display when they lost to champions Leeds Rhinos last Thursday night at Elland Road where they dominated most of the encounter only to lose in the last quarter.

Honours are even at four apiece in the last twelve encounters, home and away, while in away games only West Ham have won two and lost six of the last twelve.

After their trip to Goodison comes home encounters with Manchester United and Arsenal, two sides they conjured hard - fought draws against last season, but with the Red Devils eager to cement their place at the top of the pile, and with Arsenal's away from having improved immensely this season, there's every chance of Birmingham collecting zero points from their three matches in a week over Christmas and New Year, while after that they face a trip to Blackpool — Which won't be a pleasant stroll along the Seaside for Alex McLeish's men.

Incidentally, Chelsea have collected maximum points in as many as 14 of their last 15 encounters in front of their home crowd.

If last weekend we saw a game of two halves after a personnel switch at home to QPR, this encounter flip - flopped based on a tactical switch.

Marseille have never lost at home to an Austrian club, winning one and drawing two of their three encounters with Austrian opposition at Stade Velodrome, but Salzburg are unbeaten in their last three games against French opposition.

Liverpool v Newcastle Betting Preview: In the last seven league matches at home against Newcastle, Liverpool have not lost and they have won fifteen of those encounters.

In the last 12 encounters (home and away), however, it is a very even contest with each team having won 5 with 2 drawn games.

Still, changes will obviously be made tot he starting line up and one thing that Liverpool can pretty much bank on is their home form against Newcastle, as the Reds have beaten the Magpies in the last seven Premier League encounters at Anfield.

However, it's easy to also see why the home side are above evens, given that they've enjoyed a mixed record against the other top sides in recent encounters, with Manchester United taking a 0 - 0 draw back from Anfield last month.

Regarding mutual encounters, Spurs have won seven of the last ten games against Manchester City at home, while Citizens have won five and lost just once from the last five games against Tottenham.

Still it is a home tie and the Hammers have only lost one of the last 8 home FA Cup encounters and that was last season in the 6th round replay against the other team from Manchester.

Home games against West Ham United and Everton, and away trips to Manchester United and Chelsea await the Foxes in four of their last five league encounters.

But after dropping two points at home to Manchester United last week, Saturday's home encounter with a confident Canaries takes on added significance.

It's honours even so far as both teams won their respective home encounters last season.

However, the Blues have previously never won a Premiership encounter at Ewood Park with Blackburn, in fact they have tasted in defeat in their last three visits to Lancashire and have won just twice away from home all season.

There were a number of difficult fixtures that Blackburn could of began with and a home encounter with Everton is certainly one of them, but Rovers were particularly strong at home last season and if they can mirro that form this season, starting with a positive result on the opening day, then it could ultimately be what keeps them in the Premiership.

Little old Blackburn Rovers, your stereotypical mid-table club, boast an incredible league head - to - head record with Newcastle having won the last five Premier League encounters — Home and Away — winning the previous four at St James Park.

Each of the previous five top flight encounters in Manchester have gone the way of the home side, with United running out 7 - 1 winners last season in a game which saw Dimitar Berbatov − scorer of a hat - trick on Boxing Day at home to Wigan − net on five separate occasions.

A somewhat anticipated defeat at home to Chelsea this weekend would almost definitely see the team drop down into the relegation zone for the first time this season, but Rovers raised their game against the» big boys» at Ewood Park last term, Chelsea included, so who's to say Blackburn won't give the current league leaders a bitter taste of Deja Vu when the two sides meet on Saturday, with last season's encounter finishing honours even in a 1 - 1 draw.

The Red Devils are also in dismal form away from home in general, having won just one of their last five away league encounters; a 4 - 2 comeback victory over now rock - bottom West Ham,.

Now we really should see Chelsea go from strength to strength over the next couple of weeks, starting with a pleasant home encounter with a Blackburn side they smashed 5 - 0 last season, while 2005 was the last time the Blues conceded at home to Rovers in the league, winning three of the previous four meetings with an aggregate score of 10 - 0.

Blackburn Rovers — Rovers boss Steven Kean is unlikely to make too many changes to the side which ran out comfortable 2 - 0 winners at home to West Brom in their last league encounter, although Kean did introduce two fresh faces on deadline day.

-- These two clubs have never met in the Premier League before, although they did meet twice in last season's Championship, with the home side prevailing in both encounters.

Those are three tough fixtures and Rovers did well to avoid defeat in all three, but all three were at home and while Blackburn are undefeated in their last two away ventures in the league, both of those away encounters were against the two sides right at the very bottom of the table in Burnley (0 - 1) and Portsmouth (0 - 0).

Not only are they currently without defeat in their last four matches in all competitions, they are the only team left who haven't conceded a single goal in this season's FA Cup — a stunning achievement when you consider that in the last two rounds they faced Premiership opposition in the form of Wigan Athletic and Fulham, winning both encounters 1 - 0 away from home.

In eleven Premiership meetings with Everton at their Reebok Stadium, Bolton have won only three although did win last season's encounter on home soil 3 - 2, while they were mere seconds away from snatching all three points up at Goodison back in November.

After this home clash with Blackburn, whom they've beaten in the last two seasons at home, comes a pair of huge encounters, both with their own unique significance and importance, as first comes the north - London Derby at The Emirates against Tottenham's bitterest of rivals Arsenal before a must win game with Werder Bremen in the Champions League, where qualification to the knock - outs is at stake.

February 2006 was the last time Stoke were defeated in a home FA Cup encounter, winning five of their previous seven ties at the Brittania.

Qatar The Gulf nation will be using this home encounter with Russia as preparation for their last ditch attempt to crawl back into World Cup qualification reckoning, with a make or break tie in China ahead of them on Tuesday.

Last week's frustrating goalless draw at home to Stoke was the seventh occasion this season whereby the Reds had failed to locate the back of the opposing net, while it also left them five points adrift of Chelsea in fourth who would move eight points clear of Kenny Dalglish's men with victory at Carrow Road over Norwich in the first of this weekend's top flight encounters.

Two league encounters and an exciting last - eight meeting with Arsenal in the Carling Cup, all of which were away from home, have resulted in the Latics hitting yet another flat spot.

They are incredibly strong at home, just two league defeats at St Andrews all season, which is more than can be said for their opponent's who have lost seven of their ten away encounters in the league this season, as well as three of their last four and five of their previous seven, the majority of those without even finding the back of the net.

Conte will be looking for his side to avoid a recent trend in these fixtures; the home team have scored three times in the last three encounters.

Well, they have won three of the last four meetings in Newcastle, but the Magpies haven't won at home in the league this season since their very first home encounter with Aston Villa, which they won in some style winning 6 - 0.

The Cottagers may well have their swagger back after beating a lacklustre Wigan Athletic 2 - 0 at Craven Cottage last weekend and will now head into their second successive home encounter in high spirits and fully confident in themselves that they can avenge the league double Villa did on them last season.

These two did of course met during Newcastle's title winning season in the Championship last term, with both encounters going the way of the home side.

Stoke, victorious on their last appearance at the Brittania, have clinched all three points in just one of their previous four at home in the league, while Bolton haven't won an away encounter in the Premier League in nearly two months and arrive baring the scars of four successive away defeats.

Bolton's record at home to Manchester United isn't the best, abysmal in fact, with Bolton having beaten the Red Devils just once in a Premier League encounter at The Reebok stadium in eleven meetings, but more alarming than Bolton's slim tally of wins over one of England's most successful clubs is the amount of defeats they've suffered at the hands of United, with Bolton losing seven times on home soil and will nose dive into Sunday's meeting in the knowledge they've lost the last two Reebok meetings.

-- Each of the previous eight Premier League encounters at Old Trafford were won by the home side, Man Utd, whose last defeat at home to Bolton occurred nine - and - a-half years ago in September 2002 (0 - 1).

-- In their last league encounter, Newcastle comprehensively beat reigning Premier League champions Manchester United 3 - 0 at home.

Clearly, Sophie's curse was her first encounter with magic, but it won't be her last as she is surrounded by unexplainable phenomena and living in a modest home which can instantly lead to one of four portals.

While trying to get home from work I encountered some trucks stuck on the hill near my last turn.