The phrase
"relegation contenders" refers to teams or individuals who are at risk of being demoted or moving to a lower position in a competition or league.
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The mentality to treat games
against relegation contenders with the same focus as those against the big boys: that's Lo Stile Juve that I'm talking about.
Manchester United look to bounce back after a particularly poor performance against West Ham at the weekend by
beating relegation contenders Burnley.
These results always seemed very unlikely according to their League positions but for some reason our star studded sides somehow contrive to pick this match to play
like relegation contenders.
Now after another failure at the weekend, with a home draw against
relegation contenders West Ham United, a top - four place looks highly unlikely — as they are now ten points adrift with just six games remaining.
I'd far rather we field a weakened team and lose to Dinamo Zagreb than lose more players to injury and then lose to
a relegation contender in the EPL.
lets lose the next 3matches (which is achievable wd our play) and chelski will be a game away from kicking us to top 11 and we will be
relegation contenders (our new trophy after decades of 4th place trophy)
David Moyes will face the media tomorrow at Rush Green for the pre-match press conference ahead of the crucial match against
the relegation contenders.