The Game

What was the most significant result of the weekend? Could Arsenal losing in the cup final affect the rest of their season? Spurs losing to Nottingham Forest puts them one point clear of relegation and looking unbelievably fragile. could a club this big go down?  Liverpool slipped up again, is Arne Slot now under serious pressure with Xabi Alonso waiting in the wings?  Chelsea were thumped at Everton, are big players losing interest?  And Sunderland can't lose against Newcastle, where does the result leave the Newcastle project? Gregor Robertson is joined by Gary Jacob, Paul Hirst and Alyson Rudd  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With eight games to go time is running out for teams who want to climb out of relegation or into automatic or play off contention. So who is best placed? Southampton are on an incredible run and followed up wins over Fulham and Coventry by beating norwich to break into the play offs, Middlesbrough stalled again at home and West Brom turned a corner with an eye catching win over play off hopefuls Hull City.. In League One Lincoln and Cardiff are all but up, whereas the playoffs are wide open, as far down as Barnsley in 12th place. At the bottom a vital win for Blackpool and managerial changes elsewhere.  League Two sees Oldham on a charge a fifth manager for Barrow...but it's not Gregor Robertson.  Producer Neil Cartmell joins Gregor Robertson for all the latest from the football League.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

And then there were two... six English teams qualified for the knock out stages but only two progressed. Newcastle, Spurs, Man City and Chelsea conceded 28 goals between them, so what went wrong? Chelsea's troubles are not just on the pitch they are off it to, with a hefty fine from the Premier League, but will fans of teams like Everton and Nottingham Forest wonder why it wasn't a points deduction? Spurs found reasons to be cheerful in defeat as did Liverpool putting in one of their best displays of the season. Martin Samuel can't see many teams better than Arsenal and could see them winning all four, with a bit of luck along the way. Gregor Robertson is joined by Martin Samuel and Pete Rutzler Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It was a gritty win for Arsenal, but one lit up by the talent of 16 year old Max Dowman. Just how good is he?  The stats say there is a simple way to get points off Liverpool - go long. Spurs proved the point on Sunday. Can Slot fix it? And is Richarlison Tudor's man for the run in? Man City again dropped points, is a team built around Haaland faltering now the striker is struggling to find the goals? What was going on at Chelsea with a bizarre pre match huddle, and would anyone care if they had won instead of lost to Newcastle? Lastly, a pitch to give Bruno Fernandes player of the season, as he chases Henry and De Bruyne's assist record. Gregor Robertson is joined by Tom Allnutt, Hamzah Khalique Loonat and Gary Jacobs Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It was a torrid week for the English clubs in the Champions League. Liverpool Arsenal and Newcastle are in the balance, but Chelsea, City and Spurs look all but out.  Did they under perform or did some of the giants of europe like PSG and Madrid just find their form? What do the results say about the Premier League, very physical but technically inferior?  For Spurs the defeat came with yet more questions for interim coach Igor Tudor - was he right to substitute his keeper after 17 minutes? How will europe affect Spurs and Nottingham Forest's relegation fight? Lastly, how good was Kyle Walker as the England stalwart announces his international retirement? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.