Sentences with phrase «point gap against»

We've seen it before, we can't close a 9 point gap against Chelsea.

Not exact matches

One frequently cited bar graph has been used to suggest, for the decade 1965 - 75, a severe diminution of seven mainline Protestant bodies by contrast both with their gains in the preceding ten years and with the continuing growth of selected conservative churches (see Jackson W. Carroll et al., Religion in America, 1950 to the Present [Harper & Row, 19791, p. 15) The gap in growth rates for 1965 - 75, as shown on that graph, is more than 29 percentage points (an average loss in the oldline denominations of 8.9 per cent against average gains among the conservatives of 20.5 per cent) This is indeed a substantial difference, but it does not approach the difference in growth rates recorded for the same religious groups in the 1930s, when the discrepancy amounted to 62 percentage points.

The Blues sit top of the Premier League table by a huge seven points at present, with Liverpool able to close that gap to only six points should they win this evening against Stoke City.

Vidal continues to say that Munich is the best team in the world, and he can certainly point to Arsenal's humiliation against Bayern in the Champions League to emphasise the gap in quality between the two sides, but he believes that Alexis will make the Germans into an even better side.

The Premier League champions will be looking to close the gap on Jose Mourinho's Chelsea, and with the Hammers taking just one point from their last six league games against City Manuel Pellegrini will be feeling confident.

With the Foxes facing a tricky test against Southampton on Sunday, Spurs could close the gap to just two points should they defeat Jurgen Klopp's unconvincing Liverpool side at Anfield on Saturday.

Man United concede a 94th minute goal against Leicester at the King Power Stadium this evening, as rivals Man City stretched the gap over the Red Devils to 13 points.

A last - gasp winner from Nemanja Matic on Monday night against Crystal Palace ensured that they leapfrogged Liverpool, but this could be a decisive encounter if they were to open up a five - point gap.

The gap between the Gunners and the league leaders Chelsea had stretched to a massive and daunting looking 12 points after we lost back to back games against Watford and the Blues themselves, but Sean Dyche and his Burnley side did us a big favour today by holding Chelsea to a draw at Turf Moor, or did they?

Now that injuries have exposed our dire CB situation, and games against the likes of Chelsea (who are on fire with 9 point gap above us and with a balanced team at that) have shown how weak our midfield core is, I have to come to see that we are still a bit far from winning the league.

With the surprise result we've seen today at Anfield where Swansea City wreak a havoc there today's afternoon against Liverpool to record the most against the form book away win there and ran away with all the three points at stake in the game, and also with the Stoke City attempts to end Man Utd 8 match unbeaten run in all matches but for Wayne Rooney's audacious last gap free kick equaliser that save Utd from bluses.

I liked what I saw from JT Floyd against UConn because he played smart and had the biggest play of the game, forcing a fumble with UConn about to cut into the 14 point gap.

Going into Sunday, therefore, Norwich City in particular will be looking at their game with their mouths watering as the game which they are undoubtedly favourites for gives them the opportunity, not only to take 3 points against their most fierce rivals, but also to close the gap to just 4 points on promotion placed Sheffield Wednesday.

Even though a draw would not be a bad result for Arsenal against Liverpool at the Emirates stadium on Saturday, it would be so much better for us to take all three points and stretch the Premier League gap between us and our opponents to a massive nine points with just seven games to play.

Guardiola may have given up (and it will certainly be interesting to watch them next week against Tottenham) but our goalkeeper Petr Cech thinks quite the opposite, and points out that we still have games to face against all our title rivals, and if we win them all we can close the gap at the top.

The Red Devils face Sheffield United in the FA Cup this weekend, before returning to Premier League action against Newcastle United on January 12 as they look to try and close the nine - point gap that exists between them and leaders Arsenal.

The England international helped himself to a hat - trick against the hapless Baggies, while Christian Eriksen forced Gareth McAuley into an own goal as the hosts coasted to victory to temporarily close the gap on Chelsea to four points.

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.

Manchester City drew 1 - 1 with Everton on the weekend, while Chelsea won 2 - 0 against Newcastle United to make the gap at the top of the Premier League two points.

John Wall had 15 points and 12 assists in the win, and they'll get a shot to close the gap even more with a game against the Bulls on Wednesday.

Having closed to within a point of north London rivals Tottenham, it would be hard for Arsenal fans to see that gap open up again and the spuds have a home game against Crystal Palace this weekend which you expect them to win.

While Juve captured all three points against Sampdoria this past weekend, they will be expected to deliver a similarly positive result on Wednesday evening to maintain their six - point gap at the top of the table.

Manuel Pellegrini's side are nine points behind Chelsea in the title race but can close the gap on Monday Night Football against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.

The draw against Sevilla was a great result because of the circumstances of that game, but the gap over Atlético Madrid is back to single digits and the Blaugrana can't afford to be dropping points again.

Preview and Team News: If City lose their first game in the league on Saturday against Tottenham that will motivate United even more to get three points and reduce the gap at top of the table to 8 points.

After failing to secure all three points on Tuesday against Sunderland at the Stadium of Light, Spurs missed a golden opportunity to close the gap on league leaders Chelsea.

The under - 23s looked certainties to finish bottom of the Professional Development League in our inaugural season but yesterday's win against QPR followed those against Nottingham Forest and Charlton which have seen us close the gap to four points.

Arsenal Ladies closed the gap between themselves and league leaders Liverpool to two points after a hard - fought 1 - 0 victory against Chelsea on Thursday night.

With Tottenham Hotspur enjoying a two - goal cushion against Manchester City, Arsenal will eager to take all three points against Burnley to reduce the gap at the top of the table.

Second - placed Spurs will look to close the gap on league leaders Chelsea to four points with a win in the evening kickoff against Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium.

Following Manchester City's shock defeat at Goodison Park coupled with Manchester United's victory over Reading just hours later the gap between the two Manchester clubs now stands at fifteen points, with Manchester United having the opportunity to extend that to eighteen in the early kick off against Sunderland.

Manchester United will be looking to reduce the gap at top of the table if City drop points against Bournemouth.

Roma are fourth, seven points behind Napoli with a game in hand, and have a chance to reduce the gap against promoted SPAL, who occupy the first relegation spot with just ten points to show this season.

Chelsea face Bournemouth in the late game and Spurs, with Harry Kane making his return against the Hornets, will be interested spectators with the gap now just four points.

Chelsea 3 - 1 Arsenal Match Highlights In the London derby game, Chelsea celebrated against Arsenal 3 - 1 and made a 9 point gap towards the second placed team, Tottenham and 12 towards 3rd Arsenal, practically putting one hand already on the Premier league title.

«The gap could have gone down to five points against Huddersfield who have had a good season so far - they beat Man Utd at home - and you saw the celebration at the end from the Man City staff and players.

Manchester United will collide against Stoke City in the Premier League tonight and a win for Mourinho's men will close the gap and put them 12 points behind Manchester City, who suffered their first league defeat of the season at... Continue reading →

Chelsea 3 - 1 Arsenal Match Highlights In the London derby game, Chelsea celebrated against Arsenal 3 - 1 and made a 9 point gap towards the second placed team, Tottenham and 12...

Real Madrid has closed the gap at top of the table to just 1 point off Barcelona with a impressive away win against Getafe on Saturday, 17th April 2016.

With visits to Huddersfield and West Ham United - either side of the final home match of 2017/18 against Southampton - to come, Everton top goalscorer Rooney says the Blues are eager to finish the season on a high, starting by securing victory on Monday night and opening up a four - point gap on their opponents.

If Madrid wins against Getafe they can reduce the gap at top of the table to just 4 points however anything but a win will give Barca added incentive of getting a position result against Atletico Madrid.

Ajax Amsterdam failed to maintain their three points gap at the top of Dutch Eredivisie standings after only picking up a point on their midweek tie against Heracles.

With another disappointing draw against bottom club Osasuna on Saturday and another Barcelona victory yesterday, the gap to the top of the table is now 18 points.

And with the Citizens up against West Brom, a side they've enjoyed great success against in recent times, the gap between the two Manchester outfits could become eight points should results not go the Red Devils» way on Saturday Continue reading →

United have to play a relatively tough fixture against Newcastle and City can not afford to slip up and must carry on winning games to close the gap which is now just 4 points.

Alan Pardew's side have already put a four - point gap between themselves and their closest pursuer, Stoke, but will eye this fixture against out of form QPR as a golden opportunity to bolster their already impressive points tally.

In the Rochester area 55th SD race, Democratic freshman Sen. Ted O'Brien has significantly closed the gap against his Republican challenger, Rich Funke, however, Funke has a 9 - point, 51 - 42 lead in to the closing days of the campaign.

Siben predicted Lazio would soon narrow his current 40 - point gap in the polls against Cuomo and that campaign donations would quickly follow.

The BBC used the data to compare schools with similar average A-level points against each other, and found that the figures suggested a gap remained between independent and state schools» university admissions.

This protects against a gap up and depending on how much can you afford to lose can be a quite inexpensive form of «insurance» - of course as other comments pointed out, you'll need to either close out your positions or roll into a new call before it expires.