The Totally Football Show with James Richardson
Sports:Soccer
Jimbo is joined in The Athletic studio by Natalie Gedra, Caoimhe O’Neill and Duncan Alexander in a week packed full of action across multiple competitions.
The two most in-form teams in the Premier League meet on Sunday as Iraola’s resurgent Bournemouth face league leaders Liverpool. Can Dominic Solanke do the business against his old club?
What do we expect to see from Ivan Toney as he makes his return to football with Brentford hosting Nottingham Forest?
The FA Cup 3rd round replays throw up a number of stories, including the fan who became the 4th official at Molineux and Rob Edwards going viral.
The WSL returns from its winter break with champions Chelsea shorn of Sam Kerr for the rest of the season. How worried should the women’s game be worried about all the ACLs?
And Maher Mezahi joins us again to review a first round of fixtures full of shocks at AFCON.
Produced by Charlie Jones.
RUNNING ORDER:
• PART 1a: Bournemouth v Liverpool preview (03.00)
• PART 1b: Henderson leaves Saudi Arabia (13.00)
• PART 2: West Ham knocked out by Bristol City (20.00)
• PART 3a: More FA Cup 3rd round replays (25.00)
• PART 3b: The rest of the Premier League weekend (38.00)
• PART 4a: The WSL returns (45.00)
• PART 4b: AFCON update with Maher Mezahi (53.00)
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Flick fired as Germany manager while Scotland look well set for Southgate’s England
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Arsenal show their personality, with Son, Ferguson and Sancho also in the headlines
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Liverpool and West Ham defy the odds as Everton stay rock bottom
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