Sentences with phrase «points against the blues»

Hull just might get a point against the Blues.

A stoppage time strike from Diego Costa prevented Manchester United from taking all three points against the Blues at Stamford Bridge on Sunday, keeping Guus Hiddink's unbeaten record alive.

Not exact matches

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.

With this fixture against Leeds coming at home, the blues will be hoping to snatch a few more points and maybe even a win from the playoff contenders.

Brett Hull's controversial foot - in - the - crease OT goal won the Cup for Dallas in Game 6 of the final against Buffalo, but Nieuwendyk got the Stars there by scoring a league - leading 11 goals, and 21 points, in 23 postseason games against Oilers, Blues, Avalanche and Sabres.

The Blues have been dominant this season, and after the 3 - 1 win against Leicester City on Wednesday night, another three points on Sunday versus Crystal Palace would see the Premier League trophy return to Stamford Bridge for the first time in five years.

Looking forward to the next half of the season, if we wish to reach our goals, it is essential that the Men's Blues do not become complacent in BUCS — Cambridge are only 3 points behind us — and that we continue to believe we can beat the best teams in our league on Saturdays, while also fully focussing on picking up 3 points against the weaker teams.

Hull were well worth their point at Stamford Bridge last Saturday and future opponents of the Blues won't be quaking in their boots after they took 75 minutes to find a breakthrough against Watford.

The Blues remain seven points clear of their nearest challengers Arsenal and they still have a game in hand, which will take place next week against Manchester United at Stamford Bridge, given that the Gunners are in FA Cup action on the same day.

Costa has scored less Champions League goals than Rickie Lambert this season, while he failed to find the net at any point during the Blues» triumphant Capital One Cup run — although he did strike via a deflection during the final against Tottenham Hotspur.

The Blues have made an awful start to the defence of their Premier League title this season as back - to - back defeats against Crystal Palace and Everton has left them 11 points behind current leaders Manchester City and could fall even further behind if they fail to take all three points against the Gunners.

The Blues have won eight of their last nine and have points in 11 straight games against the Avalanche.

However, the Blues» recent record at Stamford Bridge in particular against the north London outfit is near perfect having won five out of the last six meetings and haven't conceded in the last two and Merson admits he can't see his old side taking all three points:

The Blues have earned points against the Avalanche in 12 consecutive games.

That result leaves Brendan Rodgers» side seven points behind their fiercest rivals and will be fully aware that anything less than a victory against the Blues Chelsea would almost certainly end any chance of a top - four finish because of their inferior goal difference.

His 500th match, in 2005, was decided by Didier Drogba — the first three points for the Blues against the Gunners in almost a decade.

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?

Today» match against Mauricio Pochettino's side is one that the Blues must win in order to really give their push to qualify for next season's Champions League, as if the west London side were to lose today, they would be eight points behind fourth - placed Spurs, all but ending their hopes of finishing in the top four.

Evgeni Nabokov, a holdout last season, again played like an elite goalie; center Patrick Marleau, who had three goals against the Blues, replicated his 28 - goal regular season (tying Cheechoo for the team lead); forward Nils Ekman, previously a journeyman minor leaguer, chipped in 55 points while playing fewer than 15 minutes a game.

With the Blues drawing with Burnley last weekend and playing against Tottenham Hotspur in today's Capital One Cup final, City had a real chance to pile some pressure on the current leaders, who can now make it an eight point lead if they win their next league game.

A win today, followed up by another three points in midweek against Leicester will see the Blues win their first league title since 2010 and follow up the Capital One Cup victory to cap off a relatively successful season for Chelsea — despite their last - 16 Champions League exit at the hands of Paris Saint - Germain.

With the Blues only four points clear of the relegation zone, wins against any opponent — let alone Arsenal — have become less of a luxury and now more of a necessity.

Though often matching Cambridge in the rallies, the Dark Blues struggled to convert rallies to points when it mattered against the highly ranked Light Blues.

Any win for Arsenal over today's visitors to north London would take the Gunners to just two points behind Chelsea, who currently sit fifth in the Premier League table and have seen their own top four hopes disappear after losing their long unbeaten home record against Tottenham last weekend, but a big win for Arsenal could help to pile even more pressure onto the Blues before they face West Ham later today.

The Turkey international followed up recent strikes against Burnley and Brighton & Hove Albion by bagging a double at the bet365 Stadium to move the Blues level on points with eighth - placed Leicester City in the Premier League table.

It gave West Ham their biggest win of the season and effectively sealed Chelsea as title winners, unless the Blues find some way to drop 4 points in four games against relatively easy opposition Continue reading →

However, with United now just a point behind City in fourth, and their rivals up against Arsenal in their next Premier League match — a draw would put both sides, or a loss for the blues, would put them at risk of being overtaken by Van Gaal's squad if they can win against West Ham and Bournemouth in their last two games of the campaign.

The Blues are heavy odds on favourites to claim the maximum points in this one and they will need them because they have tough games against Roma and Atletico Madrid to come in the group.

The Blues come in to this game as heavy favourites to claim all three points against the Potters.

The Blues will also be keen to stretch their six - point lead at the top ahead of Liverpool's game with Manchester City later in the day, a meeting of second against third.

On top of that, the Blues have hit the back of the net in each of their last 21 home league games against West Brom, so it all points to being a good afternoon for the Blues.

Gary Cahill is delighted with our start to the season, with the Blues having taken maximum points from matches against Burnley and Leicester City, two newly promoted teams.

While the Blues picked up a single point against Leicester in the Foxes» title winning season, they have a great record against them of late.

After their shock opening loss against Burnley, the Blues have recovered very well to pick up six points from six and get themselves up and running again.

The Blues won 30 of their 38 games on the way to the Premier League title, but they took just one point from a possible six against Liverpool last season.

How Newcastle solve their away day blues is a mystery and even against Stoke's defence, they aren't likely to bag three points.

He made an impressive start to his Blues career, producing two fine saves on the opening day of the season to earn the Toffees a point against Tottenham Hotspur.

Chelsea will collide against Crystal Palace when the Premier League returns this weekend and the Blues should be considered favorites to earn all three points.

We get back underway following the international break with a huge London derby against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Easter Sunday — a game which could go a long way to deciding who finishes in the top four at the end of the season, with the fifth - placed Blues currently five points behind us.

Morata is expected to start against Tottenham Hotspur this weekend as the Blues will be eager to bounce back and take all three points from White Hart Lane.

Speaking ahead of the clash against rivals Chelsea, Arsenal midfielder Francis Coquelin revealed that the team is fully prepared and believe that they can beat the Blues and extend their lead over the defending champions to nine points.

The Blues sit three points behind both Manchester clubs in third place but come into the game following an impressive display against Atletico Madrid in midweek.

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.

While the Blues may not quite have been at their scintillating best last weekend against a stubborn and determined Wolves side, they still did more than enough to secure all three points.

The Blues were beaten by Liverpool at Anfield while Arsenal were humbled by Newcastle at The Emirates, but for Chelsea the situation isn't so bad as they still boast a two - point lead at the top of the table whereas Arsenal suffered their second home defeat of the season, once again against an opponent you would never have envisaged beating the Gunners on their own patch, and their latest setback could do no end of damage to the morale in camp.

In my opinion blues need to pick up all three points in the upcoming game against Sheffield United and the away fixture...

Birmingham City vs Wolverhampton Wanderers 2017/18 EFL Championship Date: Monday, 4th December 2017 Kick Off: 19:45 UK Venue: St. Andrew's Stadium This evening, Blues have the much anticipated contest against top of the league side, Wolverhampton Wanderers, as we look to batter and bruise the confidence of our neighbours, and claim a much needed three points to get our already damaged season back on...

That win puts the Blues three points clear of City once more, after the champions won 3 - 0 against Crystal Palace at the weekend.

Blues are still currently sat on one win of the 2017/18 season so far, as we claimed 3 points against Bristol City in our first Home game of the season.

This evening, Blues have the much anticipated contest against top of the league side, Wolverhampton Wanderers, as we look to batter and bruise the confidence of our neighbours, and claim a much needed three points to get our already damaged season back on track, with a win tonight certifying to remove our name from the bottom - three.