The Totally Football Show with James Richardson

The Champions League chase goes down to the wire as Leicester take on Man Utd. Big game for the Foxes – and for Brendan Rodgers.The battle to beat the drop is just as exciting, as Aston Villa look to launch their own great escape. Are Watford heading for a reunion with Luton? The Championship reached a sensational conclusion. There’s not much sympathy for Forest in the pod.Plus Team Ings, non-diving Burnley and an incredible Man City penalty prediction.RUNNING ORDER• PART 1a: Liverpool 5-3 Chelsea (03m 00s)• PART 1b: Man Utd 1-1 West Ham and the race for the top 4 (12m 30s)• PART 2a: Aston Villa’s battle to beat the drop with Dan Bardell from the 1874 podcast (27m 30s)• PART 2b: Watford & Bournemouth’s survival prospects (33m 00s)• PART 3: The rest of the weekend’s Premier League fixtures (41m 00s)• PART 4: The odds with Lee Price from Paddy Power (46m 30s)• PART 5: A crazy final night in the Championship (49m 00s)GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/totallyfootballshow/)• find us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/thetotallyfootballshow/)• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow (http://www.twitter.com/thetotallyshow) PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special (http://www.paddypower.com/) READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com (http://thetotallyfootballshow.com/) . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: No Ballon d’Or! (01m 00s) • PART 2a: Juventus 2 - 1 Lazio (05m 00s)• PART 2b: Real’s 34th title and ZZ love (11m 20s)• PART 3a: Niko Kovac comes to Monaco and the return of (Jorge) Jesus (19m 30s) • PART 3b: The end of La Liga and Deportivo down to the third tier (29m 50s)• PART 4a: Serie A round-up (47m 00s)• PART 4b: Meet Başakşehir, new champions of Turkey - with Yordi Yamali (57m 00s) • PART 5: Your tweets and questions (64m 00s)GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/totallyfootballshow/)• find us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/thetotallyfootballshow/)• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow (http://www.twitter.com/thetotallyshow) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s an Arsenal Chelsea final in the FA Cup as London reigns over Manchester.Did Solskjaer prioritise the league over the cup with his selection? And after some more high-profile De Gea errors, can Henderson be denied his spot at Old Trafford any longer?The panel discuss how Arsenal exposed City’s weak link and whether the lack of fans helps the Gunners play out from the back.Also - why Watford, why? Nigel Pearson becomes the 3rd manager to bite the dust at Vicarage Road this season, with just 2 games to go.Leeds are back in the big time once again. The Athletic’s Phil Hay joins us to detail 16 years of hurt.Elsewhere, did West Ham get it right with Moyes? Is Howe a broken man? Does Rodgers suffer from a lack of appreciation? And is it time to point the finger at Farke?RUNNING ORDER• PART 1a: Chelsea 3-1 Man Utd (02m 00s)• PART 1b: Arsenal 2-0 Man City (10m 00s) • PART 2a: Watford sack Nigel Pearson, with Mike Parkin of the From The Rookery End podcast (21m 30s)• PART 2b: The relegation battle (28m 30s)• PART 3: Tottenham 3-0 Leicester (34m 30s)• PART 4a: Leeds promoted to the Premier League, with The Athletic’s Phil Hay (40m 00s)• PART 4b: The Championship nears its conclusion (48m 00s)• PART 5: The odds with Lee Price from Paddy Power (57m 00s)• PART 6: Norwich 0-2 Burnley (59m 00s)GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/totallyfootballshow/)• find us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/thetotallyfootballshow/)• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow (http://www.twitter.com/thetotallyshow) PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special (http://www.paddypower.com/) READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com (http://thetotallyfootballshow.com/) . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Arsenal defy the odds and the stats to beat Klopp and co at the Emirates. They may be champions but are this Liverpool side damaging their legacy?From an Arsenal perspective, can they replicate this performance against Manchester City in the FA Cup semi-finals? The Athletic's James McNicholas tells us how vital European qualification is for the Gunners.We check in at Wigan who are making a mockery of their impending 12 point deduction after an 8-0 win over Hull. They look like they’ll be playing Wycombe in the Championship next season.Elsewhere, Wolves let everybody down and Bournemouth performed admirably. Are we in for a fantastic final day? Plus we talk Turkey and Tyldesley.RUNNING ORDER• PART 1a: Arsenal 2-1 Liverpool (04m 00s)• PART 1b: FA Cup semi-final preview with Gunnerblog (11m 30s) • PART 1c: Newcastle 1-3 Tottenham (18m 00s)• PART 2: Burnley 1-1 Wolves & Chelsea v Man Utd preview (21m 00s)• PART 3a: Man City 2-1 Bournemouth and the battle at the bottom (28m 00s)• PART 4a: Wigan 8-0 Hull with Paul Kendrick from the Wigan Observer (32m 30s)• PART 4b: Wycombe promoted to the Championship (41m 00s)• PART 5: The odds with Lee Price from Paddy Power (45m 30s)• PART 6: Turkey and Tyldesley (48m 00s)GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/totallyfootballshow/)• find us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/thetotallyfootballshow/)• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow (http://www.twitter.com/thetotallyshow) PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special (http://www.paddypower.com/) READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com (http://thetotallyfootballshow.com/) .  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Champions League quarter-finals look lopsided with some big names on one side of the draw. So could this finally be PSG’s year?Man City will be in the running, as they will next season with their European ban overturned. Where does this leave Financial Fair Play and where does it leave UEFA?In Serie A, despite taking just a point from Turin, Atalanta embarrassed Maurizio Sarri’s Juventus on Saturday. Did they prove themselves to be the best team in Italy?Real Madrid should win La Liga in the next week, with Gareth Bale catching forty winks in the stands.Luis Miguel Echegaray of Sports Illustrated gives us the latest from MLS where they're trying to restart in the coronavirus hotbed that is Florida.Plus the cup of losers and the evergreen Goran Pandev.RUNNING ORDER• PART 1: Tragedy strikes the Aurier family (01m 00s)• PART 2: Man City’s European ban is overturned (03m 30s) • PART 3: Champions League draw reaction (14m 00s)• PART 4: Serie A review – be afraid of Atalanta (24m 00s)• PART 5: La Liga latest – Bale works on his tan (37m 00s)• PART 6: Europa League draw reaction (47m 00s)• PART 7: Luis Miguel Echegaray on attempts to restart MLS (52m 00s)GET IN TOUCH: • follow us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/totallyfootballshow/)• find us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/thetotallyfootballshow/)• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow (http://www.twitter.com/thetotallyshow) PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special (http://www.paddypower.com/) READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com (http://thetotallyfootballshow.com/) . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Norwich are relegated but the other 4 in the bottom 5 are all victorious, including an incredible turnaround as Bournemouth batter Leicester. What has happened to the Foxes?Sheffield United smash Chelsea as their bid for European football gathers pace. Is the job Chris Wilder’s doing amongst the best in Premier League history?Tottenham win the North London derby. Charlie Eccleshare joins us to determine whether that will silence the doubters. And Carl Anka is uniquely positioned to look ahead to Man United versus Southampton.Elsewhere, have teams figured out how to play against Liverpool in 2020? And are Brighton actually safe yet?RUNNING ORDER• PART 1a: Bournemouth 4-1 Leicester (03m 00s)• PART 1b: Villa, Watford and West Ham also win (08m 00s) • PART 2a: Tottenham 2-1 Arsenal with Charlie Eccleshare (17m 00s)• PART 2b: Liverpool 1-1 Burnley & Brighton 0-5 Man City (26m 00s)• PART 3: Sheff Utd 3-0 Chelsea (31m 30s)• PART 4a: Wolves 3-0 Everton (41m 00s)• PART 4b: Man Utd v Southampton preview with Carl Anka (43m 30s)• PART 5: The odds with Lee Price from Paddy Power (50m 00s)• PART 6: Handballs and The Championship (52m 00s)GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/totallyfootballshow/)• find us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/thetotallyfootballshow/)• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow (http://www.twitter.com/thetotallyshow) PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special (http://www.paddypower.com/) READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com (http://thetotallyfootballshow.com/) . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s the North London derby on Sunday as Tottenham and Arsenal compete for bragging rights and not much else? And how much are the Amazon film crew to credit for an extraordinary season at Spurs?After a busy midweek, we ask should Willian have done a Di Canio for Chelsea? The panel have a heated debate about David Silva’s supposed greatness and how does Dyche keep delivering for Burnley?Duncan gives us the lowdown on his beloved Wycombe ahead of their League One play-off final with Oxford.Plus Pearson’s attempted great escape, the crazy French transfer window and Big Ron’s big lasagne.RUNNING ORDER• PART 1a: Crystal Palace 2-3 Chelsea (02m 30s)• PART 1b: North London derby preview (12m 00s) • PART 2: The Golden Boot race, the great David Silva debate and the use of 5 subs (20m 00s)• PART 3: Watford’s survival bid with Mike Parkin of the From The Rookery End podcast (38m 00s)• PART 4a: Wycombe on their way to Wembley (44m 00s)• PART 4b: A look ahead to the weekend’s Premier League action (49m 30s)• PART 5: The odds with Lee Price from Paddy Power (53m 00s)• PART 6: A round up from around Europe (55m 00s)GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/totallyfootballshow/)• find us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/thetotallyfootballshow/)• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow (http://www.twitter.com/thetotallyshow) PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special (http://www.paddypower.com/) READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com (http://thetotallyfootballshow.com/) . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bayern complete the double with victory in the Pokal. Will Lewandowski win the Ballon D’Or? Will Thiago be at Liverpool next season?The title race could well be over in Italy as Cristiano finally scores a free-kick. But could Daniele De Rossi be moving into management?It’s 1-0 Real Madrid thanks to Ramos once again – are they becoming Atletico 2.0?Plus big business being done at Lille and how Benfica blew the title in Portugal.RUNNING ORDER• PART 1: Headlines from around Europe (01m 00s)• PART 2: Bayern do the double in Germany (03m 30s) • PART 3: Barcelona ease the pressure as Griezmann shines (09m 00s)• PART 4: Juve close in on a 9th Serie A title in a row (18m 00s)• PART 5: Benfica blow the title, with Carlos Santos (24m 00s)• PART 6: Ramos leads Real towards another Championship (29m 00s)• PART 7: Bellingham is bound for Dortmund (37m 00s)• PART 8: Elsewhere in Serie A + your tweets (41m 00s)GET IN TOUCH: • follow us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/totallyfootballshow/)• find us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/thetotallyfootballshow/)• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow (http://www.twitter.com/thetotallyshow) PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special (http://www.paddypower.com/) READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com (http://thetotallyfootballshow.com/) .  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Southampton stun Man City as Liverpool labour to victory over Villa. Brighton seem safe but it looks like bye-bye Bournemouth. All because of the recruitment.Arsenal are playing Arteta-taka but would they be better off out of Europe? And how many of this season’s Chelsea team will be at Stamford Bridge next season?Plus Grealish, Greenwood and the tactics truck remembered.RUNNING ORDER• PART 1: Southampton 1-0 Man City & Liverpool 2-0 Aston Villa (02m 00s)• PART 2: Man Utd 5-2 Bournemouth (16m 30s) • PART 3: The race for the top 5 and the rest of the Premier League action (29m 00s)• PART 4: Your tweets and the situation at Wigan (48m 00s)• PART 5: The odds with Lee Price from Paddy Power (55m 00s)• PART 6: Good Mourinho Bad Mourinho (57m 00s)GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/totallyfootballshow/)• find us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/thetotallyfootballshow/)• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow (http://www.twitter.com/thetotallyshow) PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special (http://www.paddypower.com/) READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com (http://thetotallyfootballshow.com/) . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

West Ham shock Chelsea in a thrilling London derby. The Hammers move up to 30 points – could that be enough to stay up? And how worried should Frank Lampard be about that performance?Laurie Whitwell joins us as we learn to love Manchester United. And in particular, Bruno Fernandes. Will Wolves gate-crash the top 4? Are Bournemouth prepared for relegation? Because they probably should be.We get down to business as The Athletic’s Matt Slater breaks down the latest on Newcastle’s takeover, Wigan’s administration and other possible point deductionsPlus goalkeepers turned managers and Sean Dyche jet washing stuff.RUNNING ORDER• PART 1: West Ham 3-2 Chelsea (03m 00s)• PART 2: Wolves v Arsenal preview (11m 00s) • PART 3: Brighton 0-3 Man Utd with Laurie Whitwell (18m 00s)• PART 4: Bleak for Bournemouth and maybe for Burnley (28m 30s)• PART 5a: Business time – Matt Slater on events at Newcastle, Wigan & Derby/Sheffield Wednesday (37m 30s)• PART 5b: Goalkeepers turned managers (49m 00s)• PART 6: The odds with Lee Price from Paddy Power (52m 00s)• PART 7: A look ahead to the weekend’s Premier League action (54m 00s)GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/totallyfootballshow/)• find us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/thetotallyfootballshow/)• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow (http://www.twitter.com/thetotallyshow) PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special (http://www.paddypower.com/) READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com (http://thetotallyfootballshow.com/) . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.