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With the international break being a time of the season where more injuries tend to happen, we speak with football injury analyst Ben Dinnery to find out why, as well as the latest on Manchester City's Aymeric Laporte. Michael Owen has a book out, and in his latest excerpt he has been quite ruthless in his opinion of Newcastle fans. Geordie legend Alan Shearer hit back on Twitter - is Owen's reput...

Alexis Sanchez is finally out of Old Trafford, but does he deserve sympathy for his barren run at Manchester United? Tottenham's Premier League form since February isn't that of a top 4 side. Are there underlying issues at Spurs? With players leaving the Premier League this transfer window, we ask if these three players were a flop or not...Subscribe to the podcast now and never miss a show, 7 day...

The European transfer deadline closes on Monday 2nd September. What players are set for a Premier League deadline day switch to Europe? TV pundits always get stick, but do they need to think more about the comments they make? Subscribe to the podcast now and never miss a show, 7 days a week. Follow our Twitter account, @TheSportSocial, and find our personal handles belowNiall McCaughan @niallpfcPh...

The North London derby ended a 2-2 draw. Arsenal's Xhaka gave away a needless penalty - does he need to improve his discipline? Spurs let a two-goal lead slip, but how worrying is their Premier League form of late? West Ham were victorious over Norwich. Are things now starting to fall into place for Manuel Pellegrini? Also, we play a game of Play Your Yellow Cards Right...Subscribe now and never m...

Natalie Pike is joined by Sam Lee, Mark Critchley and Feargal Brennan to preview a busy weekend of Premier League action. The guys break down the North London derby - with a helping hand from Chris Darwen from Total Football Analysis - as well as discussing Javi Gracia's future at Watford and a 'underrated' Crystal Palace and all the Premier League action in the next few days. Our very our Jim Sal...

Jim Salveson is joined by Feargal Brennan and Phil Hudson to talk about last minute transfers out of the Premier League, with Chris Smalling on the verge of a move to AS Roma. The gang also give their thoughts on Gareth Southgate's England squad announcement and react to the Premier League clubs being given a good draw in the Champions League group stages. Jim Salveson - @Mr_JimbobFeargal Brennam...

Burnley were knocked out of the League Cup by Sunderland on Wednesday night. WIll the draw spring any further surprises for Premier League clubs? Liverpool, Manchester City, Tottenham and Chelsea discover their Champions League group opponents later. Who is best avoided for the Premier League teams? Teemu Pukki is proving the man of the moment in Fantasy Football. Who should you draft in to your s...

There was League Cup action midweek for some of the Premier League sides, with Crystal Palace and Norwich being dumped out by League Two opposition. What will this do for confidence? Alexis Sanchez's torrid Old Trafford stay looks set to be over. Are Manchester United leaving themselves short? Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk is up for the UEFA men's player of the year award. Will he win? Subscribe to...

Newcastle pulled off a great win over Spurs at the weekend. However, Tottenham's form in their last 15 Premier League games makes for dismal reading. How much of an issue does Poch have on his hands? It's League Cup action for some of our Premier League sides this week - Watford host League One Coventry City, and after a poor start to the season, is Javi Gracia on thin ice? Liverpool and Mancheste...

Manchester United were beaten by Crystal Palace at Old Trafford. Were the reds abysmal or did Crystal Palace do a job on Solskjaer's side? Newcastle United beat Spurs in a game they were written off in before it even started - Steve Bruce picked up his first 3 points as Toon boss! Was it genius from the Geordie or were Tottenham just poor? And VAR. Yep. Again. Subscribe to the podcast now and neve...

Its the Premier League Preview! Arsenal's trip to Liverpool is the pick of the weekends action as we look ahead to some great games in the English top flights. Manchester United's Wan Bissake takes on his former employers as the reds face Crystal Palace, Tottenham look to score a bucketful as they face out-of-form Newcastle and West Ham search for their first 3 points of the season against Watford...

It's Friiiiiiiiday and on the last Football Social Daily of the week we look at Wolverhampton Wanderers European adventure and how a hard fought win at Torino could effect Old Gold's chances in the Premier League against Burnley this weekend. We also look ahead to Aston Villa's clash against Everton as they seek their first points of the season against a Toffee's team that is yet to loose (or conc...

With Bury and Bolton on the brink of oblivion, we ask could or should the Premier League do more to help struggling clubs? Lukaku has spoken out about his time at Manchester United, and claims he was a scapegoat along with Alexis Sanchez and Paul Pogba. Do you agree? And after last week's unreal tip of Teemu Pukki, our fantasy football expert Ciaran Howley has this week's top FPL picks...Subscribe...

Arsenal director Josh Kroenke said in an interview that the Gunners' Europa League final hammering by Chelsea was the reason the club dipped into their pockets this summer. Can Arsenal fans get excited again after their transfer splurge? Michael Price from You Are My Arsenal joins us to discussBurnley boss Sean Dyche called for more action to be taken on diving in the game earlier this week. But i...

Wolves versus Manchester united ended up in a 1-1 draw on Monday night in the Premier League, and it's absolutely no shock to learn VAR was a talking point after a controversial penalty decision involving Paul Pogba. Did the Frenchman dive? Sean Dyche was certainly unhappy after his Burnley side lost 2-1 at Arsenal, even saying that he fears for the future of football with the amount of diving tak...

We are now two games in to the Premier League season - from Teemu Pukki to dismal defending, what did we learn from the weekend's action? With Sheffield United and Norwich City registering their first wins of the season, and Aston Villa yet to pick up 3 points, do we need to reassess how the newly promoted sides will fare this campaign? Surprise surprise, VAR was once again a huge talking point. A...

Just 2 weeks into the new Premier League season, and VAR is yet again the talking point on everybody's lips. Manchester City fan Steven McInerney gives his take on the use of technology in City's 2-2 draw with Spurs. Newcastle United fan Jonny Sharples fears the worst for the Toon. Are they destined for the drop after their 3-1 loss to new boys Norwich? Are Daniel Farke's Canaries the Premier Leag...

It's game day! Which also means it's the BIG Premier League Preview show. Nat and the team are taking a look at all the fixtures in the second weekend of Premier League action and trying to work out who's going to win big, who's going home with nothing to show for their efforts and who is already looking nervously over their shoulders. Manchester City play Spurs, Liverpool take on Southampton and...

It's FRIDAY and Premier League Daily is looking ahead to some of the tastiest fixtures ahead of games week 2. Everton vs Watford, Manchester City vs Spurs & Chelsea vs Leicester City are all getting the once over head of the weekends action. Plus, the boys talk about Wolverhampton Wanderers who are just one game away from Europa League qualification, but will that hurt their hopes of finishing in...

Chelsea lost on penalties to Liverpool in the UEFA Super Cup - but are Chelsea fans really that fussed? Blues supporter Ceri from The Chels Podcast joins us to explain why he is optimistic about the season ahead...Alexis Sanchez has had a torrid time of it at Manchester United. After newspaper reports claim of a bust-up in training, is he finally on his way out of Old Trafford? Plus we choose some...

Manchester City have been fined by FIFA for breaking rules regarding transfers of youth players. Did the punishment befit the crime after Chelsea were banned for two windows for a similar misdemeanour? The Athletic's Manchester City correspondent Sam Lee joins us to explain the details. Liverpool v Chelsea in the UEFA Super Cup. Legitimate silverware or just UEFA's version of the Community Shield?...

Former Manchester United and Everton boss David Moyes has made some interesting comments about the quality of Manchester City and the Premier League. But is Moyeseh deluded or does he have a point? Alisson will be on the sidelines for Liverpool after sustaining a calf injury. How big a blow will this be for the Champions League winners - can new boy Adrian fill the void? Also, Rafa Benitez has fin...

Frank Lampard endured a tough start in his first Premier League game as Chelsea boss after seeing his side turned over 4-0 by Manchester United - but despite the result, can the Blues club legend take positives out of the performance? Sheffield United were the only newly-promoted side to take any points from opening weekend. Admittedly Norwich and Aston Villa had tougher tests - but what can we ga...

The Premier League is back and what an opening weekend it has been! Champions League winners Liverpool got their season off to a flying start with a 4-1 win over Norwich, but did they flatter to deceive? Treble winners manchester City destroyed West Ham, but VAR was a huge talking point at the London Stadium. Will it improve the Premier League? With the season now finally underway, we put out some...

The gang talk all the BIG deadline deals in the Premier League, from David Luiz to Scott Carson. We also talk transfer window winners and losers, and our dark horses for the season ahead. Chris Darwen from Total Football Analysis joins us to preview Manchester United's opener with Chelsea and our own Jim Salveson gives the lowdown on some of changes in the Premier League this year. Subscribe to th...