At Anfield, the only genuine shocker of a performance came against Swansea on January 21st, with the 3 - 2 loss still
their only home defeat of the season in the league.
Their only home defeat of the league season came in their opener against Spurs, but they have improved a lot since then.
Although the Clarets lost 1 - 0 to Swansea on this season's opening day, that is actually there
only home defeat in the last 17 League games, stretching back to before Xmas.
Not exact matches
Glooskap, the mightiest warrior of all, returns
home after a lengthy period of conquests,
only to be
defeated by the mighty Wasis, a creature on the floor of his
home.
So firstly Shearer is convinced that his Newcastle side will manage to do the business at Villa Park even though his Toon Army side has
only won two games on the their travels this season and regardless of Martin O'Neill's recent poor form the midlands club have
only lost three times at
home this season and have managed to avoid
defeat against Liverpool, Man United and Arsenal in the process.
In fact since the winter break began in Russia before Xmas, CSKA have played 12 games and their
only defeat was the Lyon
home reversal, but they overcame that in France.
History is on Arsenal's side though with
only one
defeat to the Scousers in the last 15
home matches, but Rodgers believes he knows how to counter Arsenal's game.
Even in that
defeat to Man United we had over 30 attempts on David De Gea's goal and failed to score more than one, but we were undone yet again by two horrendous defensive mistakes, but that was the
only time that happened at
home.
Fans of English soccer were crushed when their team lost 1 - 0 to Italy in a Feb. 12 World Cup qualifying match in London — England's first
defeat in a
home qualifier in 40 years — but they weren't the
only ones left high and dry.
Hopefully the fact that we suffered a surprise
defeat at
home to Swansea City last season, a match that Wenger has suggested ended our hopes of winning the title, will ensure that the players do not take this match for granted, even though the Welsh club have
only taken a single point since the opening day.
It's
only Chelsea who look better than last year, if we can finally beat these sides at
home and avoid
defeat away than yea we can win the league!
Man U game was
only the second
home EPL
defeat since the start of last season (first game vs Villa) so Arsenal should be favourites.
The
only concern in terms of ability is that he occasionally mistime his interception of high balls (remember Southampton 0 - 2
defeat away last year)... lost the player he is suppose to mark (West Ham first goal 0 - 2
defeat at
home this year).
Despite our opponents struggles, they remain unbeaten in the league at
home this term, with
only the solitary League Cup
defeat at Goodison Park under Ronaldo Koeman.
So far, Kluber's 1 - 0 loss at
home against the Padres remains the
only defeat in the sample.
We were excellent in pre season and capped a 100 percent record with Wenger's first ever win over Mourinho to beat Chelsea in the Community Shield and we all expected Arsenal to hit the ground running in the Premier League,
only to slump to a shock
defeat at
home to West Ham.
Only Liverpool (6) are on a current longer run without
defeat away from
home in the division.
The San Antonio Spurs are the
only team in the west that has
defeated every other team in the western conference playoffs in the last month, and every one of those victories has come at
home.
Yes, he might have his best games against teams like Crystal Palace, Queens Park Rangers and West Ham United, but this season Giroud can also boast strikes
home and away against Liverpool, away to Manchester City, and at
home to Manchester United —
only the latter was a
defeat.
Long term or not Mustafi will be missed, as it was evident while the center back and his partner (Koscielny) was missing in our
only defeat at
home to Liverpool.
He conceded three goals in the away
defeat against Manchester City but, incredibly, in just short of eight more games he's conceded
only two more, one at Liverpool and the other in the
home game against West Ham, both games ending in 1 - 1 draws.
While Chelsea do own the distinction of being one of
only a small handful of teams to beat Arsenal at all this season — they have not lost a single match at
home in any competition since a 3 - 2
defeat against Olympiacos in the Champions League... back in September.
They beat the Champions Chelsea in the first game of the season, their loss at
home to West Brom the following week is still their
only defeat at Turf Moor in this campaign, and their
only other
defeat was at Man City!
Overall
home and away that loss against Brighton is their
only defeat in their last eight played now.
They will be desperate to maintain a challenge that has seen them suffer just three league
defeats this season,
only one of which was at
home, a 0 - 2 reversal against London Tigers way back in October last year.
The
defeat to Burnley is the
only one the Hammers have suffered in their last six
home matches and the fact the Clarets have won their last five games provides some context.
Goalkeeper David De Gea, Chris Smalling, Ander Herrera and Paul Pogba were the
only ones to keep their places from the shock
home defeat to West Brom, with De Gea named captain for the first time.
Manchester City could be confirmed as Premier League champions without playing on Sunday, but
only if rivals Manchester United suffer a shock
defeat at
home to bottom club West Bromwich Albion.
It was
only their second
home defeat in 35 Premier League games.
Among this both team so far
only one head to head occurred, and on the
only match Bournemouth
defeats Sunderland by 2 - 0 goals at
home.
The chances still seem slim given Liverpool just have to beat a relegated Middlesbrough at
home, and Manchester City
only need to avoid a heavy
defeat to Watford, but Arsenal go into the final day of the season knowing a win could yet sneak them back into the Champions League for another year.
Burnley are 4 -1-3 at
home and since the opening day loss against Swansea they have been
defeated only by Arsenal and Man City at Turf Moor.
Watford, who have been all over the place this season have now
only managed one point in their last four games after suffering a
home defeat against Burnley last weekend.
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.
Nikolay Mihaylov's appearance in a 0 - 3
defeat at
home to Werder Bremen would prove to be his
only Champions League appearance that season, His
only appearances since came for FC Twente in 2010.
Burnley have won five of their last six at Turf Moor against Hull and remember that he
only suffered two
home defeats all season in the Championship last term.
Burnley have
only scored seven goals in their nine
home games and their
home defeats, against Arsenal and West Brom, were both by a 1 - 0 loss
only.
More worrying than anything else is the fact seven of those have come when Wolves have gone travelling, although, what with Wolves at
home this weekend, in the meantime it will be viewed as positive for punters as it means
only three of their league
defeats this season have come at Molineux,
home of a very hungry Wolves side.
The Foxes have
only suffered the one
defeat in their last eleven
home games and may be up for this.
Whilst the
home side have
only lost three times this season at Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, those
defeats have come to Barcelona and Juventus, proving they struggle against the top tier opponents — a bracket that Real Madrid certainly fall into.
Watford have still lost
only four times at
home this season and bar their narrow
defeat against Stoke each was against an elite opponent.
It's been a horrendous run of form and after opening the scoring at
home against Leicester on the weekend, they found themselves behind in the second half, but Dwight Gayle managed to get them back level
only for an own goal to sink them to a 3 - 2
defeat just four minutes from time.
• Madrid's win in the first game was
only Juve's second
home defeat in 76 matches in all competitions (W64 D10); the other was a 2 - 1
defeat against SS Lazio on 14 October 2017.
Clinching their third straight Bundesliga crown this weekend courtesy of a 1 - 0
home victory over a surprisingly resilient Hertha Berlin and second - placed Wolfsburg's identical scoreline
defeat at Gladbach, Bayern Munich now have no fewer than 25 domestic championships in the strong room and looking at the season's tale of the tape — just two
defeats, 24 wins out of 30, 77 goals scored and
only 13 conceded — the competitive deficit in today's top - flight is there for all to see.
While West Brom did manage six more wins at The Hawthorns last season than on their travellers, Roberto Di Matteo's men
only suffered three away
defeats all season and their record away from
home of 10 -10-3 does bode well for their chances considering their strong tendency to hold out for draws.
* The balance of the Spanish team against Bayern Munich at
home in Europe is also quite impressive,
only one
defeat from 18 matches.
Overall
home and away they have
only suffered the one
defeat in their last six.
Defeat at Watford on Saturday, however, means the Blues continue to search to replicate their
home form on the road - having collected five points and conceded
only one goal in their first three away fixtures under Allardyce.
They have
only suffered one
defeat in their last 46 European
home games as well (W30 D15).
They handed leaders Buriram United their
only 2017 league
defeat in May, and had built an impressive record at
home, despite injuries, at different times, to key imports Ariel Rodriguez, Daniel Rodriguez and Matt Smith.