Sevilla's
recent home defeat against other top five sides points on that.
Not exact matches
So firstly Shearer is convinced that his Newcastle side will manage to do the business at Villa Park even though his Toon Army side has only won two games on the their travels this season and regardless of Martin O'Neill's
recent poor form the midlands club have only lost three times at
home this season and have managed to avoid
defeat against Liverpool, Man United and Arsenal in the process.
The Pacers have won their last four at
home and
defeated the Warriors, 126 - 106, in their most
recent home game last Thursday.
Arsene Wenger's side might be in good scoring form at
home at the moment, before and after the arrival of the former Dortmund stars, but their
recent away Premier League form has been poor with two
defeats and a draw, which has led to them losing ground on Spurs.
Darren Ferguson's men were one of the early pacesetters, but the goals have dried up in
recent weeks and a 2 - 1
home defeat to Swindon last weekend saw a furious outburst from chairman Darragh MacAnthony on Twitter aimed at his management and players.
Poor results on the pitch, including a 3 - 0
home defeat to Bournemouth in midweek, have been paired with off - the - field suggestions that all is not well for the Chelsea boss, with the Metro noting he has been linked with the Italy job in
recent days.
Having
defeated Man United and Chelsea in
recent weeks David Moyes saw his side lose at White Hart Lane but may feel that this win at
home to the Tigers could get their faint hopes of a Champions League spot back on track.
It seems that the 28 - year - old may have fallen out of favour with van Gaal, being used sparingly by the Dutchman in
recent games, failing to make the squad in the club's 1 - 0
home defeat to Southampton altogether.
Their
recent defeat at
home to Östersunds didn't help things either.
They have conceded just the six goals at
home and half of those were in that
recent defeat to Spurs.
Ipswich have produced a W4 D2 record them this season in the league but suffered a 3 - 1
defeat against Bristol City in their most
recent home fixture?
Golden boot winner Bobô poked
home Michael Zullo's cross for his 27th goal of the campaign to ensure the Premiers
defeated the visitors in gritty fashion and extend their superb
recent Big Blue record.
Speaking about Sevilla, the team that did not lose at
home or away in the Champions League against Liverpool this season, showing just how good they are, despite
recent defeats in La Liga, Mourinho stated:
Tottenham's form shouldn't be of concern, despite losing their most
recent league fixture 2 - 1 away at Everton, as before that they were unbeaten in their last nine in the league while they remain without
defeat on
home soil in their last nine Premier League fixtures, although that doesn't include their 100 % record at White Hart Lane in the Championship, beating the likes of FC Twente, Inter Milan and Werder Bremen with something to spare.
Crystal Palace keeping their
recent positive run going as they bagged an important victory on the third round of FA Cup battle on Saturday,
defeating home team West Bromwich Albion 2 - 0.
At
home their record in 14 encounters is W8 D3 L3, the most
recent a 2 - 0
defeat against Barcelona in the 2015/16 UEFA Champions League round of 16 first leg.
Blackburn Rovers put their strong
home record of just two Ewood Park
defeats well and truly to the test on Saturday against a Birmingham side whom, despite some poor
recent away results, have been a difficult team to overcome on the road this season.
Head coach Chris Ramsey, despite refusing to name Hoilett, hinted that he did not want to select him for QPR again following his display in the
recent League Cup
defeat at
home to Carlisle.
Granted they have come off the boil a little of late, drawing with Blackpool in their most
recent home encounter while a 1 - 0
defeat away in Manchester to City ended their five - match unbeaten streak.
Defeats on the road to Sunderland (2 - 1), Everton (3 - 0) & Arsenal (6 - 2) mean Rovers are without a single away point this season but their most
recent performance, despite suffering a heavy
defeat, might be a sign of things to come from a Rovers side that do boast a
recent win at
home to bitter rivals Burnley.
Coleman has also been used in an advanced position on the right - hand side and he demonstrated his attacking credentials in the early stages of Everton's
recent 2 - 1
defeat at
home to Arsenal by leaving Cesc Fàbregas for dead and supplying a beautifully flighted cross for Tim Cahill that should have given the hosts the lead:
They were on a three match winning streak at
home, taking great wins over Norwich, Leeds and Reading, before slipping to a 3 - 1
defeat there against Barnsley in their most
recent home fixture.
Their
recent 3 - 2
defeat in a friendly at
home to Colombia — a game in which France had led 2 - 0 — has raised more question marks over the team's attitude, but Pogba remains confident he and his teammates have what it takes to claim their country's second second World Cup tournament win.
After the lackluster performance that Juventus have mustered in
recent weeks (notably the
home defeat against 10 - man Sampdoria and the away 1 - 1 draw to Parma), the never - ending complaints about the lack of a top striker has emerged yet again.
Furthermore, the Potters, while they were victorious in their most
recent home fixture — Kenwyn Jones on target in a 2 - 0 triumph over Everton; Jones registering his first league goal in seven matches — have won only one of their last four at the Brittania, and two of those were
defeats to sides currently situated in the lower half of the table in Blackpool 0 - 1 & Fulham 0 - 2, the latter against a side who had not won away from in 28 attempts.
Queens Park Rangers come into this match on the back of a 2 - 0
defeat at Swansea, their seventh consecutive away
defeat so far this season, but they have reason to be optimistic over the weekend following a strong record at
home in the
recent weeks with seven points from a possible nine...
Throughout their
recent 2 - 0 Bundesliga
defeat at Hoffenheim, they were inexpicably reticent to flood the opposition box and in the 3 - 0
home win over a ten - man Anderlecht in the Champions League were astonishingly pedestrian at times, for long periods struggling to make their numerical advantage count.