Sentences with phrase «promotion contenders»

# 28 Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff) Icelandic star Gunnarsson was playing regularly for promotion contenders Cardiff before picking up an injury in November.

Championship promotion contenders Derby County take on in - form Millwall at the New Den on Tuesday night.

The Bristol City boss has challenged his players to be heroes by ruining Pep Guardiola's hopes of masterminding an unprecedented quadruple as the Championship promotion contenders look to upset the odds.

Most notably, in their last 3 games, Ipswich have taken on some of the Championships best in promotion contenders Reading and Brighton, and the recently relegated Aston Villa.

Bristol City suffered a 2 - 1 loss against promotion contenders Middlesbrough in the latest match at Riverside Stadium.

In short, they have announced their arrival as genuine promotion contenders and Sinclair to fire them into that position.

Five points ahead of Fulham in third, the Bluebirds are unlikely automatic promotion contenders.

Sunderland were not fancied to bounce back straight away to the Premier League and were dismissed by many as potential promotion contenders this season, however just two games in and they are beginning to prove pundits wrong with their brand of football.

Hosts Coventry are enduring a disappointing season under Steven Pressley and are currently closer to the relegation zone than the promotion race, but the Sky Blues will know that an eye - catching win over promotion contenders on home soil could reignite their season.

Star forward Patrick Bamford gave Boro a huge three points against fellow promotion contenders Derby County in midweek, helping them move back into the top two at the expense of Bournemouth, who could only draw away at Cardiff on Tuesday.

Middlesbrough were considered promotion contenders for much of last season after spending much of the campaign's first half in the automatic promotion places.

If the club can keep Kodja, Chester, Baker and their other better players, Bruce may not need to spend millions in the transfer market to convince people the club will be promotion contenders next season.

However, at this stage of the season, the true promotion contenders are often just finding their feet, and I would rather be doing the chasing than the ones being chased.

Discussing the number of surprise promotion contenders, Bruce said: «Because we're Aston Villa, it doesn't give us a divine right to walk through this league.

Is he good enough to work without money and turn this collection of journeymen into promotion contenders, or has he a long term plan to turn Leeds United back into the force we all wish they were?

The Middlesbrough captain has Premier League experience and has been tearing it up this season with 12 goals for the promotion contenders.

Kelvin Wilson and David Vaughan are back in contention for the promotion contenders after recent problems, and with Cardiff currently sat 15th in the table Forest will be confident of the win.

Leeds have let far too many points slip through their fingers since Boxing Day, and for a team that fancies itself a promotion contender, matches against Hull represent vital chances to pick up all three points.

Two intriguing games involving four promotion contenders, but which players deserve to be selected in your Picklive lineup?