Sentences with phrase «of a relegation battle with»

While Cheema's exploits for the Bees» underage side may feel like a world away from the prospect of a relegation battle with the Swans or the Black Cats, or of battling for Europe with the Merseyside pair, Barnet boss Martin Allen has already seen enough promise in the wonderkid to include him in the first - team set up.

Southampton manager Mark Hughes wants his players «to enjoy the challenge» of their relegation battle with the club five points from safety.

Not exact matches

United moved to within a point of us in the table with their win and so even a point would keep them just one result from overtaking Arsenal and with us facing a tough trip to relegation battling Sunderland on Sunday, a win against the Baggies is vital tonight.

With so much at stake, the race for the title, a top - four finish and the battle to avoid relegation will all be a riveting watch as the Premier League continues to invest heavily to bring the best of Europe to England.

From final of champions league to round of sixteen, now out of champions league, perharps he will only consider quitting when we are faced with relegation battle.

Leicester are playing teams that are fighting for European spots and a couple battling relegation; they have been playing without any sort of pressure because nobody believed they can actually be where they are right now and without that burden of expectation they have been flying: Now the scenario is different, its their title to lose now and they know it and with that comes a different sort of pressure altogether and I strongly believe they are a loss away from panicking and maybe unravel a bit....

As we head into the latter stages of the Premier League season with a title race yet to be completely decided, and a relegation battle ready to go right down to the wire, managers will be calling upon the fittest players in their respective squads to help them achieve their particular goal.

The loss of such a critical figure leaves Villa at risk of another relegation battle, and Sherwood will be hoping that Gestede can replace the goals lost with Benteke's exit to Liverpool.

As a Fan I know that a fraction of the money I spend as a supporter goes to buy players, unfortunately it seems a very small fraction, so I will continue with my own little contribution, as I know the owner will rather see us in the relegation battle than dig into his pockets to reinforce the squad, but also would like to see a gesture from WENGER, whom we all know is going nowhere, as a Man of principles that he claims to be and that he will HONOR his Contract till the end, as the ARSENAL lover he claims to be cut your wages give back some of that money that you did not earn and contribute to the future glory of the Team, like each one of us Fans do when we spend our well and hard earned money, do this buy players.

Arriving in the West Midlands for # 9 million two years ago, he will be available for considerably less than that as Villa continue to look to chop numbers off the wage bill, with the Frenchman being a prime candidate for his lack of consistency during a relegation battle in the previous campaign.

Furthermore, with relegation battles down the bottom half of the table also growing in competition, as various clubs fight amongst themselves for safety from the drop, it means that Arsenal also face tougher games from teams in the lower half of the league.

West Brom host Burnley in a Premier League clash at The Hawthorns this afternoon, with both sides likely to be mindful that this could turn out to be a vital clash in the battle to avoid relegation from the Premier League come the end of the season.

With Wanyama gone, and Southampton exposed, relegation - battling Norwich took full advantage, with midfielder Alex Tettey — liberated after the dismissal of his opposite number in the 73rd minute — bagging the only goal of the game soon afWith Wanyama gone, and Southampton exposed, relegation - battling Norwich took full advantage, with midfielder Alex Tettey — liberated after the dismissal of his opposite number in the 73rd minute — bagging the only goal of the game soon afwith midfielder Alex Tettey — liberated after the dismissal of his opposite number in the 73rd minute — bagging the only goal of the game soon after.

One of the most talked about transfer targets of last summer, Hummels eventually elected to remain with Dortmund, and has surprisingly endured a miserable season, battling against relegation.

Bolton sit in 17th spot after a run of decent form, three wins in their last five Premier League fixtures, but the Trotters still find themselves in a relegation battle and have conceded more goals than any other side in the division, 47 in 22 matches, so could do with all the help they can get at the back.

With game time at a premium and his former club fearing that they may become dragged into a relegation battle, Chambers looks set to return to St Mary's on loan until the end of the season.

It makes me sad when I hear that arsenal are dragging a player with likes of westham, westbrom, Watford and some other relegation battle teams.

The North London and Merseyside derbies will take centre stage this weekend in a potentially decisive 48 hours of Premier League football, with the title race, the top four battle, and the relegation fight all set to take their next major twist.

It hasn't been an easy season, and with only eight games to go, Le TFC sit in the bottom three and in the midst of a relegation battle.

However, with the Scot now a free agent, he could be the ideal solution for the Pensioners, should Abramovich be seeking a short - term fire - fighter to pull them clear of a relegation battle.

With Gary Megson now in charge, Bolton Wanderers were in the midst of a relegation battle.

The pitch invaders will undoubtedly be banned from the stadium but how does the club with Board, players and fans at each other's throats navigate the rest of the season while at the same time battling a desperate relegation fight.

The nail - biting, nerve - jangling, too - close - to - call relegation battle enters another round with the Hammers seeking to reverse their wretched run of poor form against Burnley.

Currently second from bottom with just five wins to their name after losing to Stoke City at the weekend, Villa are facing the very real prospect of being involved in a relegation battle.

However, despite being in the the top half, with just 14 games remaining Watford are facing the real possibility of an imminent relegation battle.

With the departure of mentor Sam Allardyce and the appointment of miserable turd - stain Gary Megson, Diouf's time at Wanderers came to an end in 2008 with the club fighting against relegation - a battle that they would win with the help of the former Liverpool forwWith the departure of mentor Sam Allardyce and the appointment of miserable turd - stain Gary Megson, Diouf's time at Wanderers came to an end in 2008 with the club fighting against relegation - a battle that they would win with the help of the former Liverpool forwwith the club fighting against relegation - a battle that they would win with the help of the former Liverpool forwwith the help of the former Liverpool forward.

I could rant about the majority of our players, who were too spineless to make a good fight of the game, at the atrocious referee who saw two players leave the pitch with serious injuries under his supervision and gave some incredibly stupid decisions, the fact that we have now been sucked right back into a relegation battle and so, so much more.

The away side will have the bigger emphasis to win as the relegation battle thickens and with time running out, a positive result here is crucial for Sunderland's chances of survival.

The newcomers are breaking the relegation battle trend which often haunts newly promoted championship teams, with the stats suggestion that around 60 - 70 percent of promoted teams go straight back down to the Championship.

Plenty of pundits are placing their Crystal Palace predictions firmly in a relegation battle this term, with the club doing very little business in the summer.

This one doesn't really matter in terms of the result, with Wednesday neither involved in the relegation battle or the race for the Playoffs.

It has been a season of poor production from Rovers who find themselves stuck in the relegation zone in the Championship at the moment and with a big battle on their hands to avoid playing League One football next season.

Well, that was an odd one... Manchester United headed to St James» Park this evening with many suspecting that Louis van Gaal's job would be under serious threat should they fail to secure three points against a Newcastle side in the midst of a genuine relegation battle.

In November, the two sides battled out a 0 - 0 draw and it was a match that reflected both sides as a relegation candidate with a lot of more attacking play on show.

Even before Portugal's triumph at last year's Euros, centre back Jose Fonte had had an impressive season with Southampton as the Saints got the license to treat the rest of the league to a treat of attractive football in the top flight league in England and still manage to stay afloat far away from relegation, above the mid table as they battled Everton for the Europa League spot.

Even a draw would keep our nice cushion above the West London club, though Conte's side do have a rather favourable fixture list after this weekend with the likes of relegation battling West Ham, Southampton and Swansea City all to face.

A broadly positive night amounted to further respite from a miserable season that, from excitement at their summer takeover by Chinese investors Fosun Group and a number of expensive additions, has spiraled into a battle with relegation to League One.

In the midst of a relegation battle and without a win in nine matches, Cologne have parted ways with sporting director Jörg Schmadtke by mutual agreement.

With attacking prowess in the form of Gallagher, Adams, Jota and Maghoma, Monk has ample talent to work with as he moulds his new side's style to fight a relegation battle that could have been so easily avoided this seaWith attacking prowess in the form of Gallagher, Adams, Jota and Maghoma, Monk has ample talent to work with as he moulds his new side's style to fight a relegation battle that could have been so easily avoided this seawith as he moulds his new side's style to fight a relegation battle that could have been so easily avoided this season.

With just over a month of the season to go, the Premier League relegation battle is seeming more and more like a two - team scrap.

Mark Hughes admits Southampton's Premier League relegation battle will be in the back of his mind during this Sunday's FA Cup semi-final with Chelsea

As he battles it out in a Premier League relegation scrap with West Ham United, it's easy to forget how much of a star name Javier Hernández is in his homeland.

Luke Shaw's problems at United have ended his hopes of making the World Cup, while Ryan Bertrand is battling relegation with Southampton and he missed this game after withdrawing from the squad due to injury.

Labour today faces a simple choice — either a direct, and admittedly initially electorally damaging, battle with the Right, AND their supposed «Soft Left» fellow travellers, to transform the Party into a thoroughgoing Left Party for radical change, Or the «Pasok experience» of catastrophic relegation to political irrelevance still looms.