West Ham had their long
unbeaten home stretch of form snapped on the weekend in a heavy defeat by Swansea, but that would fuel them on to strike back.
Not exact matches
Kick off is at 19:45, and the
home side will be looking to extend an
unbeaten run against their opponents at Villa Park which
stretches back to 1974.
The Colts are the last
unbeaten team, and unless they stumble two or three times down the
stretch against a relatively easy schedule, they could end up playing all their postseason games indoors: AFC divisional and championship games at
home, and Super Bowl XL at Ford Field in Detroit.
There's been question marks early on as to whether the Portuguese could ever really imprint his style on Man United but with a 40 game
unbeaten streak at
home that
stretches back to September 2016 (a club record), Mourinho has quite evidently answered it in a way only he could.
Chelsea boast a proud 24 - year
unbeaten home streak against Tottenham,
stretching back to 1990 when Gary Lineker scored one of the goals as the visitors triumphed 2 - 1 in the old First Division.
The Tractor Boys have drawn five of their last six
home games in the Championship (W1) so they are at least on a good
stretch of
unbeaten form at Portman Road.
Chelsea have a good
stretch of
unbeaten home from going over the Gunners, but the two sides have already drawn three times this season.
Chelsea
stretched their
unbeaten Premier League run to seven games with a solid
home victory over Rafa Benitez's beleaguered Newcastle United side.
Only three teams have won their all season — Man City, Tottenham & West Ham — while Monday's meeting with in - form Liverpool in the west of London sees them looking to
stretch their seven - match
unbeaten run at
home, which includes six wins and six clean sheets.
The Catalans maintained their
unbeaten run in La Liga,
stretching it to a club - record 22 games, thanks to Pique's 82nd minute intervention, heading
home substitute Lionel Messi's free kick.
However, the Potters have lacked a bit of consistency in recent weeks, with their 3 - 0 reverse at Upton Park against West Ham — a match the Potters were completely out - played in —
stretching their winless to three games, although, once again we're straight back to their imperious record at
home, having gone their last six matches
unbeaten inside what has become fortress Brittania, recording five wins and two draws.
Saturday's 3 - 1 victory over Sunderland on Wearside was their second in quick succession,
stretching their
unbeaten run now to three games, so they'll return to their spiritual
home full of confidence and with all the momentum.
West Ham have a five match
unbeaten run at
home to protect on Saturday, but they aim at the weekend won't just be to
stretch this confidence building
home run of theirs but more about attaining all three points on a ground where they've recently been quite formidable and against an opponent seriously struggling for results, form and confidence.
Our long
unbeaten home record in the Under - 18 Premier League
stretched into a 19th month following a 2 - 0 win at Cobham...
Protecting a nine - game
unbeaten run that
stretches back to their Community Shield triumph over Manchester City is one massive incentive for the players who do turn out on Tuesday, while there's also the small matter of surging to the top of Group C. Only a two - goal margin will suffice if United wish to take command of an incredibly weak group, and they may well achieve that goal against a team more renowned for their goalscoring exploits back
home than for their staunch defending.
A first
home win in almost two months
stretched third - bottom Blackburn's
unbeaten run to five games and they are behind Nottingham Forest only on goal difference.
City have been an unpredictable sort on the road so far, winning just one of their opening three away fixtures in the league: Tottenham Hotspur (0 - 0), Sunderland (1 - 0L) and Wigan Athletic (0 - 2W), while they were dumped out of the League Cup by West Brom at The Hawthorns last month, so there are still some fragilities that need to be ironed out by manager Roberto Mancini although the team have collectively dusted themselves off admirably and will
stretch their
unbeaten run to five games so long as they get a result away at Blackpool, who have yet to win a
home fixture in the league up till now.
But they did recently land a big
home success over Sevilla on
home soil and have a good
unbeaten stretch of
home form going against Barcelona in the league.