Sentences with phrase «top flight game»

While his decision - making and positioning aren't quite up to the mark yet, I firmly believe that he will learn should he get a few top flight games under his belt.

Following on from that, Villas - Boas made the shock decision to select Lloris for the most recent top flight game against Aston Villa.

When you see that a previous top international like Per Mertesacker, who has only just turned 33 has already announced that he will be retiring from football completely next summer to concentrate on coaching, is already unable to play in many top flight games, it is entirely possible that Koscielny may be returning to France sooner than we think...

A popular and vibrant city, Newcastle is the northern hub of video games development in the UK, with other AAA studios such as Ubisoft Reflections and Sumo, a wide range of indie developers, and local Universities such as Teesside, Newcastle and Northumbria hosting a variety of top flight games courses.

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

As top flight games go, all are winnable (home v Everton, away v Sunderland, and home v West Brom), but with their goal difference as it is then all would need to be won to overtake us.

Can's versatility - and the fact he's played nearly 150 top flight games at 23 - make him an attractive target for a number of Bundesliga sides.

Combined, the stats are far superior to Giroud's 14 goals and three assists in 27 top flight games during the last campaign, and he could be Arsenal's answer to Chelsea's Diego Costa and Manchester City's Sergio Aguero if signed.

And he has more top flight games under his belt than the other England players, as well as him and Jenkinson being the only ones to have played in the Champions League.

It hasn't led to a regular place in the Premier League though and tomorrow will be just his third top flight game with him also having refereed the Brighton v West Brom game two weeks ago.

For the first time since September then, Manchester City can win back to back top flight games.

Can they get back amongst the goals after failing to score in their last two league outings (after netting in 11 consecutive top flight games)?

You have to go back to the 1970/71 season for the last time we played four top flight games without defeat.

Fortunately for Liverpool, they're up against the leakiest team around in Bolton, whose figures of 46 conceded in 21 top flight games simply can not be bettered − or worsened, whichever way you prefer to look at it.

Jose Mourinho's men's last top flight game came at St James» Park where Rafa Benitez's side caused something of an upset as Matt Ritchie scored to give the Magpies a hugely valuable three points.

It was a baptism of fire for new boy Moreno in his first top flight game since sealing a # 12m move, and so it proved as it was his mistake that allowed City to take the lead shortly before the break.

They have won more points from losing positions this season than any other top flight game so don't count them out even if they fall behind at the Boleyn Ground.

By the time Guus Hiddink stepped in to replace Mourinho in mid-December, the club were closer to the relegation zone than the top half of the table, but the Dutchman steadied the ship as interim boss, overseeing an unbeaten run of 14 top flight games from Boxing Day into April.

Sunderland have won just one of their last thirteen top flight games now and are D1 L5 in their last six home and away.

This will be our sixth top flight game against them in the month of October and they have never beaten us in this month of the year; in fact they've only drawn once.

I ding the Wii as a gimmick because so little really used the motion control scheme effectively, and top flight games often kind of dropped it or relegated it to the odd waggle or a side role.

They have won their last two top flight games against Hull and Leicester banking clean sheets in each.

Hope we get rabiot, he is better than carvalho, played as many top flight games and has far more to his game.

CF: A successful summer signing, Alvaro Morata may have gone off the boil a little recently, but has adjusted well to life in the Premier League with six goals in his first eight top flight games.

Since their victory against Tottenham last month Arsene Wenger's side have only lost one of their next six top flight games but come into this game having won just two on the road this season.

He hasn't played in a top flight game for months and there's no point rushing him at the end of the season.

The 21 - year - old joined up with United over the summer in a # 15m deal from Premier League new boys Crystal Palace, but has so far failed to establish himself in the starting XI under David Moyes and has yet to make a start for the club in a top flight game.

Ings managed eleven goals in 35 top flight games, following on from 21 in 40 games in the Championship the previous season after establishing himself as one of the most promising young players in English football.

He led them to promotion to Serie A in 2008/09, but did not take charge of a top flight game and left the club having initially signed a one - year contract extension.

So the Saints have started to improve under their new boss with a W2 D1 record in their last three top flight games.

Southampton have the chance to continue on in a good stretch of form which has seen them lose just one of their last five top flight games.

In their entire history, Newcastle have only once failed to score in their first three top flight games, and also Rafael Benitez has never lost three consecutive Premier League games as a manager in England.

But Burnley have been in a bullish mood this season and are unbeaten in their last four top flight games.

Chelsea took the disappointment of losing to Tottenham into last weekend's top flight game, and they dropped another two points at home to West Ham.

Liverpool have lost just one of the last 16 top flight games and they responded to their defeat at Swansea by taking a 3 - 0 victory and got Huddersfield in midweek.

Each of Stoke's last five top flight games have gone over 2.5 goals and this one to go over the goal line with Bet365 is a price of 5/6.

Both top flight games between them last season went over 2.5 goals and four of the last five have done as well, so over 2.5 goals in this one will fetch you a price of 4/5 with online betting site Paddy Power.

Despite their 2 - 0 defeat to Everton at the weekend, Hughton has led his side to three wins in their last five top flight games, which included a landmark home victory over Arsenal.

United have god league form against Sunderland going as the Red Devils have lost just one of their last 24 top flight games against them (W16 D7).

Leicester rolled out a thrilling 4 - 2 home win over Manchester City last season and they have actually gone W2 D1 L1 in their last four top flight games against the Citizens.