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Tom Clarke is joined by Gregor Robertson and Tom Allnutt to look back at the week's Premier League action and discuss the biggest stories of the week. The Times' Chief Sports Correspondent Matt Lawton joins us to reflect on the news that Sam Allardyce has been appointed the new Leeds manager until the end of the season. He discusses what he can bring to the side, and explains why his long-standing...

Hugh Woozencroft is joined by Gregor Robertson, Alyson Rudd and Tony Cascarino. Spurs once again started very poorly, but this time managed to almost salvage a point against Liverpool. How do they even begin to fix their shortcomings? (00:00) Possible red cards and Jurgen Klopp’s actions on the touchline also came up in our thorough analysis (14:18) Bournemouth are surely secure now, but Leeds are...

Hi all,  The latest episode of The Game podcast was released earlier: Hugh Woozencroft is joined by Gregor Robertson, Tom Allnutt & Jonathan Northcroft. Title decided? Following Man City's comprehensive 4-1 win against leaders Arsenal does that mean the title is once again heading to Manchester. What is wrong at Chelsea? Has Frank Lampard's reputation been damaged duri...

Hugh Woozencroft is joined by Gregor Robertson, Tony Cascarino and Tom Clarke to look back at the weekend's Premier League and FA Cup football. Arsenal drop 2 more points after drawing 3-3 at home to Southampton on Friday night, but can they recover from this blip and regain control of the title race? Manchester City sweep aside Sheffield United in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley, can they now go...

Hugh Woozencroft is joined by Gregor Robertson, Jonathan Northcroft and Ian Hawkey to look back at the midweek Champions League action, and look ahead to the weekend's football. Manchester City book their place in the semi-finals with a 4-1 aggregate victory over Bayern Munich, but is this the year they finally go all the way in Europe? They dissect the performance at the Allianz Arena and also di...

Hugh Woozencroft is joined by Gregor Robertson, Alyson Rudd and Tom Roddy. Arsenal dropped more points in the title race at the weekend. Are they struggling under the pressure and will the title come down to the result of the game against Manchester City? (00:00) Ollie Watkins continued to impress for Aston Villa as they put Newcastle in their place. Could Unai Emery’s team make Europe? (17:28) Br...

Hugh Woozencroft is joined by Tony Cascarino and Tom Clarke in London - and Gregor Robertson in Ghent. Chelsea have it all to do in their Champions League second leg against Real Madrid. Was Frank Lampard the best choice and did the club wait too long to part company with Graham Potter? (00:00) Manchester City have a lot less to worry about against Bayern Munich. Have they found form at the right...

Hugh Woozencroft is joined by Gregor Robertson and Alyson Rudd to look back at the weekend's Premier League football and discuss the biggest stories. Arsenal draw 2-2 away at Liverpool in a thrilling game to round off the weekend's football, but with the gap now just 6 points between them and Manchester City, are they still favourites to lift the title? What did the panel also make on Trent Alexan...

Hugh Woozencroft is joined by Gregor Robertson, Tom Clarke and Tom Roddy to look back at the midweek Premier League football and discuss the biggest stories. Frank Lampard has return to Chelsea as their interim manager until the end of the season, but was it a right decision? Will that galvanize the players ahead of the Champions League, or should they have stuck with Potter if there permanent rep...

Hugh Woozencroft is joined by Gregor Robertson, Tony Cascarino and Alyson Rudd to look back at the weekend's Premier League football. Graham Potter has been sacked as Chelsea manager after just 7 months in charge, we discuss where it went wrong for him, whether the ownership were at fault for hiring him in the first place, and who could potentially replace him at Stamford Bridge. (00:00) Aston Vil...

Hugh Woozencroft is joined by Gregor Robertson, Tom Roddy and Jonathan Northcroft to look back at the weekend's International football, and look ahead to the return of the Premier League. Scotland stun Spain with a 2-0 win at Hampden Park to top their Group after the first 2 games of Euro 2024 qualifying, how much credit should we give Steve Clarke for the job he has done with the national side, a...

Hugh Woozencroft is joined by Gregor Robertson and Tony Cascarino to look back at the weekend's International football. Spurs have parted company with Antonio Conte, was it always a marriage in hell? Does Daniel Levy deserve the criticism that has come his way? Is it more than just recruitment that's to blame? (00:00) The former Bayern Munich manager Julien Nagelsmann has been linked with the role...

Hugh Woozencroft is joined by Gregor Robertson, Tom Clarke, Michael Grant & Matt Lawton Matt Lawton joins the show from Naples ahead of England's European Championship qualifier plus he gives an update on the protracted takeover of Manchester United. Is Gareth Southgate under pressure despite qualification for Euro 2024 not even underway? Michael Grant discusses Scotland as they play their fir...

Hugh Woozencroft is joined by Gregor Robertson, Tom Clarke & Tom Allnutt Antonio Conte lets rip at his players after throwing away a 3-1 lead at Southampton. Should Conte keep his job? And was his rant directed at the board or the players? Following the sacking of Patrick Vieira we discussed if that was the right decision. Still in 12th and after a tough run of fixtures should Vieira have been...

Hugh Woozencroft is joined by Gregor Robertson, Ian Hawkey and Jonathan Northcroft. Erling Haaland scored five goals in little over an hour for Manchester City in their 7-0 win over Leipzig. Can we finally put to bed the theory that he’s made their side worse? (00:00) Liverpool are out of the Champions League after a comprehensive defeat over two legs against Real Madrid. How much of a rebuild do...

Hugh Woozencroft is joined by Gregor Robertson, Alyson Rudd and Tony Cascarino. Gary Lineker will return to MOTD this weekend after everything that transpired over the last few days. Have you ever seen football presented in such a miserable way as they did on Saturday night? (00:00) Liverpool followed their thrashing of Manchester United with a 1-0 loss at Bournemouth. Can the south coast side sta...

Hugh Woozencroft is joined by Gregor Robertson & Tom Allnutt Is Graham Potter beginning to turn things around at Chelsea following back to back wins and Champions League progression? Another disappointing evening for Spurs as they crashed out of the Champions League against AC Milan. Is it time for Antonio Conte to leave and for the emotional return of Pochettino? Another year passes without H...

Hugh Woozencroft is joined by Gregor Robertson, Alyson Rudd & Matt Dickinson History is made at Anfield as Liverpool hit Man United for seven as the race for the top four hots up. Arsenal hitting back like champions? Reiss Nelson scoring late to seal a 3-2 comeback at The Emirates. Would missing out on the top 4 be an opportunity missed for Newcastle? Defeat to Man City sees them drop down to...

Hugh Woozencroft is joined by Gregor Robertson, Molly Hudson and Jonathan Northcroft. Grimsby triumph as Southampton reach and even lower low. Gregor’s former side are celebrating a famous cup win - but are the Saints doomed? (00:00) Sheffield United shine to knock Spurs out of the FA Cup. Despite better results, are Spurs actually playing any better at the moment? (15:58) Manchester United contin...

Hugh Woozencroft is joined by Gregor Robertson, Tom Clarke and Tom Roddy to review the footballing weekend. Get more of The Times and The Sunday Times for less than £1 a day. Start your free trial:  thetimes.co.uk/thegame Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hugh Woozencroft is joined by Gregor Robertson, Ian Hawkey & Tom Allnutt What is wrong with Liverpool at the moment? A heavy defeat to Real Madrid in the Champions League first leg leaves their season in tatters. Is Erling Haaland the problem for Man City? Struggling for goals and drawing away to RB Leipzig in the Champions League Javi Gracia returns to the Premier League. The former Watford m...

Hugh Woozencroft is joined by Gregor Robertson, Tom Clarke & Tony Cascarino. The title race continues to hot up as Arsenal score two late goals to secure the points against Aston Villa, whilst Man City can only draw at Nottingham Forest It's another defeat for Chelsea and Graham Potter..how many more can he oversee before the dreaded axe is dropped? Wins for Bournemouth, Everton & Southam...

Hugh Woozencroft is joined by Gregor Robertson, Tom Roddy, Ian Hawkey - with Tom Clarke. The master beat the apprentice as Manchester City took the Premier League lead from Arsenal. Are the wheels starting to come off for Mikel Arteta’s side? (00:00) Chelsea will have to win at Stamford Bridge to progress in the Champions League after a 1-0 loss away at Borussia Dortmund. Is the lack of a striker...

Hugh Woozencroft is joined by Gregor Robertson, Alyson Rudd and Tom Clarke. Southampton have parted company with Nathan Jones after a whirlwind 95 days in charge. Does this actually go down as the worst Premier League appointment ever? (00:00) City cut Arsenal’s lead to 3 points with a 3-1 win against Aston Villa. Do they have the momentum to overtake the Gunners and leave them in the dust? (18:15...

Hugh Woozencroft is joined by Jonathan Northcroft, Tom Clarke and Gregor Robertson Leeds sacked Jesse Marsch this week and are now on the hunt for a new manager but is there a long term plan strategy in place? Why didn't it work out for Marsch and should the owners take more of the blame for Leeds' current position in the table? (00:00) Manchester United came back from 2-0 down to draw with L...