difficult fixture

Frequency: 6.86.3 per million words

A sports match that is expected to be hard to win.

fixtureADJECTIVE + fixture (sporting event)

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difficult

Examples (10)

  • The team faces a difficult fixture against the league champions this weekend.
  • Manchester United's difficult fixture list in December includes three top-six teams.
  • The manager is rotating his squad for the upcoming difficult fixture.
  • Liverpool struggled to get points from their difficult fixture away to City.
  • The club's difficult fixture schedule could determine their relegation fate.
  • Barcelona prepared intensively for their difficult fixture in the Champions League.
  • The team's recent form makes this difficult fixture even more challenging.
  • Arsenal managed to secure a draw from what looked like a difficult fixture.
  • The coach analyzed the opposition thoroughly before the difficult fixture.
  • Chelsea's injury problems make their next difficult fixture a real test.