City take advantage of Arsenal stumble as Spurs slip into the drop zone

City take advantage of Arsenal stumble as Spurs slip into the drop zone

From The Totally Football Show with James Richardson by The Athletic

April 12, 2026 · 1h 5m

About this episode

The episode discusses the latest Premier League matches, focusing on the title race and relegation struggles.

Jimbo, Daniel Storey, Tim Spiers and Matt Davies-Adams are in the studio after another pivotal Premier League weekend. Man City close the gap to 6 points in the title race, with a game in hand, after an impressive 3-0 victory at Stamford Bridge. Are Pep’s players motoring towards a domestic treble? City host leaders Arsenal next Sunday, who suffer a shock home defeat to Bournemouth, their 3rd loss in 4 matches. Are they buckling under the pressure of chasing a first title in 22 years? It’s a miserable weekend in North London with Spurs losing at Sunderland in Roberto De Zerbi’s first game in charge. Winless in 14, in the relegation zone, with Cristian Romero coming off injured in tears. West Ham move out of the bottom three with their 4-0 thumping of Wolves while Forest come from behind to claim a point against Villa. And the race for Europe is wide open with 4 points separating 6th from 12th in the table! How much pressure is Eddie Howe under at Newcastle? Produced by Charlie Jones RUNNING ORDER:  • PART 1: Title race thoughts and who’s going down? (01:30) • PART 2: Chelsea 0-3 Man City (08:30)  • PART 3: Arsenal 1-2 Bournemouth (24:00) • PART 4a: Sunderland 1-0 Spurs…

People in this episode

Host: Jimbo

Guests: Daniel Storey, Tim Spiers, Matt Davies-Adams

Topics covered

  • Premier League
  • title race
  • relegation battle
  • team performance
  • manager pressure
  • football analysis

Keywords

  • Premier League
  • Man City
  • Arsenal
  • Bournemouth
  • Sunderland
  • West Ham
  • relegation
  • football
  • Eddie Howe

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Man City, Arsenal, Bournemouth, Sunderland, West Ham, Wolves, Nottingham Forest, Aston Villa, Crystal Palace, Newcastle

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