Having set the standards for Spurs and in some ways, the rest of the league this season, a club
record unbeaten run, it is clear why the manager was rated so highly even in his time at Southampton.
Earlier, a superb strike from Ousmane Dembele had been cancelled out by Jonny Castro's close - range finish as Barcelona stretched
their record unbeaten run to 40 La Liga games.
Meanwhile Roy Hodgson's side are on a club
record unbeaten run of eight games in the Premier League though were held 1 - 1 at bottom of the league Swansea City on Saturday.
Spurs beat Stoke last weekend 2 - 1, and avoiding defeat on Saturday evening will mark a new club -
record unbeaten run of 15 games.
In turn, a win here, which would extend
their record unbeaten run in La Liga to 40 games, would edge them ever closer to another major honour.
They beat Stoke last weekend 2 - 1, and avoiding defeat on Saturday evening will mark a new club -
record unbeaten run of 15 games.
Not exact matches
Barcelona are currently
unbeaten in the league this term, and if you count the seven games at the end of last season, are currently on a
run of 37 consecutive games without defeat, just one game off equaling the
record set by Real Sociedad in the 1979/80 season.
There is still plenty on the line for Barcelona though, as while they won't want to slip up and give Atleti any encouragement, they're also looking to extend their
record 39 - game
unbeaten run in La Liga.
With the surprise result we've seen today at Anfield where Swansea City wreak a havoc there today's afternoon against Liverpool to
record the most against the form book away win there and
ran away with all the three points at stake in the game, and also with the Stoke City attempts to end Man Utd 8 match
unbeaten run in all matches but for Wayne Rooney's audacious last gap free kick equaliser that save Utd from bluses.
Arsenal may have had their long
unbeaten run stopped by Everton last night, but the fact is that losing our second game of the season only means we have lost the same amount as our closest rivals, so it's that bad a
record!
The Red Devils will surely be looking at defending their
unbeaten run, which is currently a club
record 25 league games, but Mourinho claims his eyes are on the prize of Europa League glory, which would assure Champions League football for next season also.
Ohio State's Robin Freeman
ran his five - game total to 186 points with 40 as Buckeyes beat Oklahoma 89 - 68, 39 more in 89 - 83 triumph which ended St. Louis»
unbeaten record.
Coincidentally enough that
unbeaten run gave the Gunners beat the
record previously held by the team that we are about to play in the ELF cup, the Nottingham Forest side managed by the duo of Brian Clough and Peter Taylor, who also achieved that double European Cup success that is unlikely to ever be matched, at least by a club of a similar size.
Another
unbeaten run of ten followed, including a 1 - 1 draw with Manchester United in which Jamie Vardy scored for a
record - breaking 11th consecutive game.
United had ended the Gunners»
record - breaking
unbeaten run earlier in the season, both sides were now desperate for victory to keep the pressure on Chelsea at the top.
The Red Devils do have a great track
record running against the Clarets as they are
unbeaten in their last 12 home league fixtures against them in a W8 D4
record in that sequence.
In previous years, we've talked to the players about
records and
unbeaten runs to try to add an extra element to the importance of the Saturday league games.
December 12 — The English Football Association have launched an investigation into the post-match incidents that marred last Sunday's hotly anticipated Manchester derby when City ended United's
unbeaten 40 - game home
run and in the process set a Premier League
record of 14 straight wins.
But despite Lucas Boye spurning a glorious chance in the 90th minute - slipping as he went for goal which was eventually blocked by Lucas Digne - Celta could not end Barcelona's
record - breaking
unbeaten run.
Southampton are currently
running on an eight match
unbeaten streak in the Premier League at home (W5 D3), which is the third current best home
unbeaten record in the top flight.
Spurs are still
unbeaten in the league, but their win over West Ham ended a seven game
run without
recording a victory.
That made it six wins in a row for Bayern and extended their
unbeaten run at the Allianz Arena to 32 games — one short of the club
record.
The Catalans maintained their
unbeaten run in La Liga, stretching it to a club -
record 22 games, thanks to Pique's 82nd minute intervention, heading home substitute Lionel Messi's free kick.
Celtic are currently on a British
record run of 64 domestic matches
unbeaten and could lift more silverware at the weekend when they play Motherwell in the League Cup final.
The Sounders
ran their
unbeaten streak to a franchise -
record 10 games, five of which have come on the road (two wins and three draws)
The club are under new management, with 43 - year - old former Colorado Rapids manager (Major League Soccer) Gary Smith replacing Graham Westley, but that did not stop them from
recording a 4 - 2 victory over promotion rivals MK Dons on Tuesday − a result which stretched their
unbeaten run to four, having lost the one solitary game since October 8, 2011 (W12 D5 L1).
Three minutes were added on, but they were, apart from a chance for Pique, largely uneventful and Barcelona extended their
unbeaten run — now
record tying.
Shaka Hislop, Craig Burley and Stevie Nicol discuss whether Barcelona's
record - breaking La Liga
unbeaten run has been overshadowed by their...
This is not all as the Frenchman holds the
record of coaching the club (Arsenal) with the longest
unbeaten run having gone 49 games
unbeaten in the league surpassing Nottingham Forest's 42 games and also Preston North End's
unbeaten league form set 115 years previously.
In 2015/16, Hughton's side challenged at the right end of the Championship table once more, establishing a club -
record 22 - match
unbeaten run in the league in the process.
MADRID: Barcelona equalled the
record longest
unbeaten run in La Liga history as a Lionel Messi hat - trick inspired the runaway leaders to a 3 - 1 win over Leganes on Saturday to make it 38 league games
unbeaten.
Their two game
unbeaten run on the road will also enhance team morale as Blackburn has a dire away
record before picking up four points at Burnley and Portsmouth.
Ernesto Valverde's team are seeking to continue their
unbeaten run in the league and break Real Sociedad's
record of 38 matches without defeat set in 1979 - 80.
Roma
recorded a crucial away win against Fiorentina to go to the top of the table after the end of Round 9 in Serie A. Napoli led by the irresistible Gonzalo Higuain continued their
unbeaten run while Juventus and AC Milan
recorded important victories.
All eyes will now be on the game next Saturday at Camp Nou against Leganés in the league; a positive result will see them equal the 38 - game
record for the longest
unbeaten run of matches.
Burnley's youth team
recorded a third successive victory this morning and extended the
unbeaten run to six games with a 3 - 1 home win against Sheffield Wednesday in the U18 Professional Development League.
Four wins and three draws in just over three weeks sees the Reds make it into the New Year level with Manchester United on points, pending the result of the late game, and having stretched their
unbeaten run to a Klopp era
record of 16 games.
Tottenham could go
unbeaten at home for the first time in a league season since 1964/65 (W16 D2 L0 this season) and with their big winning streak at the Lane, that is just one short of their club
record run of 14 between January and October 1987.
The blaugranes went on a
run of seven games
unbeaten until the end of the campaign and added to the 25 games
unbeaten this season under Ernesto Valverde, the
record has fallen.
Having
recorded one draw and six defeats in seven, their recent
unbeaten run has been a huge relief for manager Eddie Howe, moving the Cherries away from the drop zone.
Some interesting results occurred at Holland Eredivisie on Sunday, where Ajax Amsterdam maintain their
unbeaten run but extended their draw
record at Feyenoord.
In total the streak has included 27 wins and five draws and now the blaugranes have the league
record of 38 games in their sights, a
run put together by Real Sociedad with six games
unbeaten in the season 1978/79 and then 32 games in the 1979/80 season.
Tottenham Hotspur, stretched their
unbeaten run to 14, a club
record, when they came away with a 1 - 1 draw from the Hawthorns, a game they could have won, given the amount of control they established from start to finish.
Although they do have a couple of disappointing defeats to their name of late, having lost two of their last three, everything at The Reebok over the past month or so has been pleasing, with the aurora still positive following a four - match
unbeaten run which has seen Bolton
record impressive wins over Tottenham (4 - 2), Newcastle (5 - 1) and Blackburn (2 - 1), scoring goals a plenty in the process as this new brand of football at The Reebok continues to not only impress the locals, but also keep the points nicely ticking over.
Spurs are
unbeaten at home in 2010 and haven't lost a home fixture since the middle of December, a
run of eleven games without
recording a loss.
Shaka Hislop, Craig Burley and Stevie Nicol discuss whether Barcelona's
record - breaking La Liga
unbeaten run has been overshadowed by their Champions League exit.
Rakitic may miss Saturday's La Liga game at home to Valencia, when Barcelona can extend their
unbeaten run in La Liga to 39 games and break the
record set by Real Sociedad in 1980.
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