Sentences with phrase «top of the league side»

Birmingham City vs Wolverhampton Wanderers 2017/18 EFL Championship Date: Monday, 4th December 2017 Kick Off: 19:45 UK Venue: St. Andrew's Stadium This evening, Blues have the much anticipated contest against top of the league side, Wolverhampton Wanderers, as we look to batter and bruise the confidence of our neighbours, and claim a much needed three points to get our already damaged season back on...

This evening, Blues have the much anticipated contest against top of the league side, Wolverhampton Wanderers, as we look to batter and bruise the confidence of our neighbours, and claim a much needed three points to get our already damaged season back on track, with a win tonight certifying to remove our name from the bottom - three.

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Now Louis van Gaal's side are looking to get back on track in the league, having won only two of the last six games in the English top flight.

Despite his side's 10 point lead at the top of the league, at such a late stage of the season, Mourinho refused to rule any side out of the running for the title and said, «I don't care about other things.

Whether such big - money signings are necessary is up for debate given the level that Ernesto Valverde has his side playing at right now, as they lead the way in La Liga with a four - point gap to their nearest rivals and they sit top of their Champions League group.

But to look on the positive side, we have not won for three games, but we are still only two points from the top of the league!

But then you have the other side of the coin where top players are reluctant to sign for a club in the Europa League.

We will be signing Wilfried Zaha as he fits our long term strategy i.e a stable europa league side with an outside chance of a top 4 with the potential to sell other valuable assets.

Mourinho's side are top of the Premier League and hold a 10 point lead over second placed Arsenal.

Manchester United and England captain Wayne Rooney has accused Chelsea of getting referee Mike Dean on their side during the 1 - 0 win over the Red Devils at Stamford Bridge, putting them 10 points clear at the top of the league.

The Frenchman has not looked at his best this season, but that has seemingly not stopped top Premier League sides showing an interest in him ahead of the summer.

Darren Bent has notched up in 99 goals in eight Premier League seasons and is the kind of consistent performer that Dalglish may feel he needs to bring in to partner Suarez up front in order to push his Anfield side back into the top four after three lean seasons away from the top table.

Liverpool's attack has been superb for so much of this season so tightening up at the back with a new top class «keeper could be just what's needed to ensure Jurgen Klopp's side can mount a stronger challenge for the Premier League title next season.

I can't decide on whether I want to commit to cementing our place in the top four before hoping to push on to win the title, but I also can't think of anything worse than hoping that United keep their six - point lead over our side, which leaves me stuck in the middle, but I feel like we should actually be concentrating on returning to the Champions League.

His 13 league goals have seen the side open up a ten point lead at the top of the table and they are two victories away from being crowned Premier League champions, which would be Hazard's first since his arrival in the summer ofleague goals have seen the side open up a ten point lead at the top of the table and they are two victories away from being crowned Premier League champions, which would be Hazard's first since his arrival in the summer ofLeague champions, which would be Hazard's first since his arrival in the summer of 2012.

As it seemed as though the Gunners had missed a glorious opportunity to close the gap at the top, up stepped Welbeck to make his mark and take his side to within two points of the league leaders.

However having seen the club's top talents, Victor Wanyama and Gary Hooper, leave the club in the summer he may feel that his side will always be used by players as a stepping stone and may also feel that the «challenge» of winning the domestic title is somewhat unfulfilling and could therefore be open to a possible move to the Premier League at some juncture.

I would prefer wenger say right I'm giving cech the biggest games, cup finals, EPL games against the top half of the league and games in the champions league against the best 2 sides.

With their side certain to spend Christmas bottom of the Premier League table, a place in any top 10 should be regarded as a treat for Villa fans.

Sanchez, who scored 24 goals in 38 league games for the north London side last season as the Gunners narrowly missed out on the top four, is reportedly top of Unai Emery's side's transfer targets, with the club wanting at least one marquee signing before the window shuts on August 31st, according to Sky Sports.

Read what he told the Telegraph in 2009; «Of course I regret leaving Arsenal... I was playing every week for one of the most exciting sides in Europe, a team which was always in the top four in the Premier League and were Champions League contenders.&raquOf course I regret leaving Arsenal... I was playing every week for one of the most exciting sides in Europe, a team which was always in the top four in the Premier League and were Champions League contenders.&raquof the most exciting sides in Europe, a team which was always in the top four in the Premier League and were Champions League contenders.»

The 42 year old has every reason to be enjoying his time at Celtic, the Glasgow side sit joint top of the Scottish Premiership, with a game in hand, and have Champions League football to enjoy.

Helen Lovejoy - handwringing aside, the more important reason that the 2014/15 Chelsea side are unlikely to go down in history as one of the great championships is because the 2014/15 Premier League is unlikely to go down in history as one of the great top division seasons.

As a result, it would surely require a player to head out first to make space for Werner, but having spent so heavily on their attack, it's only logical that they address their issues at the other end of the pitch given that they possess the worst defensive record of the top seven Premier League sides this season having conceded 36 goals in 27 games.

Arsenal became a settled top four side that has never really convinced anyone of winning the league since.

A win for the unbeaten league one side Eton Messi against All Saints could see them move up to the top of the table depending on the results of the league leaders DLT.

One of those «same mistakes» that Barton is likely to be referring to is in defence, as Liverpool still haven't managed to establish themselves as a consistent defensively - sound side, conceding 18 goals in 13 league games, which is the worst record of the top seven sides.

That's the benefit of having a squad where you can boast having two players for each position, a standard for any top side (which make a mockery of Jose Mourinho's and Pep Guardiola's recent complaints about the League Cup getting in the way).

Sky Sports in fact claim that all six of the top Premier League sides are or have been interested in Mendy at some point, although the uncertainty at Arsenal and the competition between Danny Rose and Ben Davies at Tottenham rules the two north London outfits out of the equation.

However, many will be aware that the quality of top sides this premier league has dropped a bit with the quality of the challenging mid table side slightly going higher.

Nevertheless, Mourinho was ultimately vindicated in his choice to make the swap, as his side secured all three points to remain within five points of rivals Man City at the top of the Premier League table.

Week 13 of the Barclays Premier League sees a host of top fixtures, with all of the big sides in action.

Im Just pin pointing a fact that the financial capability of the sides in the premier league is a lot different to the ones in Bundasliga or La Liga i cant see a side outside the top 4 of wither of those leagues spending 60 plus million a season on players, point being the calibre of their players isn't anywhere near that of Premier league players.

Tabb was a regular in the engine room of the Reading side in the first half of the campaign as the Premier League new boys struggled with life back in the top flight.

Sir Alex Ferguson's side have been horrific in defence this term but still sit top of the Premier League table due to the fact that Man United's attack have been able to adopt the policy of scoring more than they ship in, but clearly this is not an ideal situation to be in.

Chelsea captain John Terry says despite his side's five - point lead at the top of the Premier League they will not have proved anything until they win silverware --(Independent)

The Gunners sit top of the Premier League table ahead of the showdown this weekend, although Leicester City remain level on points with Arsene Wenger's side while Manchester City are just a point behind.

Zeko their number 3 in line is streets ahead of the mediocre guys we have — In fact the guys we call CF will not get a game in any of the top 6 sides in the league.

Antonio Conte's side will be looking to bounce back from their disappointing loss to Tottenham in the Premier League on Wednesday night, as they continue to set the pace at the top of the table.

Houston sports the top defense in the NFL, along with the second - highest scoring offense in the league, presenting an incredibly balanced attack both sides of the football.

Bale has long been regarded as one of the top attacking players in Europe despite his recent struggles and would therefore surely be a gamble worth taking for most Premier League sides.

Karius has been in fine form so far in 2018, with the German's performances going a long way to helping Klopp's side reach the latter stages of the Champions League and all but secure a top four finish in the Premier League.

Despite the fact that the summer transfer window has only just slammed shut, there are still plenty of transfer rumours surrounding the top Premier League sides ahead of January — and Jose Mourinho's Chelsea are no difference, despite their wonderful start to the Premier League season leaving them top of the table and without a blemish on their record.

Antonio Conte's side won Serie A for a second season in a row, but hope to progress further in the Champions League next year and establish themselves as one of the top clubs in Europe alongside Bayern Munich.

The Tigers boss has made signing a new goalkeeper his top priority as he looks to build a side capable of surviving in the Premier League.

The powerful forward initially struggled for form following his big money move from FC Porto to the Russian Premier League but has impressed this season, scoring 10 goals and providing nine assists in 17 appearances to help his side to the top of the domestic table.

The 17 - year - old was on top of his game as the Norwegian side went 3 - 0 up inside 30 minutes during the recent Europa League tie, before the Bundesliga side came back and won 3 - 4.

Lacazette's current contract isn't set to expire until 2018 [via the Express], but after firing Hubert Fournier's side to Champions League qualification while finishing top scorer of Ligue 1, it's little surprise that Les Gones are keen to frighten off potential suitors.

Brendan Rodgers» side are currently tied at the top of the league with City, though with a pretty big goal differential deficit.

Van Gaal spent over # 150m on new players last summer but has seen his side blow hot and cold and there is every chance that Man United could struggle to secure a top four finish and one imagines that any failure to secure a Champions League berth would put an end to any hope of landing these two world - class talents.