From The Backseat Football Podcast

Goodness me what a performance from Liverpool in that... oh wait they drew oh well. Stirring stuff in Klopps last City home game, I think we can all agree the Premier League will be a worse place when Klopp leaves and City destroy everything unchecked. Elsewhere, Spurs turn the tables and become the new top 4 favourites in the high line battle, FFP chat and are Arsenal actually a credible contender?All that and more on today's episode of FTBS. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Manchester is blue, as a Foden inspired City puts Manchester United to the sword. Elsewhere, Darwin Nunez and Paul Tierney cause Forest to lose their heads and potentially their premier league status, Spurs come from behind yet again while Chelsea slide into the bottom half.. And a big apology to Ollie Watkins from me.. Maybe... All of that and more on today’s episode of FTBS. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Blue is the colour, stopping City's winning run is their game - oh how blessed it is to all be aligned one day as a year as a pod to all hope Chelsea do something against City and oh boy did they, taking home a hard fought point against the uncharacteristically toothless Haaland and Co.Elsewhere, Liverpool win but at what cost, losing Jota, Jones and Nunez to injury.. What a bloody goal though.Arsenal are good, but how good is Havertz?All that and more on today's episode of FTBS. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Arsenal absolutely decimate the Hammers to leave Moyes yet again hanging onto his managerial hot seat. Villa continue their mini slump as they fall to the counter attacking "genius" of Ten Haag ball. Liverpool win to bounce back and City cruise to another victory. We also discuss the carnage that was Bayern Munichs loss to Leverkusen and shoutout to Haller.All of that and more on today's episode of FTBS! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Arsenal thump Crystal Palace and it looks to spell the beginning of the end of Roy Hodgson.What to make of Ivan Toney?Elsewhere, we dive into transfers and why everyone's being so thrifty with their budgets. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Football fans have short memories because there is no logical or statistical reason that Timo Werner will suddenly score loads of goals. It cannot be done. We discuss the Manchester United vs Spurs game as well as Chelsea's struggles and whether FFP applies to them, like it does to Everton and Nottingham Forest who are very much in the doghouse. All that and more on today's episode of FTBS! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gameweek 12 in the Premier League and things are really starting to take shape. Chelsea and City play the best PL game of the season, Bournemouth shock Newcastle and the wheels start to fall off Spurs' title charge. Liverpool and Arsenal pick up comfortable wins while Manchester United continue their binary wins but amazingly have accrued the most points over the last 5 Premier League games. All that and more on today’s episode of FTBS. Games / topics covered:Chelsea vs. Manchester City 1:28Liverpool vs. Brentford 19:46Wolves vs. Spurs 35:12Bournemouth vs. Newcastle 44:30The vote on interclub loans from the Premier League 50:43FC Copenhagen's rise 59:32 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Well well well, Is that the end of the 4 horse title race? With Arsenal and Liverpool dropping points, the devastating Doku inspires City to open up a 3 point lead and a hefty goal difference at the top of the table. Elsewhere, Forest beat unbeatable Villa and SHEFFIELD UNITED WIN An ACTUAL PREMIER LEAGUE GAME! Shame on your Wolves! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Good ebening - what a week of football we had with a top 5 now starting to develop. Elsewhere, Manchester United and Chelsea back in the mud and Sheffield United - maybe the worst PL team we’ve seen in a long time. All of that and more on today’s episode of FTBS. Games covered:Manchester City vs. Manchester UnitedArsenal vs. Sheffield UnitedLiverpool vs. Nottingham ForestCrystal Palace vs. Tottenham HotspurWolves vs. NewcastleWest Ham vs. Everton+ Ballon D'or Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Arsenal leave it late but with a little bit of a luck and not a lot of help from VAR, they beat Manchester City for the first time in 13 attempts. Elsewhere, Tottenham continue their excellent start with a nervy, low quality win over Luton.MacAllister forgets he moved to Liverpool as he gifts Brighton a chance, Chelsea WIN TWO GAMES IN A ROW OMG before their disgusting run of fixtures and Manchester United win but is anyone convinced? Really?All that and more on today's episode of From the backseat:Arsenal vs. Manchester City 2:54Burnley vs. Chelsea 16:07Brighton vs. Liverpool 22:51West Ham vs. Newcastle 27:57Manchester United vs. Brentford 34:02Everton vs. Bournemouth 41:46Luton vs. Tottenham 45:58Fulham vs. Sheffield United 51:09Wolves vs. Aston Villa 55:25 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Where to even begin in this absolute mess. VAR chuckle brothers somehow manage to agree it's onside but simultaneously agree that they can't do anything about it!Elsewhere, Wolves beat City in a result that precisely no-one other than Gary O'Neil saw coming. Chelsea win a game with Mudryk scoring a goal. Bloody hell.Manchester United lose again to Roy. Some things never change.All that and more on today's episode of From the Backseat Football podcast.Tottenham vs. Liverpool 1:09Wolves vs. Manchester City 16:42Aston Villa vs. Brighton 22:43Bournemouth vs. Arsenal 31:38Manchester United vs. Crystal Palace 38:19Everton vs. Luton 42:32Fulham vs. Chelsea 49:08Newcastle vs. Burnley 58:59Nottingham Forest vs. Brentford 1:03 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We have our first relegation confirmation, we're going early and saying Sheffield United won't come back from this. Neither will Chelsea as they lose yet again.. City should play every game with 10 men, Brighton are excellent and Liverpool are looking more like their old selves. All that are more on today's episode of FTBS. Games covered:Arsenal vs. Tottenham 2:07Newcastle vs. Sheffield United 12:17Liverpool vs. West Ham 17:00Brentford vs. Everton 25:42Brighton vs. Bournemouth 31:41Chelsea vs. Aston Villa 40:08Manchester City vs. Nottingham Forest 50:01Burnley vs. Manchester United 52:54 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Premier league game week 5 and it was a good one. The new format of endless extra time gave us some incredible comebacks wins - but there was also the familiar storylines - Liverpool conceding first, Chelsea not scoring and Manchester United being in crisis. Games covered:Manchester United vs. Brighton (2:17)Wolves vs. Liverpool (10:17)West Ham vs. Manchester City (20:32)Tottenham vs. Sheffield United (29:20)Aston Villa vs. Crystal Palace (37:32)Everton vs. Arsenal (44:22)Fulham vs. Luton Town (51:54)Newcastle vs. Brentford (59:01)Bournemouth vs. Chelsea (1:04:27) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chelsea have cucked Liverpool off the pitch but spoils were shared on it while Arsenal got their season underway with a nervy win, despite timber going down... City win and Haaland scores twice to put that to bed, Son struggles as do all the promoted teams - we discuss all of this and more on today's episode of FTBS. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Arsenal have won the community shield - a trophy to those who win it and an unimportant dinner plate for those who don't. All I know is City would have called it a Quad last season if they'd won it so....We go through some predictions for the season, including things like why Diego Costa will definitely sign for Manchester United. So sit down, tune in and enjoy the launch of Season TWO of FTBS :) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today's episode of FTBS, we discuss the mind-boggling bid from Al-Hilal for Mbappe, Kane's imminent transfer to Bayern, England's Lionesses squeeze past Haiti with a little help from VAR and are Chelsea actually good again? All that and more on today's episode of FTBS! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dele Alli deserves a brilliant football season with no press. Fingers crossed for the lad. Elsewhere, we talk transfers as Declan Rice is finally confirmed, we're going Timber and Liverpool's midfield is being sold off for oil. All that and more on today's episode of From the Backseat Football. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

FTBS season 2 is up and running as in today's episode, we cover the triumphant U21 European Championship Final between England and Spain, there is yet more drama coming from Parc des Princes as Mbappe has another diva moment, Mason is a red and more transfer speculation as pre-season begins this week.. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Saudi Arabia are not messing around and their love in with Chelsea continues as they sign all the players Chelsea needs to sell to comply with FFP regulations. We talk Rice, Havertz, Kane and why Liverpool are so poor. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

City have done it, Pep is a genius etc etc. We cover the fallout from City's Champions League final over Milan in Istanbul and the fallout and impact from it, along with coverage on West Ham's Conference league win over Fiorentina. There is also part two of Heroes & Villains as we close out the inaugural first season of From The Backseat. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sevilla make it 5 Europa League wins from the last 10 years. Jose is not happy and orchestrates a Rome airport brawl - elsewhere Gundogan shows us why he the real MVP as City turn up the heat in their treble bid. All that are more on today's episode of FTBS Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

That’s it for the Premier League season, and what a season it was. We look at the final round of fixtures on today's episode and cast an eye to the future of several of these clubs, particularly those heading down to the championship. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Manchester City are the 20223/23 Premier League champions and on course for the Treble. Why do I feel so apathetic about this all? I guess there are 115 reason why?Elsewhere, we discuss the majesty of Brighton and Forest's redemption arc's and marvel at the glorious glasswork on Arsenal's bottle. We're back from taking a backseat last week - sue us! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Well well well, not the comeback we were expecting but a welcome return of the PFM as Dyche and Moyes team up to defeat the turtleneck wankers - potentially opening up the top 4 race, the race for survival and maybe even the title race. We discuss all of the weekend's PL fixtures on today’s episode of FTBS. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Have we finally achieved peak Spursiness now? Is Richarlison the most cursed footballer in the league? Do Brighton play the best football in the league? So many questions raised this weekend. We get through as many as we can as we discuss this weekends brilliant round of Premier League fixtures on FTBS Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Keep those banners in the bin, North London is finished as Arsenal and Tottenham drop crucial points and hand advantage to their northern rivals. Elsewhere, it’s heartache for Brighton as they March out of the FA Cup while City rest about 7 of the 30 best players in the world and still win 3-0. All that and more on today’s episode of FTBS.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The juggernaut that is Manchester City are living rent free in Arsenal heads right now as Arsenal repeat last weekends script by throwing away another 2 goal lead and generally handing on for dear life. Elsewhere, Bournemouth outclass Spurs to put one foot in the survival zone, Brighton to the double over Chelsea and Southampton the first team #relegated by most people. All that and the rest of the Premier League action on today's episode of FTBS Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Liverpool and Arsenal play out an absolute cracker as the PGMOL take matters into their own hands with first Brighton and then Robertson feeling the full force of the law (literally). Elsewhere, Roy reminds Crystal Palace how to actually enjoy football and Newcastle cement their top 4 credentials with another win. Chelsea are still shit.. Games covered:Liverpool vs. ArsenalBrighton vs. TottenhamLeeds vs. Crystal PalaceManchester United vs. EvertonWolves vs. ChelseaBrentford vs. NewcastleSouthampton vs. Manchester CityAston Villa vs. Nottingham ForecastFulham vs. West HamLeicester City vs. Bournemouth Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

EPISODE 50 - WE DID IT!! Unlike Graeme Potter, we've reached 50 games in charge.. quite an achievement we'd say. Have Bayern Munich started a managerial transfer merry go round with Nagelsmann going to Chelsea, Potter going to Leicester and Brendan sitting at home admiring his massive self portrait. We discuss the Manchester City destruction of Liverpool, Arsenal cruising and Newcastle - the best of the rest - on today's episode of FTBS. Games covered:Manchester City vs. LiverpoolArsenal vs. LeedsNewcastle vs. Manchester UnitedCrystal Palace vs. LeicesterChelsea vs. Aston VillaWest Ham vs. SouthamptonBrighton vs. BrentfordBournemouth vs. Fulham Nottingham Forest vs. Wolves Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

England once again walk through their Euro qualifiers as they defeat the new enemy, Italy in Naples while comfortably beating Ukraine at Wembley. We also cover Nagelmann's shock sacking at Bayern as Antonio says ciao bella to Tottenham... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Conte calls out the perceived culture of medicrioty at Tottenham in a frankly startling 10 minute rant post Southampton collapse. Elsewhere, Manchester City give Kompany the coldest of welcomes home, red cards are absolutely flying across Fulham and Wolves while Arsenal just quietly get back to champagne football. All that a more on today's episode of From the Backseat Football. Games covered:Tottenham vs. SouthamptonManchester City vs. BurnleyManchester United vs. Fulham Arsenal vs. Crystal PalaceWolves vs. LeedsAston Villa vs. BournemouthChelsea vs. Everton Brentford vs. LeicesterNottingham Forest vs. Newcastle Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Match day 26 in the premier league and unlike Match of the day we will not be keeping this to just 20 minutes of silence. Mudryk gets an assist for the first time,Casemiro gets a red card for the second time in 2 months and Liverpool lose to a team in the relegation zone for what feels like the 100th time. All that and more on today’s episode of FTBS:Bournemouth vs. LiverpoolWest Ham vs. Aston VillaLeicester vs. ChelseaCrystal Palace vs. Manchester CityManchester United vs. SouthamptonEverton vs. BrentfordLeeds vs. BrightonTottenham vs. Nottingham ForestNewcastle vs. WolvesFulham vs. Arsenal Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

7-0.... SEVEN - NIL... let that really sink in.. Manchester United are absolute eviscerated in 45 minutes of peak 2018 Liverpool. Fernandes is the pantomime villain as he cries, complains and criticises his way through the game. Arsenal are the new mentality monsters as they comeback in the 90+ minute yet again while Newcastle continue being bad at scoring goals. Moyes Out, De Zerbe off to Chelsea? All this and more on today's episode of From the Backseat Football Podcast.Games covered:Liverpool vs. Manchester UnitedArsenal vs. BournemouthManchester City vs. NewcastleBrighton vs. West HamBrentford vs. FulhamNottingham Forest vs. EvertonAston Villa vs. Crystal PalaceSouthampton vs. Leicester CityWolves vs. Tottenham HotspurChelsea vs. Leeds Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ten Haag has lift off with Casemiro winning the League Cup, a trophy he will surely cherish amongst his other accolades.. Conte's number 2 best Chelsea as Potter moves closer to the edge, Arsenal grind out a win, City demolish Bournmeouth. Liverpool are very bad at football again, Palace are very bad at finishing.All of that and the rest of the Premier League Fixtures on today's episode of FTBS:League Cup Final - Manchester United vs. NewcastleBournemouth vs. Manchester CityWest Ham vs. Nottingham ForestLeicester vs. ArsenalCrystal Palace vs. Liverpool Leeds vs. SouthamptonEverton vs. Aston VillaFulham vs. WolvesTottenham vs. Chelsea Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This title race is beginning to feel a bit like no-one really wants to run away with it. Stumbles from all sides have let Manchester United back into the conversation while the race for the Top 4 is also heating up as Newcastle stumble again to slip to 5th. Southampton do the double over Chelsea, while Fulham commit a robbery at the Amex - all that and the rest of the Premier League fixtures on today's episode of From the Backseat Football Podcast.Games covered:Aston Villa vs. ArsenalChelsea vs. SouthamptonManchester United vs. LeicesterNottingham Forest vs. Manchester CityNewcastle vs. LiverpoolBrentford vs. Crystal PalaceBrighton vs. FulhamTottenham vs. West HamWolves vs. BournemouthEverton vs. Leeds Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Monday Night saw the Merseyside derby and Everton looking like potential favourites for the clash however Gakpo's first goal for Liverpool sealed the deal. Elsewhere, City back to business after the scandals of last week, Arsenal trip over again while Spurs just stopped getting up at this point. Leicester - good again? Southampton on the Marsch? All of that and the rest of the weekend games on today's episode of From The Backseat Football. Games covered:Liverpool vs. EvertonManchester City vs. Aston VillaManchester United vs. LeedsArsenal vs. BrentfordLeicester vs. Tottenham West Ham vs. ChelseaSouthampton vs. WolvesFulham vs. Nottingham ForestBournemouth vs. NewcastleCrystal Palace vs. Brighton Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Manchester City haven't had a great couple of days although that defeat to Spurs will be far from their minds after the revelations of their "sponsor" financial doping.. who would have thought it!! Anyway, we talk about the ramifications of this announcement and what it could mean for the Citizens moving forward. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oh how long we have waited for the return of the Dyche and he did not disappoint one bit - single handedly derailing Arsenal's title charge for 24 hours before Conte's spirit pushed Tottenham to another famous victory of Manchester City. Elsewhere, Liverpool are fully in crisis and Klopp looks short of ideas, Chelsea are still a bit meh despite spending a kings ransom and Rashford / Mitoma continue scoring every single game without fail.All that and the rest of the Premier League fixtures on today's episode of From the Backseat Football Podcast:Everton vs. ArsenalTottenham vs Manchester CityWolves vs. LiverpoolAston Villa vs. LeicesterNottingham Forecast vs. LeedsManchester United vs. Crystal Palace Brentford vs. SouthamptonNewcastle vs. West Ham United Brighton vs. BournemouthChelsea vs. Fulham Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transfer Deadline day - who won the transfer window I hear you ask? No-one we're all just slaves to the corporate super league we call the Prem and we love it. So many random transfers - who honestly saw any of these happened besides Chelsea continuing to spend like this is the last season in history. All of that and FA cup reaction on today's episode of FTBS. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We are at the halfway point in the season and that means its a good time to reflect on what's gone well, what hasn't and more importantly, who wins the Tyrone Mings Noticeability award.. All that and more on this bumper bonus pod! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Every time a hurdle is set Arsenal clear it, they find a way. It all comes down to the game in two weeks - City vs. Arsenal.. That decides everything. Elsewhere, Liverpool and Chelsea agree that a loss is too damaging for either, West Ham win the manager sacking shoot out, Brentford stumble, Almiron is no longer magic and the rest of the Premier League games are discussed on today's episode of FTBS. Arsenal vs. Manchester United Liverpool vs. Chelsea Manchester City vs. WolvesWest Ham vs. EvertonLeicester vs. BrightonBournemouth vs. Nottingham ForestSouthampton vs. Aston VillaCrystal Palace vs. NewcastleLeeds vs. BrentfordFulham vs. Tottenham Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On a weekend where Chelsea welcomed Joao Felix but he decided he fancy playing in the cold, we saw some cracking derbies and relegation 6 pointers. Brighton March on and leave Liverpool in the mud, controversial decisions crush Pep’s spirit who apparently never liked the Premier League anyway, while North London is red as the gunners cruise past spurs - all of that and the rest of the PL games on today’s episode of FTBS:Tottenham vs. ArsenalManchester United vs. Manchester CityBrighton vs. LiverpoolEverton vs. SouthamptonWolves vs. West Ham Brentford vs. BournemouthNewcastle vs. FulhamChelsea vs. Crystal PalaceNottingham Forest vs. LeicesterAston Villa vs. Leeds Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The race for the top four took a decisive turn this round with Manchester United in the driving seat and looking like pulling away from crisis clubs Liverpool and Chelsea. Elsewhere, Southampton look absolutely done as do Everton - which one of them will parachute in Senor Dyche first? All of this and more on todays round of the Premier League discussion with talking points from all ten fixtures:Brentford vs. LiverpoolChelsea vs. Manchester CityManchester United vs. BrentfordArsenal vs. NewcastleLeicester vs. FulhamLeeds vs. West HamSouthampton vs. Nottingham ForestCrystal Palace vs. TottenhamEverton vs. Brighton Aston Villa vs. Wolves Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Arteta is not the kind of guy to enjoy misery for his mentor but you have to say, talk about a perfect weekend for Arsenal with everyone around them bar Liverpool dropping points.Elsewhere, Everton show they are not done and dusted just yet, Southampton are definitely done and dusted and Brentford make potentially the best signing of the January window, locking up Thomas Frank for 4.5 more years. All that and more on today's episode of FTBS:Brighton vs. ArsenalTottenham vs. Aston VillaNottingham Forest vs. ChelseaManchester City vs. EvertonLiverpool vs. LeicesterWest Ham vs. BrentfordWolves vs. Manchester UnitedFulham vs. Southampton Bournemouth vs. Crystal Palace Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Back to the Premier League with a bang and honestly absolutely nothing has changed. Spurs still can't play a first half, Liverpool are still shaky, Arsenal and City and relentless, Chelsea are buying more players, David Moyes still can't win away at a Top 4 club etc.We discuss all of the Premier League fixtures and more on todays episode of FTBS:Aston Villa vs LiverpoolArsenal vs West HamChelsea vs BournemouthManchester United vs Nottingham ForestManchester City vs LeedsSouthampton vs BrightonEverton vs Wolves Leicester vs NewcastleBrentford vs TottenhamCrystal Palace vs Fulham Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The controversial Qatar World Cup is over but the legacy will live on with the centrepiece event following the Hollywood script to perfection. At times it almost felt like a trilogy, the initial dominance of Argentina, the hero comeback by Mbappe and then heartbreak at the death.Football can be a lot of things but this was one of the best. A GOATed game for the GOAT to bow out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ohh the misery, the entirely predictable misery. England lose to France in the quarter finals after more penalty heartache. I'm getting bored of these remakes - show us new content! Gareth's gang of great lads make their way home empty handed but they did the nation proud. We discuss this and the other quarter final games on today's episode of From The Backseat:England vs. FranceMorocco vs. Portugal Argentina vs. NetherlandsBrazil vs. Croatia Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The group stages are getting interesting now with Group A, B and D all wrapped up. We discuss each of the groups and the wonderful game of football South Korea and Ghana played out previously. Games covered on this episode are:England vs. WalesBrazil vs. SwitzerlandGhana vs. South KoreaFrance vs. TunisiaDenmark vs. AustraliaCameroon vs. SerbiaPortugal vs. UruguayNetherlands vs. QatarSenegal vs. EcuadorIran vs. USA Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We aren’t even going to pretend this wasn’t a major slog but alongside guest panellist Harrison Gill we demolish about 18 games including viewing the Spain Germany game live. Join us as we move through the World Cup journey and into the business end of the tournament. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We review the opening games of the Qatar World Cup, with there being plenty of talking points already. Has Messi's dream swansong fast becoming a nightmare? England lay down marker with a statement win over Iran to send England fans dreaming and Wales and USA battle it out in an entertaining draw. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.