Although there is a London derby with Tottenham Hotspur to come on Wednesday — a game that is celebrating Claire Rafferty's 10 years of service to the Ladies — and a top - of - the -
table clash with Manchester City a week on Sunday, Spence's focus is solely on our Continental Tyres Cup meeting with Yeovil.
The point is, though, that this latest setback continues a miserable Inter run which, curiously, began two months ago when the club was flying high on top of Serie A. On December 10, then league leaders Inter travelled to Turin for a top of
the table clash with the Old Lady herself, namely reigning champions, Juventus.
Max Allegri switched the focus to Juventus» top - of - the -
table clash with Napoli after the leaders were held to a 1 - 1 draw by Crotone on Wednesday.
Massimiliano Allegri may have talked a big game about Wednesday's game being more important than Sunday's top - of - the -
table clash with the Partenopei, but he still saw fit to rotate his squad against a team that went into the day a point away from safety in 18th place.
I really hope that Arsene Wenger and the Arsenal players do not spend this week preparing for the top of
the table clash with Chelsea assuming that Chelsea will come to the Emirates stadium ripe for the plucking because of the striker crisis currently affecting the Blues, because that way lies disaster.
One thing you can definitely say about Arsenal after the FA cup thumping of Southampton and as Arsene Wenger prepares for the top of
the table clash with Premier League rivals Chelsea this weekend is that the players involved last weekend have given the boss a tough decision on team selection.
Arturo Vidal was dropped by Juventus for their top of
the table clash with Serie A rivals Roma after the Chilean reported late to training following a 5 am party session, according to Italian publication La Gazzetta dello Sport.
Not exact matches
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The sides currently sit fifth and sixth in the Premier League
table and
with just two points separating them, the upcoming
clash holds even more significance than usual in the fight for Champions League qualification.
The fixture represents a
clash of the top two,
with both sides having picked up six points out of six from their opening two games — although PSV head the
table with a goal difference of +7 compared to Ajax's +5.
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has risked reigniting his tense relationship
with Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho ahead of their top - of - the -
table clash next week,
with the Frenchman mocking the Blues» victory over Manchester United.
The former teammates come head - to - head this weekend in a
clash that could have significant consequences on this season's Premier League title race,
with the Blues currently leading at the top of the
table by nine points.
Defeat leaves Derby fifth in the
table, but crucially they could fall six points behind the top two depending on the outcome of Middlesbrough's
clash with Bournemouth tomorrow.
Looking at the Premier League
table at the end of round 35 of the Premier League, Arsenal go into Monday night's
clash against Swansea City on 70 points, level
with Manchester City and five clear of Manchester United,
with Arsene Wenger's men having a game in hand over both the Manchester clubs and
with form clearly on their side.
It's a crunch
clash at the top of League One on Friday night as two teams in shaky form face each other at London Road,
with visitors Bristol City looking to deny Swindon Town the chance to go top of the
table on Saturday
with a victory over wobbling Peterborough.
Instead, they now advanced to the next round and will undoubtedly be buoyed by the result heading into their Premier League
clash with Sunderland on Tuesday night as they look to keep the pressure on at the top of the
table with several first - team stars expected to return to action.
After winning their last 11 Premier League games on the bounce, Liverpool head into this weekend's Super Sunday
clash with Chelsea
with a five - point lead at the top of the
table.
Even if we do beat them next weekend United will still be above us in the
table unless we get something from the north London derby
clash with Tottenham this Sunday.
A great looking
clash for Tuesday night in the EFL Cup
with Premier League side Burnley playing host to Leeds who are currently top of the Championship
table and who have boasted a fantastic defence this season.
Garry Monk appears to be the man that will finally guide Leeds United back to the Premier League,
with his side currently third in the Championship
table ahead of their
clash with Barnsley this weekend.
Furthermore, based on the current league
table, previous away
clashes with those in close proximity have all gone against the Latics, losing 2 - 0 at Fulham, 3 - 1 at West Ham and conjuring only a 0 - 0 draw away to Birmingham City.
Unfortunately for Porto, the former picked up a thigh strain in the club's
clash with Portimonense last weekend, while left - back Alex Telles limped off the pitch
with a knee injury the week before, and the two starters join Danilo Pereira on the treatment
table.
Smith is the only player to have recorded four wins so far this season, having extended his unbeaten record
with victory over Simon Whitlock in their top - of - the -
table clash in Berlin last week.
As a direct result of their slump in form, Birmingham now reside in 19th, just one place off the foot of the
table but, encouragingly, only a point off safety meaning a positive return from this weekend's
clash with Bolton, preferrably in the form of a win, which would go some way to avenging their bitter FA Cup Sixth Round defeat, could, depending on how others in close proximity fare elsewhere, lift the club jump out of the dreaded relegation zone — a tasty incentive for the players if ever I saw one.
Blackburn defied the odds that day to earn a well earned point against
table topping Chelsea, while Blackburn are big odds and somewhat unfancied ahead of this weekend
clash with yet another side honing in on the league title, so will it be a case of Deja - Vu for Rovers?
Real Madrid continued their pressure at the top of the
table on Barcelona
with a 4 - 2 victory over Athletic Bilbao last weekend in a topsy - turvy encounter and the match would have been a good preparation for Los Blancos for the Champions League
clash against Roma on Wednesday.
Osasuna are bottom of the
table and have the worst home record in the league this season (1W, 6D) and just a marignally better away one (2W, 3D) going into this
clash with Luis Enrique's side, who are coming off a morale boosting Clasico win against arch rivals Real Madrid.
Blues are set to entertain the fans
with a Saturday afternoon
clash at St. Andrew's,
with current top of the
table side, Bristol City.
Odion Ighalo continued his incredibly impressive transition into Premier League football by bagging his eighth of the season in Watford's
clash with bottom - of - the -
table Aston Villa this afternoon.
This is a top four
clash with Barcelona leading the way
with a flawless record at the top of the
table and averaging over three goals per game in the Spanish top flight.
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