Sentences with phrase «midweek league cup»

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.

Jordan Houghton played an hour for Doncaster away to Arsenal in midweek League Cup action and, most encouragingly, followed that up with a hugely impressive 90 minutes and a 3 - 0 win away to former club Plymouth.

Likewise, the defence may not see any chances from the midweek League Cup outing, and Calum Chambers, Shkodran Mustafi and Rob Holding are very much certain to start in central defence.

He also mentions the tackle on Jordan Henderson in the midweek League Cup game against West Brom which went unpunished.

Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool will look to avenge their midweek League Cup defeat to Leicester City when they return to the...

Sakho's Rennes debut could come in a midweek League Cup semi against Paris Saint - Germain.

After some eventful midweek league cup football, the Premier League resumes at Old Trafford for Manchester United as they will host newly promoted Burnley on Saturday.

Buoyed by a midweek League Cup win over Manchester City, Sir Alex's side went in search of a first ever Premier League win at the Emirates Stadium.

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.

Manchester United striker Javier Hernandez looks set to leave Old Trafford, having failed to grasp his opportunity in the midweek League Cup defeat to MK Dons, with Juventus and Valencia seemingly leading the chase for the Mexican's signature.

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.

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.

Not exact matches

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.

It's a dire start for the reigning champions, and Mourinho has found himself under immense pressure — particularly following consecutive league defeats to West Ham United and Liverpool, as well as the midweek defeat by Stoke City in the Capital One Cup.

What is certain now though is that he will need a positive reaction from his players as after plotting a way to navigate past Swansea City in the League Cup in midweek, Man Utd host an in - form Tottenham side this weekend who will ruthlessly expose their issues if the visitors aren't in their best form.

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.

However, his exclusion from the match day squad entirely this weekend was a surprise, although as noted by freelance injury analyst Ben Dinnery in the tweet below, Pochettino has now revealed that the Tottenham midfielder picked up an ankle problem in midweek in the League Cup win over Barnsley.

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.

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.

The 28 - year - old Spaniard injured himself after falling awkwardly against Newcastle, as City lost 2 - 0 in the League Cup midweek.

No Chamions League qualifier and no other midweek cup games for a good few weeks into the season.

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.

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 trip to Liverpool next weekend is a big test but they are a shadow of last season's team and they have a tough League Cup match in midweek.

The midweek starting XI included a number of fringe and youth prospects, with the Gunners boss regularly using the League Cup as a platform to give his less experienced players a bridge between the development sides.

Nevertheless, it remains to be seen whether or not Manuel Pellegrini's men will be able to change the tide and get back into the contest, as the Chilean tactician undoubtedly prioritised the Champions League over the FA Cup with Dynamo Kiev lying in wait in midweek.

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.

Janssen scored his first goal for the club in midweek in the EFL Cup, and although he wasn't able to follow that up with an effort in the league, it was a decent performance from the 22 - year - old as he set up Heung - Min Son's first goal of the afternoon.

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.

With Gabriel Jesus currently sidelined through injury, the 29 - year - old continues to find the mark for Pep Guardiola's side, bagging a hat - trick in the win over Newcastle United at the weekend before scoring in midweek as City booked their spot in the League Cup final.

A win today, followed up by another three points in midweek against Leicester will see the Blues win their first league title since 2010 and follow up the Capital One Cup victory to cap off a relatively successful season for Chelsea — despite their last - 16 Champions League exit at the hands of Paris Saint - Geleague title since 2010 and follow up the Capital One Cup victory to cap off a relatively successful season for Chelsea — despite their last - 16 Champions League exit at the hands of Paris Saint - GeLeague exit at the hands of Paris Saint - Germain.

After being dumped out of the Champions League in midweek, Manchester United's hopes of silverware this season come down to the FA Cup as they face Brighton & Hove Albion at Old Trafford, in the Saturday night kickoff.

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.

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.

The Saints are revelling in their defeat of Liverpool in midweek, which has earned them a place in only their second League Cup final of their history, but the manager has called for focus ahead of the coming encounter.

After a handful of midweek fixtures, there are six league matches coming up over the weekend - with four live on Sky Sports Premier League - while Manchester United face Tottenham and Chelsea play Southampton in the FA Cup league matches coming up over the weekend - with four live on Sky Sports Premier League - while Manchester United face Tottenham and Chelsea play Southampton in the FA Cup League - while Manchester United face Tottenham and Chelsea play Southampton in the FA Cup semis.

Already reeling from their shock midweek Carabao Cup exit at Bristol City, the need for Jose Mourinho's men to get back to winning ways was heightened by Pep Guardiola's team racking up a 17th successive league win earlier in the day.

Fresh from the midweek exertions in the Carabao Cup and the draw that took 48 years to finish, United and Spurs face each other in a massive fixture on Saturday noon in the Premier League - which could truly swing the momentum one way or the other.

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.

Of course it is a double Murphy when we progress in the League (EFL) cup and we are drawn at home to Chelsea in the following midweek.

Both the teams were ousted from the League Cup in the midweek.

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.

His midweek outburst following the League Cup semi-final defeat will have only irked the board even more, and there's a gulf growing between the manager and those above him.

The Blues made progress in the FA Cup on the weekend at the expense of Newcastle and they jump back into action at Stamford Bridge in midweek as they host Bournemouth in the Premier League.

They had beaten a second string Liverpool side 2 - 0 in midweek Cup action, but Leicester City were unable to produce an encore in their league fixture between the two sides over the weekend, slumping to a 3 - 2 loss at the King Power Stadium.

Following on from their League Cup excursions, both sides will be more than happy to put their midweek shortcomings behind them as...

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.

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