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Halloween-themed Introduction
00:00:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
Welcome everybody, welcome one and all, wherever you may be around the world, you're very welcome here to GSPN Towers ah to talk the Premier League.
00:00:16
Nick B
Thank you.
00:00:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's welcome to the Daily Premier League podcast, it's Friday thirty first of october It's Halloween. Nick, as you can see, is dressed up ah for Halloween. Very nice to see him in all his kind of weird wizardy kind of facial ah makeup.
00:00:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's lovely to see that role play take place. ah We're going to review all of the forthcoming fixtures in what is week 10 already. Week 10. More thrills and spills in the English Premier League. My name is Ken Davis. His name is Nick Britton. are you doing, Nick?
Cape Verde World Cup Qualification Discussion
00:00:57
Nick B
Only one thing say, Ken. Boobies. Boobies.
00:01:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
You better explain this.
00:01:02
Nick B
Boobies.
00:01:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
You better explain this, Bubista.
00:01:05
Nick B
Okay, Verdi. He arrives on the back of a manatee. That's a great chant.
00:01:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's a great chant.
00:01:14
Nick B
Second line there.
00:01:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
It takes some explanation.
00:01:15
Nick B
Okay.
00:01:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
We've just finished recording the Road to World Cup podcast, which you should listen to if you're interested in the World Cup. We've covered every single team that's qualified so far for the World Cup. And guess what? Cape Verde. Cape Verde have qualified for the World Cup. So we've just done a special 45-minute deep dive into Cape Verde.
00:01:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
And their manager coach is called, Nick.
00:01:37
Nick B
Bubista.
00:01:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
movie Right.
00:01:38
Nick B
And all the people sing this. Bubista, whoa, Bubista, whoa, he comes from Cape Verde. He arrives on a manatee.
00:01:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
And there's a reason for that.
00:01:50
Nick B
see
00:01:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
Because the manatee is what, Nick?
00:01:54
Nick B
It's the national animal of Cape Verde.
00:01:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, which we learned in the yeah in the last episode. So, well done.
00:02:01
Nick B
It's a great charm.
00:02:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's a great chant. I'm sure it's going to catch on across the world, particularly in Cape Verde and in the World Cup.
00:02:04
Nick B
What's that? ah Just say that one thing again, Kenny D.
00:02:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
And you'll remember where you heard it first. So, that is the World Cup. but We're here to talk about the
Premier League Predictions and Rivalry
00:02:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
Premier League. And what we're going to do today is two things. A bit of breaking news want to talk about. Then we'll talk about predictions. always love the prediction game.
00:02:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
Nick won last week. I'm determined to win this week.
00:02:24
Nick B
where oh oh what's that just say that one thing again kenny d
00:02:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
Ian won. No, Nick won last week. See, very difficult to say. Nick won last week by a measly one game.
00:02:35
Nick B
ah baby.
00:02:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
But they all count, don't they? They all count.
00:02:39
Nick B
They all count. They all count. and And I normally get double points for winning, so I count double. I'm way ahead in the Prediction League this season. Way ahead. I had one bad week a couple of weeks ago where I got three out of ten.
00:02:51
Nick B
Beyond that, smashing it. Yeah.
00:02:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
you are I think you are probably just about edging it. So that is, sir but we're going to come to that. First things first, though, some breaking news.
Lucas Paqueta Controversy
00:03:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
Lucas Paquitar of West Ham, course, well, West Ham's prized possessions.
00:03:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
Lots of talk about him going somewhere else in January. He's been reprimanded, warned over his future conference ah conduct, but not fine, importantly, um because of all this issue about...
00:03:21
Nick B
be able do that. I'm do that. not to be able to do
00:03:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
Remember when he got cleared of those four charges of deliberately getting booked?
00:03:29
Nick B
that. I'm not going to able to do that.
00:03:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
He was kind of... Premier League was kind of, ah that was that was quite an embarrassment, really. ah And he was clear to that, absolutely no case to answer.
00:03:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
But they have found him guilty of two breaches of Rule F3, Nick. And that is essentially failing to comply with the requirement to answer questions. The requirement to answer questions.
00:03:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah Now, he would argue that he probably did, but is his is he's ah his answer to those questions was no comment.
00:04:01
Nick B
Yeah. Yeah.
00:04:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
So, strictly speaking, he's answered them, hasn't he?
00:04:11
Nick B
Yeah. yeah yeahp I think it was just ah not really getting involved in the... and He's got no reason to, by the way. ah Getting involved with the investigation against him. Why should he? He's got nothing.
00:04:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, he's not there to help anyone. Okay. up
00:04:22
Nick B
He's weird. He's innocent. So...
00:04:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
Exactly. It's what everybody always says.
00:04:26
Nick B
you
00:04:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
If you get addressed by the police, you say no comment because you know what? It's the senior counsel that was appointed by the club to represent him.
00:04:33
Nick B
I'm sorry.
00:04:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
Almost certainly told him to do that. And he was simply following the instructions of counsel. So the whole thing has been a bit of an embarrassment for the FA, hasn't it?
00:04:46
Nick B
Oh, massively. Yeah, they spent huge resource, a lot of time, a lot of effort, a lot of money to get precisely nowhere. So, warning him against his future conduct, just about them going, we better do something.
00:04:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:05:06
Nick B
but better say something to make us look like we've got some sort of teeth in this.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
A bit of a face saving exercise, you think?
00:05:09
Nick B
When...
00:05:12
Nick B
and I think so, yeah. What they should have done is charged him with F5, which is playing for a rubbish team.
00:05:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, what? Oh, yeah.
00:05:19
Nick B
Then, yeah guilty, my lord.
00:05:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Gerard Bowen's in there next week answering that very, very same accusation. Right. So, by the way, before we get into the predictions, which is what everyone's here for, really, this is game week 10. And I remember having the conversation with you way back, start the season.
00:05:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
How many games do you think you really need before you can work out who's good, who's bad, who's indifferent? And generally... the the yeah
00:05:47
Nick B
I'm still not 100% sure we have,
00:05:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's 10 games, people generally say. I think it's less than that. i think it's about seven. I think you were sticking it around 10.
00:05:54
Nick B
you I'm not 100% sure we have,
00:05:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
Do you feel that we've got the feel of this league then?
00:05:58
Nick B
It's shaping up. We're getting an idea, but... um'm still not hundred percent sure we have no
00:06:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
um would agree with that.
00:06:04
Nick B
um is shaping up but getting an idea but none Maybe, well, after this weekend is 10 games, so why don't we do a review?
Brighton vs. Leeds Predictions
00:06:14
Nick B
don't we have a look at it? Why don't we do a quarter-season review on Monday about ah looking at the table and looking at how everybody's getting on?
00:06:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
We can give everybody a kind of half-term report, can't we?
00:06:25
Nick B
Well, it's not half-term.
00:06:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
oh
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Nick B
Half-term is halfway through the season.
00:06:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
Quarter form.
00:06:31
Nick B
Yeah.
00:06:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
cool Quarter term. No, no, no, no, no. no no no Half term, you get three terms in a in a school year. So I reckon we can make an argument for that. Anyway, before we move on, let's talk to let's talk about the games that we've got coming up.
00:06:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
We're going to go whiz through. There are seven on Saturday, which is nice. There's two on a Sunday and one on Monday.
00:06:51
Nick B
I'm sorry.
00:06:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
So let's start... Right in the centre of mid-table, Brighton against Everton. Brighton 13th, Everton 14th, Everton lost the last two. They're having a bit of a wobble right now, Everton.
00:07:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah Do you think they're going to continue to wobble, Nick? I know you like wobbly things. Are you...
00:07:16
Nick B
What? What are you talking about?
00:07:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
I don't know. I don't know. i don't know. I said that out loud, didn't I? But so so what are you going to be?
00:07:24
Nick B
why um
00:07:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
Brighton against Everton, home, draw or away victory?
00:07:34
Nick B
Are you sure you... Am I looking at the wrong fixtures here? Oh, yeah. i would
00:07:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
Don't tell me i've got the wrong fixtures.
00:07:41
Nick B
No, I'm looking at Brighton versus Leeds.
00:07:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
Tomorrow?
00:07:47
Nick B
to Yeah. Three o'clock.
00:07:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's Brighton versus Leeds.
00:07:49
Nick B
Yeah.
00:07:52
Nick B
yeah i You fool.
00:07:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
I have got the wrong fixtures. Brighton versus Leeds.
00:07:58
Nick B
So you've got the wrong picture. So all your predictions now go out of it.
00:08:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, no, no. all of All the rest of them are correct.
00:08:02
Nick B
Mate,
00:08:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
All rest of are correct. But you're right. It's Brighton against Leeds tomorrow. Leeds, of course, are in what place?
00:08:12
Nick B
do you want me to do this podcast for you?
00:08:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, they're in 15th. It doesn't really change anything. Heaven were 14th, Leeds were 15th, as you were.
00:08:18
Nick B
you
00:08:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
Leeds are... They won the last game after to losing the the two before that. So Brighton against Leeds. Off you go, as you were.
00:08:28
Nick B
sure you ready uh brighton yeah brighton home win they're they're at home they're a better side leads don't travel that well and uh i think they'll um i think they'll struggle think they'll struggle at brighton to be honest with you yeah home win
00:08:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, let's go.
00:08:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right, I'm going for a draw, just to be a pain. I think i the each other on the back of that win are... I think it needs to bet where they are, actually. I think Brighton are struggling a little bit, lost ah their last game.
00:08:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
So, i'm yeah, I'm going for a draw. Here's an interesting one, or is it? Burnley won their last two. Arsenal won five at the last six.
00:09:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Is it just an obvious one nil to the Arsenal? Feels like that.
00:09:15
Nick B
Yeah, yeah. I don't see why not. They've only lit in three goals all season. Burnley don't be score that many. I'm looking at putting Gabriel as my captain for this weekend in the Fantasy League.
00:09:28
Nick B
Because I think there'll be points there to be had.
00:09:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
Have you?
00:09:31
Nick B
Well, Man City have got a difficult game away at Bournemouth, you know. And Harland's just didn't score the last game. a very brave man, what can I say?
00:09:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, that doesn't so that's a very brave decision, Nick.
00:09:41
Nick B
I'm a very brave man, what can I say?
00:09:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
You are. And don't think it's particularly brave going and away victory, Burnley-Arsenal. Burnley are not great at scoring lots of goals. Arsenal are just great in defence, solid as you like.
00:09:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
So, yeah, I have to agree. Can't see anything further than and a ah solid, easy away victory.
Fulham vs. Wolves Match Preview
00:10:01
Nick B
it's going to be an Arsenal win. I was going to ditch Goy Koresh from my fantasy league team because he's done nothing in recent weeks so in terms of point scoring. But I've just kept him in.
00:10:12
Nick B
I've already ditched Jao Pedro because he's gone right off form.
00:10:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, so have I.
00:10:17
Nick B
I've ditched him. and Who have you brought as a replacement?
00:10:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
Ah, Mateta probably.
00:10:21
Nick B
i bought her I bought him a tether. I just did this this morning. So I bought him a tether. I've got one transfer left. I'm thinking of getting rid of Goykeres and bringing in, well, Valtemar, because Newcastle are playing West Ham.
00:10:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mateta, get rid Mateta and put good Koresh in.
00:10:36
Nick B
I just don't know.
00:10:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
I've got Voltemoda already though.
00:10:38
Nick B
I just think that Arsenal will probably just score from a set piece, won't they? And it won't be Goykeres.
00:10:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:10:43
Nick B
It'll be Gabriel. That's what happens.
00:10:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I would never necessarily put ah the forward of Arsenal in my fantasy team.
00:10:46
Nick B
I don't know.
00:10:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
They don't score enough, really.
00:10:53
Nick B
No, know.
00:10:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
um
00:10:55
Nick B
Anyway, so yeah, away you we went to Arsenal.
00:10:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
Okay, great. Here's an interesting one.
00:10:58
Nick B
Yeah,
00:10:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
Palace, who are definitely wobbling, lost two of the last three against Brentford, who one has to consider one of the former teams of the division winning three out last four.
00:11:08
Nick B
it's one of last times.
00:11:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
And what victories. so So this is a tricky one, I think.
00:11:12
Nick B
Yeah.
00:11:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
What do you think?
00:11:15
Nick B
and yeah It should be good game. It should be an entertaining game.
00:11:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
Good
00:11:17
Nick B
should be an entertaining game. I can see a two-wall draw or something like that. I think it'll be a good game. And I think, brett yeah, Brentford are really on form at the moment. They're well. Good win in the League Cup in the week against Grimsby.
00:11:31
Nick B
Five nil away from home.
00:11:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
like
00:11:32
Nick B
i know it's Grimsby, but still a good result. Obviously, a put-page to Liverpool and Manchester United in recent weeks and includ and also West Ham, but that doesn't really count. And so, yeah, the playing well. Palace are good at home.
00:11:45
Nick B
They need to get back on a horse, really. When you say they've lost two out of the last three, one them was away at Arsenal and most teams will live there. You had good 3-0 victory away at Liverpool in the League Cup.
00:11:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
They certainly did.
00:11:55
Nick B
Much changed side and all that. I'm going to go for a point each. I'll go for a draw on this one.
00:12:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
Okay. Well, I'm going back. I'm going to... i think Palace are going to study the ship. I think Palace are going to win this. a Reversion to the mean. Remember the reverse to the mean argument that never works?
00:12:09
Nick B
Yeah, you keep arguing that and it never, ever happens.
00:12:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, but it's going to happen this weekend. So Palace, I think, a great... thought it was really good performance against Liverpool.
00:12:16
Nick B
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00:12:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
Eye-catching performance. I think they're going back on track. I think they're going to win fairly easily. I've gone for a home win. Right. The one we've all been waiting for.
00:12:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
The edge-of-the-seat game that is Fulham, 17th, lost four on the bounce, against Wolves.
00:12:32
Nick B
I think it's full-time job. So,
00:12:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
20th lost four on the bounce.
00:12:40
Nick B
how are we going to work?
00:12:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
fact, that's not true.
00:12:41
Nick B
We're
00:12:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
They've lost four out last six. They've got one point or maybe two points out the last 18 points, if you like, up for grabs.
00:12:47
Nick B
going to work on teaching you more technology. So, first, I'm going to
00:12:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
17th plays 20th. What you reckon?
00:12:54
Nick B
Well, we talked a bit about the Wolves-Burnley game the other day about being a kind of must-win for both teams. And this kind of feels like it's for Fulham. Because if they can't beat Wolves at home, the confidence is just going to collapse.
00:13:07
Nick B
You know, they're they're teetering above the relegation zone at the moment. I think they're a decent side. I'm not sure they're 17th place side generally.
00:13:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
It didn't look great against Wickham the other day.
00:13:15
Nick B
yeah No, they didn't. They didn't. But I think that's just a different cat to fish. I think at home, they they were they're adventurous. They're bold. They play good attacking football. I think what will probably happen, i think we know what's going to happen, don't we?
00:13:26
Nick B
Fulham will go three ni up inside the first 20 minutes. Wolves will come back to make it 3-2, possibly 3-3. Fulham will score and win.
00:13:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
four three
00:13:36
Nick B
Something like four three Yeah, but I don't think it'll be that. I think it'll be a couple of goals to nil. So, mean, Fulham win.
00:13:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
Fulham went, absolutely, absolutely agree. Fulham need a get-right game. This is their get-right game. Wolves are showing nothing at the moment. No no confidence. no i mean, you're right. when we When we saw them in the League Cup, they could have taken something out that game in the sense of they may have taken something out that game in confidence. Their ability not to know when they're beaten is creditable.
00:14:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
But ultimately, they're just too weak to with withhold too much pressure. And to be honest, the opposition often takes their foot off the gas when they're 3-0 up anyway.
00:14:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
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00:14:59
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00:15:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
Righty, righty, righty. Right. Next game, Saturday. this is This is an interesting one.
00:15:18
Nick B
What was the name?
00:15:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
Forest United. Forest Man United. Forest have lost five out six.
00:15:22
Nick B
um as that i
00:15:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
United have won three and three. ah Forest have scored five goals in the whole season. Five goals in the whole season. You put your finger on it when we're trying to put things right with Forest.
00:15:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
or you have done in the past. It's all about Chris Ward. He's not there. He's not playing. He's not he's not firing.
00:15:41
Nick B
um
00:15:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
They're really struggling. They've conceded 17 as well. So what do you reckon, Forest United? Or is this where where yeah the wheels start to fall off again for United?
00:15:53
Nick B
No, i don't think it will be. I think United win this because they've got two players up the top of the pitch are bag on form. You've got Matt, who's been involved in seven goals in the last four appearances against teams starting in the relegation zone.
00:16:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Yeah.
00:16:07
Nick B
and That's where Nottingham Forest are. Mbwemo has either scored or assisted in each of his last three games for you United. And they're playing well.
00:16:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
They look good.
00:16:17
Nick B
They're playing well. So, no, I think this will be a Manchester United win against a Forest team who are low on confidence, sort of searching for a way through. Obviously, new manager, third new manager this season, and or third manager this season, rather, second new manager. And, yeah, I think um it'll be difficult for them.
00:16:37
Nick B
I imagine they'll play quite a defensive game, try and play on the break. But Man United just seem to be in a little bit of a groove at a moment. So...
00:16:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
They'll be very impressive.
00:16:46
Nick B
Yeah, yeah, fair enough,
00:16:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
Very impressive against Liverpool. They'll go into this a lot of confidence. I'm, though, going for a draw.
Man United vs. Nottingham Forest Discussion
00:16:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think I can see, I can just think Forrest eventually are going to, and now they've had a couple of weeks now with the new manager.
00:16:53
Nick B
yeah. Sorry.
00:17:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think eventually that's going to, Dyches is going to just pull it together a little bit. And I think it's going to start on Saturday. ah So I'm going for a 1-1, something like that.
00:17:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean, if what you say is right and Forrest do lose this game and we go back to this scenario of like after 10 games, you kind of know really what the situation is. Forrest are going to be, you know, Fulham win, which we expect Fulham to win, Forrest is going to be five points adrift.
00:17:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
At least.
00:17:33
Nick B
Yeah. Sad, isn't it?
00:17:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
Not really, to be honest. But it'd be nice to see Forrest back in the Championship.
00:17:41
Nick B
Yeah, I think so. Yeah, yeah yeah it would be very good. yeah yeah well
00:17:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
where they belong. Right.
00:17:45
Nick B
mr You said that. oh I didn't say that. You said that.
00:17:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
um I did say that out loud. tonight Sorry. Sorry, angry Matt.
00:17:49
Nick B
yes
00:17:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
He's
00:17:51
Nick B
Angry Matt. Matt won't be out.
00:17:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
going to not make me happy about that, is he?
00:17:53
Nick B
Matt won't be
00:17:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'll tell you what will happen. We'll invite him to the game, won't we? The Derby game. and when he
00:17:58
Nick B
out.
00:17:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
Derby-Forest game next season. Oh, no.
00:18:00
Nick B
I think we're going to do it.
00:18:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
Derby are going to be going down. So there can't be a Wrexham Forest game.
00:18:04
Nick B
Don't be on countdown.
00:18:06
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Right.
00:18:06
Nick B
I don't know.
00:18:07
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OK, so moving on. This is an interesting game. Interesting game for this reason. Is it an interesting game?
00:18:14
Nick B
but
00:18:15
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Because Spurs v Chelsea, ah they're both capable, but it totally depends on which team turns up in both for both teams, doesn't it?
00:18:23
Nick B
so
00:18:24
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it could be ah They're very, very inconsistent. Even though the third Spurs, I can't quite figure out how...
00:18:30
Nick B
Yeah, you have this you have this kind of running theme, not only that forests are going to get better, but also that Tottenham are going to get worse. And you say it every week.
00:18:36
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Yeah.
00:18:38
Nick B
and so
00:18:38
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Perversion to the me.
00:18:40
Nick B
yeah You love that phrase, don't you?
00:18:42
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Yeah.
00:18:43
Nick B
It's like you invented it
00:18:44
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Edit.
00:18:46
Nick B
and Yeah, I mean, look, Tottenham's record against Chelsea is pretty poor. They've only won one out of the last 13 Premier League games against them.
Spurs vs. Chelsea Analysis
00:18:53
Nick B
And they've lost their last four in a row. So the odds are are the odd with Chelsea on this one, I think.
00:18:59
Nick B
But you don't know what, you know, chilsea Chelsea will probably get a player sent off because that's what they do every week.
00:19:04
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Correct.
00:19:05
Nick B
Tottenham need to start finding goals from somewhere and which because it's not going to be with Chelsea.
00:19:09
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the defence, Pedro Porro or Van de Ven.
00:19:12
Nick B
Yeah, well, Van de Ven got a couple, didn't he, last week? And... Yeah, I don't know. i don't know this one, to be honest with you. What have you gone for? because Because can see anything else happening here.
00:19:24
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I think...
00:19:25
Nick B
um My gut kind of goes with Tottenham Wynn, but I'm not sure. What have you gone for?
00:19:28
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i just can't see Tottenham winning this.
00:19:29
Nick B
I don't know.
00:19:30
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They're third. And if they win this, I can just can't see them being Arsenal-Spurs top one.
00:19:31
Nick B
I don't know.
00:19:35
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Spurs aren't that good. They're not that good. I am going to go for a draw.
00:19:44
Nick B
Yeah, I think that's a safe option, isn't it?
00:19:46
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Yeah.
00:19:46
Nick B
I think it's a safe option because you could say anything to me and I go, yeah, that makes sense. You can logical argument for any result here. So, yeah, plumb for the middle one and go for a draw.
00:19:59
Nick B
Yeah, I think so, yeah. Just because I don't know. have no idea. It could end up being 3-0 to one of them.
00:20:04
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That isn't exactly Pulitzer Prize winning in punditry, is it?
00:20:08
Nick B
Well, okay, fine.
00:20:08
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I don't know.
00:20:10
Nick B
It's going to be 18-0. in the first 20 minutes, and then it'll finish up Chelsea have got three players on the floor.
00:20:16
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That's not a draw, Nick. So going for a home... it would Just to be clear, are we going for a home victory then?
00:20:20
Nick B
Let's go for draw. Let's go for something different. Let's go...
00:20:24
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You're going to hold this against me when it's a draw now, aren't you?
00:20:24
Nick B
and Yeah, probably. Right, I'll go for an away win in that case. so
00:20:30
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Okay. I kind of feel like talked you into that little bit.
00:20:32
Nick B
Or maybe home win. I don't know.
00:20:36
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No, it's written in the button now.
00:20:37
Nick B
but
00:20:37
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It's in a way when.
00:20:39
Nick B
It's the one game of the week where where I just scratch my head on it.
00:20:41
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so you're Right. i'm going to I'm going to ask you now. in What do you want me to write down for this? Because you've had...
00:20:47
Nick B
There's what there's there's quite a lot I want you to write down. got nothing to do with this. Right. Tottenham win.
00:20:57
Nick B
Home win.
00:20:59
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So I've written draw, away win and home win.
00:20:59
Nick B
So, draw...
00:21:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
And I'm sticking at home win. God, I hope he hope they lose now. out Right. Last game of Saturday, big game this.
Liverpool vs. Villa Insights
00:21:10
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I'm looking forward to this one because we've got Liverpool who have lost their last four against Villa who have won their last four.
00:21:18
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So, I mean, is it going to be five out of five for Arnie Slott?
00:21:20
Nick B
um means
00:21:27
Nick B
Difficult to know where Slott's head is at the moment. He's come out on a press conference today and said, look, I believe in what we're doing and you stick with a process and all of that kind of thing.
00:21:30
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It's
00:21:38
Nick B
yeah pretty much Pretty much as you would expect him to say. However...
00:21:48
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not very inspiring that though, is it?
00:21:51
Nick B
No.
00:21:51
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they Stick with what doesn't work.
00:21:54
Nick B
Yeah, ah know I know, know, know. um It's difficult to know what he does because it's difficult to know how he changed it because he changed the team quite a lot in midweek and they were they were even worse.
00:22:06
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Yeah.
00:22:07
Nick B
And it's difficult to know what to do other than just keep trying to put on Canate and hope he plays well, put on Verts... hope he plays well. I mean, look, ah I remember, listen, do you remember last year, Kirk Ais at Bournemouth was superb.
00:22:21
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Yeah.
00:22:22
Nick B
yeah He looks, he looks like he's never played football one in his life.
00:22:25
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He looked completely lost. He's really, really ah vulnerable.
00:22:30
Nick B
So, yeah, it's going to be really hard. And Villa are not the team you want to be playing right now because they are on red hot form. So, it's,
00:22:42
Nick B
I'm tempted to go with an away win. ah really am tempted to go with an away win. But I just feel that Liverpool... I mean, how long are we going to say this? Liverpool have got to pick up. They're going to have to pick up They're going to have to pick up.
00:22:54
Nick B
and the And the pressure now on slot and the pressure on the players is is is a lot. And I think the fans aren't going to accept much more. that That in itself, I think, will push them on.
00:23:05
Nick B
It'll push them on a little bit. So...
00:23:10
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Let me ask you this question, Nick.
00:23:10
Nick B
is like
00:23:12
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Who's scoring first in this game?
00:23:14
Nick B
Yeah, well, Villa are scoring first in this game, in my opinion.
00:23:16
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Villa are scoring aren't they?
00:23:18
Nick B
Yeah, yeah, yeah. Villa are scoring first. um And the common sense would be, i made some notes here some stuff, the common sense would be that Villa win the game. But I don't know.
00:23:39
Nick B
don't know. Liverpool have got to start, they've got to pick up a point from somewhere.
00:23:42
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I think Liverpool are going to win this game.
00:23:44
Nick B
Yeah, that's why kind of... I've just got a...
00:23:46
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I think it's going to be a 2-1 late show again.
00:23:49
Nick B
Yeah, I've got a feeling about Liverpool. I don't know what...
00:23:52
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I think they're going to win it.
00:23:55
Nick B
I don't know why.
00:23:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
Nick, are you going for?
00:23:56
Nick B
I am going to go for a home win because that's just exactly what my gut is saying. But I can't justify that by fact or logic or reason. Because fact and logic and reason would suggest that Villa are going to win this.
00:24:05
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No.
00:24:08
Nick B
But... Liverpool have to pick up soon. And they're not as bad as their individual. I know we keep saying this. They're not as bad as their individual players are playing. And sooner or later, some of them are going to have a decent game. Sooner or later, Salah, he's not the player he was, but he's not going to be as bad as he has been. Kerkhez isn't going to be as bad.
00:24:26
Nick B
Virts isn't going to be as bad.
00:24:28
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No.
00:24:29
Nick B
you know what I mean?
00:24:29
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He's happy.
00:24:29
Nick B
It's just just that. Isaac. Well, I wouldn't play Isaac at the moment. I'd have him on the bench to come on in the last 15, 20 minutes. I think Ekotiko is better.
00:24:39
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Well, Chiesa's better.
00:24:41
Nick B
Well, Chiesa would have in the team. I'd have him as one of the forward three behind.
00:24:46
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Yeah.
00:24:46
Nick B
a
00:24:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:24:50
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No, I put it down as ah as ah as a home win.
00:24:50
Nick B
hard one. It's a hard one.
00:24:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
If they lose this, Liverpool essentially won the first five, lost that lost the last five. They're just a mid-table team.
00:25:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
You can't get much more table than mid-table than losing half your games.
00:25:04
Nick B
but
00:25:07
Nick B
Well, no, you can't. But it won't be the fact that they've won, won, lost half of their games. It's the manner in which they've done. It's the manner in which this has happened.
00:25:19
Nick B
Because the games they were winning were all generally very, very last minute, weren't they? They were all injury time kind of goals.
00:25:27
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you
00:25:28
Nick B
um
00:25:32
Nick B
No, no, they've got to turn this around. Home win.
00:25:36
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Yeah, I agree. I bet, you know, if we did the analysis of all the... So we've played nine games, therefore it's been 540 minutes. I bet Liverpool have been ahead in very few of those minutes.
00:25:48
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Very, very, very, very few of the those minutes. Anyway, there's an interesting analysis that I'm going to do it for next time. Um... So let's move on to Sunday. But before we do that, I'd better just let you know that Global Sports Podcast Network has partnered with Bionique, the world's most personalized supplements, because your body is unique.
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00:26:31
Nick B
Thank you.
00:26:41
Nick B
have more
00:26:41
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so Right. ah
00:26:45
Nick B
Sorry, my my laptop went into one of those, you know, you can turn your computer on or you go to look up something in a hurry and always at that moment it goes, oh, it needs to update and it just goes into one those updating things and it's really annoying.
00:26:55
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Oh, yeah.
00:26:57
Nick B
ah just Just on that Liverpool game, and this is probably what's taken me here because the research I did ah this morning on this is is that Liverpool's form against Villa is very, very good. It's much better than they either team's form.
00:27:09
Nick B
Yeah. suggests And I think that when I'm looking at who's playing and who's not, I mentioned Isaac a moment ago, he's not playing, he's injured. and But for me, the problem Villa have got is Buendia's not playing.
00:27:20
Nick B
And he's been the man who's really been firing them to... um off the tap their Their run of good form has come a lot do with him scoring.
00:27:26
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Greatness.
00:27:30
Nick B
So he's going to be he's going to be a big miss. And Ryan Gravenberch might feature on ah Sunday. And he's been a big miss whilst he's been injured. So...
00:27:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, please play Gravenberg in the middle of midfield as a holding midfielder.
00:27:42
Nick B
You know, but exactly, yeah. And Salah, of course, scored that brilliant goal last week. and and
00:27:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yes, he did, yeah. Yeah.
00:27:47
Nick B
You wonder where that's going. So, oh yes, I just want to get that because I've taken the trouble to make those notes ah before my computer went down, but it's now back up and running. So thank you for allowing me do that.
00:27:56
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That's very good.
00:27:56
Nick B
the
00:27:57
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Right.
West Ham vs. Newcastle Match Insights
00:27:58
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Sunday, West Ham 19th against Newcastle 12th. West Ham have got one point out the last 18. Newcastle's season's beast been a bit mid.
00:28:07
Nick B
you.
00:28:09
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I spoke to a Newcastle supporter last night. He was he was saying, no, actually, they're better than you think. ah then They're actually quite confident.
00:28:15
Nick B
I was going to say, that's Ian Mackay, is it, of any chance?
00:28:17
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But to be honest, he's not neutral. Yeah. It might have been. It may have been.
00:28:23
Nick B
Yeah.
00:28:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
um So ah West Ham, Newcastle, what do you reckon? You see a lot of Newcastle, of course, because you're married into the Newcastle family.
00:28:30
Nick B
Yeah, yeah, I do. And Ian's probably got point. They probably are. It's got very dark all of a sudden, hasn't it? I look like I'm in a Halloween film now haven't got the lights on. I've only got this the...
00:28:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
You always look like you've been in a Halloween film. Yeah.
00:28:41
Nick B
Because I've only got the ring light on, which is attached to my computer, on top my computer. So it makes me look quite ghostly.
00:28:48
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Yeah.
00:28:48
Nick B
that ah might have to put the lights in a minute. It's raining as well. It's very Halloween-y, mate.
00:28:53
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Yeah, it is.
00:28:54
Nick B
I can't speak.
00:28:54
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It's exciting.
00:28:55
Nick B
Yeah. and
00:28:56
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Bonfire night next week.
00:28:57
Nick B
I'm not interested in Bon Bon Bon.
00:28:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, OK.
00:29:01
Nick B
That's quite dismissive. I didn't mean it.
00:29:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
Random, wasn't it?
00:29:04
Nick B
It was.
00:29:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
What are you doing in talking about bonfire night?
00:29:05
Nick B
was.
00:29:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
Anyway, sorry, go on. West Ham against Newcastle.
00:29:10
Nick B
Newcastle better than the showing. Well, they're 12th in the league, so probably yes. They are better than that. But, know, the league table doesn't lie. So it tells you what it does. But it also doesn't lie about West Ham being 19th. The male, wretched.
00:29:23
Nick B
So I think, look, if Newcastle turn up and play well, they'll win. they're playing really well, they'll win handsomely. And if they don't play well at all, they'll still win.
00:29:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:29:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, so you're definitely going for away win.
00:29:35
Nick B
um 100%, yeah. I can't see anything. I've not seen anything from West ham yet. And it might come, you know, new manager, et cetera. haven't seen anything from them that tells me they're capable of taking anything out of a game of football at the moment, unless they're playing Wolves.
00:29:52
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Yeah. It is difficult to see. a
00:29:57
Nick B
Don't tell me.
00:29:57
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But that I'm going a
00:29:58
Nick B
no, no, don't. yeah are such You've done it again, haven't you? Yeah. You've done it again. You did this last week. You went, oh, I'm going to be really smart and clever and go for two models which are totally against the bleeding obvious.
00:30:07
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yeah
00:30:10
Nick B
And guess what? You got them both wrong.
00:30:12
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I did. I did. but um But, you know, this week's going to be different.
00:30:13
Nick B
yeah
00:30:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, I just think West Ham just can't keep losing. They just can't keep losing. They've got Bowen up front. They've got Pacitar. They have got some class in the team.
00:30:29
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It's not a lot. Juan Bacasa's player.
00:30:30
Nick B
but
00:30:32
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He's having a dreadful season, though. So... I just think long way for Newcastle to travel. I know i know it they do it by jet pack and whatever they do.
00:30:39
Nick B
Oh, come on. It's not the melting 30s anymore when you get on a bus. It's not. It's to london's from Newcastle London. It takes 45 minutes in a plane.
00:30:49
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Yeah.
00:30:49
Nick B
It's not a long time
00:30:49
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ah Honestly, it's a long way. It's going to be 1-1, 0-0. I think. um Okay. Here's an interesting match.
00:30:58
Nick B
to travel, mate.
00:31:00
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Who would have thought we would have predicted this at the start of the season?
00:31:00
Nick B
And
00:31:02
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Man City, fifth. Bournemouth, second.
00:31:04
Nick B
it's at the end. and is that bor
00:31:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
Surprise defeat but is at Villa. ah And Bournemouth had just been amazing unbeaten in six, winning three of them. So ah does the Bournemouth dream continue?
00:31:20
Nick B
yes
00:31:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
Okay. and So what's your prediction?
00:31:27
Nick B
a Bournemouth win yeah why not why I'm not even changing my mind why wouldn't they beat Man City yeah we didn't score last game mate it's all over
00:31:28
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No. Seriously. go it I'm writing it down. I'm not scribbling it out, Nick.
00:31:38
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Because Erling Haaland.
00:31:43
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Yeah, exactly. Exactly. He's going to score nine, isn't he?
00:31:49
Nick B
I mean, I went for Man City last week on the basis that exactly what just said, in as much as it doesn't really matter how they play because they've got Erling Haaland.
00:32:00
Nick B
And it didn't do me a lot good, did it
00:32:04
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No.
00:32:05
Nick B
They are, mind you, oh, no, this is a Man City. Oh, no, going change my thing.
00:32:09
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Oh, no.
00:32:09
Nick B
Sorry.
00:32:10
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um I said I'm going to write it down.
00:32:11
Nick B
Sorry.
00:32:12
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i'm gonna write Yes, I'm definitely going for a Bournemouth victory.
00:32:16
Nick B
All right, thanks, George from Rainbow. and um Oh, yes, Zippy. I'm definitely going for it. Oh, no, I can't. I don't know what to do with that.
00:32:29
Nick B
No, sorry, i thought it was at Bournemouth. It's not, is it? It's at the Etihad. That puts a very different slant on things. That puts a very different spot things. I'm going to turn turn turtle and go for a home win in that case. Home advantage is key.
00:32:39
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right
Man City vs. Bournemouth Prediction
00:32:41
Nick B
Home advantage is key. I went to Bournemouth on the basis the game was going to be played at the Vitality.
00:32:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right.
00:32:46
Nick B
that like that was cut out You didn't let me explain that. That was kind of my thinking. Home advantage in this fixture, I is going to be massive.
00:32:53
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Yeah, I did assume that you'd figured that out when I said Man City versus Bournemouth.
00:32:53
Nick B
So...
00:32:57
Nick B
ah
00:32:58
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But and obviously, I'm going to have to be more careful in future and say that means Bournemouth are playing away.
00:32:58
Nick B
but
00:33:05
Nick B
If you wouldn't mind.
Sunderland vs. Everton Discussion
00:33:07
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so two home wins and then we go to the Monday game this an interesting game Sunderland another team enjoying a dream start won three out four only lost one in six against Everton they were going through a bit of a wobble and as we know you're a bit of an expert on things that wobble
00:33:13
Nick B
um
00:33:22
Nick B
ah we Who's at home this game, please? Thank you very much.
00:33:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
Sunderland are at home yeah Sunderland at home they're fourth place Everton are in 14th they're away that means they have to travel to the other team
00:33:27
Nick B
Just for clarity's sake. yeah And this...
00:33:34
Nick B
And no doubt it's a long way to travel, is it? You know, because they're getting a horse-drawn cart.
00:33:37
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Yeah, on the bike.
00:33:40
Nick B
ah Now then, now then, similar theme to the last one. Home advantage, I think, in in a fixture like this is is really important. And Sunderland looked terrific at the home of stadium. Everton are, as you say, on a bit of a wobble.
00:33:56
Nick B
And therefore, Sunderland will win this game. Okay.
00:33:59
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Okay, I'm going for a draw.
00:33:59
Nick B
I'm just going do it.
00:34:03
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so That is interesting because of the 10 games to be played, six of them we disagree in.
00:34:05
Nick B
So that's why I'm
00:34:11
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ah Brighton Leeds, Palace Brentford, Forest Man U, Spurs against Chelsea, West Ham v Newcastle and Sunderland against Everton.
00:34:15
Nick B
going to start with you.
00:34:20
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So we've got all to play for. Very exciting...
00:34:23
Nick B
This way.
00:34:24
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uh set of games coming up so we will tomorrow by the way we're going to be doing the post bag because we promised that we'd do a post bag one we've loads of letters in recently and we've been a bit remiss because we've not brought them to the attention of everybody so we're going to post bag episode in the morning and then we'll probably pick things up on sunday evening with where things have gone in relation to the matches so far uh great thank you nick thank you for your insight thank you for your uh your wisdom
00:34:27
Nick B
yes
00:34:48
Nick B
um i good um Are you watching the game tonight?
00:34:54
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Oh, you mean the Wrexham Coventry game?
00:34:55
Nick B
make some comfortable Yeah.
00:34:57
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I'm not sure I can.
00:34:58
Nick B
ah You're going to get tanked. Coventry is...
00:35:00
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Absolutely smashed to pieces we are.
00:35:00
Nick B
Frank's got... Yeah. frank
00:35:04
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They are they're they're a decent team.
00:35:06
Nick B
yeah
00:35:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
And we're not. And we're particularly not at home because we can't break teams down, but we're we're quite good on the transition. The only good thing is if Coventry are pushing us and essentially playing like the home team, we may have a chance to ah ah because we're we're better playing that way.
00:35:14
Nick B
Yeah.
00:35:17
Nick B
Yeah. Yeah.
00:35:21
Nick B
is
00:35:23
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But we shall.
00:35:23
Nick B
yeah
00:35:25
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Anyway,
Episode Conclusion
00:35:26
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that's it. That's the Daily Premier League podcast. Hope you enjoyed it. Thanks, everybody, for listening. If you want to get in contact with us, and why wouldn't you, to be honest, it's dailypremierleagepodcast at gmail.com. Hope your team wins. Hope they beat Forest 7-0, whoever they're playing.
00:35:41
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And we will see you all next time.