Sentences with phrase «midweek cup games»
No Chamions League qualifier and no other midweek cup games for a good few weeks into the season.
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PUT ON THE AURA OF CHAMPIONS Arsenal as much as they lost 0 - 2 to the Saints in the EFL Cup in the midweek but this game provides the Gunners the chance to turn things around with a win.
Arsenal have a massive week ahead starting with today's FA Cup match at home to Watford, followed by our trip to Barcelona in midweek, and then a massive game away at Everton in the League next weekend.
The Gunners are away as well so you can see why we could do with Norwich City winning and as the Saints are involved in two midweek games against Liverpool for a chance to reach the EFL cup final at Wembley and after their Europa League involvement then we can hope for an FA cup upset.
That is why it is great news today that Francis Coquelin has recovered more quickly than expected and is back in training, in fact, according to the Mirror today, Francis is even likely to be in the squad for next weekends FA Cup game against Burnley in preparation for the midweek League game against Southampton.
It is a fact that we all know Arsenal have little hope of winning the biggest trophy, and with two games a week Wenger made a concious decision to play his reserves in the midweek games (i.e. Champions League and League Cup) and save his A team for the Premier League.
Dejan Lovren picked up an injury in the midweek league cup game at Bournemouth, joining Johnson and Flanagan in the Anfield treatment room and leaving Liverpool's defence just as stretched, if not more so, than ours.
In recent years Arsenal have struggled a bit when we have had to play in the early slot on a Saturday after a midweek Champions League of domestic cup game, especially if that game has been on a Wednesday and especially if the midweek match was away from home in another country.
More good news for Arsenal is the fact that the Tigers also have a midweek game before they come to the Emirates for the 5th round of the FA cup and it is a massive game as well, against another team in the mix for promotion in Brighton.
We had more players in the World Cup that are just getting back to speed and we played a midweek game in Turkey, yet it was still their team that tired first.
I can see him perhaps being on the bench for cup matches or maybe not in the squad at all, and maybe being rested following midweek games, if we have games on the weekend or visa versa.
The first is also the reason why, even though I want United to win I do not want them to win easily, because their midweek game is the FA cup replay against West Ham who Arsenal face away in the Premier League on Saturday.
I like the idea of Holding getting a game, but surely he will be playing in the League Cup in midweek, along with Gibbs and Debuchy.
For starters it would appear that he is sticking with Maitland - Niles at left - wing back instead of Kolasinac after leaving the youngster out of our Caraboa Cup game in midweek, and with Mustafi back we should have our strongest back three out.
Today he is aiming to score his third goal in three games for the Tigers in the big away game at Wolves, but he will have to get past the Gunners third - choice keeper Emi Martinez, who featured in the midweek League Cup win.
When Arsenal next run out onto the pitch it will be at the Emirates on Tuesday night, when the Premier League has a rare midweek slot with no domestic cup action and no Europa League and Champions League games to be played.
Manchester City come into the game having seen their FA Cup dreams ended at the hands of Wigan Athletic in midweek.
While there was less than 18,000 watching the first game between these in the FA Cup a week or so ago, any fans turning up at Turf Moor in midweek to see the replay will be hoping for more of a spectacle this time around.
In midweek I continued with the three goals or more bets that were so successful last weekend, and as I expected the EFL Cup to produce goals I placed two four - game accumulators, one on Tuesday and one on Wednesday.
Mark Hughes rested some key players in the EFL Cup game in midweek which means they will put a strong side against Stoke on Saturday.
Fulham go into the game on the back of a 4 - 3 defeat to Leicester in the Carling Cup in midweek, with fans wanting a vast improvement from Martin Jol's men with the Whites winning only 1 of their 4 home games in the Premier League this season.
Lamela had a cracking game during the 2 - 0 win against League Two outfit Newport County in the FA Cup game midweek and the clip below just highlights the kind of brilliance he provides to this Mauricio Pochettino side.
With only a handful of midweek games this year, there's not really much excuse for heavy rotation in cup matches.
Each Premier League game is covered in great detail, with references to the previous weekend's action, highlights of midweek European games and Cup outings.
Bayern and Leipzig went into the game with only one point separating them, with Bayern having beaten Leipzig on penalties during the DFB cup victory in midweek.
He also mentions the tackle on Jordan Henderson in the midweek League Cup game against West Brom which went unpunished.
Firstly, it's a midweek game between an FA Cup semifinal against ManShitty which went to extra time and the f *** ing North London Derby.
Their 0 - 0 draw with Preston in midweek extend their winless run in the league to eight games, with their only successful outcome during an otherwise dismal month of football being a 2 - 0 victory at Doncaster in the third round of the FA Cup.
Pep Guardiola's rampant Manchester City side take a break from Premier Leaugue action in midweek as they take on Wolverhampton Wanderers in the English League Cup Fourth round game at Etihad Stadium.
Arsenal and Bolton both secured wins in their midweek Carling Cup fixtures and were looking to gain some momentum in this game.
Tottenham were beaming with confidence after thrashing Arsenal in midweek's Carling Cup semi-finals, and they gave United plenty of troubles from the start of the game.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp during the Capital Cup game against Bournemouth midweek.
The Terriers had to battle through an FA Cup replay in midweek which could leave them a little short for this important league game.
After Chelsea's trip to Lisbon and a couple of cup ties midweek there are a few tough games to look at this week.
Mourinho said every player in his team would get a rest at some point, but that's more likely to come in the midweek League Cup game against Derby than in this match.
Diego Costa is confident he will be fit for Chelsea's home game against Liverpool on Saturday despite damaging his ribs in midweek as the holders were knocked out of the English League Cup at Stoke.
The Citizens had an extra game in midweek as well to get through, as they face Bristol City in the EFL Cup semi-final first leg which they won 2 - 1.
But a defeat against Barcelona and a difficult game against Southampton in the midweek followed by United in League Cup present all new frontier for Pep who has never been in this kind of situation.
Realistically, I see Wilshere coming on as a late sub, in the game against QPR, next week, and starting against Reading in midweek's Capitol One Cup clash.