Manchester City showcasing their winning mentality as Pep Guardiola's men didn't need much time to get themselves back into winning ways following
their previous league defeat against Liverpool.
Not exact matches
Of the
defeats Arsenal have so far succumbed to, 2 were in the Champions
league, to sides that Arsenal would easily beat in
previous engagements.
The Gunners were in fine form on Merseyside, securing a 5 - 2 victory to bounce back from their
previous defeat to Watford and get back on track in the race to at least make the top four in the Premier
League.
Chelsea ended a three - game streak without a win, which includes losses in their
previous two Premier
League outings, and so another
defeat to Watford would have been a disaster with calls for Conte to go growing ever louder.
The
defeat was — remarkably — the Blues» sixth
league defeat of the season, and came directly on the back of the
previous week's
defeat to West Ham United and a midweek Capital One Cup elimination at the hands of Stoke City.
That
previous defeat was a time of real pressure on Arsene Wenger and the players as it left us below the spuds, having been knocked out of both domestic cups by Bradford and Blackburn and having lost at home to Bayern Munich in the Champions
League.
For Pep Guardiola's side, it was a first meaningful
league defeat in over two years, with their only
previous losses coming when the Bundesliga title was already secured.
Koln have 6
defeats and 2 draws in the Bundesliga so far, and have also lost all three
previous Europa
League games, so this should pose little threat to the Arsenal fringe side.
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Guardiola insisted there was no extra pleasure gleaned from
defeating the team he led to two
previous Champions
League triumphs.
The Swiss defender had joined on loan from Arsenal the
previous month but only made one further outing, in the Europa
League defeat to Sporting Lisbon.
Arsenal have lost eight of their last 13 Premier
League away matches (W4 D1 L8)- their
previous eight away
defeats in the competition came over a period of 41 games (W22 D11 L8).
That victory ended a wretched run of five
defeats and three draws in the
previous eight games to prove once again that
league position and form can count for nothing in a London derby.
Sunderland have shot themselves in the foot to be honest, as they were well ahead of the Reds at Christmas but now trail Kenny Dalglish's side after a drastic sequence of results which has seen the Black Cats go their last five
league games without a win — four were
defeats — whereas Liverpool have only lost one of their
previous eight in the
league, six of those were momentum - building wins.
• A Salzburg side including current players Andreas Ulmer and Christoph Leitgeb
defeated a Lazio team featuring Ştefan Radu 2 - 1 in both of the club's
previous encounters, which took place in the 2009/10 UEFA Europa
League group stage.
Bolton, who lye second from bottom in the
league, have suffered defeat in nine of their previous ten Premier League matches and have won only one of their last fourteen on the road (W1 D1
league, have suffered
defeat in nine of their
previous ten Premier
League matches and have won only one of their last fourteen on the road (W1 D1
League matches and have won only one of their last fourteen on the road (W1 D1 L12).
The Trotters have avoided
defeat in just two of their last twelve away matches in the Premier
League, failing to even score in seven of their last fourteen on the road, and while Arsenal's defence has rolled out the red carpet for opposing attackers this season − and will probably do so again at the weekend − I don't a Bolt defence that was exposed by Norwich last week and ripped apart by Manchester United the
previous week being able to withstand the Gunners at the Emirates.
The reason why the club are enjoying such a healthy position in the
league is because of their encouraging form of late which has seen the team suffer just one defeat in their previous eight matches in the Premier League: W3
league is because of their encouraging form of late which has seen the team suffer just one
defeat in their
previous eight matches in the Premier
League: W3
League: W3 D4 L1.
Bolton have lost three consecutive
league games following their 2 - 1 home
defeat to Sunderland, while they haven't secured maximum points on the road since 13 November — losing ten of their
previous eleven away Premiership matches since, including their last four on the spin.
Juve had needed a penalty shoot - out to
defeat AFC Ajax in a tight UEFA Champions
League final the
previous May, but the goals were soon flowing in Paris as the Bianconeri jumped to a 4 - 0 lead within 40 minutes.
Man City have won six and lost only one of their last ten
league meetings with Bolton, who have succumbed to
defeat on each of their
previous four visits to Manchester for this fixture − the last three three without even registering a goal.
It moved them back into the Premier
League top four and eased the mounting pressure on Conte following shock
defeats to Bournemouth and Watford in their
previous two outings.
The latter does bode well seeing as Stoke have shipped that very same number of goals in their
previous two home Premier
League games, both in
defeat, too.
The Midlands club have a truly retched record against their Lancashire rivals, having won none of their last eight
league encounters with Blackburn, a dismal run which does include five
defeats, four of those occurring on their
previous four visits to Ewood Park.
The North Londoner's now find themselves six points behind Chelsea, who occupy the last Champions
League berth in fourth, and
defeat on Wednesday, at a venue where they've one only once at in their
previous five visits, really would leave manager Harry Redknapp wishing he did more on transfer deadline day instead of tease Blackpool midfielder Charlie Adam with a fruitless bid.
Furthermore, Rovers have secured victory in three of their
previous four
league visits to Bolton, a statistic which doesn't do the hosts any favours considering Blackburn are generally a dismal away outfit and have suffered four
defeats in six on their travels this season.
Burnley drew 1 - 1 against Barnsley last Saturday and that point was enough to take us to the top of the north group of the U18 Professional Development
League as
previous leaders Nottingham Forest crashed to a 6 - 3
defeat at Hull City.
Gunners finally bounced back from
previous two
league defeats as on Monday they
defeated West Bromwich Albion, thanks to a late goal from Olivier Giroud.
The frightening thing is, Fulham have never won a Premier
League contest away from home against Wigan Athletic, although, to their credit, in five
previous visits they've only succumbed to
defeat on one occasion, underlining just how stubborn the Cottagers can be when they dig their heels in.
Barry made his 633rd
league appearance in the 2 - 0
defeat at Arsenal on Monday night, live on Sky Sports, surpassing the
previous record set by Welshman Giggs.
They are incredibly strong at home, just two
league defeats at St Andrews all season, which is more than can be said for their opponent's who have lost seven of their ten away encounters in the
league this season, as well as three of their last four and five of their
previous seven, the majority of those without even finding the back of the net.
But although the final outcome was a familiar one for the Potters, this was a far cry from the heavy
defeats which they had suffered in their
previous two Barclays Premier
League visits to Old Trafford and they were still in with a shout going into the closing stages.
Avoid
defeat and Everton create a new club record for unbeaten Premier
League games; the convincing win at Villa Park tied the
previous best (11).
Depending on how Manchester City get on the
previous day, United may need to avoid
defeat in order to stop their rivals winning the Premier
League.
The Premier
League side were last seen playing Europa
League football in the 2011/12 campaign, losing to Athletic Bilbao 5 - 3 on aggregate in the round of 16, having
defeated Ajax in the
previous round.
-- City have failed to score in three of their
previous four away
league games, in
defeats to Everton (1 - 0) and Sunderland (1 - 0) and a goalless draw with West Brom.
They appeared to have it in the bag at one stage, however 2011 has so far been a year to forget, with the Tangerines having recorded only two wins from their
previous eleven
league games in a run which includes a bewildering eight
defeats.
Now the Reds are hotly tipped to dispatch of second from bottom Wolves, who are without a
league win in eight and have suffered four
defeats in their
previous five matches at Molineux in all competitions.
Last match was their 13th
defeats with Frankfurt and Dortmund in
previous matches was their
league 8th drawn.
Stoke, victorious on their last appearance at the Brittania, have clinched all three points in just one of their
previous four at home in the
league, while Bolton haven't won an away encounter in the Premier League in nearly two months and arrive baring the scars of four successive away de
league, while Bolton haven't won an away encounter in the Premier
League in nearly two months and arrive baring the scars of four successive away de
League in nearly two months and arrive baring the scars of four successive away
defeats.
-- Each of the
previous eight Premier
League encounters at Old Trafford were won by the home side, Man Utd, whose last
defeat at home to Bolton occurred nine - and - a-half years ago in September 2002 (0 - 1).
-- In eleven
previous Champions
League encounters at home to French opposition, United have yet to taste
defeat, winning eight and drawing three.