Sentences with phrase «season opening fixture»

Having said that I like to look at the bright side of life and if the squad can not show up for a season opening fixture against Liverpool we can forget about the rest of the season.

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Leeds United haven't started the season well under Uwe Rosler, with the Lilywhites collecting just one win from their opening seven Championship fixtures.

Antonio Conte has endured a difficult star to his second season at Stamford Bridge, with the Italian having to deal with striker Diego Costa's antics as the player looks to leave the club after going AWOL as per the Sun, as well as the Blues losing their opening Premier League fixture to minnows Burnley.

Your opening fixture this season was a win against Arsenal — does that add to confidence going into this match?

It's worth noting that Benzema was left out of Real Madrid's match - day squad for their opening La Liga fixture of the season, against Sporting Gijon, and Rafa Benitez's side drew a blank in that fixture which could leave the Spanish giants realising just how important a member of their Bernabeu squad the French international really is.

Marcelo has continued to be a regular fixture in the Madrid side this season, and though he is playing well coach Carlo Ancelotti is said to be open to offers for a number of his stars, including the Brazilian.

The former Borussia Dortmund man has scored 30 goals in his two seasons at Bayern Munich but last season was dropped for crucial encounters, including two fixtures against Barcelona in the Champions League, and was also left out of the starting eleven for the opening Bundesliga match of the season.

Take a look below at the opening day fixtures, August 8, of the upcoming Premier League season in full:

Ineffectual in the reverse fixture, but has since scored his first open - play goal of the season.

Chelsea have started the season in poor fashion, collecting just one point from their opening two Premier League fixtures, and Jose Mourinho has publicly spoken of his frustrations with seven of his first - team stars (via Sky Sports) and his outlay on Cuadrado is beginning to look like something of an expensive mistake to say the least.

Arsenal entailed a terrible defeat to Liverpool in their opening fixture of the new Premier League season and one of the biggest debates surrounding the result, was Arsenal's distinctive lack of leadership.

Last weekend's 3 - 0 success at home to Bournemouth was a welcome fillip for Arsenal after they lost two of the opening three fixtures for the first time since 2011/12, the season following skipper Cesc Fabregas's departure for Camp Nou.

Mourinho moved to fill any void by signing Pedro from Barcelona and Cuadrado failed to make Massimiliano Allegri's starting eleven for any of Juventus» opening three Serie A fixtures of the season, before starting against Genoa on Saturday, a game in which he struggled to have much of an impact.

The Arsenal legend Thierry Henry is very happy that Arsenal are top of the League, but he thinks that the Gunners should have opened up a bigger gap in the first half of the season as the second half is full of tough away fixtures.

Wilson bagged a brace on his Premier League debut back in May 2014 and is clearly a player with a great deal of potential, but even with Louis van Gaal's side managing just three goals in their opening four domestic league fixtures, the young Englishman has failed to force his way into the United match - day squad thus far this season.

The Premier League season is set to kick - off this weekend with Arsenal taking on Liverpool in the opening fixtures.

Liverpool were beaten in their opening pre-season fixture of the 2014 - 15 season, despite several fine performances from a squad mostly made up of youngsters and academy players.

Grenada managed to beat them on the opening day of the Spanish league season while the former La Liga winners had to rely on a last minute penalty from Joan Cuenca to get a draw against Rayo Vallecano in the last round of fixtures.

The importance of this fixture to both sides can not be over-estimated with this being one of the oldest rivalries in English football, but this season, with the Lilywhites already 4 points ahead of Arsenal in the League table, the Gunners can't afford to let their rivals open up a bigger gap, while Arsene Wenger's side will be desperate to move back into contention for a Top Four finish by taking all 3 points.

But from the moment they lost to Hull City on the opening fixture of the season to two rather soft goals, it really hasn't felt the same.

As I'm sure you are aware our Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey has been ruled out for an expected month long period, with a hamstring injury he sustained in the opening fixture of the new premier league season.

The 66 - year - old takes his Arsenal side to face PSG in their opening Champions League Group A fixture of the season on Tuesday night as he closes in on 20 years in charge of the Gunners.

The reverse fixture between the two teams last season resulted in a 1 - 1 draw with Rinsola Babajide opening the scoring for hosts Millwall, only for Merrick Will to strike at the death to earn her side a share of the spoils.

The opening Champions League fixture of the season brings the fanatical Celtic following to Old Trafford.

The standout fixture in the Premier League on the opening weekend of the new season has to be Manchester United v Spurs, a tussle that we have all been looking forward to since the fixture were released on 17th June a couple of months ago.

Athletic themselves edged out Atletico Madrid for a European place last season on goal difference and with Fernando Llorente set to have yet another scintillating season in front of goal after netting 18 last year, will Rayo have what it takes to stop Athletic in this tricky opening fixture?

Branislav Ivanovic has seen enough in the opening fixtures to give him confidence for the rest of the season, but the Blues right - back is not getting carried away...

After beating Leicester City in the Community Shield contest last weekend, Manchester United will face Bournemouth in their opening Premier League fixture of the new season.

That was the verdict of the Monday Night Football experts after the opening round of Premier League fixtures in which all of last season's top four claimed victories.

From the opening season each UEFA Champions League group stage club entered their U19 side and the autumn schedule is replicated in the UEFA Youth League: the same group stage draw and fixtures, with players having the chance to travel with their senior colleagues to away games.

The Magpies have conceded the opening goal in six of their ten away fixtures this season.

Considering the lackadaisical performances Liverpool have suffered in the middle of the park in the opening two fixtures of the season, the need for someone of Seri's ilk is abundantly clear.

Southampton have opened the scoring in just six of their sixteen league games this season and they have now conceded in each of their last eight league fixtures.

The Gunners are going to face Liverpool in their opening PL fixture of the new season without key defenders like Koscielny, Mertesacker and Paulista.

The Blues have opened the scoring in four of their five away games so far this season and have been leading for an average of 47 minutes per away fixture.

In Manchester United's opening league fixture this season, Rooney was presented with what was in no uncertain terms, a sitter.

Last season saw Chelsea build a 15 points advantage over Wenger's side after just 12 games, a period in which Arsenal won just four of their opening fixtures.

«Winning today was crucial after losing the opening fixture in many encounters during the past seasons,» said Elneny.

It doesn't help that The Swans are renowned slow starters; the Welsh side have lost each of their previous five opening fixtures of a new season.

The results from the opening week of 2017 are below along with this week's fixtures, Burnley's goalscorers this season and the current league table.

High flying Huddersfield Town roll into town tonight, for the season's opening fixture at the London Stadium, looking for the win which could take them to the very top of the Premier League table.

Chelsea play their first Champions League fixture for two seasons on Tuesday night and look to have a favourable opening to proceedings in Group C.

But United's defensive solidity — exemplified in two consecutive clean - sheets in this season's opening fixtures — is not entirely new.

Barney Francis, Managing Director of Sky Sports, said: «49 out of 50 of the most popular Premier League games were shown on Sky Sports last season and a quick look at our opening schedule of fixtures shows Sky Sports is still the place to go for more of the games that matter.

There were a number of difficult fixtures that Blackburn could of began with and a home encounter with Everton is certainly one of them, but Rovers were particularly strong at home last season and if they can mirro that form this season, starting with a positive result on the opening day, then it could ultimately be what keeps them in the Premiership.

So, with the fixtures out for the 2017/18 season, the initial reaction from Liverpool fans would have been a quick glance to see who we play on the opening day, working out when we play Man United and Everton, and other than that, probably just a bit of a shrug.

The Gunners had previously made their worst ever start to a Premier League season after failing to win any of their opening three fixtures, but Wenger is as defiant as ever and believes his side's recent return to winnings ways, coupled with the excitement of several new faces at the club, has helped his team» turn a corner» following a turbulent few weeks that began with the sudden departures of their talismanic duo, midfielders Cesc Fabregas and Samir Nasri, that ultimately culminated in an 8 - 2 thrashing away to arch rivals Manchester United.

However, their abysmal record against the top teams this season combined with their midweek fixture in Spain, and their general malaise in the second half of the season opens the door for Arsenal.

Midway through the first half of their fixture with Sunderland and Argentine ace Carlos Tevez was presented with a glorious opening — An open goal with no Sunderland defender to be seen — but, despite the goal at his mercy, Tevez produced one of the misses of the season.

It's the same old story as far as Newcastle are concerned, as the Toon suffered 41 significant injuries last season and Davide Santon (hip), Loïc Rémy (muscle strain), Massadio Haïdara (knee) and Jonás Gutiérrez (hamstring) will all be unavailable for selection, whilst Steven Taylor will also miss the game after picking up a straight red card for using his arm illicitly against Sergio Agüero in their opening fixture.