Sentences with phrase «sides first goal»

The former England international scored his sides first goal and his own 150th goal in the 34th minute of the game to give Sunderland the lead.

Not exact matches

We'll come up against a compact and rigid side playing on the break, first goal should be huge.
The talented 19 - year - old has not yet become a full first - team regular for the Magpies, though he did make six appearances for the senior side last season, scoring two goals to attract some interest from bigger clubs.
He scored a gorgeously first time half volley from that side, before drifting to the right to set up Giroud's goal.
Scored his first City goal before the international break and can now look to consolidate his place in the side.
It was basically a dismal performance by the Gunners against a weak Liverpool side who managed a massive 27 attempts on our goal, while we scored with our first two attempts on target.
Willian hit both posts in the first half before he finally steered a shot in in the second, and Hazard says he spoke to the 29 - year - old about aiming his efforts less towards the wide sides of the goal.
After the break things were much better, something that you have to give Arsene Wenger some credit for and after the opening goal curled in by a much improved Mesut Ozil before the hour mark, you could see the whole side settle and start to enjoy their football for the first time in a long time.
So all you need to do to have a chance of winning this superb stocking filler is to predict the correct score of the game against QPR on Boxing day, the time of the first goal by any player from either side and the first player to score a goal for the Gunners.
Alvaro Morata put in a very solid display today, with the former Real Madrid forward scoring his first goal in 13 appearances in all competitions in the first half as he put the away side one goal to the good.
Celtic were already facing an uphill battle against Inter Milan in this Europa League second leg, with the Italian side netting three precious away goals in the first leg.
His 13 league goals have seen the side open up a ten point lead at the top of the table and they are two victories away from being crowned Premier League champions, which would be Hazard's first since his arrival in the summer of 2012.
Just for info, our reserve side have also conceded 16 goals in their first 9 games as well!
Cristante has already registered nine goals in all competitions from midfield this season and has also recently earned his first senior cap for the Italian national side.
Arsenal can not afford to underestimate Burnley, who not so long ago defeated a lethargic Manchester City side at home, and need to emphasize on scoring that all - important first goal early on in the game.
As a result, it would surely require a player to head out first to make space for Werner, but having spent so heavily on their attack, it's only logical that they address their issues at the other end of the pitch given that they possess the worst defensive record of the top seven Premier League sides this season having conceded 36 goals in 27 games.
The French international enjoyed an outstanding first season in Madrid this year, scoring 25 goals in all competitions to establish himself as one of La Liga's most prolific attackers, all the more impressive for reaching such figures despite playing out wide for Diego Simeone's side.
but, im ok with this vardy transfer... it shows us many things: 1) wenger is changing, something some of us have been demanding for a long time; 2) it shows that wenger is taking risks: think about it, he is buying a men for a not cheap price, knowing he could not getting anything after, with a future sell i mean... this is an act that shows wengers intentions to win something, the buy is not motivated by any financial or economic reason but only for a «get the f epl once again» reason... this is an act that shows us hungry, even if we fail, we could said we try... first ever, we really try; 3) finally but very important... vardy is the kind of player we need... he is a warrior, a fighter... he has character... look at how he celebrate his goals... full of energy... he, like alexis, can motivate the team when the things are not going in our way (something wenger cant do because of his age and because he has never been an active coach on the pitch)... the vardy transfer, if it finish well, is a demostration of a change, and a good one... lets take care of winning things and do nt look the economic side for once... vardy is a bit old, but we can give a chance to welbeck after maybe, or akpom... u are not thinking about the future when we talk about ibra... guys: u complain when wenger do nt spend or because he is always looking for the bargain when u are the guys who has to pay the very expensive tickets... u complain when wenger buy the always for the future guy... like morata... stop to complain for everything and be consequent with yourself... i would love auba, but it is not going to happen... lukaku is awesome but the asking price is stupid... lets try with vardy, give us the throphy..
Chelsea scraped past Swansea City at Stamford Bridge tonight, as a first Blues goal for Antonio Rudiger saw the home side beat the Swans 1 - 0 in west London.
The 21 - year - old is from the Czech Republic and has already been capped for the first - team national side having risen through the ranks of the youth teams at international level and having already registered a goal for the first - team.
However, Luis Enrique's side have dropped four points in their last two matches by conceding late goalsfirst versus Valencia and then blowing a 2 - 0 lead to draw 2 - 2 at home to Deportivo last weekend.
After taking a 2 - 2 draw in the first leg last week in Mexico, they hold the advantage on away goals — and with Mexican sides often struggling to play their best football in the unfamiliar Canadian winters, they could be a surprise in store.
Llorente emerged as one of the world's most exciting strikers during his time with former club Bilbao, particularly in the 2011/12 season when his 29 goals in all competitions helped the unfancied Basque side to the Europa League final, and he memorably struck a superb volleyed goal against Manchester United in the first knockout round.
Going against him is the need for Arsenal to stop the home side building up a head of steam or getting a vital first goal and Gabriel's defensive abilities would be better suited to that.
The timing in minutes of the first goal for either side
Holt has notched up 70 goals in 129 appearances for the East Anglian side, helping them to back to back promotions and a very satisfactory first season back in the top flight.
A whirlwind first year for the Welshman after his big money move that culminated in a goal to secure the Spanish side's tenth European cup.
In turn, the game began with both sides showing plenty of determination and the odd half - chance as they threatened to find a breakthrough, but it was Lallana who finally bagged the first goal of the game.
Arsenal may have taken the lead with Theo Walcott's first goal for the Gunners but Chelsea let their experience show and Didier Drogba was his usual dominating self against Arsene Wenger's side bagging a brace and another trophy for Jose in the process.
Depay is the leading scorer in the Eredivisie this season, with a staggering return of 20 goals in 27 games, helping his side clinch their first league title since 2008.
First - half goals from Harry Kane and Erik Lamela — either side of an Ashley Barnes wonderstrike — gave Spurs the points which move them up to sixth place in the Premier League table.
Allardyce would have been furious that his side could not hold their advantage until half time, although the visitors were slightly unfortunate to concede to Eriksen's first league goal since October.
A determined performance from the English side saw them hold their French opponents at bay, while a huge goal from Kevin De Bruyne gave them a 1 - 0 win in the match and a 3 - 2 win in the tie, upsetting the odds and earning City a berth in the semifinal for the first time in their history.
McDermott's side have seemingly been fine front of goal in their first two games of the season, netting three times, including twice at Stamford Bridge.
Hulk has managed just 11 goals in 30 appearances in his first season in Russia, during which his Zenit side lost their grip in the domestic crown they had held the previous two campaigns.
Despite a decent first season at the Bernabeu with 9 goals and 9 assists, Sneijder was not a regular in the side in the following season, as he for no apparent reason fell out of favour at the club.
Steven Fletcher stole the show with a hat - trick but his side were shocked in the first half when Gibraltar scored their first ever competitive international goal, through Lee Casciaro, but the hosts proved to be too strong for their opponents and ran out easy winners.
The south London club roared out of the starting blocks with goals from Wilfried Zaha and James Tomkins inside the first 15 minutes and Zaha completed his brace on 24 minutes to ensure the home side took all three points.
Interestingly enough, I have to admit that whenever I think of Chelsea - Barcelona matches, my first memory is not of THAT Ronaldinho goal in front of the Chelsea net where Ro - Ro barely moved and Ricardo Carvalho danced from side to side like a monkey.
England then put the game to bed in the 85th minute, after Southampton stalwart Ryan Bertrand bagged his first England goals as the left - back saw his 25 - yard strike fizzle past the Maltese shot - stopper to put the away side two goals to the good.
It has been the only low point of the game for the Red Devils as they broke the deadlock in South East London thanks to a early penalty from Spanish midfielder Juan Mata, who found the back of the net to register a first goal in three games for Louis van Gaal's side.
As well as this, he has the numbers to back up; scoring on his first Arsenal start, albeit an offside goal against a poor Everton side, but the quality is there for all to see.
Jutkiewicz came on for his first 45 minutes of the season on Tuesday night and Redknapp will be hoping he can return fit and hungry for goals, which his side is in desperate need of.
The former Barcelona man started with a bang, scoring two goals in his opening two games but then very much went off the boil in his first season and was then only used sparingly by Carlo Ancelotti last term and therefore one can see why the west London club is happy to allow the Portuguese international to make his long expected move to Brazilian side Fluminese.
In 2003 after beating the Eagles for the first time in five seasons, Appalachian State fans charged the field, tore down a goal post and rammed it into the side of a GSU team bus.
Sanogo, 21, only has one goal for the club in 19 first - team appearances, and may now get the chance to develop his game elsewhere after a slow start to life in Arsene Wenger's side.
Since making his first team debut for the north London side in 2014, Dier has amassed a fairly decent record, as the England international has bagged eight goals and six assists in 147 games in all competitions.
United then had Juan Mata to thank as the Spaniard scored two fine goals, the first a cool finish from just inside the area, with the second being a thing of beauty, as the former Chelsea ace curled a free - kick into te top corner to give Jose Mourinho's side the lead in the second half.
Algeria make history as the first African side to score four goals in a World Cup match as they beat South Korea in a superbly entertaining encounter.
Despite leading 4 - 1 from the first leg, one more goal for CSKA would have given them a 3 - 0 lead and enough to go through, though goals from Danny Welbeck and finally Ramsey meant Arsene Wenger's side came away with a 2 - 2 draw.
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