About this episode

The episode analyzes a pivotal weekend in the Premier League, focusing on Manchester City's title control and the relegation struggles of Spurs, Leeds, and Nottingham Forest.

Former Spurs and Forest midfielder Andy Reid joins Rick Edwards and Luke Edwards to analyse a season-defining weekend of Premier League action. Manchester City wrestled control of the title race with a 2-1 home win over leaders Arsenal and relegation candidates Leeds and Nottingham Forest both won while Spurs conceded in the 95th minute to draw. Manchester United, Liverpool and Aston Villa all went closer to securing a Champions League spot – will that be enough for Michael Carrick and Arne Slot to keep their jobs? And on the subject of uncertain futures for managers… Do Newcastle need to make a decision on Eddie Howe right now? Timecodes: 01:10 Who will win the league now? 01:45 Are Arsenal lacking in quality or mentality? 07:30 Should Arteta’s future be up for debate? 08:20 Would Arsenal ever be able to move on from losing the title from here? 09:30 Should Gabriel have been sent off? 12:05 Reaction from Mikel Arteta and Pep Guardiola 13:25 Can Arsenal wrestle back control psychologically? 16:20 The relegation battle — what a week for Nottingham Forest! 18:05 How have Forest moved from ‘banter club’ to a potentially historic season? 19:42 How has Vitor Pereira surprised people…

People in this episode

Hosts: Rick Edwards, Luke Edwards

Guest: Andy Reid

Topics covered

• Premier League analysis
• title race
• relegation battle
• managerial futures
• team performance

Keywords

• Premier League
• Manchester City
• Arsenal
• relegation
• Eddie Howe
• managerial changes
• Andy Reid
• Bruno Fernandes
• Spurs

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Manchester City, Arsenal, Leeds, Nottingham Forest, Manchester United, Liverpool, Aston Villa

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