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Is Frank under pressure and is Haaland a great?

3 November - 59 mins
Podcast Series The Game

Is Thomas Frank under pressure already? Another home defeat for Spurs against Chelsea and a stale performance had home fans making their views clear on Saturday. He needs to silence some critics with two more home games to come. 

Tom Clarke is joined by Gregor Robertson, Tom Allnutt and Alyson Rudd to discuss Frank's future -- and other big stories.

Also on the agenda this week: Pep Guardiola compared Erling Haaland to Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo while Liverpool picked up an important win and Arsenal kept another clean sheet. Can Mikel Arteta's side compete for more than one trophy?

At the bottom, Vitor Pereira paid the price for Wolves' terrible start - who would want the job of g...

59 mins

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EFL Extra: Why is the Championship so free scoring?

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EFL Extra: Sheffield Wednesday Special

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