Sentences with phrase «successive home win»

United, though, are never far off the pace and a 20th successive home win in the Barclay's Premier League − what would also be their fourth consecutive league victory over Man City at Old Trafford − would see them erase Man City's two - point advantage and replace them at the summit.

We'd signed Ashley Westwood earlier in the day, announced the signing of Robbie Brady at half time while a late Sam Vokes goal, with a hint of handball, gave us a 1 - 0 win against Leicester and a fifth successive home win, a record for us in the Premier League and our first run of five top flight home wins since 1966 when Willie Irvine was in his pomp.

Check out our match preview as Southampton look to make it successive home wins in the Premier League when they meet Arsenal at St Mary's.

Can Mauricio Pellegrino's team make it successive home wins, after the 4 - 1 triumph over Everton last time out?

However, it's their recent form which has got us believing in Tottenham's Champions League dream, as Spurs are enjoying a run of five successive home wins in the Premier League, with their last two coming against Arsenal (2 - 1) and Chelsea (2 - 1).

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The Gunners have won five successive home matches in the Premier League and are unbeaten in 10 at the Emirates Stadium since losing to Liverpool on the opening weekend of the season.

Chambers was part of the team that won their eighth successive home game today against West Ham and made it five Premier League wins in a row to boost their chances of a place in the top four.

This will puts Arsenal in a great position to further attack top two Man United and Chelsea and gives Arsene Wenger three wins from three ahead of two successive home matches that the north London side will believe they should win comfortably.

Sunday saw the Gunners win a third successive PL game (all at home), beating Southampton 3 - 2 at the Emirates.

After five successive defeats in November and December, Kenny Jackett's men have won 13 of 21, and games at Middlesbrough and then at home to Ipswich are likely to settle things.

Following a less than convincing 3 - 2 win in their opener against Minnesota United, the Quakes dropped successive games to first Sporting Kansas City on the road and New York City FC at home.

A 16th successive home league win leaves Unai Emery's side 17 points clear of second - placed Monaco, who face PSG in the League Cup final at the Stade de France on March 31.

Koeman's side have rarely moved from seventh place since Christmas, with a run of eight successive home league wins keeping them on the tails of the top six.

The third successive win didn't happen but that's now three games without defeat for the under - 18 team whose next game is at home against Colchester a week today.

United do not really want to be in the Europa League, but with the final played at the Friends Arena in Solna, Stockholm, Zlatan Ibrahimovic's home country, perhaps United will aim to take advantage of the automatic Champions League place for the winner of the competition and rival Sevilla, who may fall back into the Europa League themselves and try to win it for a fourth successive time?

For the second week running, Liverpool feature in the live tea - time kick - off on ESPN as the Reds, seeking a return to winning ways after consecutive home draws, tackle in - form West Brom at The Hawthorns with the Baggies keen to return to the top half of the Barclay's Premier League by building on successive Midlands derby victories.

In the league they've been rampant and counter Arsenal's hugely impressive string of away wins with four successive home victories of their own in the Premier League, not to mention their latest demolition job of Blackburn Rovers as the Red Devils routed the Lancashire outfit 7 - 1 — Dimitar Berbatov taking his league tally for the season to 11 goals, 10 of which were scored at Old Trafford including two hat - tricks.

The home side have won the last six meetings of the teams with Newcastle registering successive wins of 2 - 1, 2 - 0 and 3 - 2 when hosting the Blues.

• Made his 500th appearance for Chelsea in their 1 - 0 home defeat by Manchester United in the 2010/11 UEFA Champions League quarter - final first leg, and played a key role in the Blues winning the competition the following season by scoring penalties in successive rounds against SSC Napoli and SL Benfica.

It was their second successive late show away from home after the last - gasp win at Burnley a fortnight ago; nobody can doubt Arsenal's spirit but the cracks it is papering over will not go away.

KEY FACT: West Brom are aiming to win successive league matches against Arsenal for the first time since 1977 MATCH ODDS: Arsenal 7/4 Draw 21/10 West Brom 9/5 ANDY SAYS: Comfortable home win, Arsenal to take the win here... 3 - 1 GRAEME SAYS: I am not sure Arsenal will have this all there own way, could be a draw... 2 - 2 SILKY SAYS: Easy Arsenal win for me, don't see West Brom getting close to them... 4 - 0 LADBROKES PICK: Arsenal to win to nil — 5/4 FOOTBALLIndex — One to follow: Aaron Ramsey up to # 1.10 — looks a more than sound investment

Alan Shearer was delighted with yet another win form Newcastle this time 2 - 1 at home to make it four wins in a row in the league and four successive w...

Burnley's youth team have beaten Wrexham 2 - 0 this afternoon to join Blackpool at the top of the league with 53 points and that's seven successive wins for us since a home 3 - 3 draw against Wigan.

Bournemouth, who went close through Gosling and Callum Wilson in the opening period, were bidding for a club record fourth successive Premier League home win.

-- Steve Kean has won just one match as Blackburn manager away from home, the Lancashire outfit arriving in London on the back of four successive away losses, seven in their last eight.

Some unconvincing wins over West Ham and Bolton, both by a 1 - 0 scoreline in games they didn't create an awful lot in, would later be followed by a couple of successive defeats against Man Utd (2 - 0) and Blackpool (0 - 2), the latter an embarrassing result considering they almost went the entire year without losing to anyone bar Manchester United on home soil.

Both teams will fancy their chances of winning this; Sunderland have won three of their previous four home Premier League games − including a 1 - 0 win over leaders Man City at the beginning of the year − whilst Norwich are setting their sights on a fourth successive away win.

Successive 4 - 0 victories away to Plymouth (League Two) and at home to Huddersfield (chasing promotion in League One) set up a third round clash with Premier League Wigan, who were also no match for Di Canio's imperious charges as The Robins overcame a 1 - 0 deficit to win 2 - 1 at The Country Ground.

Samba, Kalinic, Jason Roberts and Steven Nzonzi are all towering players and mean header's of the ball, so unless Arsenal deal with them early on by cutting out Blackburn's supply at the source through Pedersen, Diouf and David Dunn, Rovers could very well spring another surprise at Ewood Park by recording their second successive league win over Arsenal on home soil.

Sunderland, who won their home fixture against United last season, haven't managed to beat United in successive top flight games since 1951.

Their form on the road has been a major concern, with five successive defeats in the league, but they had won their last two home matches and started this one brightly.

However, their reslient qualities shone through with back - to - back league wins thereafter, recording successive 2 - 1 wins over Wigan Athletic at home and Newcastle Utd away.

A second successive loss should be out of the question however, with Sunderland still unbeaten at home this season after two wins and three draws, while Stoke City (4.00 VCbet) will arrive at the Stadium of Light on the back of successive defeats and won't exactly be brimming with confidence.

Burnley's youth team recorded a third successive victory this morning and extended the unbeaten run to six games with a 3 - 1 home win against Sheffield Wednesday in the U18 Professional Development League.

In the knowledge that their form on home soil is fairly solid — just one defeat in six — that they concede on the rare occasions — Joe Hart in the City goal having kept a staggering seven clean sheets in ten at home, five in his last six as well, and on the back of successive TO NIL home wins over Aston Villa (4 - 0) and Blackpool (1 - 0), you really are struggling to find any dent in their armour.

The momentum is with the Gunners, though, after putting their bitterly disappointing 1 - 0 home defeat to Newcastle behind by clinching successive away wins over Wolves and Everton.

On the back of such an incredible run which has seen them end their long wait for a north London detby success over in Arsenal's backyard, to clinching qualification in the UEFA Champions League with a game to spare to then recording their third successive home league win over former English greats Liverpool even though they were nowhere near their best and were never deserving winners.

In stark contrast is that of Sunderland, who haven't lost a league fixture since being downed by West Brom in just their second game of the term, going unbeaten in their last seven matches and will arrive at St James» in buoyant mood after a 1 - 0 win at home to Aston Villa last weekend ended a run of five successive draws.

They will, though, be slightly disappointed with the start they've made at home, drawing their opening two league encounters at The Reebok with Fulham and Birmingham City, but Bolton fans were left delirious as they beat West Ham 3 - 1 at Upton Park, their second win over the Hammers in successive seasons.

Whereas Fulham are striving to avoid a third consecutive home defeat in the league, after suffering back - to - back 3 - 1 losses against Everton and Tottenham, Liverpool are chasing their fourth successive away win − their fifth if you include Tuesday's defeat of Chelsea in the cup.

Stoke, victorious on their last appearance at the Brittania, have clinched all three points in just one of their previous four at home in the league, while Bolton haven't won an away encounter in the Premier League in nearly two months and arrive baring the scars of four successive away defeats.