Armchair Analysts

In this episode the Analysts ask whether Arsenal have blown their chance to win the Premier League, if Liverpool are back and in the running for top 4, and how good the food is at Dutch football matches.

A bizarre story has emerged in Greece when officials flown in from Poland to officiate a match reportedly turned up drunk and according to fans, wanted to try and fix the match. City slap down Bayern in ominous tones and Arsenal drop the 2 points separating them. Roy Hodgson is back and has Palace scoring goals for fun and Frank Lampard is also back at Chelsea. Elsewhere, Brighton are robbed agan...

In this episode, the Analysts take a look at the sackings of Graham Potter and Brendan Rodgers, the game of the season that won't be called the game of the season, and life after Conte for Spurs looking all too similar...

This week Everton have been charged with breaching FFP and Barcelona's Gavi got a contract gut punch. Chelsea are still fine though apparently. Conte's out, Nagelsman's out, Tuchel is in and Ben Foster is also back in... but to Wrexham? Oh, and well done Harry Kane for becoming England's top goalscorer. Something something good thing we play so many small games these days.

In this episode, the Analysts look at Conte's explosive tirade against his employers, whether it was fair to send Uncle Patrick packing, and what's going to happen in the Champions League Final...

Another scandal is rocking Barcelona after payments of millions have been uncovered to a former Spanish refereeing chief spanning 17 years. In other news, the World Cup and international football is getting definitely bigger and probably not better, and Spurs are definitely not getting bigger or better.

In this episode the Analysts take a look at the 7-0 annihilation of Manchester United at the hands of bitter rivals Liverpool. Also up for discussion is Arsenal's from behind victory against Bournemouth, the bizarre state of the league from 12th to 20th, and whether Conte is at a dead end...

Another twist and another turn later and it looks like Arsenal might be able to best a leaky Man City side and win the title... or does it? Elsewhere, Chelsea lose to bottom place Southampton and Liverpool travelled to St James' Park and left with three points. All that and more.

In this episode the Analysts look at Manchester City's game to finally reclaim top spot in the Premier League. Also up for discussion are Leicester's thrashing of Spurs, the inevitable sacking of Nathan Jones, and the potential sale of Manchester United.

Man City have been alleged to have breached FFP 115 times over 14 years. It might take that long again to actually bring charges, though.  Elsewhere, Sean Dyche's Everton start with a bang, and Chelsea's shiny new toys barely manage a whimper. Jesse Marsch has been sacked and Wrexham's FA Cup fairytale has come to a Sharp ending.

In this episode the Analysts look into who got it right, and who got it wrong in the January Transfer Window. Also up for discussion is Wrexham's night under the lights as they faced off against Sheffield United in the FA Cup. 

In a week of footballing twists and turns, like Arsenal vs Manchester United and the ever spinning transfer wheel, it's nice to know some things are predictable. Juventus have been caught up in another, potentially wide reaching scandal. Frank Lampard has finally been fired from the Everton hotseat. And Harry Kane looks set to confirm that he is patently allergic to winning anything, by signing ye...

In this episode, the Analysts discuss the weekend of derbies and how they've impacted the league. Later, Rupert breaks down Chelsea's financial footwork and the long-term implications of amortisation. 

This week we take a look at the biggest transfers and rumours - Ronaldo to Al-Nassr and Mykhailo Mudryk to the Prem - as well as breaking down the most interesting bouts of form in the Premier League. Everton, United and Liverpool are the headliners.

In this episode the Analysts take a look at the first round of games following the World Cup break - which teams have bounced back and which have stalled? Is it better to have well-rested players or those who've kept it running in high gear? All this and more, as well as some transfer news...

We go over our thoughts on the final, breaking down tactics and how it all unfolded, as well as giving our thoughts on our choice of Team of the Tournament. Sadly, Harry Maguire didn't make it.

England are out, and the dream has died for now at least...but there's still plenty to be excited about with Africa's first ever semi-finalists facing off against the current World Champions, while Lionel Messi makes his final play for that elusive trophy - he couldn't, could he?

In this ep we go through our thoughts on the round of 16 games, and look ahead to the massive England game vs France on Saturday.  

In this episode the Analysts take a look at England's potential fortunes now they've topped the group. Also up for discussion are France's bizarre lineup choices, Wales' exit and the Socceroos triumphant progression. 

This week we managed to get an actual real life Welsh person on the show to talk to us about Football. Turns out it's pretty cool they're in the World Cup.  We also briefly touched upon the utter shambles that is England and other countries not wearing One Love armbands, the England game itself, and the other group stage games this week so far (Tuesday record).  Featured guest: Cullan Wi...

We run through our (quite different) starting XIs, do a little tactical preview of the group, and talk about the narratives already surfacing in Qatar (at timestamp 28.07). Who would you start? send in your XIs to hosts@armchairanalysts.co.uk and we'll talk about them next ep.

In this episode, the Analysts take a look at some of the excerpts from the upcoming interview Cristiano Ronaldo gave on his second spell at United. What do they mean for him? The club? The future of both? Also up for discussion are Arsenal, Chelsea and a number of other sides and their standings before we head intot he World Cup...

In this episode the Analysts take stock, one week out from the World Cup and thus, a break from the Premier League. What's different this season than what we expected? What's changed so far and what changes can we expect moving forwards? All this and more in the penultimate pre-Qatar chat.

Everyone dropped points this weekend except Man City. Aston Villa had a new manager bounce which was fun for them, Arsenal slipped up (but not without some diving/going down under pressure controversy) and Fulham keep doing Fulham things. But not worrying old Fulham things, exciting new Fulham things like moving up to 7th place and Mitrovic scoring 9 in 11. All that and more in this week's episode...

Ep Recorded on Tuesday. An at the time unbeaten Bournemouth are cementing their place in the top 10, and Arsenal are edging out in front of a City side that came undone against recent rivals Liverpool. Oh, and some people got together and decided Karim Benzema was the best player in the world.