Impressive
wins against local rivals West Bromwich Albion in both league and cup gave the team a springboard to go on and win at fellow strugglers Sunderland; a game in which they trounced the Black Cats by four goals to nil.
Stroud's last Burnley game was the 1 - 0
win against local rivals Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park last October.
Not exact matches
The on - loan Manchester United star broke the deadlock with just two minutes remaining to seal a first
win for Los Blancos
against their
locals rivals in eight attempts this season.
Dinamo Bucharest took a stunning first half lead in their
local derby
against table - toppers Steaua Bucharest, but the home side rallied back late to assert their dominance over their
rivals and the rest of the league in a 3 - 1
win.
The Union picked up four
wins and a draw
against their
local rivals as the Development Academy season resumed on Saturday
Postecoglou's first such game at Nissan Stadium is the derby
against local rivals Kawasaki Frontale, for whom talisman Kengo Nakamura finally
won the J. League last season after countless near misses for his only professional club.
Incredibly, before their 1 - 0
win against Norwich City at Carrow Road, Manchester United hadn't
won a game outside of Manchester since January — their only previous away
win since the first month of 2016 coming across town
against their
local rivals Manchester City at the Etihad.
After their
win over
local rivals Arsenal last weekend, Tottenham will be wanting to carry on their good form
against West Ham United.
Both remain in the bottom three, but it could have been so much worse for Newcastle manager Rafael Benitez as his side trailed in his second game in charge
against local rivals who had
won their previous six derby encounters.
The following season, Heskey was reunited with former boss Gerard Houllier which seemed to improve his performances in the 10/11 season as he scored the
winning goals in games
against local rivals Wolves and West Brom but still only managed three league goals in the entire season.
At the other end of the north group, Bolton stretched their lead to five points with a
win against Barnsley and it is Sheffield Wednesday again, rather than United, who are in second place; that draw
against Crewe being enough to take them above their
local rivals.
-- Moreover, Villa's three - game run without a
win does include their first home league reverse in nine, which came
against local rivals West Brom (1 - 2).
The north London club had been hot on the trail of their
local rivals after having
won their previous nine outings, but it was not meant to be their night
against a resilient Hammers defence.
Real Madrid manager, Zinedine Zidane, has backed hometown club Marseille, to
win the Europa League final
against his side's
local rivals, Atletico Madrid.