come a cropper

Eventually, Eddie Howe's side are going to come a cropper, but at the moment they are finding a way to win games, even if they are relying on moments of brilliance by individual players rather than playing well as a team.

There is still a lot to work on - you would not want to continue having to rely on late winners like the ones Liverpool have scored against Fulham and Crystal Palace in the past week, because you will come a cropper eventually.

If Labour goes into the next election as the party of higher taxes, as might yet be the case, it could yet come a cropper.

It’ll end a quest that started 53 years ago, when Malcolm Allison promised to attack like peak-era Real Madrid, only to come a cropper against Fenerbahce in the first round.

Manchester United are yet to come a cropper on the road in this season’s Premier League and here’s a mighty fine chance to make it 14 undefeated trips on the spin.