Sentences with phrase «match in hand»

Liverpool, meanwhile, face the prospect of dropping down the table with both Manchester United and Arsenal having a couple of matches in their hands.

While the 2 - 1 loss still left them in third place, the chasing pack — both Manchester teams and Arsenal — have matches in hand which means the Reds can now be caught.

Now, they have eight matches in hand in the season of Premier League and if they would manage three more victories among last eight, without any calculations, they will be declared as the Champion of EPL this season.

Each team used to play total 38 matches in a La Liga season and so, they have still number of matches in hand and anything could happen in the meantime.

West Ham United (8-11-14) enter this match 14th in the table on 35 points, seven clear of the drop and with a match in hand on all three clubs in the bottom three.

If someone had told me in August that, at the end of March, we'd be six points in front with a match in hand, I'd have signed for that immediately.»

So do I, but now we kind of have to rely on City dropping points, because we're 3 points behind with 1 match in hand — and with our last away match of the season at Old Trafford, chances are pretty low that we will end up with 9p.

The Gunners lost 3 - 1 at the Hawthorns in Saturday's early game, leaving them a huge 19 points behind Chelsea in the title race, but more importantly trailing Liverpool in fourth place by five with only one match in hand.

Chelsea won the English Premier League title with two matches in hand.

With 8 match in hand they won the title, which is the new world record in the history of France football as well as in Europe best five leagues.

Monaco are currently sit third in Ligue 1 with two matches in hand, on course to secure a place in the Champions League next season.

In the league, Real Madrid has 10 matches in hand.

Fifth - placed United are only three points behind with two matches in hand, but even the Gunners, boosted by booking an FA Cup final place, will find encouragement in closing a nine - point gap with the three additional games they have to fit in.

Chelsea currently trail the Red Devils by a disconcerting 12 points but have a couple of games in hand, starting with their trip to the Seaside, so, potentially, they could move within just six - points should they collect maximum points from their matches in hand, and then there's a second clash with United still to come later on.

For Milan, it is looking like the season is already doomed and Montella's men does nt seem to qualify for the UCL by finishing among top 3 in Serie A. However, Milan do sit at the top of the table in EUL group stage and a win over Austrian side will see them qualify for the next round with a match in hand.

If you're in Los Angeles, you can trust your match in the hands of these matchmakers — it'll be one made in heaven.

He lights it for her, cupping the match in his hands, then uses the same match on his own cigarette.