Sentences with phrase «weekend against league leaders»
Preston should be no push however though and will be full of confidence having held out for a 1 - 1 draw at home on the weekend against league leaders Wolves.
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Arsene Wenger is going to have a dilemma on Tuesday if he is intending to rotate his starting line - up like he has done in Arsenal's last two midweek games, with the massive game against League leaders Man United next weekend.
The former Gunner also thinks that Coquelin's talents could be vital for the team this weekend, as he sees the clash against league leaders Leicester City as a really tough test of Arsenal's defensive strength.
The Gunners come up against Premier League leaders Chelsea at the weekend, whom are showing real strength up top in consistently winning games.
We are now on a 5 - game unbeaten run again, and if we can get all 3 points against Watford in 8 days time, then we will be in good heart to face the League leaders on the following weekend in which could be our big throw of the dice in the title race....
The Red Devils face Sheffield United in the FA Cup this weekend, before returning to Premier League action against Newcastle United on January 12 as they look to try and close the nine - point gap that exists between them and leaders Arsenal.
With the Blues drawing with Burnley last weekend and playing against Tottenham Hotspur in today's Capital One Cup final, City had a real chance to pile some pressure on the current leaders, who can now make it an eight point lead if they win their next league game.
With Arsenal facing a trip to the in form Premier League leaders on Sunday, you would expect the manager to be planning to rest all of his key players this week for the Europa League game against Red Star Belgrade and then select as strong a side as possible at the weekend, and Arsene Wenger may still do just that.
Burnley battled their way to an impressive 1 - 1 draw against Man City at the weekend, with defender Ben Mee taking a very literal approach to stopping the runaway Premier League leaders in the tracks.
Venue: Selhurst Park Date: 19/03/2016 Kick Off: 15:00 (BST) Crystal Palace will be desperate to end their terrible winless streak in the Premier League this weekend but it will be anything but straightforward as they prepare to square off against leaders Leicester City at Selhurst Park.
At the weekend, the blue - white - sky blues drew 0 - 0 at home against a hopeless Amkar Perm side, and they are thus falling further and futher behind league leaders Lokomotiv Moscow.
After an impressive game against Totteheham Hotspur last weekend, with the 33 - year - old scoring the winning goal to give the gunners a fighting chance against League leaders Chelsea as Arsenal continue to push for Silverwares this season.
With 19 points from their first seven games they sit level with league leaders Barcelona in La Primera Division and their win against fellow high flyers Malaga at the weekend proved to everyone that Diego Simeone's side will be a force to be reckoned with this season.
It's a big weekend for the Golden Eagles as they host league leader Creighton and then host Senior Night on Saturday against the Hoyas.
Wolves will get a home test against Sheffield United on the weekend and the league leaders will be looking to recover from a defeat in their last home game at Molineux, where Notts Forest got the better of them.
Roma are enjoying a good season in Serie A, but narrowly lost a big game 1 - 0 at home against league leaders Napoli on the weekend.
League leaders Wolves had a wobble last weekend as they slipped to a 2 - 0 loss against Nottingham Forest and that means that have failed to win in two consecutive matches for just the second time this season.
Clear La Liga leaders Barca dropped two points in drawing 2 - 2 at Celta Vigo on Tuesday evening, and the Catalans have no league fixture this weekend due to their Copa del Rey final on Saturday against Sevilla.
After their big winning streak of eight matches came to an end with a 1 - 1 draw at Sheffield United, which was a very lucky point for them, they lost in their big contest against league leaders Wolves at home on the weekend.
Last Result: Although they may not have deserved it, Blackburn were beaten 2 - 1 last weekend by league leaders Chelsea in a gripping encounter which had seen Rovers take the lead, certainly not against the run of play mind, through the sparingly used Benjani before Chelsea stormed back to clinch all three points with goals from Nicolas Anelka and Branislav Ivanovic, the latter coming six minutes from time.
A somewhat anticipated defeat at home to Chelsea this weekend would almost definitely see the team drop down into the relegation zone for the first time this season, but Rovers raised their game against the» big boys» at Ewood Park last term, Chelsea included, so who's to say Blackburn won't give the current league leaders a bitter taste of Deja Vu when the two sides meet on Saturday, with last season's encounter finishing honours even in a 1 - 1 draw.
The league leaders are clearly expected to avoid a slip - up in consecutive weekends, but will they get over the line against the Cherries?