Sentences with phrase «team facing relegation»

That's a big problem for a team facing relegation.

We played against the 3rd bottom team facing relegation AND we did nt take a shot at goal for 45 mins?

Not exact matches

Arsenal travelled to Bournemouth today to face a team that was hovering above the relegation zone and hadn't won for ten games, but then again Arsenal hadn't won any of their last five either and they had an awful away record.

The German international scored in his side's latest defeat of the season, a 2 - 1 reverse against Werder Bremen on Saturday, but is clearly unhappy with how the team is playing at the moment as they head into the second half of the season facing a genuine fight against relegation.

The Black Cats fought against relegation in 2012/13 and will be hoping to pick up some points against fellow bottom - half teams such as Fulham, Southampton and Crystal Palace in their opening three games, though they then face a tricky home game against Arsenal.

As a result you have a team that was facing relegation a few months ago at the top of the league in February with Spurs a mere 2 points behind us.

Well, we all know if you face relegation teams late in the season they might fight like hell and if you face teams that have nothing more to lose or win that often don't play so hard anymore.

Furthermore, with relegation battles down the bottom half of the table also growing in competition, as various clubs fight amongst themselves for safety from the drop, it means that Arsenal also face tougher games from teams in the lower half of the league.

Although even having just said that — away games against bottom 6 sides facing possible relegation are often a lot harder than facing any mid-table team.

This not only creates a more merit - based top tier, it creates drama at the bottom of each level, where desperate teams face must - win games to avoid relegation.

The Blackpool Supporters Trust have put together a bid that proposes to take the club into the hands of the supporters, leaving the Oystons with almost all the assets apart from the team and the stadium, and you wonder if that offer might look more and more appealing in the face of another relegation.

If Ospina cant be trusted to face a team in the relegation zone then he does not deserve to wear our colours and get a fat pay.

It was always going to be a tension filled day, when the team just out of the relegation zone facing the team just in it.

Sunderland make the journey south on Saturday to take on West Ham with both teams facing the real threat of relegation this season.

Looking at the other fixtures in this round concerning other teams involved in the relegation scrap, Stoke are playing at Arsenal, whereas Newcastle are at home to Huddersfield, Palace face a tough game with Liverpool visiting Selhurst Park, and Swansea travel to Old Trafford.

KEY FACT: Huddersfield have faced three teams this season who started the day in the relegation zone and have lost all three matches 2 - 0 MATCH ODDS: West Brom 10/11 Draw 9/4 Huddersfield 10/3 bet365 Pick: Over 2.5 goals @ 7/5 ANDY SAYS: I don't see Huddersfield getting anything here, comfortable home win... 2 - 0 GRAEME SAYS: If West Brom are going to get a win, they will get it here and they should... 2 - 1 FOOTBALLIndex — One to follow: Aaron Mooy is still just in the top - 100 but worth a look

Pardew finds his team bottom of the league and facing relegation after an eight year stay in the Premier League and asked of their chances of avoiding the drop, Pardew said: «The realisation of how many games we've won and how many we'd need to win before the end of the year means it's very difficult, if not impossible.

You may be wearing a Juve jersey come Sunday afternoon when the Old Lady face relegation battlers Crotone in Turin, but you may also be rooting for Team Don't Lose, something that didn't go so well seven days earlier in Rome.

David versus Goliath once again happens in this Serie A weekend as relegation zone team, Carpi, faces Napoli, the league's first place...

Rovers start with a home fixture with Portsmouth, a side currently bottom of the league, but they then face teams not too far away from them in Bolton Wanderers & Stoke City, both of which are very winnable games for Blackburn but they are games they must win if they are to keep the relegation zone at arms length.

Newcastle United Vs Liverpool Highlights: Newcastle received Liverpool, a team that has been trying to escape the relegation zone for some time now faced off against the 7th placed club in the Premier League.

And finally, Manchester City (2.15 WilliamHill) are in action on Sunday — The only fixture on Sunday not to be shown live on any broadcast — as Roberto Mancini takes his side to The Hawthorns in a game they simple must win following back - to - back defeats in the league, three in all competitions, with the latter the most humiliating as City lost to a team from Poland who are 14 points off the pace in their domestic league and starring relegation slap - bang in the face.

Newcastle and Tottenham face each other on Sunday with both teams looking to pull further away from the relegation zone following a poor start to the season -LSB-...]

This means that Arsenal, in ball number two (ball number one is occupied by Alphabet League winners AFC Bournemouth), could face a number of interesting opponents, including Manchester City, Manchester United, Leicester City, Tottenham, or even a plucky team in or near the relegation zone trying to make their season mean something.

In the face of relegation and 5000 - to - 1 odds, Leicester City proceeded to outplay the best teams on the planet and win the Premier League.