Sentences with phrase «league goals behind»

He was out for 3 months but still only 6 League goals behind Aguero and Costa

Ryan seems to reach a new milestone every week and to think that he now has 23 unbroken years of league goals behind him is truly amazing in the modern - day game.

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Arsenal have allowed 11 headed goals this season 2nd most in the League behind Burnley's 14.

Defoe has scored eight Premier League goals already this season, behind only Romelu Lukaku, Sergio Aguero, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Alexis Sanchez and Diego Costa in the race for the Golden Boot.

Their form this term has been strongly helped by striker Andrea Belotti's input, having scored 13 league goals so far, and currently sits one goal behind Mauro Icardi at the top of the goalscoring charts.

Arsenal could not have picked a worse time to face Antonio Conte's side, who easily beat Swansea 5 - 0 two days ago while resting Eden Hazard, and who have only conceded one goal in their last 5 League games as they moved up to be Man City's closest challengers, albeit 14 points behind Pep Guardiola's side.

He can score 30 goals a season but still i don't think that we can win league with him... When he scores only he scores, but Arsenal as a team doesn't look dangerous, I really prefer a dynamic kind striker like welback, Who can make runs from behind the Striker...

The decision now means that the Spurs talisman is just four goals behind Salah in the race to be crowned Premier League Golden Boot winner come May, something that may just turn the tide in the Englishman's favour.

The league started off as a poor campaign but now we have found our feet, standing in second place, just behind Man City on goal difference.

All Saints United are currently third in League One, just behind second place Eton Messi on goal difference and six points behind the league leadersLeague One, just behind second place Eton Messi on goal difference and six points behind the league leadersleague leaders, DLT.

Looking forward to the next half of the season, if we wish to reach our goals, it is essential that the Men's Blues do not become complacent in BUCS — Cambridge are only 3 points behind us — and that we continue to believe we can beat the best teams in our league on Saturdays, while also fully focussing on picking up 3 points against the weaker teams.

This season, Lacazette has scored just eight goals in the league, sitting behind Mohamed Salah and Alvaro Morata, who also arrived in the Premier League during the 2017 Summer Transfer Wleague, sitting behind Mohamed Salah and Alvaro Morata, who also arrived in the Premier League during the 2017 Summer Transfer WLeague during the 2017 Summer Transfer Window.

Grant has kept six clean sheets so far this season — the sixth best tally in the league, only behind the likes of world - renown goalkeepers such as Thibaut Courtois, Hugo Lloris, David de Gea and Petr Cech, as well as Fraser Forster in goal for Southampton who are always defensively sound every single season.

Icardi — who has been heavily linked with a move away — has scored 14 goals in the league this campaign, putting him only one behind Juve's Carlos Tevez.

Harry Kane also had a good weekend, netting a hat - trick against a dismal Stoke City side today, leaving himself one behind the leading duo's tally of 17, and he joined Chelsea's Diego Costa, who also scored his 16th league goal of the current campaign.

I hope he'll start ahead of Giroud, after 4 seasons of watching him go through his long spells of not scoring goals it's about time we got something different in Lucas Perez we'll have pace in behind and hopefully more than just 16 league goals in 38 EPL games!

The England international has been plagued by injuries again this season, but on his first Premier League start under Jurgen Klopp, he rewarded the German tactician with an immediate goal as he looks to put his fitness concerns behind him.

Ibrahimovic currently sits two goals behind Alexis and the lead, and while his side are in great form at present, his club may find their best shot at playing Champions League football in winning the Europa League, and that will likely take it's toll on his fitness.

The underlying question of whether they could score enough to make up for all of the defensive miscues and subpar goaltending was answered when the Stars outperformed most expectations, finishing first in the West and second in the league behind the Washington Capitals in both points and goal differential.

Think of Willian at Chelsea — plays wide right in a 3 behind Costa, or Milner at MC (slightly different system granted)-- 6 league goals (in 2 seasons) and 9 (in 5 seasons) respectively.

Their new signing Son has scored three goals in his last two games and they sit just one point behind us in the League table.

we will be in 4th place behind vardy, aquero and kane, we have no scorer on our team that is in the same league as those three, 70 % possession, 1 shot on goal, this is the issue.

Conceding cheap free kicks in dangerous areas... In 1st it is acceptable that you may concede a goal and no one can do anything about it... But in 2nd case we can avoid of conceding goals... And why people say Jose Mourinho Park the bus and all... People just overlook that they are 2nd highest scoring team in league behind City and they have lowest goals conceding defense..

Arsenal are three points behind log leaders in EPL, in the quarter final of the Capital One Cup, Joint top in champions league though second on away goals» rule, never lost a game since the start of the season.

With Ozil behind him, Xhaka long passes behind him, Sanchez's wing crosses, and poison that with Mahrez's creativity, we can turn Laca into a beast and top goal scorer for both Arsenal and the league.

Suarez's strike on Saturday saw him notch his 10th league goal of the season, the second highest in the league behind Messi himself, and saw the Uruguayan score his seventh goal in his last six games, a record that has seen some say that the 30 - year - old is back to his best.

Arsenal currently sit in second place in the league, level on points with the leaders Manchester City, but behind the Citizens on goal difference.

i think this could officially be the start of the end for wenger his blind arrogance has cause him to buy welbeck in the sheer belief that AGAINST THE ODDS HE CAN BEAT THE REST OF THE BIG 4 WITH ONE ARM BEHIND HIS BACK we should be buying top top top european c / l standard players not sunderland spuds everton standard players thats about welbecks standard of club in all truthful reality he is an honest hard working player but wenger thinks he can coach the mediocrity out of him he is truely insane its a guaranteed source of goals we need not more fancy hold up play and «pace» and missing chance after chance so the postman is to be joined by the manchester metro tram absolute disgrace he has kidded on ozil and sanchez they must be wondering what is going on atm they are seeing the true wenger now just panicking and not panicking very well to that effect and for some reason wenger has gone all kinky for english players for some strange reason at least chambers has great potential welbeck has past that stage and is a seasoned pro now and he is no where near what we need wenger is trying to show how great he is by whiping the back out of the same players week after week in the vain hope that he can win the league without rotating ever and they will get injured and he wont have learned his lesson and we will pay for it in the end best last day transfer would have been a 4 year contract for klopp

It is up to Arsenal to make the most of any slip ups by our Premier League rivals of course, and after slipping back into third place, even though we are only behind Man City on goal difference, means that we will need to do better than them and Leicester City for the rest of the season, while the run of results from our north London rivals has brought Tottenham right up to just two points behind us and got people talking about them as genuine title contenders.

Chelsea's 2 - 0 win over Aston Villa, achieved thanks to a Diego Costa effort and an Alan Hutton own goal, lifted the Stamford Bridge side up to 11th place in the Premier League table, still some ten points behind leaders Man City.

Giroud will never lead us to the title he's not good enough and don't start with injuries Aguero was out for 6weeks and City had to play Milner as a striker but he still has 21 league goals because he's World Class, the truth is we are 13 points behind Chelsea even with his 14 GOALS GALORE we're not even cgoals because he's World Class, the truth is we are 13 points behind Chelsea even with his 14 GOALS GALORE we're not even cGOALS GALORE we're not even close!

After suffering back - to - back defeats to Everton and Manchester City which saw Arsene Wenger's team slip behind the league's leaders, they bounced back by edging a 1 - 0 win against West Bromwich Albion on Boxing Day thanks to Olivier Giroud's goal.

Wenger promised us he would rest Sanchez for the first month of the season, but with us being two goals behind to West Ham in our opening game, Le Prof then brought him on as substitute and he has since started nearly every single game, so it should really be little surprise that he finally suffered a groin strain against Man United in our last League game.

Meanwhile, United conceded only 37 goals in the Premier League last season, the fourth least behind Chelsea, Arsenal, and Southampton.

The 24 - year - old is yet to score a league goal for the Blues this term and spent the majority of last season playing second fiddle to Diego Costa, while he is now behind summer signing Alvaro Morata in the pecking order.

He has scored five goals and contributed one assist in eight league matches to date with the Dutch giants, who are currently in the Eredivisie, two points behind fierce rivals Ajax.

Mahrez's form has been one of the key factors behind Leicester's unlikely title challenge this season, and has already chalked up an impressive 13 goals and seven assists in 21 Premier League appearances so far.

Origi is behind Martial in game experience in a top - five league by one game with 113 games between Liverpool and Lille — scoring 21 goals in the process, but has only five goals this season.

Unfortunately we are desperate for the league trophy and we are four points behind, therefore we need immediate goals and improvement so Sanago will have bear these criticisms, although unfair.

The Blues came from behind to win last weekend in the Premier League courtesy of a Olivier Giroud brace and an Eden Hazard goal.

His longest field goal (50 yards) came in hisrookie year against Houston, but he was third in the league behind Jan Stenerudand Dennis Partee at 40 to 49 yards.

The Uruguayan looked to have turned a corner in the past 12 months and had put his controversial past behind him, instead concentrating on helping the Merseysiders to success by scoring 31 Premier League goals and being named PFA Player of the Year.

But such has been the great form of France international forward Olivier Giroud since his return from injury at the same time as the goals dried up for our Chilean powerhouse, the two are now tied on 13 league goals apiece, with Giroud just two behind in all competitions with 17.

Arsene is well on track to break Alex Ferguson's record of 808 League matches in charge, but he is still over 100 wins and 100 goals behind the legendary Man United manager, but there is nobody else that has even got close!

Look at west ham, just 1 point behind us, look at the ever improving Tottenham who put 5, yes FIVE goals past the best defense and the best team in the premier league.

Chris Wondolowski sits in fourth place on the MLS scoring charts this season, his seven goals are just one behind the league leaders.

Ayew notching his sixth league goal to put him behind Antonio (9), Lanzini (8) and Carroll (7) in the scoring charts.

Chelsea retained their position as league leaders over the weekend after they came from one goal behind, the first goal they've conceded in seven games, to hand Tottenham their first defeat of the season in a 2 - 1 victory at Stamford Bridge.

Manchester United will spend Christmas an eye - watering 13 points behind runaway Premier League leaders Manchester City after Harry Maguire secured Leicester a draw with a last - gasp goal.

Europa League - chasing Everton moved level on points with fifth - placed Arsenal but behind on goal difference having played two games more than the London club.