Sentences with phrase «record against reigning champions»

Not exact matches

Next up would be Chelsea at Stamford Bridge and although an away clash with the reigning EPL champions does not sound appetising we should remember that Arsenal have well and truly put to one side the awful record we had against them for years.

With arsenal still just taking the first few steps on the road to recovery after suffering the worst period the team has had to endure for many a year and setting a few unwanted records for the Arsene Wenger era, we could probably have done without this midweek game against a side that is not only the reigning Premier League champions but who are quite a bit further down their own road to redemption while still needing some points to make their survival in the top flight completely secure.

Chelsea have a formidable record against the Midlands outfit having won all five of the previous Premiership encounters, and with Branislav Ivanovic back at the heart of the Chelsea defence, surely the reigning Premier League champions have enough about them to see off bottom - of - the - league Wolves?