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Oct 12, 2023 • 17min

When Australia beat England's 'Golden Generation'

20 years after Australia defeated England's 'Golden Generation' in a football match, this podcast reflects on that game with players who were on the pitch. It explores the exceptional talent of a young football player who made a memorable debut in the Premier League and discusses the calm demeanor of the current England team compared to the previous 'golden generation'.
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Oct 8, 2023 • 41min

Super Sunday | Gunners land late blow to City | Walcott hails Rice's impact | Neville suggests City may have a ‘treble hangover'

Micah Richards and Theo Walcott joined Dave Jones on Super Sunday, and they watched Arsenal secure a late win against treble-winners Manchester City at a euphoric Emirates stadium. Substitute Gabriel Martinelli provided the pivotal moment, albeit via a crucial deflection off Nathan Ake. It sparked familiar jubilant scenes in the stands as the Gunners finally beat their rivals after losing the last twelve Premier League fixtures against the Citizens. Richards felt Arsenal were not at their best but said their performance was more intelligent than previous approaches to this fixture and highlighted the performance of William Saliba, who he described as ‘outstanding’. Theo Walcott singled out Declan Rice’s performance in midfield and believes he has taken the Gunners to another level.Gary Neville joined the studio from the commentary gantry and questioned if Manchester City are struggling with a ‘treble hangover’, as they have now lost the last three domestic fixtures in a row after achieving ‘eutopia’ last season. There is also reaction from both dressing rooms with match-winner Martinelli and fellow Brazilian Gabriel Jesus, who feels the win means more than three points. Bernardo Silva conceded that the result was a setback for City, but said it is still very early in the season. Both managers also gave their post-match views, with Mikel Arteta praising the courage of his players, while Pep Guardiola said that he is not concerned about their recent run of domestic defeats.
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Oct 7, 2023 • 42min

SNF | Palace hold Forest to a draw at Selhurst Park | Redknapp: 'Murillo looks like a real bargain'

Kelly Cates is joined by Jamie Redknapp and Andros Townsend as they discuss a closely fought draw between Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest and look back at the earlier Saturday kick-offs which saw Tottenham move to the top of the table with a 1-0 win over Luton and Manchester Utd fight back, in dramatic fashion, against Brentford with two injury time goals from Scott McTominay giving the Red Devils the win at Old Trafford.
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Oct 2, 2023 • 2h 16min

MNF | Chelsea defeat rivals Fulham | Lampard discusses managerial career | Classic Chelsea v Liverpool battles 2004-09

Dave Jones is joined by Jamie Carragher and Frank Lampard as Fulham host Chelsea on Monday Night Football. They discuss the major summer signings and departures of Chelsea, noting the dramatic difference in age, with players coming in far younger than players leaving. Where can Chelsea finish this season? Is their lack of finishing their only real problem? Frank then looks at his other former club Everton and looks at the issues they’ve faced the last few years.There’s then another look at the controversial moments from Tottenham’s win over Liverpool. Does something need to be done to improve VAR after PGMOL’s apology over their disallowed goal? Was Curtis Jones unlucky to be sent off?Frank Lampard then takes a deep look into his experience as Chelsea and Everton manager – what were his philosophies, transfer policies and hardest parts of the roles?Finally, Jamie and Frank assess the battles they had between Chelsea and Liverpool between 2004-09. Which players were the hardest to play against and how did they adapt their games?
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Oct 1, 2023 • 27min

Super Sunday | 10-man Forest rescue point against Brentford| Bees denied 3 pens | Frank: Turner on Wissa was a clear pen

David Jones is joined by Michael Dawson and Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink to analyse the 1-1 draw at the City Ground as Nottingham Forest came from behind to earn a point against Brentford.
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Sep 30, 2023 • 51min

SNF | PGMOL concede 'significant human error' with VAR as Spurs beat 9-player Liverpool

Kelly Cates is joined by Jamie Redknapp, Andros Townsend and Gary Neville to discuss all the controversy and drama in Tottenham’s dramatic 2-1 win over Liverpool. Liverpool had two players sent off – were they deserved? PGMOL acknowledged a 'significant human error' with Luis Diaz’s disallowed goal for being offside, stating that VAR failed to intervene. Jamie Redknapp felt it was a horrendous decision, whilst Gary Neville believes something hasn’t been right with VAR in the last few weeks.
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Sep 24, 2023 • 44min

Super Sunday | Newcastle smash 8 past beaten Blades | Arsenal Spurs play out thrilling 2-2 draw

David Jones hosts another thrilling Super Sunday after a breathless North London derby was played out by Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur. Bukayo Saka & Heung-min Son were stars of the derby as they shared the spoils in a 2-2 draw. Newcastle produced a performance for the ages as they ran out 8-0 winners at Bramall Lane, leaving Sheffield United still winless in the Premier League.
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Sep 23, 2023 • 19min

Everton grab first win with impressive 3-1 victory | Back-to-back losses for Brentford

Kelly Cates is joined by Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink and Izzy Christiansen as they reflect on Everton's impressive 3-1 away win against Brentford that sees the Toffees pick up their first Premier League win of the season.
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Sep 18, 2023 • 1h 17min

Callum Hudson-Odoi stunner earns point as VAR denies Burnley winner | Thomas Frank gives insight into Brentford success

Dave Jones is joined by Jamie Carragher and Brentford head coach Thomas Frank, who watched Nottingham Forest’s 1-1 draw with Burnley. Callum Hudson-Odoi scored a screamer on his debut and Lyle Foster was on the wrong end of two VAR decisions, disallowing him a goal and then getting sent off.Thomas Frank gives an insight into how teams need to adapt after getting promoted from the Championship to the Premier League and also explains how he’s managed to have such a good record against the Big Six with Brentford. Jamie Carragher analyses how Brighton were so dominant against Manchester United and how it shouldn’t be a surprise how successful they are, and the pair look at the different styles of each Premier League side in possession with regards to direct speed and number of passes in build-up play.
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Sep 17, 2023 • 45min

Super Sunday | Trossard goal gives Gunners win at Everton | Carney: I’m seeing a mature Arsenal | Hasselbaink: I worry for Everton

Kelly Cates presents Super Sunday from Goodison Park alongside Theo Walcott, Karen Carney and Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, who watched Arsenal’s 1-0 win against Everton to maintain their unbeaten start to the season. Leandro Trossard secured the win for the Gunners with a sublime finish from a slick team move and Carney feels Arsenal are showing a maturity in their performances. Hasselbaink said that he fears for Everton as they have only got one point from a possible fifteen and he described their next two fixtures against Luton and Bournemouth as ‘massive’. The trio also look ahead to the North London derby next weekend and try to predict where the game can be won or lost.There is also reaction from player of the match Leandro Trossard as well as Ashley Young, who believes Everton can turn their fortunes around. Both managers also give their views, with Mikel Arteta questioning the decision to disallow Gabriel Martinelli’s goal for offside during the first half, whilst Sean Dyche criticised the officials for some of the decisions that they made and questioned the consistency.

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