Sentences with phrase «weekend home defeat»
Jose Mourinho opted to preserve his star player for Tuesday's trip to the Camp Nou, with Cristiano Ronaldo not featuring at all in the weekend home defeat to Real Zaragoza.
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Chelsea have had an unconvincing start to the season, with a home defeat to Crystal Palace this weekend making it just one win from the Blues» opening four games.
The Blues picked up a draw at home to Swansea City on the opening weekend of the campaign and then slipped to a 3 - 0 defeat away at title challengers Man City.
Wolves could be relegated this weekend if they are condemned to a ninth home defeat in a row and QPR beat Tottenham, with interim manager Connor still without a victory since replacing Mick McCarthy in February.
According to The Daily Mail, Bilic now faces a real make - or - break situation against Swansea City at home this weekend, as another defeat could finally see the club axe him.
Darren Ferguson's men were one of the early pacesetters, but the goals have dried up in recent weeks and a 2 - 1 home defeat to Swindon last weekend saw a furious outburst from chairman Darragh MacAnthony on Twitter aimed at his management and players.
Watford could be boosted by the return of Christian Kabasele after a hamstring problem while Craig Cathcart (hip) could also be involved after being an unused substitute in last weekend's home defeat by Burnley.
Olympique Lyonnais» title hopes were dealt a major blow last weekend when they were defeated 2 - 1 at home by OGC Nice.
After Arsene Wenger and the players were jeered off the pitch by the Arsenal fans after the home defeat by Liverpool last weekend, the pressure is obviously on for the Gunners to bounce straight back and take all three points from our next Premier League match.
City ran away with the title this season, and were confirmed as champions this weekend after Manchester United slipped to a shock 1 - 0 home defeat to West Brom.
The Premier League champions got their title defence off to the worst possible start with a home defeat to Burnley at the weekend, and the pressure has certainly ramped up on Antonio Conte.
One of those defeats at home to Crystal Palace, self - same conquerors of Liverpool at the weekend.
The FA Cup is not high on Derby's list of priorities, but, after losing to Nottingham Forest last weekend, Rams boss Steve McClaren will be determined to avoid another home defeat to local opposition.
However, the former Olympique Lyonnais coach has been unable to stop the rot, and in light of Villa's 6 - 0 home defeat by Liverpool last weekend, the fallen domestic giants appear destined for the Championship.
Remi Garde oversaw a slight improvement in form last month, but Villa's crushing 6 - 0 home defeat to Liverpool last weekend would have shattered confidence as they remain eight points adrift of safety.
The latest of those was a 2 - 0 defeat at home to Tottenham Hotspur last weekend.
And while he accepts criticism of Arsenal will increase following their 2 - 0 home defeat to West Ham on the opening weekend of the season, Parlour feels having an out - and - out first - choice striker would be beneficial.
Manchester City continue to cruise their way in the English Premier League as Pep Guardiola's men picked up another three points on their weekend fixture, defeating Bournemouth 4 - 0 at home.
Eight points in the first four games of 2017 meant another upturn in league position, but their defeat on 4 February at home to West Brom, and our win at Southampton that weekend, meant that we sat in 9th place in the table, two points clear of them in 11th.
Before last weekend's defeat to City, Everton had won two in a row — one at woeful Stoke and one at home to Brighton.
A steady run of results have left Atletico in third in the Primer division, with a home loss against Villarreal this weekend ending a unbeaten run of home matches which lasted 28 consecutive games, their last defeat at home coming in May 2013 when they lost to Barcelona.
Inter Milan, reeling after last weekend's shock home defeat to Udinese, travel to struggling Sassuolo looking to keep in touch with the leaders before tackling fifth - placed Lazio the following weekend.
They have shipped at least two goals in each of those four defeats and a home defeat against Huddersfield last weekend, really was a massive blow for them.
After Sunday's lackustre showing in the surprise home defeat to West Bromwich Albion, and with an FA Cup semi-final against Tottenham to come this weekend, Mourinho has omitted some of his more high - profile players for the clash at the Vitality Stadium.
After their epic win at Chelsea, Burnley slipped back to a home defeat against West Brom last weekend and are expected to have a tough time in this.
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Watford, who have been all over the place this season have now only managed one point in their last four games after suffering a home defeat against Burnley last weekend.
They have won four of their last five and perhaps most impressively of all, after they suffered a bit of a cruel home defeat against Arsenal last weekend, they snapped back immediately by going out on the road and taking a midweek win at Bournemouth.
The victory followed an opening weekend 4 - 3 defeat at home to Liverpool and a goalless draw at champions Leicester and when asked if Arsenal's season was now under way, Cech replied: «In the first half certainly because we did so well.
More worrying than anything else is the fact seven of those have come when Wolves have gone travelling, although, what with Wolves at home this weekend, in the meantime it will be viewed as positive for punters as it means only three of their league defeats this season have come at Molineux, home of a very hungry Wolves side.
That was earned on the road on the opening weekend, but they suffered a heavy home defeat against Sunderland on the weekend.
Atalanta defender Guglielmo Stendardo recently spoke briefly following his side's 2 - 1 home defeat against high - flying Sampdoria on the weekend.
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.
It's been a horrendous run of form and after opening the scoring at home against Leicester on the weekend, they found themselves behind in the second half, but Dwight Gayle managed to get them back level only for an own goal to sink them to a 3 - 2 defeat just four minutes from time.
Clinching their third straight Bundesliga crown this weekend courtesy of a 1 - 0 home victory over a surprisingly resilient Hertha Berlin and second - placed Wolfsburg's identical scoreline defeat at Gladbach, Bayern Munich now have no fewer than 25 domestic championships in the strong room and looking at the season's tale of the tape — just two defeats, 24 wins out of 30, 77 goals scored and only 13 conceded — the competitive deficit in today's top - flight is there for all to see.
But then they slipped up at home against Wolves last weekend in a bit of a surprise defeat, so Rafa Benitez's men have to snap back.
But a 1 - 0 defeat at Fulham on the opening day was followed by a 2 - 1 home defeat against Huddersfield on the weekend.
They saw a nine match unbeaten streak in the top flight (home and away) come to an end last weekend with a home defeat against Southampton.
Since returning to full action, the Borunemouth has made two substitute appearances including in their 2 - 1 defeat at home to The Reds last weekend.
Crystal Palace 1 - 4 Fulham FC highlights: Crystal Palace continue to struggle on their English Premier League campaign after suffering a disappointing home defeat over Fulham this past weekend.
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Manchester City won the Premier League with five games to spare after Manchester United suffered a shock home defeat by West Brom last weekend.
United were knocked out of the Champions League by Sevilla and then gifted the Premier League title to rivals City with a shock home defeat to rock - bottom West Brom last weekend.
The point meant Wenger's side remain outside the top four and the manager admitted his players were still feeling the effects of last weekend's home defeat of Manchester United when they were caught cold by Austin's early finish.
They were hammered 3 - 0 at home by Tottenham last weekend before suffering a defeat of the same scoreline at Atalanta in the Europa League on Thursday.
Chelsea will face Bournemouth away from home in the Premier League tomorrow and the Blues must get back to winning ways after a horrific home defeat against Manchester City last weekend.
However, those were extremely tough opening fixtures and they soon made amends for their poor start by picking up points in their following two home encounters, drawing 0 - 0 with West Ham and defeating Wolves 3 - 1 at the weekend, both at Ewood Park.
This will be just the third ever Premiership meeting between the two sides yet already, just five games into the season, it's a pivotal one between free - falling Bolton, who have now lost three games on the spin in the league following their emphatic 5 - 0 home defeat at the hands of Manchester United last weekend, and a Norwich side still looking for their first Premiership victory for well over six years − it has been a great deal longer since they were victorious on their travels, mind.
The Trotters are still nursing an FA Cup semi-final hangover it would seem, losing 5 - 0 to Stoke last month to miss out on the opportunity to feature in this weekend's show - piece against Manchester City, and are now finishing a campaign full of promise with a real whimper, with last week's 2 - 1 reverse to Sunderland at home their third consecutive defeat following disappointing outcomes away at first Fulham (3 - 0) before helped Blackburn, who were previously without a win for ten games, to end their barren streak (1 - 0).
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.