Sentences with phrase «midweek clash with»

In fairness, few actually expected to get anything from their midweek clash with the Gunners, so to lose by just 2 - 0 was actually a credit to them, although I'm sure Roberto Martinez won't see it that.

Speaking to the media on Tuesday ahead of the side's midweek clash with Bournemouth, manager Jurgen Klopp raised doubts the...

Antonio Conte is expected to ring in the changes for the midweek clash with several key players likely to be rested.

Prior to their midweek clash with Chelsea, Leicester are bombing along on a four match winning streak.

Having said that, I think we can take the way we fought as a big positive ahead of the midweek clash with PSG.

Record signing Brown Ideye scored his first goal in the midweek clash with Hull but injured himself in the process, meaning that Victor Anichebe is likely to partner the in - form Saido Berahino in attack.

The 0 - 0 draw is the Blues» third in a row in all competitions, a stat that will surely be in the mind of Antonio Conte going into his side's midweek clash with Norwich at Stamford Bridge.

Morata looked isolated throughout and was even snubbed by Conte during Chelsea's midweek clash with Barcelona; with Conte preferring to start Eden Hazard as a false nine rather than field Morata in the starting eleven.

Mesut Ozil has already been ruled out of the midweek clash with the Terriers, and his replacement for the win over Burnley Alex Iwobi will be keen to keep his place.

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I am confident that we have more than enough quality to deal with Sunderland again, and hopefully get far enough in front to give a few of our top players a rest ahead of the clash with Liverpool in midweek.

Dexter Blackstock was the hero midweek as he scored the only goal in the clash with Birmingham, the forward getting on the end of some good work by Jamie Ward to fire home.

And now reports in Spain have claimed that Napoli have emerged as frontrunners for his signature after having him scouted during Madrid's midweek Champions League clash with Paris Saint Germain.

A trip to Switzerland in midweek awaits shortly after, with the Champions League clash against Basel to play.

The Gunners should have too much for Crystal Palace even though we are away from home but only if we are fully focused on the game and are not looking ahead to the midweek UCL game with Monaco or the Man United clash.

Even though the Arsenal and Chile international star was given some time off after the damaging midweek hammering away to Bayern Munich, which means that he did not train with the rest of the squad yesterday, this does not mean that Alexis Sanchez will not be involved in our FA cup clash with non-league hopefuls Sutton United.

Arsenal's form is quite the opposite, having gone unbeaten since the opening weekend until the midweek League Cup clash with Southampton, which saw a number of players rotated into the side.

Having dropped points at Sunderland in midweek, Tottenham can ill - afford another disappointing result this weekend with Chelsea and Arsenal clashing above them while the likes of Liverpool and Manchester City are within striking distance.

The Gunners were in action in midweek for their League Cup clash with West Ham United, but there was one big talking point in Wenger's starting line - up.

The Arsenal and Wales midfield star has returned from his hamstring injury just in time to be available for the first north London derby of the current season, although it remains to be seen whether Arsene Wenger puts him straight into the starting line up for the visit of Tottenham in the Premier League on Sunday, as the midweek Champions League clash with Ludogorets was his first start since the opening day of the season.

The games continue to come thick and fast for United, with this weekend's clash — the Reds» fifth fixture in a fortnight — kicking off just over 66 hours after our midweek meeting with Celta Vigo in Spain.

Next weekend could be massive for us because we have a home game against Everton after the midweek Champions League clash with Monaco.

However, the triumph came at a cost, with Massimiliano Allegri admitting after the match that the World Cup - winning midfielder was a doubt for Juve's midweek Champions League clash with Borussia Monchengladbach.

Saints triumphed against Liverpool in midweek, winning their semi-final 2 - 0 on aggregate, after 1 - 0 victories in each leg, but there is little time to savour it, as attention quickly turns to tomorrow's Emirates FA Cup fourth - round clash with Arsenal.

The Eagles were denied a point against Spurs late on in their midweek clash against the Lilywhites, but their current form still reads well with a W6 D1 L2 record having been posted.

Chelsea's ambition in regaining their second place spot in English Premier League standings didn't work as planned with Antonio Conte's men only picking up a point from their midweek clash against Arsenal.

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Saints» skipper Jose Fonte will be left out of the squad for the midweek clash while Liverpool have been handed a major boost with Coutinho, Henderson, Milner and Matip injury update.

Liverpool will warm up for their Champions League clash with Roma in midweek at the Hawthorns, against a West Brom side heading for the Championship.

With Barcelona heading for the Bridge in midweek, we expect that Conte will be looking to make changes for this clash.

PSG were unable to take full advantage of Real Madrid's injuries as they drew 0 - 0 with Rafa Benitez's side in this midweek CL clash

With Chelsea, Spurs, Arsenal and Liverpool all dropping points in their midweek clashes, Manchester United have a great chance to make up ground on the top four if they beat Hull City at Old Trafford on Wednesday night.

Barcelona eased off in the second half, perhaps with the midweek clash at the Stadio Olimpico on their minds, and Leganes hit back midway through the second half.

This is a huge derby, but not as big as Villa's clash with Birmingham midweek!

Bolton were exceptional against Liverpool in their last match, capitalising on what was a lethargic performance from the visitors, who undoubtedly had one eye on their midweek Carling Cup clash with Man City.

Following the 0 - 0 draw with Burnley, fans prayed that the midweek Europa League clash would bring relief and perhaps a victory in Turkey.

With a clash against Arsenal coming up in midweek, the likes of Mathieu, Adriano and Vidal could be given another run in the first team while the impeccable Gerard Pique is expected to be marshalling the backline.

The Hammers, well, they came through their midweek Carling Cup clash with Stoke City in the end, not without a number of scares mind, but arrive in north London off the back of a dreadful performance last time out in the league when losing 2 - 1 at home to Newcastle United a week ago.

Roma are showing quite a resurgence in Serie A over the past few weeks and while Real Madrid are expected to establish a first leg advantage in midweek, Los Blancos will have to do very well in order to come away from the clash with a victory.

The Black Cats have collected 22 from a possible 30 points since the arrival of Martin O'Neill but come into this having played 120 minutes in their midweek FA Cup clash with -LSB-...]

Their situation isn't helped by the fact they face French Ligue 1 title - holders Marseille at Old Trafford in midweek for a Round of 16 clash in the UEFA Champions League, a match United must win if they're to prolong their European adventure, with the tie evenly - poised at 0 - 0.

It is worth going under 2.5 goals as Leganes are a great defensive side and Barcelona will have one eye on their clash with Juventus in midweek.