Sentences with phrase «season against top sides»

Have we dominated the MF any game this season against top sides?

Not exact matches

It was a crucial win for the Red Devils in the battle for a top four finish in the Premier League, and Romelu Lukaku finally delivered when it mattered having previously struggled against the top sides this season.

A 4 - 1 win against the side that have proved to be Bayern Munich's biggest challengers in the German top flight this season meant that the game in the Stadio San Paolo was going to be nothing more than a procession, unless Dieter Hecking's side could make a fast start.

Good for a few mickey mouse cups but when it really matters lose game after game against the top sides (1 out 12 points so far this season), sometimes by embarrassingly high scores.

After having a fine season in the Spanish top tier the Costa Rican No. 1 impressed many more with his displays in South America as his side reached the quarter - finals against the odds.

Since their victory against Tottenham last month Arsene Wenger's side have only lost one of their next six top flight games but come into this game having won just two on the road this season.

In turn, that will be a real concern for Klopp as he'll be desperate to see them avoid any injury setbacks of their own as that could leave Liverpool exposed at the back against the side with the best goalscoring record in the English top flight this season.

While Mourinho struggles in the big games, managing just one goal in his last ten away games against fellow top six sides, Manchester City have already beaten Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal this season by a 9 - 1 aggregate scoreline.

Our north London rivals Tottenham will be facing a Man City side that will be desperate to get back to winning ways after their loss against Leicester and after Man United conceded that late equaliser to Chelsea on Sunday, the current top four are, realistically, the four clubs that could win the title this season.

Having said that, Liverpool are still in the hunt for a trophy this season, with a Wembley FA Cup semi-final against Aston Villa for the side which can come out on top in the replay.

Today» match against Mauricio Pochettino's side is one that the Blues must win in order to really give their push to qualify for next season's Champions League, as if the west London side were to lose today, they would be eight points behind fourth - placed Spurs, all but ending their hopes of finishing in the top four.

Janssen was the top scorer in the Eredivise last season with 27 goals, and has three in five caps for the Dutch senior side, including a strike against England at Wembley in March.

The Moroccan defender was in superb form for Roma last season as he helped Rudi Garcia's side to a runners - up spot in Serie A with the best goals - against record in the Italian top flight.

I just compared our current results against top sides from this season against the 2013/14 season and this season is two points ahead of the 2013/14 one.

A loss at Stamford Bridge could end all hope for the visitors, and they will certainly have the odds stacked against them with Antonio Conte's side still looking like the strong favourites to finish top of the pile this season.

For the most part, Arsenal have been short of flair and innovation against top sides which predates this season.

Their inability to beat the biggest sides is reflected in the Premier League — in the last 3 seasons, Arsenal have won just 3 matches against their top 4 rivals, a run which includes 11 defeats.

The 18 year - old has fired 19 goals in all competitions so far this season, including a whopping 11 in his last nine outings for Monaco, helping his side to top the French Ligue 1 table ahead of Paris Saint - Germain, as well as scoring in both legs against Manchester City to see his team through to the last eight of the Champions League.

After this weekend's games, which saw Liverpool, Tottenham and Man United all win, we are now ten points of the Top Four and our game in hand will be against today's victors Man City on Thursday, which nobody can seriously believe we have any chance of even getting our pride back by beating the side that has only lost one League game all season.

So if a lower league team hit a jackpot and they are drawn against a top premier league side away they make more money from that away game than their entire season (or in some cases several season).

Our side hasn't hit top form yet this season, while our rivals have been consistently winning the majority of their matches, but I feel that our performance against Manchester City proves that our players are really up for the big games this year.

Overall for the season they are W5 D4 L4 in the top flight at home but with them only having taken one clean sheet in their last eleven league games, even against a low scoring side like Burnley they are going to be a little vulnerable and therefore it is worth taking a punt on both teams to score at Coral for 8/11 odds * (Betting Odds taken at 10:58 p.m. on March 7th, 2018).

The club seems to have added wilting against top competition to it's season - long trend of underperforming against weaker sides.

Leganés are a dangerous team when they want to be, and their best performances this season came against the top sides in the league.

We go into this game having won last time out against Bury, the team that has spent most of the season so far at the top of the league, and we now come up against a Carlisle side who have faltered in recent weeks.

United have drawn their last two Premier League matches, needing a win against David Moyes» side in order to keep within a chance of breaking into the top four this season, which is looking slimmer as the weeks pass.

Manchester United vs Man City Preview: Manchester City are flying high and playing some top notch football under manager Pep Guardiola, however they lost their first game of the season against Shakhter Dontesk albeit with under strength side.

But this is an opportunity for them to land a positive as they go at home against the worst away side in the top flight this season.

After their trip to Goodison comes home encounters with Manchester United and Arsenal, two sides they conjured hard - fought draws against last season, but with the Red Devils eager to cement their place at the top of the pile, and with Arsenal's away from having improved immensely this season, there's every chance of Birmingham collecting zero points from their three matches in a week over Christmas and New Year, while after that they face a trip to Blackpool — Which won't be a pleasant stroll along the Seaside for Alex McLeish's men.

Atalanta go into the game against the Serie A Champions as the form side, not only in Serie A but across the top five leagues in Europe, undefeated in their last nine games which include eight wins and find themselves just five points off the top of Serie A in what has so far been a remarkable fairy tale season for the Bergamo side;

Romelu Lukaku, scoring his first goal against a side in the top eight this season, equalized seven minutes later.

Whilst the home side have only lost three times this season at Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, those defeats have come to Barcelona and Juventus, proving they struggle against the top tier opponents — a bracket that Real Madrid certainly fall into.

The Baggies have secured most of their points from bottom ten sides this season while we have performed poorly against those in the top ten.

With 11 defeats to their name already this term, the South - coast side have struggled at times, and they've mostly done that against the top sides, having claimed just seven points from a possible 39 against the top 10 teams this season.

The Reds have been convincing against the top sides this season, but they have been made to work hard recently by the likes of Burnley, Bournemouth and Stoke.

They've scored at both Manchester clubs this season and once again they will give it everything they have against a top of the table side.

Only 4 defeats in 26 Premier League games this calendar year, with 1 in 7 this season, has improved the morale at Arsenal and seen them storm to the top of the table alongside an impressive win against a highly - rated Napoli side in the Champions League.

Match Predictions: United have been unbeaten at home for 38 games in all competitions and they are highly likely to continue that with another win on Saturday against a Brighton side who are a decent team and doing very well in their first season in the english top division but not many people expect them to get much away from home against the traditional top 6.

Mané finished the season on top form — including scoring a hat - trick against Man City — as Ronald Koeman's side secured a top six finish.

City are 7 -1-0 against bottom third sides this season, scoring twenty five goals and conceding five whilst Sunderland are 0 -1-7 against top third teams, conceding twenty two goals and scoring seven goals.

It was essential Southampton avoided following in the footsteps of Manchester City, West Ham and Bournemouth — top - flight sides who had all perished against third tier giant - killers Wigan in the FA Cup this season.

That result came against a Spurs side who are fancied to once again claim a place in the top - four this season and maybe even challenge for the title, highlighting Arsenal's achievement.

With visits to Huddersfield and West Ham United - either side of the final home match of 2017/18 against Southampton - to come, Everton top goalscorer Rooney says the Blues are eager to finish the season on a high, starting by securing victory on Monday night and opening up a four - point gap on their opponents.

They managed to pick up another point at the Estadio Municipal de Butarque but, with their final four games of the season coming against top - 10 sides Barcelona, Celta Vigo, Villarreal and Valencia, their four - year stay in the top flight appears set to end.

Brentford have collected just the one win from six games against sides currently in the top three this season.

We saw this against the top 5 sides last season and we'll see it in the Champions league this year.

Birmingham City vs Wolverhampton Wanderers 2017/18 EFL Championship Date: Monday, 4th December 2017 Kick Off: 19:45 UK Venue: St. Andrew's Stadium This evening, Blues have the much anticipated contest against top of the league side, Wolverhampton Wanderers, as we look to batter and bruise the confidence of our neighbours, and claim a much needed three points to get our already damaged season back on...

This evening, Blues have the much anticipated contest against top of the league side, Wolverhampton Wanderers, as we look to batter and bruise the confidence of our neighbours, and claim a much needed three points to get our already damaged season back on track, with a win tonight certifying to remove our name from the bottom - three.

While the Baggies have been going well, they have lost five of their six matches this season against sides from the top half of the table.

However, the good news for the Seasiders is that this weekend they'll not only come face - to - face with the team who reside in the basement of the Premier League but also the side against whom, on the opening day of the season, they announced their introduction to the top - flight of English football with aplomb.