Will they respond positively to
their midweek defeat at Chelsea?
Arsenal's
midweek defeat at the hands of Watford has somewhat unsurprisingly spurred fans on Twitter to carry their view to the social media and lots of fans want Wenger out as manager of our team.
Arsenal's
midweek defeat at the hands of Watford has somewhat unsurprisingly spurred fans on Twitter
Manchester United return from
their midweek defeat at Wembley Stadium to take on Premier League debutants Huddersfield Town at Old Trafford on Saturday.
Not exact matches
Further, the 3 - 0
defeat to Roma in the Champions League in
midweek wouldn't have reflected well on the Italian tactician, and coupled with reports last month that he was homesick, as per the Metro, it has led to ongoing speculation over a return to Italy
at some stage in the future.
Arsenal have had a very intense start to the New Year which started with a dodgy draw against Chelsea, and then culminated in an ignomious
defeat in the FA Cup and a very satisfying away draw
at Chelsea in the Caraboa Cup semifinal in
midweek.
United boss Louis van Gaal then handed the forward a full debut in their disappointing Champions League
defeat at the hands of PSV Eindhoven in
midweek due to the absence of captain Wayne Rooney, however, the 19 - year - old struggled with the task of leading the line on his own.
The
defeat was — remarkably — the Blues» sixth league
defeat of the season, and came directly on the back of the previous week's
defeat to West Ham United and a
midweek Capital One Cup elimination
at the hands of Stoke City.
However, with respect to the game against Southampton in
midweek, perhaps the biggest injury boost that has been handed to Arsene Wenger's side is that Morgan Schneiderlin, unarguably the Saints» best player so far this season, is out for the big game as a result of an abductor injury the French international had picked up during the 3 - 0
defeat to Manchester City
at St. Mary's.
While our
defeat against Bayern Munich in
midweek left the manager «very angry, very frustrated», he was keen to address one positive from the evening — the manner in which the fans
at Emirates Stadium stuck with the team throughout.
so you're not happy with 3 - 0 away
at in form villa, after a
midweek defeat, welbeck's first goal, ozil coming back to form, good display from ox, defence comfortable....f@ck off
United will be desperate to return to winning ways following a disastrous 2 - 1
defeat at the hands of PSV Eindhoven in the Champions League in
midweek.
England international Luke Shaw is set for
at least six months out of the game following the horrific injury he suffered during Man United's
defeat to PSV Eindhoven in
midweek and the Old Trafford star took to Instagram to thank those medical professionals who have aided his recovery.
The Belgian international was
at fault for the
defeat to Barcelona in
midweek, and coul have done more to prevent the opening goal by Jordan Henderson this afternoon...
However, the pressure is on the hosts to bounce back this weekend after their disappointing 3 - 0
defeat to Roma in the Champions League in
midweek, as they can't afford to slip further behind their rivals
at the top of the Premier League table in their bid to defend their league crown.
They come into this tie on the back of a three - game losing run in La Liga, including a 1 - 0 away
defeat at Levante in
midweek.
Leganes have lost four of their last six games in Ligue 1, including a 2 - 1 away
defeat at Villarreal in
midweek.
Pochettino has hinted that he may tinker with the Spurs line - up following the
defeat at the hands of Monaco
at midweek, and has challenged his team to be more consistent with their performances.
They have won four of their last five and perhaps most impressively of all, after they suffered a bit of a cruel home
defeat against Arsenal last weekend, they snapped back immediately by going out on the road and taking a
midweek win
at Bournemouth.
Chelsea bounced back from their
defeat against Crystal Palace to beat Manchester City
at Stamford Bridge in the
midweek clash.
Tottenham Hotspur's journey in Carabao Cup this season ended this
midweek as Mauricio Pochettino's men surprisingly
defeated by West Ham United 3 - 2
at Wembley Stadium.
Chelsea have to pick themselves up from the disappointment of their EFL Cup semi-final
defeat at the hands of rivals Arsenal in
midweek.
Dortmund have only won one of their 13 matches since the end of September — a DFB - Pokal win
at third - division Magdeburg — and this latest
defeat comes after they ended their Champions League group - stage campaign with just two points in
midweek.
According to the report, the former United boss had dinner with the player after Real Madrid's Champions League
defeat to Schalke in
midweek — and Kastrinakis says he could be tempted to leave
at the end of the season.
Wenger reacted angrily to questions about his team selection after his decision to leave Petr Cech out in
midweek backfired when replacement goalkeeper David Ospina made a major error in their 3 - 2
defeat at home to Olympiakos.
Tottenham will be looking to bounce back from a
midweek Premier League
defeat 3 - 0 to Chelsea when they face Crystal Palace
at White Hart Lane.
Their 3 - 0
defeat at QPR during
midweek didn't provide a lot of positive for Brendan Rodgers, and now they have managed just a solitary goal in their last four Premier League matches., which came from Gylfi Sigurdsson (who has six in the last six away matches).
-- Their
midweek 1 - 0 win over Wigan
at the DW Stadium ended a dismal sequence of away results which had seen Bolton record seven successive
defeats.
Ugbo had played ninety minutes in
defeat at Oldham in
midweek as well, but Dasilva now has 34 appearances and almost 3000 minutes logged this season, and has been consistently impressive across that period of time too.
Victorien Angban played the second half of Waasland - Beveren's
midweek victory
at home to Kortrijk and another 90 minutes in Sunday's 3 - 0
defeat at Standard Liege.
Nathan Baxter helped Woking to return to winning ways in a 2 - 1
defeat of Eastleigh in
midweek but their up - and - down form came back with a vengeance
at the weekend; Leyton Orient came to town and took a 2 - 0 win home with them.
Victorien Angban helped Waasland - Beveren into the last eight of the Belgian Cup in
midweek; their 2 - 0 win over Eupen was then unfortunately followed by a 4 - 1 league
defeat at Kortrijk, with the Ivorian midfielder featuring for every second along the way.
The Reds got over their shock
defeat at Swansea last weekend by thumping Huddersfield in
midweek and are carrying hot home form.
Spurs had been unbeaten in 2018 prior to their
defeat at Manchester City last week and they followed that up with a pretty lacklustre display away to Brighton in
midweek.
The Blues will be hopeful of continuing their four game winning streak
at home to the Gunners, especially given their
midweek defeat.
Jamal Blackman kept a clean sheet against the league's most potent attack in
midweek when Sheffield United beat Wolves 2 - 0, but he was beaten twice in a
defeat at Nottingham Forest three days later.
The host following a 2 - 1
defeat at the hands of Ebusua Dwarfs in
midweek put up a splendid performance to return to win column.