Roy Hodgson's bottom - of - the - table Eagles edged a tight contest at a sold - out Amex Stadium but they were unable to make a breakthrough as their search for a first
league goal on the road since April continues.
Not exact matches
A rare win
on the
road for Arsenal could be the end of our poor away record in the
league so far, and Arsene Wenger had good reason to defend that record because of the penalty incidents at Stoke, Watford and Man City and the offside
goal there as well.
Grant Holt has an outstanding season at Carrow
Road last term and was
on the fringes of a Euro 2012 call - up after scoring 15
goals in his debut Premier
League season.
Hughton may well feel the need to further strengthen an attack that managed just 41
goals in the Premier
League last term and having allowed Grant Holt to join Wigan Athletic the Carrow
Road boss has his sights set
on Lopez.
You have to go back to 2016 for the last time they scored three
goals on the
road in the Champions
League, so the odds seem to be very, very stacked against Juventus.
Watford is tied for last in the English Premier
League in points at home with 13 and last in
goal differential at home at minus - 9, while Chelsea is tied for second in points
on the
road with 24 and ranks second in
goal differential
on the
road at plus - 15.
Liverpool are effective at scoring anywhere — 37 of their 75
league goals were
on the
road — but they need to make sure to be at their absolute best and get a couple of early
goals in the second leg if they want to make sure they win this tie.
Liverpool are easy winners out
on the
road over West Ham earlier in the season and that have gone W2 D1 in their last three
league games against the Irons, scoring a total of ten
goals in those fixtures.
That draw at the Tigers snapped a seven match losing streak that Burnley were
on away from home and they have scored exactly one
goal in each of their last five
league games out
on the
road.
Brighton have scored in consecutive Premier
League away games for the first time since November, after a run of six games without a
goal on the
road
They have lost 16 of their last 20
league games
on the
road and have scored just nine
goals and have conceded 48 in that sequence.
Chelsea have produced a good W5 L1 record out
on the
road this season in the Premier
League, scoring fourteen
goals and have conceded just the four
on their travels.
They head into the clash at Carrow
Road level
on points in the
league with Ipswich just a place above the Canaries
on goal difference.
Newcastle have managed just six away
goals in their last sixteen Premier
League games
on the
road
Sunderland have actually only won three of their last 26 Premier
League away games, losing fifteen of those and they have shipped 38
goals on the
road this season, more than any other team have conceded
on the
road this season.
In actual fact, 23 of the 42
goals Roberto Mancini's men have scored in the
league so far were netted
on the
road.
They're a team with the capacity to score
goals on the
road, with only Man City and Sunderland, two of the
league's strongest defences
on home soil, having kept United at bay for the full 90 minutes, while defensively, even though they have shipped double figures (12), United remain one of the strongest rearguards to break down, with Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic a rock - solid and reliable centre - back partnership.
Having scored less than a
goal per game
on the
road in the
league this term, which doesn't bode well for a clash with Premier League oppos
league this term, which doesn't bode well for a clash with Premier
League oppos
League opposition.
The Citizens have seen over 2.5
goals land in their last 13 home matches in the
league, while the Blues have averaged close to two
goals per game
on the
road.
-- Despite their goalkeeping issues, United have only shipped seven
goals on their travels − thee best defensive figures in the
league away from home − and have kept six clean sheets
on the
road.
No team has collected fewer points (17) or conceded more
goals (34) than Blackpool at home, who last celebrated victory in the Premier
League at their Bloomfield
Road stadium back
on 22 February, six home games previous.
West Ham are unbeaten
on the
road in 2017 and have not previously lost away to Bournemouth in any competition; 26 of the Hammer's 33
league goals and 8 of their 9 wins have come against teams in the bottom half of the table.
-- Spurs have scored in each of their previous six away contests in the Premier
League, with only West Ham and Manchester United denying them any success in front of
goal on the
road all season (All comps).
Out
on the
road they have lost both of their Premier
League road games so far, shipping six
goals in the process.
The Red Devils are
on a three match winning streak out
on the
road in the Premier
League at the moment and they have scored at least two
goals in each of those as well.
Liverpool are the top scorers in the Premier
League this season and they have averaged exactly two
goals per game out
on the
road this season in the Premier
League.
The Argentine international, not seen in a Spurs shirt since a
League Cup tie at Liverpool
on October 25 last year, took another step
on his
road to recovery following hip problems with a good shift in a Premier
League 2 London derby at Hotspur Way that saw both sides have spells in the ascendency before reaching a crescendo with two dramatic
goals in stoppage time.
Ian Holloway has a team
on his hands which scored plenty of
goals, his charges failing to score in just two of their last eleven
league encounters, and will even feel they have the mental edge following their 2 - 1 triumph in the reverse meeting back at Bloomfield
Road.
-- DJ Campbell has scored in three of his last four appearances at Bloomfield
Road for Blackpool, though only three of his eight
goals in the Premier
League this term have come
on home soil.
Away from St James» Park, this season in the Premier
League Newcastle have gone W3 D2 L6 but they have won their last two
on the
road, beating West Ham and Stoke back to back by one
goal margins.
Goals from Wayne Rooney and Michael Carrick were enough for United to maintain the pressure
on Manchester City at the top of the Premier
League, following a comfortable victory over QPR at Loftus
Road.
They have only given up the four
goals all season in the Premier
League and just one has been out
on the
road.
Their top scorer away home this season is Luis Suarez as 10 of his 16
league goals have come out
on the
road.