Following on from two MASSIVE
victories against relegation candidates Reading and QPR, Villa now find themselves seventeenth!
Despite a somewhat misleading flying start (a string of four - goal
victories against relegation fodder), the Red Devils» form has taken a hit since then, leaving them eight points off the pace in the title race.
Arsenal are cruising to
victory against relegation threatened Hull City at the KC Stadium as Alexis Sanchez has scored his second of the night to put the Gunners 3 - 0 up.
Arsenal continued their push for a top four finish in the Premier League with a tough 2 - 1
victory against relegation threatened QPR at Loftus Road, which cemented the Gunners position in third place.
Not exact matches
Yess they all had a good game im happy for our boyz but im not going to rate anyone yet because for me thats a
relegation tm & they're doing so poor right now, after the manure fa cup clash then ill rate the boyz, we always perform well
against the small teams now is time to grow some serious balls & beat the hell out of manure when last we had a
victory against them #COYG!!!
After receiving his first England senior call - up this week, Harry Kane celebrated by firing in a hat - trick
against Leicester City in Spurs» 4 - 3
victory over the
relegation strugglers.
Last Saturday's 1 - 0
victory against Millwall meant that Neil Redfearn's Leeds side have lost only one of their last seven games, taking them near the top half of the table, and slightly easing their
relegation fears.
Next up for Cazorla and his teammates is a trip to Turf Moor for a game
against relegation threatened Burnley on Saturday as they aim to make it eight straight
victories in all competitions.
The last
victory for the club was
against relegation threatened Freiburg in the middle of March.
In our two most recent games we shared the spoils, with a comprehensive Southampton
victory (3 - 0) at the London Stadium just a fortnight after we had thrown away a two goal advantage in the home game
against Watford last September, the catalysts for early season discontent which saw us sitting in a
relegation place at the time.
Bottom side Yanbian Funde picked up their first win in six league games with a 3 - 1
victory over Tianjin Teda that keeps their hopes of moving out of the
relegation zone alive, while Changchun Yatai won 2 - 0
against Henan Jianye.
After a disappointing home draw
against Bournemouth, Manchester United returned to winning ways in the Barclays Premier league with a 3 - 1
victory over
relegation threatened Middlesbrough.
The FA Cup semi-final in 1964 at Hillsborough, the FA Cup
victory at Old Trafford when Di Canio was not put off by Barthez, the Tevez goal in the final game that staved off
relegation, a 4 - 2
victory in 1977 which also kept us up, the great performance from Miklosko which denied them a league title, and of course, perhaps the greatest of all, and certainly the most emotional, the last game at Upton Park, are all examples of superb memories of matches
against them.
That solitary win, a laboured 1 - 0 FA Cup
victory against League Two side Plymouth, has been surrounded by draws and defeats, with the run reaching a nadir on Saturday as Jürgen Klopp's side went down to a shock 3 - 2 defeat to
relegation - threatened Swansea...
-- Under Andre Villas - Boas in the Premier League this term, Chelsea have a 50 % winning record on the road (W3 D1 L2), with two of those
victories coming
against sides currently residing in the
relegation zone in Blackburn and Bolton.
They followed this with two more draws, before a recent run of three consecutive
victories, albeit
against Sunderland, Hull and Swansea, the three teams currently occupying the
relegation places.
Rovers currently occupy 18th place, the first of three
relegation spots, but
victory on Saturday at home to 17th placed Wigan Athletic would guarantee Blackburn's stint in the bottom three would be a brief one, while even a draw would stand them in good stead of escaping the drop zone, although
victory is somewhat imperative considering fixtures as golden as this,
against a team in close proximity and a fixture they would highly rate their chances in, don't come around too often.
As they say «You can only beat what is in front you» and the Hammers completed a comfortable, rather than convincing,
victory against a team who looked resigned to
relegation.
With eight games still left to play, if they could somehow notch up a big
victory against Aston Villa this Saturday, it would do wonders for their
relegation cause.