Dave and Paul Talk Football

Dave and Adam are overseas, so Paul goes it alone this week - and he's got plenty to say. Arsenal are officially the 2025/26 Premier League champions, and Paul gives credit where it's due, tipping David Raya as his Arsenal player of the season while wondering if Mikel Arteta's side can now build a dynasty. He also breaks down what Arsenal's title win means for their Champions League final push aga...

Dave, Paul, and Adam reconvene for their last episode together this season before Dave and Adam head overseas, leaving Paul to hold down the fort solo for the final two weeks of the Premier League season. They kick things off debating the definition of world class after listener comments fired up following Paul's passionate defence of Chelsea's squad. Dave concedes Cole Palmer, Paul fights hard fo...

Paul is not okay. In what may be the most cathartic opening in podcast history, our resident Chelsea fan kicks off Episode 26 with a brutally honest breakdown of everything wrong at Stamford Bridge, from sacked managers to broken ownership, and somehow ends up talking himself into a place of acceptance. Meanwhile, Dave and Adam try to steer the ship back to actual football. The lads break down a m...

Dave and Paul are back for another week of Premier League chaos, and there's plenty to get stuck into. With the relegation battle reaching its most critical point, the boys debate whether Tottenham Hotspur can pull off the great escape or whether their fate is already sealed. Paul can't bring himself to accept it, Dave is convinced they're going down, and both agree the decision to sack Ange Poste...

Arsenal have thrown open the title race after letting a nine-point lead shrink to three, and the boys are not holding back. Paul, Dave and Adam tear into whether Arteta's side have the mental fortitude to see it home, or whether Pep Guardiola's City are simply too professional to be stopped at this stage of the season. Is this Arsenal's year or the same story all over again? Then the conversation...

Dave, Paul, and Adam dissect a chaotic Premier League weekend that has thrown the title race wide open. Arsenal's shock home defeat to Bournemouth sends the lads into full meltdown mode as they debate whether the Gunners are on course for the greatest bottle job in Premier League history, or whether their six-point cushion is still enough to crawl over the line. Manchester City's clinical 3-0 demo...

Dave, Paul, and Adam reconvene after a bruising week in football to dissect Manchester City's ruthless 4-0 FA Cup dismantling of Liverpool, debating whether Arne Slot's time at Anfield is already up or whether he deserves a third season to prove himself. The lads also turn their attention to Arsenal's cup exits and whether their Champions League tie against Sporting Lisbon could go sideways, befor...

After a month off the air (don't worry, they didn't announce it either), Dave, Paul, and Adam are back to make sense of a chaotic stretch of Premier League football. They kick off with the Carabao Cup final, where Man City beat Arsenal 2-0, a result the lads dissect from every angle. Was it a Kepa howler, a tactical masterclass from Pep, or just more evidence that Arsenal lack the X-factor to win...

Paul comes in hot with a brutal hypothetical: if you had to put your car on Tottenham every week, which fixtures would you actually risk it on? From there it spirals into a genuinely chaotic relegation reality check as Spurs and West Ham get “win-mapped” game by game, and the North London Derby becomes less about bragging rights and more about survival. Then it’s Arsenal’s title momentum versus th...

No Premier League this week, so the boys go straight for the throat with an FA Cup reality check: do fans and media get way too carried away in the early rounds, or is a win a win no matter who’s in front of you? From Arsenal’s 4-0 over Wigan and the “Madueke is better than Salah” takes, to the bigger debate around form, reputation, and whether some stars are genuinely undroppable . Is Saka having...

This week, Adam drops a bombshell: it’s time to take Dave and Paul Talk Football out of the studio and into the wild, with a proper sit-down setup for live supporter debates, raw hot takes, and on-camera chaos. Then the boys get stuck into the football: City complete a rare league double over Liverpool, and the Liverpool post-mortem turns brutal, from “no leaders” to bench problems and Slot taking...

Adam turns up with a “peace offering” for the lads… a bag of fruit each. It lasts about 30 seconds before Dave threatens to start throwing produce. From there, it’s classic chaos: Dave’s not-quite-an-apology voice note to Paul, Chelsea’s “humble pie” problem, and the internet committing crimes by putting Declan Rice in a greatest free-kick-takers lineup ahead of actual legends. Then it gets proper...

It’s been a great weekend to be a Barclays fan… unless you support Liverpool. Dave returns from the long weekend and immediately spirals as the lads unpack Arsenal vs Manchester United, including those ridiculous United goals, Bruno Fernandes’ influence, and the growing question hanging over Arsenal’s title push: are they actually ruthless enough, or are they winning by default? From there, it tur...

Holidays are over, tempers are not. Dave and Paul are back in the studio and straight into it. From travel stories to a full-blown debate on whether the Premier League is becoming harder to watch, this episode covers everything and then some. They argue over whether modern football has lost its spark, if nil-all draws are tactical masterpieces or just rubbish, and whether the league is more compet...

Dave’s checked in from a hotel room in Thailand, Paul’s back in Sydney, and Adam’s holding the fort as the boys go remote for a holiday special that still couldn’t miss this week of Premier League drama. Manchester United hit reset again as Ruben Amorim walks, and the lads get stuck into what it says about the club’s leadership, recruitment, and the never-ending “project” that keeps going nowhere....

The boys are back for a slightly chaotic end of year episode, recorded on 30 December , complete with travel chat, audio gremlins, and the revelation that Paul still gets his siblings to put his contact lenses in. On the pitch, it’s a proper Premier League therapy session: Chelsea’s 2–1 loss to Aston Villa sparks a deep dive into Maresca, substitutions, and why the Blues keep coughing up leads at...

This week, it’s officially “Oh dear”. Arsenal scrape past Wolves and Dave throws the big question on the table: is winning ugly the mark of champions, or the start of a wobble? Paul admits it’s the first time he’s doubted Arsenal all season, City look ominous again, and Villa’s run is starting to feel very real. From Chelsea’s routine win and Maresca’s cryptic meltdown, to Liverpool’s “beat the gi...

Episode 11 dives straight into the madness surrounding Mohamed Salah, his explosive interview, his feud with Arne Slot, and why Liverpool suddenly look like a club at war with itself. Dave breaks down the fallout from Salah’s outburst, what it means for his legacy, and whether this situation is even recoverable. Paul swings hard at Jamie Carragher after an eight minute monologue on Monday Night Fo...

In Episode 10, Dave, Paul and Adam celebrate making it to double digits by diving headfirst into one of their wildest debates yet. From Gerrard’s infamous slip to the pressure of defining moments in football history, the boys unpack the moments players never live down. Chelsea’s gritty 1-1 draw with Arsenal lights up the conversation as Paul launches into an all-timer rant about consistency, red c...

Liverpool are in freefall and Dave is not coping. Everton, Forest and every club in the league are taking turns pulling his team’s pants down and Paul is loving every second of it. The boys dig into Liverpool’s slump, Arne Slot’s future, Salah’s silence, and why being a football fan is basically a life of misery sprinkled with very short bursts of joy. Chelsea’s sudden rise, Arsenal’s dominance, T...

Dave and Paul go head to head in one of the most chaotic arguments yet. What starts as a simple question, why does Paul hate Liverpool, spirals into FIFA origin stories, plastic club accusations, and a thirty minute meltdown about fans, finances and history that is more emotional than the Matrix red pill scene. The boys also dive into England’s World Cup chances, Jude Bellingham’s attitude, and wh...

Paul opens the show by almost quitting before admitting this podcast is the best thing in his life, and from there it’s pure chaos. Dave, Paul and Adam dive straight into Liverpool’s battering at the hands of Manchester City, with Dave clinging to xG and disallowed goals while Paul dishes out a brutal “spanked, decked, men versus boys” verdict. They debate whether Slot’s Reds are broken, discuss A...

This week, the lads dive deep into the weird and wonderful world of football stats before tearing through another wild Premier League weekend. Dave drops a “bullshit but true” stat about Joel Matip having more Player of the Month awards than Kevin De Bruyne, which sends everyone spiralling into debates about XG, PPDA, and why set pieces now account for over a third of all Premier League goals. Pau...

Arne Slot: genius or just lucky? Dave and Paul go head to head on whether last season’s Premier League winning Liverpool manager is being exposed. Is this a blip, a rebuild, or the start of a meltdown? They also dig into Arsenal’s set piece obsession, Manchester City’s reliance on Haaland, and whether Sunderland’s fast start can actually last. Chelsea frustrations return after a 2–1 loss to Sunder...

Liverpool in crisis? Not according to Dave. Four straight losses, questions over Arne Slot, and a rebuild that’s yet to click, but a 5–1 European win might just hint at a reset. Paul isn’t buying it. He’s calling pressure, pointing at £500 million worth of new talent, and wondering whether Liverpool’s top stars have already peaked. Meanwhile, Arsenal keep grinding out results with defensive steel...