Mauricio Pochettino's side counted themselves unlucky to lose 4 - 2 to Chelsea in their FA Cup semi-final at Wembley, but the manager knows his players must bounce back in a tricky
midweek fixture against an Eagles team bristling with confidence after beating Liverpool at Anfield.
Mauricio Pochettino's side counted themselves unlucky to lose 4 - 2 to Chelsea in their FA Cup semi-final at Wembley, but the manager knows his players must bounce back in a tricky
midweek fixture against an Eagles team bristling with con...
The Brazil international went off injured in the 52nd minute of Sunday's 3 - 0 victory over the Gunners at Wembley and
their midweek fixture against the same opponents comes too soon for his return.
Not exact matches
In both games
against their top - four rivals the Merseyside outfit failed to seriously test either goalkeeper and Rodgers wants that to change starting with the
midweek fixture at Ewood Park:
At home this time and off the back of a fantastic performance
against Burnley, the Gunners should be far more confident heading into their
midweek Champions League
fixture.
Lets move our focus to
midweek fixtures Arsenal
against Watford, Liverpool - Chelsea are where my interest shall lie.
Next up is the
midweek Champions League
fixture against Bayern Munich.
So we can xpect him to have some time on pitch
against saints in the
midweek Coc cup
fixture..
Another positive result arrived for Manchester United this
midweek as Jose Mourinho's men got themselves all three points on their away
fixture against Watford.
Fresh from their Carabao Cup victory, Manchester City found themselves playing
against Arsenal once again this
midweek, this time in the English Premier League
fixture and same result happened for Pep Guardiola's men.
Laurent Koscielny (Achilles) remains absent as does Lucas Perez (thigh), while Francis Coquelin will return to the side after missing the
fixture against West Ham in
midweek due to unspecified personal reasons.
Stephane Sessegnon after being withdrawn from the Benin squad to face Algeria
midweek will be given a fitness test prior to tomorrows
fixture against United after aggravating a groin injury
against QPR, it is expected he may miss out tomorrow.
After an anonymous goal-less stalemate at Villa Park, Chelsea redeemed their appetite for scoring goals in the
midweek European
fixture against Spartak Moscow.
The Frenchman responded with a neat goal
against Spartak Moscow in the
midweek fixture.
Man City are reeling from their Champions League exit in
midweek and will be looking to bounce back
against a side that embarrassed them 4 - 1 last season in this
fixture.
The Manchester Evening News report that while United remain hopeful that Rooney, Juan Mata (who picked up an injury
against Watford) and Martial could feature at Old Trafford this week, both Ander Herrera and Phil Jones are now expected to be unavailable for the
midweek fixture having picked up knocks
against the Hornets.
However, their abysmal record
against the top teams this season combined with their
midweek fixture in Spain, and their general malaise in the second half of the season opens the door for Arsenal.
Sunderland Preview: While Blackburn have been resting up ahead of this
midweek fixture, Sunderland were embroiled in a tough tussle at Goodison Park
against Everton in the FA Cup on Saturday.
With games
against two extremely defensive - minded sides (Stoke and Chelsea) coming up on either side of a Champions League
fixture midweek; maybe its time for the manager to roll the dice.