The Game

The top of the Championship is dominated by teams from the north – Sheffield United, Leeds, Burnley, Sunderland, Middlesborough and Blackburn.

Martin Hardy joins Tom Clarke to look at who is best plac…

Can Chelsea win the title? Some think it is a silly question, but why?

Were Spurs trying to perpetuate the ‘Spursy’ cliché? Two up at home but ending in defeat. Where now for a beleaguered Ange Postec…

A six-goal thriller at St James Park allowed Arsenal, Chelsea and City to pick up points on Liverpool. 

Gregor Robertson and Martin Samuel wax lyrical about Trent Alexander Arnold – “I’ve never seen a…

Manchester City are out of the title race…right? Some think they might even have a fight on for top four. Liverpool by contrast looked in control throughout and playing in a variety of ways too. Coul…

Under Arne Slot Liverpool are top of the Premier League and the new Champions League format. They’ve beaten Real Madrid for the first time in fifteen years; lost once in nineteen games and all with l…

Gregor Robertson and Tom Clarke return to cast an eye over a busy week of EFL action.

Leeds are starting to look like a team who were preseason favourites. The underlying data on their performances ma…

What a weekend! Are Manchester City in crisis? Has Martin Odegaard put Arsenal back in the title race, or are Liverpool going to run away with it? It was another Ange Postecoglou masterclass and Sout…

Will Pep Guardiola’s contract extension end Manchester City’s poor run? Martin Samuel, Gregor Robertson and Tony Cascarino join Tom Clarke to look at what Guardiola signing means for City and for the…

Lee Carsley has left England with a veritable spring in their step – a five-nil defeat of Republic of Ireland, four first time scorers and the joy of scoring seems to be back.

So... who impressed most…

David Coote’s career as a referee looks to be over; but do we have unrealistic expectations of referees? If referees are berated by players, fans and coaches are they not allowed to react?

Tom Clarke,…

After slow starts Millwall and Middlesbrough sit seventh and eighth in the Championship. Millwall haven’t looked back since they went back to the future and appointed club legend Neil Harris earlier …

Liverpool are top, why aren’t more people talking about them?

Alyson Rudd and Tom Allnut think they know why.

Ipswich won in the topflight for the first time in 22 years, how did they do it? And has it…

Manchester City lost for the third time in a week. That hasn’t happened since 2018. Is it more serious than a blip? Martin Samuel thinks it could be. He joins Gregor Robertson, Hamzah Khalique-Loonat…

What’s going wrong at Arsenal? Was this a freak result for City?

After both lose again is it down to better opposition, poor performance, lacklustre management or plain old exhaustion? No such problem…

Is Ruben Amorim the man to bring the good times back to Manchester United?

As the current Portuguese coach is set to be named the new man in charge at Old Trafford what will he bring and more importa…

Is Arsenal’s mounting injury list going to derail their title bid? Not according to Martin Samuel or Hamzah Khalique-Loonat who both think teams that win titles win regardless of injuries – think Ali…

Liverpool passed their first serious test of the season and Chelsea looked good even in defeat.

Tom Clarke is joined by Gregor Robertson, Tony Cascarino and Tom Allnutt as they ask; can Liverpool win …

England have appointed one of the world’s best coaches. What does he bring, how does he manage, and will it be enough to win the big one?

Tom Clarke, Gregor Robertson, Tony Cascarino and James Gheerbr…