Sentences with phrase «midweek games on»

There are a number of midweek games on tap, including tonight's showdown between UL Lafayette and North Texas.

The west London giants have not quite replicated the form from the previous campaign, and they go into the midweek game on the back of two successive draws in the English top - flight.

Not exact matches

Dann has seen his team win their last two home games against Watford and Middlesbrough, and also beat West Brom and Chelsea away before the loss to the Saints in midweek, and Dann believes the fans can help cheer them on to another win against the Gunners tomorrow.

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 come into the game with mixed form, but our players could benefit from being much the fresher with us having completely rotated our XI for the Europa League on Thursday, while City had a tough match away to Napoli in midweek.

if they are playing a game on the weekend and another in midweek then its fair to say the player is or maybe suffering from burn out...

He has a poor game for Spain midweek and that coupled with his display against Arsenal on the opening day and had led some idiots to question his ability, as though the previous five years had somehow never happened.

It will be interesting to see what kind of team Wenger puts out and if he takes the initiative to rest our players who were on international duty, what with the up and coming champions league game in midweek.

It's midweek and we have to wait until Saturday before the big game against Chelsea, but the papers are keeping busy with Arsenal transfer rumours to keep themselves amused — so I will pass on today's offerings for discussion.

If we fail to get an early goal, this could well turn into a scrappy affair, but Theo Walcott loves to open up defences in midweek, and I can see him breaking through in the opening 45 minutes, and the game should be much more open from then on.

Arsene Wenger is going to have a dilemma on Tuesday if he is intending to rotate his starting line - up like he has done in Arsenal's last two midweek games, with the massive game against League leaders Man United next weekend.

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.

Well the team might not have played to their best but I think the midweek game took its toll on the team plus we missed Carzola's creativity a lot at the middle and Girouds presence up front..

At least the current league leaders did not win their own midweek game against Liverpool, but they did get a point and all Arsenal fans know that nothing less than a win will do for us at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.

As Rifer pointed out on the podcast last week, NYC has a midweek game against SKC leading into our game.

The Gunners ended a two - game streak without a win in midweek with their 2 - 0 victory over West Bromwich Albion, and will hope to continue to build on their momentum.

We have seen clubs like Liverpool and Chelsea thrive without all the extra midweek games and the toll they take on a squad and we know that Arsenal are beset annually with more injury problems than most.

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.

Now he has cemented a place in the Nigeria team as well, and having scored twice in the Super Eagles warm up game in midweek, the Nigeria coach, Gernot Rohr, is expecting him to repeat the feat when his team faces Zambia on Sunday.

Boro will be bang up for this, while City might have one eye on their Champions League game with Monaco in midweek.

In addition, midweek games would definitely have an adverse affect on League performances at this late stage of the season.

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.

This is an interesting game tonight at the Emirates as Arsenal take on Huddersfield in the midweek Premier League game.

The Blues look odds on to lift the trophy come the end of the season and could even have it wrapped up by midweek, should they win their next two games — though if they don't, it would surely only be delaying the inevitable.

With no midweek game for the Gunners to have to deal with this week, the inquest goes on among the Arsenal faithful about the recent run of disappointing results.

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.

The poor result on Merseyside has left the door open for the likes of Liverpool and Tottenham in the race for a top - four finish and the former can close the gap on their fiercest rivals to just four points should they win their game in hand against relegation strugglers Hull City in midweek.

That the first team is on the bench waiting for a weekend decisive premier league match and or a ufl game midweek.

With the domestic title being our clear priority, the game at Stamford Bridge is obviously the most important and with the timing of the fixtures, we might have to rest a few key players in midweek because the Chelsea game kicks off at 12.45 on Saturday, giving the players just two days in between games and a long flight.

Indeed the Scottish League has already committed itself to starting on July 23rd for the 2011 - 12 season, 3 weeks earlier than this season, to lessen the threat of midweek games in the winter months.

After just one point from their last two League games, Arsenal really have to get back on track against Norwich City on Sunday just like they did in the Champions League this midweek.

It became a bit of an issue for Arsenal last year and I think it got into the players heads that an early kick off in the Premier League on Saturday following a midweek game in the Champions League would give the Gunners all sorts of problems.

With arsenal still just taking the first few steps on the road to recovery after suffering the worst period the team has had to endure for many a year and setting a few unwanted records for the Arsene Wenger era, we could probably have done without this midweek game against a side that is not only the reigning Premier League champions but who are quite a bit further down their own road to redemption while still needing some points to make their survival in the top flight completely secure.

Though the midweek game is important, can't help but think the Chelsea game will have more significance on our season and a win away at a ground that we've been so poor on would inspire a lot of belief.

Wenger chose to largely base his selection with the midweek champions league game in the back of his mind, with both Alexis and Giroud sitting on the bench, whilst Perez, Chamberlain and Walcott, all who could play an important part out in France, were all substituted to ensure their fitness doesn't drop too low.

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.

Fixtures are arranged by Sky Sports for television and from now on I'd like you all to check out their beloved Man Utd and how much their helped by Sky especially when they play midweek games.

In a midweek game against Drexel on Feb. 27, Kluh hurt his knee again.

Manuel Pellegrini takes his Manchester City side to Upton Park after a hugely disappointing midweek Champions League draw against CSKA Moscow, hoping to notch up another win in the Premier League and keep the pressure on title rivals Chelsea before their Sunday game against Manchester United.

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.

In midweek, Manchester United will play their second game on the road as they make the short trip to Lisbon to take on the biggest club side in Portuguese football.

Weston McKennie was an unused substitute in the midweek game but did come on in the 71st minute last weekend and drew a foul to set up Schalke's second goal.

It's possible Marsch won't want to play Kaku 90 minutes in anticipation of his Tuesday's game (especially with Davis already out for the midweek match), but it's at least equally possible that Marsch plans to trot out Kaku for a full appearance against the Timbers and to have him on the bench against Tijuana.

Its a crucial game for Chelsea and Antonio Conte who take on Barcelona in midweek for the Champions League knockout tie.

A midweek win at Middlesbrough had briefly seen the Hammers rise to a season high 17th and escape was still possible on the final day even though rival teams still had more games to play.

Monday night games were always great fun when it was one of the days on which midweek fixtures were played; but now that it is reserved for the weekend's afterthought contest it has just become an irritating wait.

He wasn't picked for Arsenal's hard - fought draw at Chelsea or the midweek Europa League game against BATE Borisov, and started the home game against West Brom on the bench.

Match Predictions: Liverpool can blow hot and cold but going into the Brighton game they will be confident after putting on a good performance against Stoke City in midweek.

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.

listen to «Oh, Alexis, here's the ball...» on audioBoom After Arsenal's win at Sunderland, Sam Limbert is joined by James Bale to talk about the game, and Arsenal's entirely deserved, and not at all fortunate, win against Anderlecht in midweek.