Sentences with phrase «of their midweek game against»

On the same day, Spurs Ladies return to action following the postponement of their midweek game against Millwall Lionesses with a trip to Brighton & Hove Albion in the Women's Super League 2.

Match Preview: Lionel Messi has traveled with the 18 - man squad traveled to Malaga, he pulled out of the midweek game against Athletico Bilbao with a hamstring problem but expected to start alongside Suarez on saturday afternoon.

Not exact matches

The game against PSG in midweek is a big game to finish top of their Champions League group.

After the Lord Mayor's show of scoring six in midweek in the Champions League demolition of Ludogorets, the Gunners failed to score in a home game against Middlesborough.

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.

More good news for Arsenal is the fact that the Tigers also have a midweek game before they come to the Emirates for the 5th round of the FA cup and it is a massive game as well, against another team in the mix for promotion in Brighton.

I first thought it was a bit strange that Arsene Wenger dropped Olivier Giroud to the bench against Leicester in midweek, and even more surprised that Alexis was moved into the centre - forward position, but Le Boss reckons hat many of his Arsenal team were suffering from fatigue after the Spurs game.

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.

With the midweek game against Besiktas in mind and some of the Arsenal squad still to get up to speed, Arsene Wenger opted for a bit of an experimental selection for the away game with Everton.

Arsenal v West Brom «It seems almost inconceivable that Arsenal would go three home games without finding the back of the opposition net, but they looked jaded and out of sorts against the Black Cats midweek and will be hoping for a confidence booster before Wembley next weekend.»

It was always going to be a balancing act for Arsenal in the second Europa League quarter - final against CSKA Moscow, with a 4 - 1 lead almost securing progress but the other midweek games offering a telling reminder of what can happen in football.

We finally have a win under our belt against one of the bigger teams in midweek and I expect that to propel us onto better things starting with the game at the Hawthorns.

Yes there can be discontent at situations, and during midweeks it is all fine and good to voice them, but if every game day we all came together, whether in your homes, local pubs, or those lucky enough to go to a game live (something I wish someday to do) and fight for one another instead of against, there's no telling what this team can not achieve.

The Europa League game against Red Star Belgrade this week could have been an ideal chance for Chambers to be eased back in for a relatively low - priority match, but the club could really be starved of options if they choose to rotate once again for their midweek European ties.

News is coming out that Koscielny has sustained an injury that will rule him out of this weekend's game and could see him miss that all important game against Besiktas midweek.

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.

During a midweek game against Blackpool, goalie Peter Keen launched a routine clearance that ended up bouncing over Jon Kennedy, his opposite number in the Tangerines» goal, and into the back of the net.

Match Predictions: After incredible run of 10 consecutive wins, Manchester City finally dropped points in midweek game against Celtic where they drew 3 - 3 in one of the best games this season.

Team News & lineups: One problem for Barcelona is the fact that they are playing so many games since the start of the year that Luis Enrique might choose to rest a few players in next couple of games including Sundays clash against Levante and midweek Copa Del Rey dead - rubber second leg tie against Valencia.

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.

City on the other hand will welcome back most of their regulars in starting lineup after Guardiola made 8 changes for a game against United during the midweek.

Tottenham on the other hand started their season on a quiet note, but have recently stepped up their game and will be going into the clash at the Emirates Stadium on the back of three straight wins — including their midweek Europa League victory against Anderlecht.

Meanwhile, Thiago Alcantara has been ruled out of the game against Augsburg with a knee injury he suffered in Spain's 3 - 3 draw with Russia in midweek.

His goal midweek against Chelsea, although scored from the breakdown of a free kick, kind of typified what his game is all about, strength and power.

On following up the win against Real Madrid... «We knew it was going to be difficult because of the midweek game, we had a lot of players missing as well and this game was really important to continue the momentum.

In a bold attempt to put a positive spin on things, and to try and cover up their feeble display in midweek as they failed to score even one goal against a side Arsenal put five past during a Champions League game at the Emirates earlier in the season, Liverpool have been enjoying an upturn in league form, winning six and losing just one of their last eight, while they were impressive 3 - 1 winners at home to Manchester United last time out.

The QPR goalkeeper has been in fine form of late and made 12 points against Manchester City in midweek — the third time he has managed a double figure points score in his last four games.

He scored a nice goal against Bayern Munich midweek and although it will very much be a game of wait and see it's relatively interesting news nonetheless.

Match Preview & Lineups: Jose Mourinho made as many as 6 changes in the starting lineup which lost to FC Basel in the Champions League during midweek and we can expect some of the big names back in the starting lineup for home game against Brighton.

I'll take 6th for a couple of seasons, especially if it includes at least 3 points against the Spuds, a trip or more to Wembley and winter warming midweek European excitement (and yes, I am talking about the Ostersunds game: bring it on, with Laca to score a hatrick!)

Madrid are coming into this game on the back of a exciting 3 - 2 win over Villarreal last weekend and they will be heavy favourites going into the midweek game against Las Palmas.

The visitors also come into the game after a gruelling midweek Champions League game against Barcelona, and it's highly likely that Roberto Di Matteo will rest several of his key players — most notably Drogba — as next Tuesday's return leg in Spain will now surely take precedence over the league.

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.

Diego Costa is confident he will be fit for Chelsea's home game against Liverpool on Saturday despite damaging his ribs in midweek as the holders were knocked out of the English League Cup at Stoke.

This trend continued in the game against Feyenoord midweek and came harshly down upon United against Watford where certain players looked more like semi-professionals instead of the # 300k a week players they are supposed to be.

Rob Elliot is disbanded with his family struggles as he didn't feature with his nation, the Republic of Ireland game against Denmark in the midweek.

Team News & Lineups: Arsenal's 1 - 1 result against Paris Saint Germain in the midweek was kind of lucky as they struggled for most part in that game but it was expected as Arsene Wenger made several changes in the starting lineup.

But a defeat against Barcelona and a difficult game against Southampton in the midweek followed by United in League Cup present all new frontier for Pep who has never been in this kind of situation.

Kolo Toure was also an unused sub against Villa, and again in midweek versus Villarreal, with Mancini deciding to stick with the central defensive partnership of Joleon Lescott and Vincent Kompany that has helped City boast the joint - strongest defensive figures after eight games.