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.
Naturally, there are examples which argue the opposite, as seen in
the recent win at home against Liverpool, but McMahon wants to see the Red Devils play a more attacking game against City this weekend, in a game in which their rivals could land the Premier League title with a win.
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.
Taking into consideration Leeds»
recent woes and Brentford being tough to beat especially
at home Brentford
win and over 2.5 goals looks good value
at 8/5.
I know you don't need reminding you of Arsenal's
recent record so I
won't give you the bare results right now, although I will just say that in the 14 games that the Gunners have played since Xmas, they have only
won four of them and the only one away from
home was
at Ostersunds.
Also think back to Monaco last year (lost
at home,
won away), and I believe the same thing has happened aganst Bayern Munich and Dortmund in
recent times.
Having also established himself as a top player on the international stage with France, Atleti will need to prove this season that they are capable of
winning trophies both
at home and in Europe having fallen short in
recent years if they are to keep hold of their star forward.
Queens Park Rangers will hope to end a torrid
recent run of form with a
win at home to Aston Villa this Monday night.
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.
The Seagulls will make their debut
at Arsenal's newest
home, while Arsene Wenger's side have visited the Amex twice in
recent years,
winning 3 - 2 on both occasions in the FA Cup.
Perhaps Arsene Wenger has let the
recent success of a change in the usual Arsenal formation go to his head, because
at first glance it is pretty hard to work out what system the Gunners will be using tonight in our must
win OPremier League
home game against Leicester City.
Perhaps most frustrating though is their inability to look a threat away from
home against their direct rivals as they've struggled against Liverpool and Chelsea in
recent weeks, while they weren't much better when they secured a 1 - 0
win over Tottenham
at Old Trafford last month.
Despite Arsenal's brilliant
recent record
at the Emirates, there were still elements of the
home crowd booing the players off the pitch
at half - time yesterday, and it looks like they will never be satisfied unless Arsenal
win every game 5 or 6 - 0!
wev contested to
win places from the toughest continent, then made the playoffs via fifas blatant bending of the rules, only to draw the former champs and
recent finalists, we go down
at home to a ridiculous deflection, we then pick ourselves up off the floor and produce a display that would rival any other qualifier worldwide for sheer guts and determination and its frankly a disgrace that given, duff, dunne, keane and co's last shot
at playing
at a world cup should be unjustly and more importantly UNDERVEDLY taken away from them in this manner....
Brighton's
recent home form is poor with just one
win in their last nine games
at the AMEX.
They have been great
at home with a W3 D1 L1 record in their last five
at Selhurst Park and they have taken
recent wins over Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool so you would imagine that they would have no issues in taking down Burnley.
Match Predictions: Everton has been woeful
at home losing 7 games this season and their
recent form against Arsenal is not something they will be looking up too having only
won 1 game in the last 17 meetings.
Although they lost 4 - 1
at Ewood Park against Cardiff in their most
recent meeting, Blackburn have lost just one of the last five
at home against Cardiff,
winning three.
The Toffees are strong opposition
at home, as shown in
recent meetings with the Blues, and we don't expect things to be anywhere near as easy as that 5 - 0
win at Stamford Bridge earlier this season.
However, Stoke have not enjoyed the best form in
recent weeks despite picking up a
win against Southampton and drawing against Sunderland
at home.
Athletic have privately accepted that Laporte's most
recent appearance — their 2 - 1
win at home to Espanyol on March 20th — was the player's last for the club.
Recent history would indicate that Arsenal are the more likelier to come out on top, with the Gunners currently unbeaten in their last six competitive matches with the Reds — three
wins and three draws — and haven't lost a Premier League fixture
at home to Liverpool since 2000; with a record of six
wins and four draws since that reverse.
However, the Potters have lacked a bit of consistency in
recent weeks, with their 3 - 0 reverse
at Upton Park against West Ham — a match the Potters were completely out - played in — stretching their winless to three games, although, once again we're straight back to their imperious record
at home, having gone their last six matches unbeaten inside what has become fortress Brittania, recording five
wins and two draws.
The Trotters have struggled immensely away from
home in 2011 and will no doubt appreciate this weekend's
home encounter, regardless of who it's against — especially as they were 2 - 1 winners over Arsenal in their most
recent league encounter
at the Reebok, their fifth consecutive
home win.
A 2 - 1 victory over Arsenal in their most
recent league encounter
at home was arguably their most impressive
win of the season, not to mention their fifth on the trot
at home for the Trotters (pun very much intended).
However, I have personally seen enough from Avran Grant's side in
recent weeks that would suggest they're good enough for a point, though they will need to halt Bolton's
winning three - match streak
at home.
Though, the
recent statistics of the Blues are not well and next match against Spurs will take place
at Tottenham's
home venue but however, we think that Chelsea will
win the match.
They've been through a poor
recent run, where they lost three games in a row away from
home, but they got back to
winning ways
at Bournemouth.
Sunderland will still be confident here after their
recent home wins, and they'll be buoyed by West Brom's display
at the Bridge.
Everton
won home and away in the league last season against Man City, while their
recent record against the Citizens is imperious: They've
won each of the previous four meetings, as well as seven of the last eight, including each of their last four visits
at Eastlands.
West Brom could open their accounts in 2011 in style were they to ground out some form of a result
at home to Manchester United, whom they've never beaten in a Premier League contest and in their most
recent meeting with the Red Devils
at The Hawthorns, during the 2008/2009 league campaign, shipped 5 as United ran riot
winning 5 - 0.
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 form this season, which included
recent back to back
wins, will give the Dark Blues confidence as they look to take back the Varsity Match title
at the
home of England Rugby, having been beaten in the 2015 meeting.
Manchester United
Home win: Given the recent games between these at Old Trafford, it may be worth edging the home side to take a narrow
Home win: Given the
recent games between these
at Old Trafford, it may be worth edging the
home side to take a narrow
home side to take a narrow
win.
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.
Girona's
home form has been one of the stories of
recent months - of the last six they've played
at Montilivi in La Liga, they've
won all six, scored 15 goals and conceded none.
They are only W3 L8 out on the road though and their
recent win at Villarreal snapped a three math losing streak they were on away from
home.
Their
recent win over Leganes snapped a four - match winless streak that they were on
at home and overall they are W5 D2 L3 for the season on
home soil in the top flight.
In tonight's other ties, Leeds United continued their
recent recovery by beating Blackburn Rovers 1 - 0 with a late goal from Chris Wood, while strikes from Matt Ritchie and Yoan Gouffran sent Rafa Benítez's Newcastle into the fourth round with a 2 - 0
win at home to Wolves.
The deficit between themselves and safety has now risen to four points thanks to their wastefulness in
recent games which has seen them throw away
winning positions and points away to Birmingham (Leading 2 - 0 before drawing 2 - 2) and
at home to West Brom in midweek (Leading 2 - 1 until the Baggies restored parity midway through the second period).
Team News & Lineups: Gladbach has struggled in away matches but
at home they have been absolute class
winning 11 of their
recent games however they will be without Schubert while Tobias Strobl is a major doubt for Barcelona clash.
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.
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.
Now they seek
home comforts, and they'll hope to take some inspiration and belief from their
recent exploits
at Craven Cottage having recorded narrow
wins over Liverpool (1 - 0) and Arsenal (2 - 1) either side of the New Year.
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