Sentences with phrase «still in a relegation fight»

Not exact matches

Pardew admits his side were too late to attempt to buy Defoe, but has praised the Black Cats for this astute purchase as he believes the veteran forward still has the ability and quality to make a difference in a relegation fight.

West Ham are still in the relegation zone and Arsenal are still fighting for the Top Four.

It was a bitter blow for Norwich in their fight against relegation but for United it means they are still comfortably in the hunt for the top four.

Although they had a few moments of scrappy serendipity, Sunderland still lacked the pluck, luck and fight that had somehow seen them through other relegation scrapes in previous years.

After cutting the gap to safety to only three points last week, a win here would make the bottom half of the table even tighter, with a cluster of teams still in the thick of a relegation dog fight.

Results at the KCOM Stadium in 2017 are the sole reason Hull City are still alive in the fight against relegation to the Championship.

Aston Villa find themselves just four points clear of the drop in 14th and despite a hard - fought win over West Brom seven days ago, still have it all to do if they're to avoid the embarrassment of the word «relegation» even being mentioned.

They are still fighting in the FA Cup this season — Spurs face relegation - threatened Swansea City in the quarter - finals — and the former boss believes they have a great opportunity to end their hunt for a trophy.