Crystal Palace were so close to ending
their winless run in the Premier League against Sunderland on Tuesday night but a concession of a very late goal meant that the Eagles have now failed to claim a single victory in their last eleven Premier League matches.
Slimani is confident his new side can turn the tide by extending Mourinho's six - game
winless run in the league on Tyneside.
United banked a 2 - 1 home win over Boro back in December and overall, but Manchester United are currently on the longest unbeaten run in the Premier League (17 games), while opponents Middlesbrough are on the longest current
winless run in the competition (10 games).
Their 0 - 0 draw with Preston in midweek extend
their winless run in the league to eight games, with their only successful outcome during an otherwise dismal month of football being a 2 - 0 victory at Doncaster in the third round of the FA Cup.
Many thought Barcelona had let their La Liga title hopes slip away after a four match
winless run in La Liga closed the gap at the top.
It was all smiles this weekend as the Nerazzurri ended their eight match
winless run in Serie A, defeating Bologna 2 - 1 thanks to goals from Éder and a first in Inter colours for the young Yann Karamoh.
Venue: Madejski Stadium Date: 11/03/2016 Kick Off: 19:55 (BST) Crystal Palace's
winless run in the Premier League extended to 12 matches following the soul crushing 2 - 1 defeat at the hands of Liverpool on Sunday and the Eagles have every right to feel aggrieved at the manner of the defeat.
Real Madrid snapped a four - match road
winless run in La Liga, as Cristiano Ronaldo's pair of penalties paved the way in a 4 - 1 win at Valencia.
Manchester United ended their horrendous eight - match
winless run in all competitions as Wayne Rooney scored the winning goal in a 2 - 1 victory over Swansea City in the Premier League this afternoon.
Not exact matches
Nottingham Forest are preparing to face Arsenal despite sacking their manager Mark Warburton after an abysmal
run of 8
winless matches
in the Championship.
Jermain Defoe had a couple of chances to set up an interesting finish, but Chelsea appeared the more likely to add to the scoring
in the latter stages as they ended a three - match
winless run.
It's the team's longest
winless streak since a 12 - game
run in 1989.
That completes a five game
winless run that has seen them drop out of the Premier League top four and out of the qualification places
in Europe.
The fact that it was over Chelsea and put an end toi the nine game
winless run against our London rivals
in the Premier League made this vbictory all the sweeter and the boss must have loved it.
The Whites parted company with Thomas Christiansen after losing to Cardiff on Saturday, a result which extended their
winless run to seven games and leaves them tenth
in the Championship, seven points adrift of those all important playoff places.
But if, as I expect, this result settles the side and allows us to get back to the fluency and balance that has been so impressive
in the league this season, then the only thing that will be remembered from this game against Sunderland will be the three points and the end of a thankfully short
winless run.
Arsenal ended a five - game
winless run on Tuesday night by beating Hull City 4 - 0
in an FA Cup replay at the KC Stadium.
Wolves, who are six points clear at the top, ended a three game
winless run with victory at Leeds
in midweek.
As he told Arsenal Player, a Premier League game against Chelsea is always a huge game and after finally ending the
winless run against Jose Mourinho
in the Community Shield at Wembley this year, the players should have a much better level of confidence going to this one.
Montpellier, on the flip side, have enjoyed a strong
run of form on the road, but they are
winless in their last five visits to Nice.
Huddersfield's sixth home win of the season lifted them up to 14th place
in the table, two points behind Watford, whose
winless league
run under Javier Gracia stretched to five...
West Ham under Moyes had proven to be no easy beats for the likes of Arsenal, Chelsea and Man City, but they collapsed
in the second half at Anfield, extending Moyes»
winless run as manager at the ground to 15 games (7 draws, 8 defeats)
A ten game
winless run (although we did draw at Chelsea
in that time) had temporarily derailed the European dream.
United have lacked the physical presence of Lukaku
in the box of late, and they will require him to play to the best of his abilities to end the club's two - match
winless run versus Arsenal.
Gil Vicente are currently
in the LigaPro relegation zone and
in the middle of a 15 - game
winless run -LRB-!)
In the league, the Foxes ended a four game
winless run by beating Huddersfield 3 - 0 on New Year's Day, which has pushed them up the table.
The Hammers» 3 - 0 home win over Hull on Sunday - courtesy of goals from Carroll, Morgan Amalfitano and Stewart Downing - took them up to seventh
in the Barclays Premier League table after a
run of four
winless matches had seen them drop off the pace.
At Anfield, Spurs have lost 15 of their 24 visits
in the Premier League and are currently on an eight match
winless run against the Reds
in all fixtures.
The Hornets have posted a W4 D1 L2 record
in their last seven matches and while they have gone
winless in their last three (D1 L2) they have put
in some decent performances
in a tough
run of matches, taking a draw at Stamford Bridge against Chelsea and then losing by a 2 - 1 scoreline
in back to back games against Spurs and Manchester City.
City travel to West Brom on Saturday looking to end a
winless run that has stretched to six games
in all competitions.
They are currently
running on an eight match
winless streak to round off the season and it's a tough ask for them to get one against the
in - form Liverpool as well you would imagine.
SERIE A Pescara have won just a solitary game
in Serie A this season, so you have to fancy Genoa to break their horrible
winless run on Sunday against them.
Saturday's 1 - 1 draw with free - falling Blackpool at home stretched their
winless run to four
in the league, having won just one of their last nine Premiership matches
in a destructive sequence which has destroyed any hope they had of competing
in the Champions League for a second consecutive season.
So far did Milan recede from the domestic front that Inter were allowed to roll up 4 Scudetti on the
run (after they had been
winless for almost 2 decades) and even cross Milan
in the Scudetti count.
Watford end
winless run: The Hornets have often dominated matches
in their home turf only to give up their advantage
in the dying stages of games.
They haven't been
in bad shape on the road
in the Championship, as they have lost just two away games all season, but they are
winless in three away from Ashton Gate (D2 L1) and that really all revolves around their Cup
run.
Having recently quelled a four - game
winless run, Birmingham go
in search of back - to - back victories which would put them within touching distance of another term
in the Premier League.
As far as I am aware, Norwich boss Paul Lambert doesn't have any fresh setbacks regarding injuries or suspensions, so it could be the same eleven which ended a four - game
winless run with victory over QPR last weekend which tackle the league leaders
in Manchester − though Lambert does like to shuffle his pack.
Bournemouth are on a long
winless eight match
run during which time they have conceded 21 goals, they are without a league victory
in 2017 (since Nathan Ake was recalled by Chelsea) and have never beaten a London side
in the Premier League on home turf.
Van Gaal's position at United has come under increased scrutiny from supporters, pundits and ex-players following a five - match
winless run which has seen United slip to fourth place
in the Premier League and go out of the Champions League.
For too much of the match Everton played once more like a team just happy to survive, showing none of the intent needed to halt a
winless derby
run that now stands at 17 matches
in all competitions.
It wasn't a brilliant performance from Arsenal against Sunderland on Saturday, but considering the injuries
in the squad, and the
winless league
run in November, the 3 - 1 victory was incredibly welcome.
United's initial sluggishness suggested they were distracted by the prospect of Saturday's fixture with rivals Liverpool, but they fought back convincingly, extending Palace's
winless run to six and denying them a win that would have taken them from 18th to 13th
in the Premier League.
The 3 - 1 reverse to Wigan was Blackpool's fifth
in a six - match
winless run which has seen the club continue its worrying avalanche down the table.
Eager to broke their
winless run, Sunderland immediately took the attacking initiative and their positive approach was rewarded with a quick goal, which was netted by Steven Fletcher after just five minutes
in the clock.
The fact they conceded
in the final minutes only makes it harder to take, demoralising, especially on the back of their miserable three - game
winless run domestically.