Sentences with phrase «time in league season»

Jeremie Boga kept his starting place for Rennes for the first time in the league this season — a reward for his goal last time out — and he played well once again in a 4 - 2 win away to Troyes.

Tottenham could go unbeaten at home for the first time in a league season since 1964/65 (W16 D2 L0 this season) and with their big winning streak at the Lane, that is just one short of their club record run of 14 between January and October 1987.

In the center of the park, Dougie Freedman will be forced to go without the David Wheater & Zat Knight pairing for the first time in the league this season.

Bilić plumped for a 3 -5-2 formation in West Ham's 2 - 2 draw with Crystal Palace and may try the formation for a second time in the league this season.

Perhaps we should also take note of the stats on Squawka.com that show that for the amount of playing time in the league this season, Giroud has a better rate of scoring and assisting than Ozil, Alexis and Theo Walcott and Ozil has the lowest of the lot with just 0.13 per 90 minutes.

Van der Wiel ultimately remained at PSG, and has featured 14 times in the league this season as Laurent Blanc's side have lifted the French title in record quick time.

His Porto team bothered the net 73 times in the league this season, which is more than both Mourinho's title - wining Chelsea sides (72 apiece) and his last Porto team (63), despite Villas - Boas» sides playing eight games and four games fewer across the respective seasons.

He appeared 35 times in a league season nobody could have predicted, with one of two goals coming from long range against Chelsea in a 1 - 1 draw on the final day of the campaign.

They have only lost three times in the league all season, in away trips to Chelsea, Manchester United and Liverpool, and face us having won their last nine games in a row, scoring 25 goals in the process and conceding just 4.

United have lost three times in the league this season, one defeat less than league leaders Chelsea, which is not bad, but the defeats in the first nine matches this season seem to have defined United, not to mention the matches which they were winning but ended up drawing, or the matches which were draws with United not even being able to score a goal.

Not only did they manage this, but they did it in style, winning the league with 12 more points than second placed Tosno, and only losing three times in the league all season.

Fortunately for Conte, the Serie A side deploy a 3 -5-2 system like their arch-rivals Juventus and Zappacosta has featured 18 times in the league this season in that position.

Vidic has also scored four times in the league this season and has missed just two games in the league.

United have been defeated three times in the league this season; two less than the league leaders.

Elmander had scored six times in the league this season before Saturday's trouncing of Newcastle, but not a single one of those were at Bolton's spiritual home, the Reebok.

Not exact matches

While tanking has been a not - so - secret aspect of late - season game - planning for the worst teams in the league for some time, this year's tank looks to be the most blatant in NBA history.

Even though he'll be 40 by the time the 2017 season starts, Brady is still the most terrifying matchup in the league, capable of leading his offense to insurmountable leads in the first quarter and coming back against any odds with ruthless precision and an uncanny ability to compel his receivers into miracle catches.

In his book «My Decade in the Premier League,» he wrote: «The club like us not to go overboard on the eating and drinking in the close - season break, so if I go abroad I like to get into the hotel gym three times a week to work on the treadmill and do some weight worIn his book «My Decade in the Premier League,» he wrote: «The club like us not to go overboard on the eating and drinking in the close - season break, so if I go abroad I like to get into the hotel gym three times a week to work on the treadmill and do some weight worin the Premier League,» he wrote: «The club like us not to go overboard on the eating and drinking in the close - season break, so if I go abroad I like to get into the hotel gym three times a week to work on the treadmill and do some weight worin the close - season break, so if I go abroad I like to get into the hotel gym three times a week to work on the treadmill and do some weight work.

The new legislation arrives just in time for New York's professional football fans, as NFL teams are currently in their offseason training camps preparing for the start of the league's new season in about a month.

For the first time, an American pro sports league is broadcasting a regularly - scheduled series of live games in virtual reality throughout a season.

But by his fifth season in the league, when he was finally the same age as his peers, he scored 378 times — in 69 games.

Wilson is yet to earn a place in the Liverpool side, but won praise for his Rangers appearances last season domestically and in the UEFA Champions League, while Barry Bannan has been granted time on the pitch due to injuries to key men at Villa Park.

Do you think that Asano will get a work permit in time to see him in a Premier League game this season?

Wolves secured a well - deserved promotion to Premier League football on Sunday following a 2 - 0 win over Birmingham that will see them compete in England's top division for the first time since the 2011/12 season.

Sub-plots: Daley Blind is poised to make his 50th Premier League appearance for the Reds on Sunday, while Danny Welbeck is set to return to Old Trafford for the second time since leaving United for Arsenal in 2014; the England forward scored the winner when the Gunners visited in the FA Cup last season.

was no: two in player of the season chart... to make the matters worst, our player of the season is sold to man utd to make sure that they win the league for the 20th time..

Perez, who joined the north London club for # 17M last summer as per the Independent, scored once in 11 league appearances for Arsene Wenger's side last season as the Gunners missed out on Champions League football for the first time under Wleague appearances for Arsene Wenger's side last season as the Gunners missed out on Champions League football for the first time under WLeague football for the first time under Wenger.

If we are speaking about contract extensions then the biggest one is Arsene Wenger's, hopefully this is his last year and he won't renew it, Arsenal need a new direction from lame tactics, a breath of fresh air after 20 years of Wenger and only winning 3 league titles in that time at an average of 1 title every 6.7 seasons!

its like your wife been two timing you, and still you want her back, thats madness for me, he's been saying that getting to the champiopns league next season already make up the stipulated 55 million that sanchez is worth, good reasoning, but are you that sure that with a player that his heart is not in it we are going to qualify?

Yeah but the reality is the to thing are closely related, If Wenger stays we won't win the league or the champions league any time soon.For us to win these type of trophies a top coach must come in, there aren't many who can achieve this but i believe 2 good candidates are out of work Ancelotti and Klopp, Wengrs contract should be finished by the 2016/17 season god willing.I say God willing because Wengers been talking about how he doesn't want to retire, obvious signs that he wants an extension to his contrct, i am one Arsenal fan who doesn't want to see an extension

My dear get your facts right Giroud was top scorer in the French league when he was signed, gervinho was the second highest goal scorer for Lille in the title winning campaign, moussa sow was the highest and hazard was no where near the two on goals, hazard however was signed by Chelsea the next season after he scored 20 goals and was put on wages even «crazy» man city at the time thought was crazy.pls zlatan was not in France when Montpellier won the league, hazard to Chelsea was 2012, gervinho to arsenal was 2011.

It is the time of the season at which it is good to draw conclusions on what has transpired in the Premier League season so far, conclusions that can also be drawn out through the statistics, as this team of the season so far from statistical gurus WhoScored shows:

After all, Shezzer has been the first choice stopper of the Italian Serie A side Roma all season and he has done very well for them, all the time gaining valuable experience, while David Ospina was still fresh in the average Gooner's mind for that horrible fumble which handed the initiative back to Olympiacos to record their first Champions League victory on English soil.

OT I Remember the last time when we were Hoping for West Ham to do us a favour against Liverpool, that was back in the George Graham days and it was the second from last game of the season, yup, Liverpool ended up winning 5 - 0... And we were left with the mission of having to beat the Scouser's by two clear goals to win the league, at Anfield.

the man just doesn't rotate his players enough and that is why they all are injury prone; in such a demanding league as the EPL you need to manage your squad play time, the result of not doing it have been obvious: 1) A team multiple injuries throughout the season due to excessive play time.

After winning the Capital One Cup and claiming the Premier League title for the first time in five seasons, confidence is high at Stamford Bridge and Jose Mourinho will be expecting to add to his trophy cabinet in the 2015 - 16 campaign.

Austin scored 18 goals at better than a goal every two games in his first season as a Premier League player and the fact that he did it for a club that was getting beaten all the time and was relegated should be even more impressive.

The criticism seems to increase year on year, and you can bet your life that the first time Arsenal drop points this season, the verbal attacks will resume once again, but the fact is that every single team in the Premiership is investing in players in that race for the title, and it is not getting any easier to win the League.

I don't know... 3pl trophies in 20 seasons, no champions league, only made to final once in 18 CONSECUTIVE seasons, not resected like fergie was in his time, has never defeated jose mourinho even once in his lifetime even after maureen makes fun of him like hell (my God,6 - 0 in his 1000 game - > what a shame), an 8 - 2 loss at old trafford (only reason he bought players otherwise that season would have been hell), been rated as one of the wealthiest clubs but we still have mediocre first team players like giroud, welbeck etc (before u slam me first answer this - > would they get into bayern, barca, madrid, manure, mancity, psg or even chelsea starting 11 cz we rank the same with them financially)?????.....

wouldn't you just know it that we are again linked with a relative unknown who will cost us peanuts in comparison to what we SHOULD be looking at which is proven goalscorer from a league very similar to our own, BUUUUT this will never happen all the time Wenger has control over the purse strings as has been proven season after season after season.

-- He is French Ligue 1 top scorer — but Giroud WAS Ligue 1 top scorers as well (even won the league) when he joined us — Do nt get me wrong he can be a very good player for us in 2,3 years time but for next season only the like of Benzema or Lewandowski can improve us

Many people fancy Nottingham Forest to finally make their way back to the Premier League this time out and they start at home to Huddersfield, who won't want the relegation scrap they were in last season again this time out.

Man City have won 10 consecutive Premier League games in a single season for the first time in their history.

Despite limited playing time under Conte this season, the Spaniard has still managed to grab six assists in all competitions, and he made it his 100th Premier League assist with a stunning pass to set Willian through.

After all this is the third time in four years that Arsenal have lifted the first trophy of the season and the previous two did not lead to league glory for the Gunners.

There are bumps in the road in every season and Wenger thinks Cech — with four Premier League titles to his name — can be a calming influence in difficult times.

Stewart has featured four times in the FA Cup so far this season, while he made his Premier League bow — making a 24 - minute cameo — as the Reds saw off Aston Villa 6 - 0 earlier this month.

One of the features of the last few years has been Arsenal putting a brilliant run of results together and although it may be too late for a title challenge this time, we still need to secure a top four spot, as well as having the knockout rounds of the Champions League to think about — and the small matter of defending the FA cup trophy won in dramatic fashion last season to defend.

Please someone (if they can) tell me the last time a so called top team that is regularly in the elite pot 1 or top 3/4 in their respective league thrashed 3 times I mean humilíated 3 times in a season and their manager keeps their job??

Arsenal's start to the season finally got up and running third time lucky against Watford on Saturday, although it has been a relatively shakey start for the Gunners in the league.