The Game

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.

FA Cup reaction and the future of Liverpool, Chelsea, Man City and Man Utd. Port Vale provided a much needed FA Cup shock and Wrexham showed their enormous progress going very close against Chelsea. Of the big six left in the cup - Chelsea, Liverpool and Man City, who is best placed to challenge Arsenal in the future? Where are the strengths and weaknesses of each team? Bringing in Man Utd which of those managers - Slot, Carrick, Pep and Rosenior will still be in place next season? A quick look back at a terrible night for Spurs as they lost at home to Crystal Palace, where now for Tottenham...could Igor Tudor even be gone before the international break? Who on earth would replace him? Tom Clarke is joined by Gregor Robertson, Alyson rudd and James Gheerbrant   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Arsenal went seven points clear beating Brighton one nil but Brighton manager Fabien Hurzeler said 'only one team wanted to play football' and 'he would not want to win like that.' What was he talking about, is it fair comment and how many others feel the same way? Has football across the board changed, are Arsenal just the best at the new physical style? Man City stumbled again but forest's impressive point still leaves them level on points with a resurgent West Ham. A round up of all the mid week games, the end of Michael Carrick's unbeaten run; great win for West Ham; who is going to stay up and Chelsea look very good...but just not every week? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.