Sentences with phrase «league points ahead»

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The Reds are hungry to bag a positive Premier League result and, here, we present five talking points ahead of the action...

But although it looks like Jose Mourinho and his Chelsea team, currently 11 points ahead of Arsenal, have got one hand on the Premier League trophy, it is not over yet.

We are still 6 points ahead of Mourinho's side, and still ahead of Tottenham, and are only 3 points behind the League leaders.

Chelsea will go ahead of Arsenal in the Premier League table if they win on Saturday, while a Gunners victory would see Wenger's men move three points clear of their rivals, who currently trail them on goal difference.

This is despite Tottenham currently being ahead of both Arsenal and Liverpool in the Premier League table at the moment, and just two points behind Chelsea, having also been their closest challengers last season.

Arsenal's never - ending injury woes left Arsene Wenger feeling nervous ahead of the visit of Sunderland yesterday, but his rag - tag collection of understudies came good and finally came away with the three points to leave us second in the Premier League.

In 2015 Arsenal only just pinched second place in the League by the skin of their teeth when Tottenham collapsed in the final games of the campaign, but Spurs got their revenge in style last season when they made sure of their second - place finish and ended 11 points ahead of a very disappointing Gunners side, that failed to even make the Champions League.

DLT are currently sat at the top of League One, six points ahead of second place Eton Messi who have a game in hand.

Manchester City The reigning English champions, albeit a point ahead of Arsenal in the Premier League standings, endured a rather ignominious home defeat at the hands of Stoke City before the international break.

The Gunners sit top of the Premier League table ahead of the showdown this weekend, although Leicester City remain level on points with Arsene Wenger's side while Manchester City are just a point behind.

This result put them seven points ahead of their rivals, and looked like putting them well on their way to Champions League football, as Chelsea were also struggling and Bale was looking simply unstoppable.

They are 21 points ahead of Liverpool in the Premier League.

That made the Hornets the first side to secure automatic promotion to the Premier League, putting them four points ahead of fourth place with one match to play.

Blackburn are one place and one point ahead of their opponents, who are bottom of the Premier League table, and Kean insists he is handling the pressure that comes with a relegation fight.

The Club of the Principality sit on 50 points, one ahead of fifth - place Saint - Etienne and four behind Olympique Marseille, who currently occupy the final Champions League spot.

The runaway League leaders Chelsea are 8 points ahead of us, and 5 ahead of Liverpool in second place, but a win tonight will mean that it is virtually impossible for Arsenal to catch up against an 11 point lead.

In the past, Bayern Munich have usually been totally dominant in the German League and could afford to rest players ahead of playing Arsenal, but this year they are only joint top with Leipzig, and those two teams are only six points ahead of the chasing pack.

While Arsenal do not really have anything to play for, Premier League points and position wise, against West Brom at the Emirates stadium today, Arsene Wenger and the players will be very keen to get back to winning ways ahead of the crucial clash against Aston Villa at Wembley next weekend.

In a report on the Arsenal website the veteran keeper put forward a bit of positivity by suggesting that with a Wembley semi-final and some key weeks in the Premier League ahead the season could soon be looking better from an Arsenal point of view.

Even if we are top of the league with 12 points ahead, we ai nt winning the league, u AKBs need to refresh your memory on past experiences over the years.

Do you think a guy putting up better points in the same league, at the same age, rated 60 spots ahead isn't thought to have a higher potential?

Last season we had a number of opportunities to get ahead in the league, close competitors dropping points and us playing a very winnable game, then we bottled it.

Tottenham may well be catchable and I really really hope we do, but I am right now looking at a League Table that only includes games played since Christmas, and in those 16 games Tottenham have gained 36 points, even 2 points ahead of Leicester, and where are Arsenal?

Two draws on the bounce have not exactly inflicted a big dent in the title hopes of Arsenal but they have allowed the chasing pack to catch up and that sees the Gunners now just one point ahead of Manchester City and only ahead of Leicester City on goal difference in the Premier League table.

And while they were contending with Juventus for the top spot in the Italian championship earlier in the year, they have now fallen far behind the northern giants and are now just one point ahead of Lazio in the standings, clinging to the final Champions League birth.

Ahead of the midweek fixtures, the Hammers sit sixth in the Premier League table, only one point behind fifth - placed Manchester United and six behind Tottenham Hotspur, who currently occupy the fourth Champions League spot.

Seventh place in the Premier League will be enough for a European spot, provided Southampton do not win the FA Cup, and the Clarets are six points ahead of the Foxes.

We will have to wait and see how things pan out in East London at the weekend, and Arsenal wwill need to play well to come back with all three points from our Premier League clash away to West Ham United, but I do have a feeling that, for a change, things are going our way ahead of this crucial game.

Man City have lost only 1 league game and were 27 points ahead of Arsenal in the league.

Last season we recommended taking Drew Brees ahead of the higher ranked Aaron Rodgers, and Brees outscored the Packers young gunslinger by 180 points in a standard Yahoo public league.

Because they pointed out that it can not be said that they are better than of us even thought they are ahead of us in the league and are performing with nothing to show for it.

Wenger can ill - afford another defeat on Sunday, as the Frenchman is already under fire following a poor run of form which has seen them fall eight points off the pace in the Premier League title race, as well as slipping to a two - goal deficit ahead of their second leg clash with Barcelona in the Champions League.

Arsenal weren't finished there either with Sanchez finding the back of the net with a composed finish to secure all three points which move them clear at the top of the Premier League table ahead of the remaining fixtures this weekend.

A Metro report reveals that Hummels has suggested that there is no point in trying to sign him at the minute, as he takes his club loyalties seriously and he intends to help his Bundesliga club recover from a shocking first half of the season that sees them languishing in the relegation zone despite topping the Champions League group ahead of us.

Going into the final day City were top of the league, ahead of United on goal difference, but with Wayne Rooney's solitary strike securing the Red Devils victory against Sunderland, Roberto Mancini's side needed three points as well.

Man City will be top of the league tonight and the Spuds will be 3 points ahead of us??

A win for the Hammers will see them move five points ahead of Southampton in what is proving to be one of the tightest relegation battles in the Premier League.

Arsenal fans know that winning the Premier League is an unbelievably hard thing to do, so despite the Gunners recovering from a shaky start to be level on points with Man City at the top of the table, we are not getting ahead of ourselves.

While I know that Jose Mourinho's words this week on the subject of Arsenal were just an attempt to put some pressure on the club and Arsene Wenger ahead of the Community Shield and the start of the Premier League, I do think that the Chelsea manager has a point.

The former Burnley midfielder, who is currently banned from playing due to a breach in betting rules, claims that the Europa League is generally a six - point burden, and that a tough season is ahead for the North - London side.

Surely the best time to post such an article is during a run and not when you've just drawn with another side and struggled to put a league one side away whilst there are other sides as much as NINE points ahead of us after just six games.

City sit top of the Premier League table, five points ahead of their nearest rivals while they've already advanced to the Champions League knockout stage.

He also led the Nike league in scoring at 28 points per game, ahead of even Bagley.

Wins over Chelsea and Newcastle repaired some of the damage in the league, and they even won at Old Trafford, though a late Aguero goal against rivals United did not look like making a difference in the title race, as Sir Alex Ferguson's side were still 12 points ahead even after this morale - lifting derby result.

However since their loss to in January to Liverpool, they have been unbeatable in league play running off six straight victories and clearing themselves ahead of the field and bitter rival Manchester United by 16 points.

TORONTO (127) escaped the cellar by tying St. Louis and defeating Los Angeles as Center Forward Yanko Daucik booted in three goals to become the league's leading scorer with 20 goals and eight assists for 48 points — nine points ahead of Chicago's Willie Roy.

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Moyes saw his side fail to secure all three points against bottom of the table Fulham, a result that leaves Man United nine points from fourth ahead of key Premier League fixture against Arsenal, an away trip to in - form Crystal Palace ahead of facing Olympiakos in the Champions League.

With 90 points in the League, and at least 30 points ahead of any other Teams, it looks like Team Valvassori is cruising to a Top2 finish..

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