Sentences with phrase «side out of the relegation»

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Leicester 0 - 1 Sunderland — Two sides likely to be fighting relegation this season, but Sunderland looked improved under Dick Advocaat towards the end of the last campaign and could grind out a win here.

Despite seeming to get the best out of Christian Benteke, who had misfired for the majority of the season under former manager Paul Lambert, Sherwood has been unable to lift his side away from the dreaded bottom three in the league, as they look to avoid relegation to the Championship.

Hull look a reinvigorated side under Marco Silva, as they have picked up impressive results and crucial points as they try and fight their way out of a relegation battle.

Strangely, following that dismal run Villa then went on a run of seven wins in eight but it appears too little too late as Bruce's side now lie in the safety of mid table in thirteenth place, mathematically out of the playoffs and safe from relegation.

Tomorrow evening Arsenal take on a Crystal Palace side that looked nailed on for relegation a couple of months ago, but since Roy Hodgson took over they have gone on an amazing 8 game unbeaten run and have moved up to just one point of getting out of the relegation zone and the team has an abundance of confidence at the moment.

The 22 year old Turf Moor striker is out of contract in the summer so one imagines the White Hart Lane side may feel able to land the Clarets star «on the cheap» though Burnley will be all too aware of how crucial retaining Ings could be if they are to avoid relegation.

West Brom host Burnley in a Premier League clash at The Hawthorns this afternoon, with both sides likely to be mindful that this could turn out to be a vital clash in the battle to avoid relegation from the Premier League come the end of the season.

The Swans will be looking to build on after last week's 2 - 1 victory over Liverpool as Carlos Carvalhal's side hope to climb out of the relegation zone.

On today's game - even the side we put out today should have been more than enough to take care of a side with relegation written all over them.Mustafi is looking a liability in every game and Xhaka will never be a dominant midfielder.As for Wilshere he looks like a player who probably found his true level at Bournemouth last season.Koliasnac is not the player he looked earlier in the season probably down to the «Coaching» he now gets at the club.

It's draining we lost to spurs but more over than anything the way we lost was embarrasseing and shocking we were played off park most game that has concern us as fans spurs bullied us out played us hungry in every department it's has fall with wenger when is time when he just accepts game has passed him matter of fact it has passed us arsenal fans aswell no control in middle very poor from xhaka and elneny and again dembele bought mortgage in midfield he's the owner my god vieria would of knocked he's house down but look we're very poor and away from home sad really how wenger keeps he's job is just pure stupidity but not just with today's results over all away from home we're relegation side go get Enrique before Chelsea get him and let but of class and youth take our great club back before Tottenham spuds leave us so far behind we won't even complete this series lack lustrous club

Every Arsenal fan is waiting for some real transfer news telling us that the Gunners have secured the signature of a top defensive midfielder or a top - of - the - range centre - back, but instead we have seen Lukas Podolski move to Inter Milan, Benik Afobe sold to Wolverhampton Wanderers, and now Arsenal have confirmed that Yaya Sanogo has moved to the other side of the Thames to try and help Crystal Palace stay out of the relegation dogfight.

24 year old midfielder Gundogan has spent a fair bit of time out with a back injury over the past two seasons and is apparently stalling on signing a new deal with his Westfalenstadion side sitting in the Bundesliga relegation zone.

With his Newcastle United side desperate to claw itself out of relegation trouble, the former Liverpool idol has been reminiscing about the great Bill Shankly.

On the playing side the club has battled manfully to get themselves out of the relegation dogfight, as evidenced by last nights last gasp point against Sunderland, it will take a few more such battles to see them make their way our of trouble but I have a sneaky feeling that they could pull off a Houdini.

Rene Meulensteen has looked to rectify his sides» goalscoring problems, with the signings of striker Kostas Mitroglou and midfielder Lewis Holtby, with Fulham looking to get themselves out of the relegation zone.

Sunderland currently sit it fifteenth position with a four point cushion between themselves and the relegation zone however with the Wearside club having not won any of their last five Premier League outings it is difficult to see them gaining anything from tomorrows fixture against as Joe Hart described them, the «killing machine» that is the 2012 - 2013 Manchester United side.

Mauricio Pocchetino will be keen to get the most out of the side's game against relegation threatened Swansea City on Sunday.

The away side will have the bigger emphasis to win as the relegation battle thickens and with time running out, a positive result here is crucial for Sunderland's chances of survival.

Bottom side Yanbian Funde picked up their first win in six league games with a 3 - 1 victory over Tianjin Teda that keeps their hopes of moving out of the relegation zone alive, while Changchun Yatai won 2 - 0 against Henan Jianye.

His loan spell at Ural almost single - handedly dragged the struggling side out of the automatic relegation places, but it wasn't just his eight goals that were significant; his maturity and determination to prove himself thrust him firmly back into the sporting limelight, and earned him a move to Krasnodar.

But if Blackpool gaining promotion from the Championship, when originally priced up as the favourites for relegation, was a shocker, God only knows how to describe the sheer sight of the very same effervescent side sat cosily in the top - half of the Barclay's Premier League table at Christmas, six points above the relegation zone and having spent the first half of their dream come true season in the Premier League looking nothing like a side out of their depth.

The defending Premier League champions travel to a badly out - of - form West Brom side who enter the weekend narrowly above the relegation zone.

The Scotsman had seen his side go on a league boosting run, one which had seen Everton jump out of the relegation mixer and into European contention.

In November, the two sides battled out a 0 - 0 draw and it was a match that reflected both sides as a relegation candidate with a lot of more attacking play on show.

A win for either side would not be sufficient as to lift them out of the relegation zone, but it would be progress nonetheless; visitors Blackburn have failed to win any of their previous six while Wigan are on a retched run of eight straight defeats!

These two teams played out a thrilling match that will live long in the memory on a climatic final day of the 2010 - 2011 Premier League, a match which both sides could ill - afford to lose as the prospect of relegation lurked over them.

Even though the side lost Mexican forward Carlos Vela early February to a knee injury, the team have won 3 out of their last four La Liga matches and now sit fairly safely in 10th, 8 points above the relegation zone.

Blackburn Rovers Preview: Is there a way out of the relegation mire for Steve Kean and his Blackburn side.

The Baggies are the favourites to win this maiden encounter between two sides tipped for relegation before the season, however West Brom have done their utmost to keep their names out of the equation as Wolves continue to make heavy work of escaping the relegation zone.

Newcastle hope to be out of the relegation zone by more than just goal difference after this weekend as they host a Stoke side who have picked up just two points on the road this season -LSB-...]

League leaders Chelsea host a Newcastle side only out of the relegation zone on goal different on Saturday as they bid to maintain their league at the top of the biggest league in the world -LSB-...]

Mark Hughes» QPR (4/1 BetVictor) go to Aston Villa (17/20 WilliamHill) with both sides searching for back - to - back Premier League wins; a Newcastle (7/4 Bet365) side thumped 5 - 2 at Fulham last time out in the league pay relegation favourites Blackburn (13/8 StanJames) a visit at Ewood Park; the previously mentioned Fulham (10/11 WilliamHill) entertain Roy Hodgson's inconsistent Baggies (15/4 bWin), while a cracking contest could be in store at the Stadium of Light as Martin O'Neill's invigorated Black Cats (17/20 WilliamHill) host Paul Lambert's high - flying Canaries (15/4 BetVictor).

While Suso has performed well in La Liga last season, with a relegation threatened Almeria side, it was expected that he would get a nod from the Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers, who is known to extract the maximum out of his young talent on Merseyside.

Only three sides have scored less than West Brom's meagre tally of 26, which is barely over one - goal - a-game, and combined with their inability to keep clean sheets, with the West Brom No. 1 Scott Carson having kept just one shut - out all season, is a recipe for relegation.