With Spurs just one point off the top four and ten points
off league leaders Chelsea, Mauricio Pochettino will be looking to make signings in January, allowing his side to really push on in the second half of this high competitive Premier League season.
This is a big game for them now because taking three points
off the league leaders would be a huge boost for them.
Like they have done all term, the Blue Girls showed no fear in going toe - to - toe with one of the strongest sides in WSL 1, with Chelsea sitting just two points
off league leaders Manchester City.
Arsène Wenger and Arsenal have endured another dismal season domestically, finding themselves over 10 points off the top four and over 30 points
off the league leaders Manchester City, this has led to banners, protests and empty seats and many fans are just simply fed up and want change.
Now we are just 11 points
off the league leaders and just six behind City with 15 games to play.
I suppose it is a bit hard on Arsene Wenger and the Arsenal players to say that we are struggling in the Premier League title race, as the Gunners sit just two points
off the league leaders Man City.
They're miles
off the league leaders, but winning the title was never a realistic aspiration for this team.
They finished 33 pts
off the league leaders.
Teams in the relegation battle will be happy to take even a single point
off the league leaders.
Bob wrote» a massive none points
off the league leaders.
The Spanish playmaker scored twice in United's 3 - 1 victory against Villa to move them above neighbours Manchester City into third and keep the pressure on Arsenal in second and remain eight points
off league leaders Chelsea, who they face at Stamford Bridge in two weeks.
His goals have helped fire the German side to second in the Bundesliga, eight points
off league leaders Bayern Munich, and as such he is likely to come at a price to any potential suitors.
The result leaves Arsenal nine points
off league leaders Manchester City already this season, with a top four spot surely the best Wenger's side can hope for this term.
Not exact matches
The 22 - year - old would be a quality addition for the Premier
League leaders, but it's noted that Barcelona are also monitoring him and so Chelsea may have some stiff competition to fend
off in order to take him to Stamford Bridge.
Our women's football 3s have won 2 out of 3 of their
league games this season which sits them nicely in 4th place in the Northern 4A, three points
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Liverpool host Swansea City in Saturday's early kick -
off as they look to keep pace with
league leaders Chelsea.
Antonio Conte's side have fallen
off the pace compared to last season, as they currently sit in third place in the Premier
League table, 15 points adrift of
leaders Manchester City.
Even though Chelsea are currently sitting on the ledge between fourth and fifth place in the
league, that hasn't stopped Chelsea's vocal
leader from shrugging
off the club's recent bad stretch.
The Gunners are up to third and now sit just two points
off the
leaders Man City and just one behind our north London rivals Tottenham, so with a very winnable looking game at home to struggling Swansea City next up in the Premier
League, there is plenty for us to be happy and optimistic about.
While some Arsenal fans as well as the generally not as sympathetic folk who make up the football media will call any attempt to come up with a reason for Arsenal falling to nine points
off the Premier
League leaders Chelsea just looking for an excuse, I think we have to look at the latest season full of injury problems and accept that this will have a negative effect on the Gunners or any side for that matter.
That would be stupid as the Gunners are only two points
off the top and the current
league leaders Man City and there is a very long way to go and plenty of time for many more twists and turns to this season.
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On the one hand it is good to hear that the on loan Gunner is performing well for his new club and the fact that Roma are just a single point
off the
leaders of the Italian
league and are going along nicely in their Champions League campaign is great news for Szczesny and Ar
league and are going along nicely in their Champions
League campaign is great news for Szczesny and Ar
League campaign is great news for Szczesny and Arsenal.
Firstly, we take this as a blip and possibly a few too many drinks on Christmas Day with their families as we are still in a great position in the
league only 2 points
off the
leaders, Leicester, who lost as well this weekend to Liverpool.
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As they prepare to welcome the defending champions to Stamford Bridge in the early kick -
off on Saturday, they do so sitting in seventh place in the Premier
League table and five points adrift of
leaders Manchester City.
The result leaves United eight points behind
league leaders Manchester City, while Chelsea are now just a point
off Jose Mourinho's side despite their contrasting starts.
Chelsea have started their defence of the Premier
League title in average fashion, conceding seven goals in their opening three games, and already finding themselves five points
off leaders Man City.
Madrid currently sit marginally
off the pace of La Liga
leaders Barcelona and look unlikely to qualify at the top of their group in the Champions
League.
Also at the half way point
off the season we are 23 points behind the
league leaders and you want to talk about 7 FA Cups.
The
league leaders had got
off to a flyer, after Eden Hazard — who Mourinho suggested was the player of the season — opened the scoring with a fantastic strike from the edge of the area.
As much as Chelsea want Salah
off their books, surely it will take more than that to convince the Premier
League leaders to let a potentially useful squad player go?
The good news for Arsenal came at Anfield, where Jurgen Klopp saw his Liverpool side take all three points
off the current
league leaders Leicester City.
Manchester City will look to get back on track after a disappointing week which saw them throw a two - goal lead at CSKA Moscow in the Champions
League and lose to West Ham over the weekend, sending them 6 points
off leaders Chelsea at this early stage in the Premier
League.
Spurs, who are fifth in the Premier
League, travel to Arsenal for a midday kick -
off on Sunday, while their next Champions
League fixture is a trip to group
leaders Monaco on 22 November.
Aston Villa find themselves a little
off the pace in the promotion race in FA Women's Super
League 2, but as they welcome
leaders Yeovil on Sunday Beth Merrick insists going up remains their priority.
Venue: Selhurst Park Date: 19/03/2016 Kick
Off: 15:00 (BST) Crystal Palace will be desperate to end their terrible winless streak in the Premier League this weekend but it will be anything but straightforward as they prepare to square off against leaders Leicester City at Selhurst Pa
Off: 15:00 (BST) Crystal Palace will be desperate to end their terrible winless streak in the Premier
League this weekend but it will be anything but straightforward as they prepare to square
off against leaders Leicester City at Selhurst Pa
off against
leaders Leicester City at Selhurst Park.
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League leaders enquired about the Algeria playmaker but were put
off by the Foxes» # 95million valuation.
Sergio Aguero set the Premier
League leaders on the way to victory with the opening goal before second - half strikes from the outstanding Vincent Kompany and David Silva finished
off the Gunners at Wembley.
Current Bundesliga
league leader, Borussia Dortmund started off their Europa League group stage fixture with a thrilling victory over Kras
league leader, Borussia Dortmund started
off their Europa
League group stage fixture with a thrilling victory over Kras
League group stage fixture with a thrilling victory over Krasnodar.
March 19 — Runaway English Championship
leaders Wolverhampton Wanderers look certain to be headed back to the Premier
League but they will need to head
off growing concerns about their ownership and the influence of super agent Jorge Mendes in the club's signings, an influence that will concern Premier
League club owners, many of whom rely on Mendes for key foreign players.
The
league leaders were firmly in control after the 29th game of the season, as they saw
off Hull at the KC Stadium to go six points clear at the top with a game in hand.
With Liverpool sitting in sixth place in the
league and 12 points behind the
leaders, Man City, the Twitter brigade are scavenging
off poor displays from certain players or the team as a whole.
Eager to keep their pressure on current
league leader, Juventus, Roma put on an aggressive approach straight from kick
off.
The Wales defender will have his hands full with the likes of Pelle, Tadic and Ward - Prowse on a hunt against a side that comes
off a humiliating 0 - 5 loss at home against
league leaders Chelsea.
With the FA Cup kicking
off and then returning at the end of January, we should have a much clearer idea of where this season is going for the Blues once the month draws to a close, especially with Man City already runaway
leaders in the Premier
League, ruling out any chance of Conte's men retaining their title.
United has played well against
league leaders Burnley and Middlesbrough this season but fallen
off against the lesser sides.
Ipswich could use the boost of three points against the
league leaders in this one to get their challenge for a play
off place going again.
League leader Michael van Gerwen will come up against Simon Whitlock, with the Australian sitting in fourth place on ten points as he targets a third Play -
Off campaign following a strong first half of the season.
Striker was booked for taking his shirt
off celebrating stoppage time goal that denied the
league leaders.