Sentences with phrase «league era»

Wayne Rooney winning best goal for his acrobatic effort against Manchester City, Manchester United 4 - 3 victory win over their city rival in 2009 being voted the best game, and David de Gea's incredible save from Juan Mata free - kick in 2012 during a match against Chelsea was picked as the team's best save in the Premier League era

Interesting article Sunder, I think the difference the Hillsborough disaster has made can be summed up in my experience of following Arsenal a decade later in the post Taylor Report / Premier League era.

-- Five of the last six Premier League meetings at Old Trafford were won by Manchester United, with Newcastle still to record a win there during the Premier League era; their last win at Old Trafford, in any competition, dates back to 1972 during the old First Division.

The Merseyside club has played in the top division of English football every season since the 1962/63 campaign, and has won the First Division a total of 18 times, albeit never during the Premier League era.

The defending champions scored three unanswered goals in a dominant second half to win 4 - 1 and become the first team in the Champions League era to defend their title.

4 — Liverpool have won four Merseyside derbies in the 90th minute or later during the Premier League era.

That's seven away wins on the spin in all competitions and six in the top flight - our best away sequence now in the Premier League era.

Not only are their performances falling well below the standard we've all come to expect from Fergie's boys, Newcastle are playing superb amidst their best ever start to a season in the Premier League era.

This season's Champions League semi-finalists reached the last four with an average aggregate winning margin in the quarter - finals of four goals, making them the most comfortable set of semi-final qualifiers in the Champions League era (post-1992).

-- Manchester United are unbeaten in six league meetings with City, winning five, with the latter's only away win at Old Trafford during the Premier League era coming in 2008.

Straight to the point, has there ever been a bigger Liverpool - Manchester United clash in the Premier League era than the one on Sunday?

Ludo went on to be first choice keeper for the best part of 8 seasons as West Ham entered the Premier League era.

Spurs are unbeaten in their last 12 outings against the Swans in the Premier League era, and this shows their dominance over their Welsh counterparts.

The highest any club has ever finished in the Premier League era when they've had 20 points or less from 19 games is eighth.

«But for me, he's the best centre - back in the Premier League era.

He's one of the greats of the Premier League era and number one for me.

Liverpool have claimed many memorable Anfield victories over Arsenal in the Premier League era --

It set a new standard for Chelsea in the Premier League era, a high bar for clean - sheet keeping subsequently reached by the team in which Gallas won league titles and now with Antonio Conte's side on its current run of form.

Today marks 10 years since the Blues secured back - to - back titles in stunning fashion, becoming only the second club in the Premier League era to do so.

Both sides are seeking historic firsts as Real eye a 12th European crown in Cardiff on June 3 by becoming the first side to retain the trophy in the Champions League era.

Barcelona and Real Madrid have been quarter - final regulars for years, but Sevilla are in the mix for the first time in the UEFA Champions League era.

For anyone interested I read somewhere that this will be West Ham's 64th Monday night match fixture of the Premier League era during which time we have won 19, drawn 20 and lost 24.

34 — Manchester United have now beaten Everton 34 times in the Premier League era — a joint record in the competition (with Manchester United versus Aston Villa).

Robin van Persie has scored 18 goals in his last 16 Premier League away appearances.The Dutchman has now netted 33 goals in 32 Premier League games in 2011, only Alan Shearer 36 in 1995 and Thierry Henry 34 in 2004 have outscored him in a calendar year in the Premier League era.

-- By an aggregate of 13 - 3, Arsenal have won all three previous league meetings with Norwich, whose only victory over the Gunners during the Premier League era was a 4 - 2 win in North London back in August 1992.

Indeed, when we look at the median income of the «other» Premier League clubs as a proportion of the total including the Big Six both today and 24 seasons ago, we see that the proportional share of the cake taken by the «rest» is greater than it was in the beginning of the Premier League era.

Jürgen Klopp remains Liverpool's best chance at finding the kind of sustained success that has so far eluded them in the Premier League era, but mistakes have been made and a season that was meant to see them solidify their place in England's top four is teetering on the edge of disaster.

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We're also back to two points behind Liverpool with a game in hand and we've stretched our unbeaten run to 13 matches, our second best sequence in the Premier League era.

What the Italian called «the right fire in our eyes» led to three goals in eight minutes, the club's fourth fastest three - goal spree of the Premier League era.

The two teams have gathered 16 red cards between them during the Premier League era, second only to the Merseyside derby (21).

-- In all, they've met on eight occasions in the Premier League era, with both teams having won two apiece while there have been four draws.

Unfortunately, though, their record away from home against the Magpies is pretty lousy to say the least, the Trotters having secured maximum points on just one occasion in ten previous visits to Tyneside during the Premier League era, so building on their FA Cup exploits may prove a stiff ask.

However, the Canaries have won at the famous ground of the Reds during the Premier League era − a 1 - 0 win way back in April of 1994 − and, as they proved at Old Trafford before the international break and at Chelsea at the back - end of August, aren't afraid to tackle the big boys head - on, even in their own backyards.

This will be the 70th competitive meeting between these clubs in the Premier League era; the most played fixture between two professional English clubs in this period.

Palace have not won at the Etihad since the start of the Premier League era, and they are unlikely to pose much of a threat.

Chelsea have not had much luck in the transfer market for strikers during the Premier League era, but the signings of Falcao and Pato were always going to fail.

This truly is a signal of intent signing, perhaps Liverpool's biggest and most impressive such move of the entire Premier League era.

These fluctuations in performances, combined with fluctuating policies at the top, have ensured that since the start of the Premier League era, Newcastle...

No longer would Szczesny be competing with Ospina alone for a starting berth in goal, he would now have to displace one of the finest keepers of the Premier League era to reclaim his starting berth.

Last season's win over Liverpool was their first ever in the Premier League era, having failed miserably on nine previous occasion.

Zidane won out ahead of Chelsea's Antonio Conte and Juventus's Massimiliano Allegri to be crowned men's coach of the year after becoming the first man to oversee a successful defence of the European Cup in the Champions League era.

Irwin, United's left - back during the start of the Premier League era made more than 500 appearances for United and was impressed with how Mitchell has adapted after being converted from a left - winger to a left - back.

The Premier League title and Champions League qualification are both on the agenda when north London's finest renew their intense rivalry for the 38th time in the Barclay's Premier League era, in a fixture which normally promises a stack load of goals, as Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur lock horns at White Hart Lane on Wednesday night, incidentally where Spurs secured their first north London derby victory in the Premier League for eleven - years last season.

This weekend gives us a first in the Premier League era; a clash between the Cherries and the Foxes, with Bournemouth and Leicester going head to head at the Vitality Stadium on Saturday.

Everton recorded their lowest points total at home in the Premier League era (23).

Aston Villa have won only once away to Arsenal in 18 - years, with their record in north London against the Gunners during the Premier League era as follows: W3 D5 L10.

The result was the first time that United have ever lost at the Hawthorns in the Premier League era, maintaining a very good record at the West Midlands stadium prior.

While City come into the game on the back of an important win over PSG, which keeps their European dream alive, Chelsea must put the demons of their first loss to Swansea in the Premier League era behind them.

With Manchester United currently in the midst of their worst crisis of the Premier League era, many have begun to speculate with regard to who could be in line to replace the outgoing Louis van Gaal.