Odds Law

Lola is joined on the sofa by returning favourite Henry Beesley to get stuck into the thorny question of what Chelsea are actually trying to do. Tactical analyst Connor Holden drops by with his expert eye as the panel reflect on life under Liam Rosenior so far, before turning their attention to Sunday’s titanic London derby at the Emirates.

With the Champions League knockout phase in full swing, Iain and Lola are joined by European football expert Tom Williams to crunch the numbers on the leading contenders. Can anyone stop Arsenal? Should Bayern Munich fear the English sides and what about the chances of a Champions League miracle.

Tottenham hired Thomas Frank to restore order after the chaotic end to Ange Postecoglou’s tenure. Instead, they’ve got worse. As Frank departs, Iain and Lola examine the worrying trends behind Spurs’ performances and ask whether the manager deserved to take the blame, or if the problems at Tottenham run deeper than on-pitch matters. To make matters worse, Frank’s old club Brentford are thriving under Keith Andrews. Cohesive, data-driven and fearless, they suddenly look like genuine top-five outsiders. So here’s the big question: are Brentford now a better-run football club than Tottenham?OOLink to Tony Hibbert clip: https://youtu.be/OP4RQ3tDnmg?si=ZFHORfBWQm3iQMKo

Lola and Iain break down Liverpool’s recent uptick in form ahead of a seismic clash with Manchester City at Anfield. With just seven points separating fourth from ninth, the race for Champions League qualification is on a knife-edge. They dig into the numbers behind Liverpool’s improved performances, from expected goals and surpressing threat, to key player contributions — and assess the statistical trends driving Florian Wirtz’s resurgence.

Iain and Lola return to the Odds Law sofa to crunch the numbers on whether January signings really move the needle. Transfer guru Ted Knutson drops by with a few pearls of wisdom, including whether Arsenal should be losing sleep over Manchester City’s latest spending spree.Check out The Transfer Flow here: https://www.thetransferflow.com/

Lola and Iain are back on the sofa and kick off the new year with an in depth analysis of why this season’s Premier League has provided more shocks, 0-0 draws and set piece goals than ever before, and with just seven points between 4th and 12th why there is no such thing as 'mid-table obscurity' anymore.

Lola Katz Roberts is joined by Iain Macintosh to crunch the numbers on Thomas Frank's increasingly bleak midwinter at Tottenham Hotspur. They also run the rule over Ruben Amorim's new formation (if you can call it that) and pick the bones out of Manchester United’s chaotic 4-4 draw with Bournemouth. Finally, they ask is the xG grim reaper knocking on Unai Emery’s door!?

Iain and Lola are back in the studio to talk all things Premier League. With AFCON on the horizon, could the table be about to get a massive shake up? African football expert Alasdair Howorth drops in to preview the tournament, including who could be the surprise package in Morocco…

Lola, Henry and Orlando are joined by special guest Jess Tregoning to unpack the fallout from Constitution Hill’s latest tumble — and tackle the big question: will we ever see him on the Flat? The panel looks ahead to the Tingle Creek and checks in with Ben Pauling as the team at Naunton Downs prepares for another big weekend, before casting an eye towards the King George with the festive fixtures looming.

Iain and Lola convene for a crisis episode of Odds Law as they unpack the stats, trends and prices behind Liverpool's astonishing collapse. They ask the big questions: Are the Reds doomed? Will Arne Slot survive and can anything be certain in football? Also hear from Ben Pauling as his team gears up for a big weekend at Newbury.

We’re delighted to welcome a very special guest to Odds Law this week, it’s England cricket legend Stuart Broad. We’re talking to him about The Ashes, of course, but also about next summer’s World Cup and England’s hopes of success there….

It’s a racing special this week as Lola and Henry are joined by Fitzdares Trader Orlando Meyrick from across the office to set the scene for the Jumps season and a star-studded Cheltenham weekend. They serve up names to watch in the Paddy Power Gold Cup — and tackle the big questions: is Jonbon a Shloer formality, and will the Seven Barrows fax machine be whirring this weekend!?

Managerial sackings cost millions, generate headlines, and rarely fix anything…or do they? In the debut episode of Odds Law, host Lola Katz Roberts, alongside Henry Beesley and Rory Fairfax, explore what the numbers and the odds really tell us about football’s favourite quick fix. From knee-jerk reactions to new manager bounces, this episode digs past the narrative to uncover what clubs should be doing — and asks the big question: Should they stay or should they go?