Sentences with phrase «league against the run»

Still, the Seahawks will be shorthanded against a 49ers team that ranks 19th in the league against the run.

The Broncos also ended the regular season with the No. 3 defense in the league overall, not coincidentally because they ended the regular season as the No. 2 defense in the league against the run (surrendering just under 80 yards on the ground a game on average).

The Chiefs rank 28th in the league against the run, surrendering almost 133 yards a game on the ground.

We were the worst team in the league against the run 2 years ago and up there with the worst of all time for 2 years in a row.

Not exact matches

If you wasn't tryin your best to be a knobhead «Buddie» which round my part of NW London [buddie] means your dick... You'd know that Jack Wilshire was in the champion league final against barcelona and at that time he was round 18 yrs old and ran their much acclaimed mid-field ragged and it was a catalyst for him as from then on he was counted among the most promising mid-fielders arsenal and england had ever produced.

Arsenal took on Besiktas in the 2nd leg of their Champions League playoff tie against Besiktas last night, needing an outright win to progress through to the group stages of the competition for the 17th year running.

The French international had been on a barren run of nearly four months without a Premier League goal, but ended that with his strike against Manchester City this weekend.

We won in midweek against Dortmund and carried on and got back to winning ways in the league, so hopefully we can continue this run now.

Arsenal should win and we think they will, but the Gunners, who go into Sunday's game on a run of three league matches without scoring, are unlikely to have it all their own way against a side who have humbled Chelsea and Man United this term.

Konoplyanka has been key in his side's run to the Europa League final and the clash against Seville in Warsaw may act as a suitable send off ahead of a possible summer move.

The visitors arrive full of confidence as they look to stretch their unbeaten run to 17 games in all competitions, but Arsene Wenger comes up against old foe Jose Mourinho against whom he has struggled in the Premier League.

Isco showed exactly what he's all about for Los Blancos against the Old Lady in the Champions League, with the midfielder running the show for Zinedine Zidane's side for the entire match.

but its a bit sad to see that i as i know more about arsenal fans than other fans, to say from the bottom of my heart, that the fans on here are as worse as the worst if not the worst fans out there... arsenal being on a run, with özil scoring one of the best goals i have ever seen on tuesday, draws against the best defensive side in the league and no they arent stoke city or something they are SPURS equally title challenger as any of arsenal man city, man united, chelsea, liverpool, a team that sent man city home when they (city) looked unbeatable..

Aston Villa ended a run of seven consecutive Premier League defeats tonight with a 2 - 1 home win against Midlands rivals West Brom, but should Alan Hutton have been sent off after this shocking tackle on Saido Berahino?

Arsenal's start to the season finally got up and running third time lucky against Watford on Saturday, although it has been a relatively shakey start for the Gunners in the league.

The home game against Hull City kick started a run of four winnable games in the Premier League for the Wenger's wizards who, owing to their insipid display, dropped two crucial points that surely would have hurt the North Londoners» prospects at the time.

Vanderdoes rose to the occasion with three hits in a Pioneer Valley League game against rival Colfax, including a towering home run.

Arsenal have very few Cup games left to rotate in except the Europa League, and our tie against Ostersunds will probably see the end of that run, so it would appear that Arsenal has little need of most of our second team for the rest of this season.

I predict: - we bounce back and win against CP — the players post loads of selfies - Wenger uses the win to justify no spending - we continue to be linked with loads of players but buy no one (except maybe a teenager or 2 for the reserves)-- we finish 4th and lament only for injuries we would have won the league — get to the last 16 in CL — have a good cup run

what a laff, his career wud have continued in the league 2 by now... m not even interested in arsenal matches, I mean what do I wan na watch that I haven't seen b4 its like watching titanic regularly and expecting jack and rose both survive the ice and get married in a big hotel in NEW YORK,... there's been no tactical revolution, just same old boring arsenal... young mbappe ran straight for the mdf to search for more goals after scoring the first goal against manshitty, but our dear old stupid scorpion king felt he should do a little scorpion dance against Bournemouth a match he remained totally anonymous till Pérez got in..

St. Louis» Stan Musial, as reliable as an old shoe, hammered first 1958 home run and single against Chicago Cubs (April 17) to break National League record for total bases, added 3 homers.

They'll finish the season with head to head match - ups against the top Teams in the League which is a great preview for their Playoff run!

Sterling was back to somewhere near his best against West Bromwich Albion this afternoon as the Reds ended a tough run in the Premier League, but joy from that result will be tempered by this latest news, with increased speculation linking Sterling with a major continental move likely to mean that the 19 year - old is less inclined to quickly sign the offer that Liverpool have put on the table.

Ahead of Liverpool's FA Cup replay against Championship side Blackburn Rovers on Wednesday night, manager Brendan Rodgers has urged his players to recapture the creativity which saw them put together a 13 game unbeaten Premier League run.

The Browns have been terrible against the run, allowing 5.0 yards per rush, second - worst in the league.

Seattle shows better in multiple key categories, namely on the defensive side of the ball, where the Seahawks rank first in the league against the pass and third against the run.

Although the team has run up its largest scores against Ivy League schools, it has shown this same scoring ability against stronger teams in Duke and Michigan.

The Chargers come into the game at 3 - 3 and are second in the league in defense against the run.

City are unbeaten in 11 meetings in the Premier League against Swansea and ran out convincing 4 - 0 winners when these teams met at the Liberty Stadium earlier in the season.

But overall it was below average (the Saints allowed 357.8 yards per game, eighth - worst in the league) and particularly dreadful against the run, with an average of 122.2 yards allowed per game (21st in the NFL).

Costa has scored less Champions League goals than Rickie Lambert this season, while he failed to find the net at any point during the Blues» triumphant Capital One Cup run — although he did strike via a deflection during the final against Tottenham Hotspur.

Arsenal are currently on a run of nine league matches without a clean sheet, and if they concede against City tonight it will be the first time they've gone ten in a row without keeping their opponents out since February 2002.

However, far from having a clear run at the former Pescara man, the Premier League duo will be coming up against the likes of Real Madrid and Bayern Munich, who are both ken to snare his signature.

here's my big hope, is that hopefully with the return of walcott and that win against anderlecht maybe something might (like bad form) break in the season for us now and we hopefully go on a bit of a winning run til Jan, we have not got a really bad fixture til then mostly mid to lower league team (apart from the pool and united) not to be underestimated but winnable, we might just save our season till the next window very important period for us if we want to do anything in the league this season, if in top 2 or 3 buy jan i for one will be chuffed to bits then with all players back push on from there for massive optimism is my middle name COYG

There has never been such a thing as an easy game in football, but the most disappointing aspect to the fact that Arsenal are so far behind Leicester at the Premier League summit is that, aside from the trip to Manchester City at the end of this month, our run - in is against teams at the bottom of the table.

what a delusional gullible fan base what in the world make we think our midfield is the best in the league go on watch the game against hull our players still keep running into each other.

It would be an absolute disaster for us to go into the Champions League game against Olympiakos with a run of four defeats behind us.....

The 36 - year - old midfielder currently has a deal at the Etihad Stadium until January, but a recent run of form — four goals in his last five games, including a crucial strike against his old club Chelsea — has sparked speculation that the Premier League champions could try to keep him for longer.

Whenever I think of Walcott, I remember his run against Liverpool in the Champions league... The run that led to Adebayor's goal.

The Gunners were pitched against Real Madrid in the knockout stages of the UEFA Champions League enroute to Arsenal's run to the Final with Barcelona.

After the boring week of pointless internationals, we're a few days away from the Premier league action again, where Arsenal pick up off a great run ot 5 straight wins against a Swansea side that has just changed managers!

I'll be just as happy when you go on a mazy run to beat Spurs, Chelsea or City, as I was when Memphis scored a blinder against PSG, Falcao won the French league, Ronaldo won Ballon D'or or Nani won the European Cup with Portugal.

As reported by the Evening Standard our manager was quick to point out the brilliant recent run of results that the Swiss champions have enjoyed against clubs from the English Premier League, which includes victories over Liverpool, Chelsea and Man United.

Our win against the Hammers was our only league victory in our last four outings, and we will be hoping that our bad run is over.

finally, the reason I'm not hopeful about my dear Arsenal with arsene wenger running things in winning the league is nt beyond me, after all this years of unflinching support for this club, defending my club against friends and families scornfully exaggerated but truthful comment against my club, I think enough is enough, wenger out, I want my darling club back, only a mad does a thing repeatedly and expect a different result.

It extends our winless run against the Blues to nine league matches which will probably provide the critics with more ammunition to suggest that Arsenal do not deliver against the big teams when it matters, but it is how we respond to adversity that will define our season.

Wenger has handed the forward just one Premier League appearance, that being a short sub run - out against Man United, and will now look to recoup the # 2.4 m paid to sign Park but could end up settling on a nominal fee to trigger a quick sale.

He went 23 — 4 with a 2.07 ERA, won the pitching triple crown (wins, ERA and strikeouts), set a major league record with 13.2 strikeouts per nine innings, did not allow a home run in any of the 293 at bats against him with a runner on, permitted only three leadoff walks to score (he walked the first batter only six times in 213 1/3 innings) and struck out 37 % of all batters he faced.

The Pirates were battling to stay alive against the Atlanta Braves in the National League Championship Series, the Steelers were in the midst of what should have been a hot quarterback controversy, and Pitt football coach Paul Hackett was struggling through such a wretched season that newspaper columnists from other cities were suggesting he should be run out of town.

As for the Hammers, they rescued a point against Stoke City on Monday night, they should be safe in the league, however they face a tricky run - in.