Sentences with phrase «points off top»

There was a good article or maybe video I saw some time back that went into really nitty - gritty detail about this (unfortunately I can not find it at the moment), but some of the major points off the top of my head:

«They're eight points off the top already and you're now looking at what they're going to spend again in January, so there's still a lot of progress to be made.

We are 5 points off the TOP of the table which is never disastrous [especially in this year's league].

We're three points off the top ahead of Sunday's game against Bournemouth - a match that now holds extra significance.

With Arsenal just two points off the top, one could be forgiven for asking, «well, so what if Arsenal don't control matches, they're still winning?»

Manchester United are four points off the top four heading into the weekend and while they are on a good 14 match unbeaten streak in the Premier League, their winning momentum has been halted with the drawn matches on the bounce.

Last season we finished 4 points off the top.

The feeling after Chelsea's 3 - 1 loss to Tottenham was that their top four hopes had gone up in smoke so last week's 1 - 1 draw with West Ham left them 10 points off the top four.

Arsenal's failure to win in four leagues games, coupled with Leicester, Manchester City and Tottenham all building some momentum means that even though Arsenal are only five points off the top of the table, it feels like the Gunners have an awful lot of work to do to see off their title rivals.

Many people (including me) will get annoyed by the fact that just two better / decent results in the last month would have seen us top or joint top of the league, whilst others will point out that we're still just 5 points off the top.

Wolves have had a fabulous start to the season as they sit just three points off top spot.

At the time of writing this they've just been beaten by Leicester City, are a point above the relegation zone and are twenty points off the top.

Liverpool were five points off the top of the Premier League at the start of the New Year following their 2 - 2 draw at Sunderland prior to Sadio Mané joining up with the Senegal national team for the African Cup of Nations.

The Gunners are maintaining a top four spot and only three points off the top.

Snoei's side are now ten points off the top, with a game in hand.

What is equally, if not more impressive is that Aurier came in at third overall for Toulouse and just 21 points off top place.

They are currently five points off the top, but a win this weekend could narrow that, especially as Manchester United have a tricky match against Liverpool.

Quite where they go from this point is tough to figure out, as they sit eight points off the top four.

Vincenzo Montella's men sat 7th in the table, a whopping 18 points off top spot, and 14 points off the Champions League places they were expected to challenge for.

In terms of the title race, a draw at White Hart Lane was far from ideal for Arsenal against Tottenham on Saturday, with the Gunners now eight points off the top with nine games to go.

Saturday's draw leaves Keith Curle's side four - points off the top seven but having played a game more than the teams above them.

Defeat at Swansea has left us eight points off the top four so the visit of Everton must provide the start of an unbeaten run.

«You see teams take points off each other every week with how competitive the Premier League is, the bottom team can take points off the top team, so we just have to see what results go our way and we need to keep doing what we need to do, which is to win games.»

Manchester United are 12 points off the top.

That victory kicked off a strong campaign which has put them in to the top seven, just two points off the top six.

I'm up to 5th now, only two points off top.

Embed from Getty Images Arsenal have started the season fairly well, they are two points off the top of the league and have already qualified for...

In season 2011 - 2012 after 11 games Spurs were 3rd with 25 points, 6 points off top place.

The result left Arsenal without a goal in three league matches and five points off the top of the league.

Danny: I'd have to pick Zenit for the league, we are only 7 points off the top and CSKA were on a poor run before the break.

The Gunners are two points off the top of the Premier League, and play five times before the turn of the year in a packed Christmas schedule.

It paid off, though, and Chelsea are now five points off the top of the league with thirteen points on the scoreboard.

«We are three points off the top and 12 unbeaten [in the league].»

Despite losing the last game, the Stags are only six points off top spot with a game - in - hand, but will have to improve their recent league form which has seen them pick up two points from a possible nine.

Atalanta go into the game against the Serie A Champions as the form side, not only in Serie A but across the top five leagues in Europe, undefeated in their last nine games which include eight wins and find themselves just five points off the top of Serie A in what has so far been a remarkable fairy tale season for the Bergamo side;

His job was far from straightforward: He had to find a way to reinvigorate a team that had put up the worst title defense in living memory during 2015 — 16 by finishing 31 points off the top — at least until Leicester immediately one - upped them by finishing 49 points back.

The Liverpool Ladies went into the game in 3rd position, 3 points off the top of the league table, needing to score 3 goals and for Chelsea and Birmingham to slip up in their games to retain the Women's Super League title.

The 52 - year - old guided the team to the Premier League title last season, but they are already 14 points off the top, and 12 points behind form the Champions League spot.

Chelsea's title defence never really got off the ground this season and they remain five points off the top four despite beating Burnley on Thursday but Giroud knows the importance of fighting for cup success.

Liverpool's impressive early season form, which sees them just two points off the top after 8 Premier League matches, has been largely down to just how rampant their attack has been.

Losing the head to head is a real blow, but the title is not completely gone — at this point last weekend, Atleti were seven points off top, and now they're eight.

Arsene Wenger got out of the group stages by largely utilising his fringe players and young prospects but, now sitting eight points off the top four, winning the Europa League arguably presents the Gunners with their best shot of returning to the Champions League.

The Gunners had a chance to close on leaders Leicester but lost at home to the Swans for the third time in four years to leave Arsene Wenger's men six points off top spot in third place.

While Arsenal may be 10 points off the top of the table and in 4th position (Feb 2017), they are actually only 2 points off 2nd place.

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.

We're already 9 points off the top, and we've only played 9 games!

Despite their poor showing against Man United last time around, Everton are a decent side sitting just four points off the top four and with players like Lukaku, Mirallas, Colemanm Stones and Barkley they could give the Gunners real problems if we are not at our best.

While Klopp's side are not enduring a misery half as biting as that of long - term rivals Chelsea, their struggles have left them nine points off top spot.

Look at the facts, We've lost 5 out of the last 7 games, we're 10 points off the top 4, we lost the only realistic chance of winning a cup and we got humiliated again at home by the same team, there are still people who think Wenger should stay and this is not a joke.

Don't tell me they are this season because they are 8 points off the top.