Sentences with phrase «winless run of»

His team are on a winless run of five matches and the timing of this fixture isn't great for him, but the unpredictability of the Premier League means that...

Victory over Bolton on Boxing Day − the same day Liverpool were being held by Blackburn at home − ended a winless run of six for Newcastle.

Despite the fact that Arsenal dropped points at home to Middlesborough recently, we still find ourselves neck and neck with Man City, as their early promise had disappeared and been replaced with the longest winless run of the Spaniard's career as a coach.

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.

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 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.

And as the No. 48 team demonstrated last year, when it struggled for much of the regular season with Johnson going through a career - long 24 - race winless streak before embarking on a title run, there is still ample time to correct any issues before the playoffs begin.

The Gunners got back to winning ways on Sunday with a 2 - 0 win over Bournemouth, bringing an end to a run of five winless games, but they still remain five points off leaders Leicester City.

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.

At the south coast of England, Liverpool will be aiming to overturn a mini run of winless results when they are welcomed to the Vitality Stadium by AFC Bournemouth on Sunday.

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)

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.

Victory for Cagliari snaps a three - game winless run and elevates them into mid-table, while Roma's first league defeat since December 4 sees them fall further off the pace of fifth - placed Inter Milan.

Gil Vicente are currently in the LigaPro relegation zone and in the middle of a 15 - game winless run -LRB-!)

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.

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.

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.

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.

Metz ended a five - match winless run to move seven points clear of the relegation zone with a 1 - 0 win against Bastia.

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.

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.

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.

A win there will end the three match winless run, turning it into a three match winning streak, which could put their season back on track after a short period of undesirable results.

The Blues ended a run of two winless games with a 3 - 0 triumph over West Bromwich Albion.

Now they're back on the road aiming to end a five - match winless run containing one draw and four defeats, as well as 360 minutes of away football without netting.

The Baggies had a run of nine winless during the backend of the previous campaign, and they appear to have entered a similar streak with no victory since the second game of the campaign.

That snapped a run of seven winless fixtures that they were on, increasing their risk of relegation.

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 was a crucial victory for Huddersfield, who notched their first points of 2018 after last week's defeat at Manchester United had extended their winless league run to eight matches and plunged them into the bottom three.

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.

Newcastle fans were over the moon after their 3 - 2 win over West Ham on Saturday as the result marked the end of a horrendous 9 game winless run for Rafa Benitez's side.

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.

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.

The Blues went into the match with the aim of ending their two - match winless run.