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Introduction and Podcast Overview
00:00:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
Welcome, welcome everybody to the Daily Premier League podcast. It's Thursday, the 2nd of October, the nights are drawing in, the leaves are falling, so put up a chair, come close by the warm fireside as we take a deep dive into the twists and turns of the Daily Premier League. Well, of of the Premier League, it's not called the Daily Premier League, that's our podcast, the Premier League.
00:00:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'm Ken Davis, he's Nick Britton, and a very warm welcome to you, Nick. How you doing?
00:00:40
Nick Britten
I'm very well, thank very much. I'm very
Current Football Landscape
00:00:42
Nick Britten
well. there seems to be lots of football going on at the moment, which is good because like after Saturday, there's an international break. So it'll be football thin. and No, don't shake your fist like that. We don't like international breaks.
00:00:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, we don't like him.
00:00:52
Nick Britten
International breaks are boring. So no.
00:00:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
may Maybe, maybe.
00:00:55
Nick Britten
So loads of good league stuff, Champions League stuff, Europa League stuff, Europa Conference League stuff that's going on at the moment.
00:01:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:01:01
Nick Britten
And you know lots of football going on, yeah.
00:01:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
but we'll We'll do something off slightly off the off the cuff next week then. We just think of random things. We've always wanted to talk about about football while we're waiting for football to start again.
Champions League Recap
00:01:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
But in a back programme, we've got two things to really want to talk about tonight.
00:01:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah Three more Premier League teams were in action in the champion Champions League last night.
00:01:23
Nick Britten
Thank you.
00:01:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah Newcastle, Arsenal and Monaco. want to talk about those games, what we took away from those. ah Three really quite entertaining games, I thought. And then we'll have a look at the fixtures for the weekend.
00:01:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
See if we can pick out some of the key games ahead and maybe some make some predictions, which we always get wrong. By the way, when we did our predictions last week, in fact, we only ended up doing seven of them.
00:01:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
You managed one, one correct result, not even score, result. I managed three. It was a put.
00:01:57
Nick Britten
Yeah, it was a weird, but it was a weird weekend, wasn't it? I mean, it's one of those where nobody's going to win the pools, if anybody can remember what the pools are. It was a very, very, just a strange weekend of football. All
Newcastle's Performance Analysis
00:02:10
Nick Britten
sorts of just odd results here, there and everywhere. i just you couldn't You couldn't call some of them. You really couldn't call some them.
00:02:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think we're in for a similar weekend this weekend. It's well looking late. So, the games last night. Union Saint-Gloire. ah Nil, Newcastle 4.
00:02:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
Arsenal 2. Olympiakos nil. Our friend from Forest was there in attendance. And Monaco 2 against Man City 2. We'll come to the Newcastle game first. Newcastle great. they look They looked pretty devastating last night, I thought. Impressive.
00:02:44
Nick Britten
Sorry, just take a step back here Our friend from Forrest was what? And who is our friend from Forrest?
00:02:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
The owner, Mariakis.
00:02:52
Nick Britten
Oh, him, right. Okay, fine, yeah.
00:02:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
He's also the owner of Olympiakos.
00:02:56
Nick Britten
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Sorry, Aaron Adams, you mean, yeah.
00:02:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
And he was... don't know what his name is.
00:02:59
Nick Britten
Yeah, so yeah.
00:03:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah yeah it's some greek b like he yeah He's He's also the owner of Olympiakos.
00:03:01
Nick Britten
Sorry, yeah.
00:03:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
And he was there last night.
00:03:06
Nick Britten
like no I know, didn't know what you to. Yeah, no, let's get on to Union SG and Newcastle United. It was a very, very good, and I've got to say, much needed win for Newcastle. They played them off the park.
00:03:17
Nick Britten
There was lots of talk going into this game. This will be a hard game because Union SG have started the Belgian Pro League really well, top of the league, playing of football. To be honest, Newcastle made them look a little bit like a Sunday league side.
00:03:27
Nick Britten
They won really comfortably. Yes, Nick Pote had to make a couple of saves, but to be honest with you, once the first goal went in, it was never in doubt. They were so much better.
00:03:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, they look fashionable.
00:03:36
Nick Britten
and it was And it was a much needed win.
00:03:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I think that's a really good really good game for Newcastle. They need it because they've got a big game coming up for the weekend, I think. One, I think they'll win because they're playing for us. But it's
Newcastle's Strategy and Player Evaluation
00:03:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
it's ah but you know there's been some there's been some doubters, I think, amongst the you know looking at the yeah Newcastle start to the season. It hasn't been great, but they just looked pretty accomplished last night.
00:04:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
Valtomar continues to look a good player, Valtomar.
00:04:01
Nick Britten
Well, I looked...
00:04:05
Nick Britten
Yeah, I looked at their lineup and other than Dan Byrne left back, which I don't really like to see in there, he's still a good player, still a good defender, but obviously he can get done for pace down there outside.
00:04:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:04:20
Nick Britten
Other than that, they they they really put out almost their pretty much first team, I think from midfield up. They put out their first team. And I was really excited because you've got, well, you know my feelings about the midfield three in Newcastle.
00:04:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:04:32
Nick Britten
Gibra Arash, Joe Linton and Tonali. I think they are arguably the best midfield three in the country. I think they're a great unit. And Tonali particularly has come to the fore massively as arguably arguably Newcastle's most important player, I think.
00:04:46
Nick Britten
I think Bruno used to be it, but I think Tonali is it now.
00:04:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:04:49
Nick Britten
So influential, so good. But more importantly than that, the front line of Elanga on one side, Gordon on the other and Volta Marder in the middle, is the strongest front line they've played this season.
00:04:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
Alanga looked very good i i saw
00:05:00
Nick Britten
Elanga's great. I'm not sure why he's not been getting that much football.
00:05:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
i he looked ah you really really sharp going down the right side yeah
00:05:07
Nick Britten
What I like about him is that he's very, very direct. So he gets the ball and his first thought is attack. Attack the fullback.
00:05:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:05:13
Nick Britten
Get a cross in. He's lightning quick. He's strong. And... Early on in the season, if he was crossing it, he was crossing it into Anthony Gordon, who was playing nine. And that doesn't work because Anthony Gordon isn't a nine.
00:05:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
No.
00:05:24
Nick Britten
But now he's got a proper target in there, Vultomada. Now we can see, I think that could be a very, very good partnership. I really do.
00:05:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, the top six looks pretty good, doesn't it, for Newcastle? I mean, the midfield and the the attacking three.
00:05:37
Nick Britten
Yeah, very much so. And they showed it last night. They were so much stronger.
00:05:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:05:40
Nick Britten
They really were. they i mean, they got two penalties, fine. No arguments.
00:05:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
He dispatched him well with Gordon, didn't he? And and i was I was wondering about that when he when he stepped up to take the penalty. I thought, you know, if he you know he's because she's not he's not Mr. Confidence in front of the goals at the moment. ah But he dispatched him well.
00:05:54
Nick Britten
Well, funnily enough, no. Well, we were wondering, because I was watching the game with my wife, who's a massive Newcastle fan, and we got penalty.
00:06:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
She's not that massive, to be fair.
00:06:03
Nick Britten
And yeah she won't thank either you or me for saying that. yeah Because I said Zencastle, you know when it comes to your Zencastle ad and it says it cuts out stuff that you don't want to get aired? That's probably it
00:06:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh my God, I don't believe said that.
00:06:16
Nick Britten
so No, I can't believe said that.
00:06:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
She's beautiful. She's svelte,
Arsenal's Recent Matches Review
00:06:20
Nick Britten
and And no, she is. It's fine. ah Anyway, she kind of looked at me. like and She said, I don't actually know who's going to take her. Now that Izak isn't here, who's our penalty taker?
00:06:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
be honest.
00:06:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mmm.
00:06:29
Nick Britten
Literally no idea who's going to take the penalty.
00:06:32
Nick Britten
And then Trippi was, you know, they do what they do these days, which is try to confuse the goalkeeper because it's always somebody else who picks up the ball, isn't it? It's never the old penalty taker stands over the ball, puts on the spot and shoots and scores. Somebody else now has to pick up the ball to throw everybody into a state of confusion, which is just stupid.
00:06:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'm going to and well.
00:06:47
Nick Britten
And then he gave it to Gordon. and we're thinking, it's Trippi going to take it and then gave it to Gordon. He dispatched both with a plum. That's the only way can say it. Or even a plum. And no fair play. So, you know, that was good.
00:06:59
Nick Britten
ah Good to see Asula on the pitch and getting an assist late in the game. Good to see Harvey Barnes getting... Harvey Barnes' goal was very good, by the way. Lovely little ding. I think he fooled the keeper. I think the keeper thought he to go the other way.
00:07:09
Nick Britten
And Walter Marder on the score, she is good.
00:07:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
well
00:07:11
Nick Britten
So it was actually the perfect night. It was the perfect night for for Newcastle, who, of course, going into it, had the defeat against Arsenal, ah which wasn't great. News of Liveramento's knee injury, which is going to keep him out for, what, eight to ten weeks.
00:07:27
Nick Britten
So it was all-round, much-needed morale-boosting win.
00:07:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:07:33
Nick Britten
And of course, for the Champions League, it gets them off off the mark. It's the first away win in the Champions League for quite some time. The last time they were in it, a couple of years ago, was a different format. If you remember, was like group stages.
00:07:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:07:44
Nick Britten
They played three, didn't win a game. Drew 2-1-1. Sorry, Drew 2-1-1. So it's good to... Away from home, I'm talking about here. So it's great to get an away victory for them.
00:07:56
Nick Britten
And having lost the first game at home to Barcelona, they're up and running.
00:07:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, it's good. Good. It was a get-right night for Newcastle. Let's hope they can continue that the weekend because they're playing for us. Second game, Arsenal against Olympiacos. Thought Arsenal looked good.
00:08:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah Some amazing counter-attacking football by Arsenal. ah They are so quick, so precise, so devastating on on on the transition. ah They missed a load of chances.
00:08:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah but they look full of ideas. They look full of energy. I just thought they look a good team. It could have been anything last night. ended up being 2-0.
00:08:32
Nick Britten
Should have been five or six.
00:08:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:08:34
Nick Britten
If been five or six, no it would not have... like Nobody would have batted and I did, would they?
00:08:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, no. And I just think not Arsenal look good.
00:08:39
Nick Britten
It was so much better.
00:08:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
Arsenal look the best team in the Premier League to me.
00:08:46
Nick Britten
Yeah, yeah. No, they are at the moment. I don't think anybody's going to doubt doubt that, particularly. They had a strong line-up. I always... There's a lot to... there's a lot to If you're at a club like Arsenal, or any... To be fair, that's unfair.
00:08:58
Nick Britten
If you're any Premier League club playing in the Champions League, you've got a real kind of
00:09:05
Nick Britten
dilemma on your hands as to who you play when and where because you've got to play your strongest team Premier League games and you've got to play your strongest team the Champions League games because it's a really unforgiving competition.
00:09:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:09:16
Nick Britten
So until the League Cup comes along where you can stick out the reserves or the FA Cup, it's iss hard. So Arsenal put out you know really, really strong team last night, as you'd expect. No Eze Stein, which was a bit of a shame.
00:09:29
Nick Britten
ah Rice also on a bench, but you know that middle three of Odegaard, good see him back playing football regularly. Zubimende's been a good team.
00:09:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
And Martinelli. Martinelli is suddenly everybody's best mate.
00:09:35
Nick Britten
and and
00:09:38
Nick Britten
Well, this is the point I wanted to make, you see. It's the point I wanted to make. So, it's two players who were so close to being out the door in the summer.
00:09:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:09:47
Nick Britten
When Arsenal signed Maduike and signed Eze, Martinelli and Trossard were, they had half a foot out the door.
00:09:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:09:54
Nick Britten
and But yet, both are really contributing very heavily, both in the Premier League and now in the Champions League. And for Arsenal, that is amazing. I mean, got to be a bonus, hasn't it?
00:10:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, they've got a fantastic strength in depth, Arsenal. um And Martinelli, Trossard, Odegaard, they're all outstanding players. ah I know some of the Arsenal fans got a bit frustrated with Martinelli, but every time I see him, I'm impressed by him.
00:10:19
Nick Britten
Yeah, the frustration is that he doesn't he doesn't score enough goals. It's as simple as that.
00:10:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:10:24
Nick Britten
He gets himself in loads and loads and loads of good positions down the years, just doesn't score. His conversion rate isn't good enough. So you can't replay him through the middle. You play him out wide. I mean, his his goal last night was was amusing because it was ah like one of those you school score in the school playground whereby somebody else has done all hard work. In this case, it was Goykeres.
00:10:44
Nick Britten
Hits the post, kind of trickles out and Martinelli from all of half a yard, maybe maybe a third of a yard, puts it into the net and fair play to him.
00:10:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:10:54
Nick Britten
Got to be there to score it. But it wasn't that wasn't the hardest goal he'd ever score.
00:10:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
no Yeah, Guilherme looks good, though.
00:10:57
Nick Britten
But yeah, that's the problem. But I think...
00:11:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
I thought he looked powerful. He looked strong.
00:11:01
Nick Britten
yeah
00:11:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean, that goal, and he wasn't a favourite to get to that ball. He burst through to get on the end of it. I was impressed with him.
00:11:08
Nick Britten
ah I think he is looking stronger and stronger every game.
00:11:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
yet
00:11:12
Nick Britten
I really am. I think he's looking better and better every game. But the good thing about Martinelli and Trossard, what I like about them, what I'm impressed about them, it would have been very easy for them to just... down tools, if that's the right phrase, or not bother or go on strike or demand a move when they saw Eze Madueka coming into this club.
00:11:28
Nick Britten
But they haven't. They've stayed there. They've got to head down. They've worked hard. They're contributing massively both in Premier League and the Champions League and all due credit to them. And, you know, Arsenal are absolutely benefiting from it.
00:11:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's the strongest
Manchester City vs Monaco Recap
00:11:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
squad in the Premier League. I'm pretty sure about that. And finally, Man City, ah seventh in the Premier of course. 2-2 against Monaco. Monaco is not ah an easy place to go in go and get a victory.
00:11:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah City seems to have a very good first half. They seem to fall away a bit, just lacked a bit of intensity, ended up giving away that very silly penalty, very silly challenge, I thought.
00:12:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:12:07
Nick Britten
Yeah, I'm not sure why this is deemed controversial, in this penalty. i've heard I've heard it was a controversial penalty.
00:12:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
um It's not controversial.
00:12:14
Nick Britten
i mean, Gonzalez, yeah, Gonzalez kicked Eric Dyer in the head.
00:12:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's silly. It's silly, it's not
00:12:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:12:23
Nick Britten
or the face.
00:12:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:12:24
Nick Britten
What's controversial about that?
00:12:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
Nothing. Are people making a thing about it that it's controversial? It shouldn't be giving
00:12:29
Nick Britten
Yeah. Yeah. Well, Pep Guardiola refused to even sort of, he just got the ump about it after the game, you know, refusing to comment.
00:12:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
What?
00:12:35
Nick Britten
So when he's asked about a penalty, rather than going, yeah, it was a penalty, Gonzalez. I mean, when Gonzalez connects with with Eric Dier's face, with his kind of shin, his his leg is above his his own shoulder.
00:12:47
Nick Britten
It's a straight leg above his own shoulder.
00:12:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah yeah so by
00:12:49
Nick Britten
ah without yeah I mean, people say, oh, well, he kicked the ball. Well, it doesn't matter.
00:12:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
No. It would have been foul anywhere else on the pitch. No one can complain about that. But they just kind of... I mean, City were the better team. They just allowed themselves to get pegged back. They should have been out of sight, really.
00:13:04
Nick Britten
yeah Yeah, they had periods the game where they were well on top. And i mean, look, as well as as well as the game going, ah, so that's what happened to Eric Dier. I wonder what he was up to these days. it it was one of those where, where you know, Haaland scores twice again.
00:13:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah He's a phenomenon though, isn't he?
00:13:21
Nick Britten
He's he's unbelievable. ah
00:13:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
52 goals in 50 games in the Champions League.
00:13:25
Nick Britten
Yeah, yeah. But he was quite good. He came out afterwards, didn't he? He was quite critical.
00:13:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
He wasn't happy.
00:13:31
Nick Britten
of his own teammates. He said that the team were lacking in energy. He said they did sort of unnecessary things in the second half. We didn't play good enough. We didn't deserve to win.
00:13:43
Nick Britten
He at least had the good grace to say, yeah, if you kick someone in the face, I guess it's a penalty. I didn't see it, he said, but I guess that's what happens. ah Yeah, we need more energy. We need to get at them more in the first half where they're dominated, obviously. So, yeah, he's he's reflective of the fact the second half have just sort dropped away. The energy level's dropped away.
00:13:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
Do you like that? Do you like to see a player do that? Or do you think that should be kept inside?
00:14:02
Nick Britten
do what?
00:14:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
you think a player should come out and say, look, we were just but terrible. The team lacked energy.
00:14:08
Nick Britten
Yeah, of course. i yeah so yeah Why wouldn't you?
00:14:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
keep Yeah.
00:14:11
Nick Britten
oh i As a supporter, I want to hear players. ah If I'm supporting that club, I want to hear what players reflect what I've seen. Because if I'm supporting our club, I've seen it. If I'm not a supporter the club, and I'm not supporter of Manchester City, obviously, I like to get the players' view.
00:14:26
Nick Britten
I like to get that kind of inside the dressing room view of what individual players or collaborators, what the team... And you don't ever get it from... the music you don't really get it from the managers. You never really get in a kind of unsanitised version from the managers.
00:14:37
Nick Britten
But the players are often, or can be, a little bit more open. I don't like it when players are interviewed after a game. particularly when they've had time, when they come straight off the pitch, it's quite difficult because the adrenaline is pumping, they're tired and all that.
00:14:50
Nick Britten
But when they've had time to have a shower and reflect and come back out, I don't like it when they're just very bland and boring and noncommittal, which is the general, yeah.
00:14:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
Which is the general, it's the vanilla kind of interview Neil Giffey.
00:15:00
Nick Britten
Yeah, yeah well you where you where you learn nothing from. you know You learn nothing about either the game or their mindset or what they' yeah what they're thinking. So when Haaland comes out and go, he could easily have come out and go, yeah, we we did well.
00:15:13
Nick Britten
We're bit unfortunate. He could easily done that.
00:15:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:15:16
Nick Britten
But I think to say what he said reflected what people have seen. And I think that's good honesty. and We should have more of it.
00:15:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, i like Haaland.
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00:15:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think he's a good interviewer. The other thing that interested me about that interview was when the interviewer asked him, well, you didn't get any touches for the first 15 minutes. How do you feel about that? Would you like to be more part of the game?
00:15:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
He said, I don't care. I don't care. I have a job to do. I do it. Nothing else matters.
00:15:41
Nick Britten
Yeah.
00:15:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
I really like his clarity. clarity i real like his honesty. he's ah he's always ah He's always worth listening to, Haaland. So, brilliant. As we go into football, always pays to get, as we know in football, while I should say, it pays to get your team selection right. And here at Global Sports Podcast Network, we spend a lot of time selecting our delivery partner. and We chose Zencastr because Zencastr makes it easy to bring your vision to life and share it.
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Premier League Predictions and Speculations
00:16:22
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00:16:37
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Right, we enter part two of today's programme. Just by the way, before we get into that, if you want to send us an email, any aspect of Football League, teams, selection, anything...
00:16:48
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ah You can drop us an email at dailypremierleagpodcast at gmail.com. I think in the international break, we'll probably have a postbag edition because we've had a few emails in.
00:17:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
About time we caught up with them. There's a few topics to talk about in the postbag. So we'll probably do a postbag one in the course of next week. Right. Without further ado, ah let's have a look at the weekend's fixtures. We're going to do but predictions. Don't need scores.
00:17:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
Just need the direction of the result.
00:17:17
Nick Britten
the result.
00:17:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
um So, first things first, we've got a game on Friday night, which is always good fun. ah We'll deal with that first. Bournemouth in sixth place against Fulham in 11th. You remember last week, Bournemouth drew 2-2 with Leeds. Fulham lost 3-1 at Villa.
00:17:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
How is it hanging, Nick?
00:17:37
Nick Britten
Well, it's not hanging very well on the basis that I only got one prediction even vaguely right of every single.
00:17:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
Where's your chance of glory?
00:17:44
Nick Britten
Yeah, I don't know. I'm kind of minded to play a bit safer. ah that well went out on a few limbs last weekend. I'm minded to just say that every single game is going to be a draw because I've got literally no idea what's going to happen anymore.
00:17:59
Nick Britten
Everything I thought was going to happen last week didn't. So don't ask me. but I was to say don't ask me, kind of negates the point of doing this podcast, doesn't
00:18:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, that deaths that's not the greatest podcast that's ever been released, is it? Yeah, welcome to Don't Ask Me. And in this edition, we won't answer anything.
00:18:15
Nick Britten
yeah
00:18:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
So Bournemouth against Fulham.
00:18:17
Nick Britten
Don't ask me. ah
00:18:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'll go first if you want.
00:18:21
Nick Britten
um oh you go first then. go on, you go
00:18:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, I think that's a clear home victory. i think Bournemouth are playing it right on foot.
00:18:27
Nick Britten
first. Oh, well, that's that's cut that's my point. That's exactly what I'm thinking about. This should be a clear home victory. But like last week when Bournemouth had their last home game against Newcastle, they were rubbish. Then you go, why you why are you playing like this when you can play so much better?
00:18:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, they were playing Newcastle, they started playing Fulham.
00:18:43
Nick Britten
No, but Newcastle were rubbish as well. It was just a terrible game. um And I'm thinking, what happened with Bournemouth last weekend, actually? Let me have look.
00:18:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
They drew 2-2 with Leeds.
00:18:52
Nick Britten
Oh, that's right. Yeah, they got a late and thoroughly deserved the equaliser. Yeah, I mean, look, yes, yes home win. It's got to be home win.
00:19:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
Exactly.
00:19:00
Nick Britten
It's got to a home
00:19:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
Exactly. Right in Saturday... Good game, this. I'm looking forward to this one. Leeds against Spurs. Leeds in 12th. Spurs, of course, still up there in 4th. Inverted commas, somehow.
00:19:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
Leeds drew 2-2, of course, to Bournemouth, which we talked about last week. Spurs had a kind of slightly lucky 1-1 against Wolves, of course. Wolves, bottom of league.
00:19:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
So, do you reckon Spurs are going to fancy this on a rainy Saturday night in Leeds?
00:19:27
Nick Britten
Well, weren't great. They weren't great. Yeah, they weren't. They weren't great in Tottenham.
00:19:34
Nick Britten
Well, it's half-twelve kick-off, so it's an often early game. Yeah. o Yeah, Tottenham, lucky draw against Wolves. They weren't great in midweek against Bodo Glimt.
00:19:47
Nick Britten
Yeah, i'm tempted to I'm tempted to fancy leads on this, you know. I'm tempted for a sort of, I know we're not doing scores, but I'm tempted for a tight kind of home win. Sort of 2-1, 3-2, 3-1. I don't know, yeah.
00:19:58
Nick Britten
I think I'll go home win.
00:20:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
home win ken's going draw
00:20:04
Nick Britten
You just changed your mind. You just changed your mind. You definitely had this down as a home win. I know that. I know that. And you've just changed your mind.
00:20:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
gotta make it interesting it's podcast 101 make it interesting right next game here's a tough one here's a tough one
00:20:12
Nick Britten
Yeah.
00:20:16
Nick Britten
but but look You should have said. We've been doing it for ages. You never told me to you know it's time to make it interesting.
00:20:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
It is a tough one though. I don't know which way I'm going to go on this. Arsenal against West Ham.
00:20:31
Nick Britten
Well, listen, Nuno's teams, they had a great, they had a good start, didn't they? Yeah, he had a good start Monday night, did old Nuno. So I can see West Ham getting something out of his game.
00:20:42
Nick Britten
I really can. ah really can. i can see can see West Ham upsetting Arsenal.
00:20:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
Okay. what What are you going for, Nick?
00:20:54
Nick Britten
I don't know why. I've got something in my mind suggests this is going to be like or 1-0 or something like that.
00:20:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
You certainly have.
00:21:03
Nick Britten
There's going to be some really random result.
00:21:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right, i am going to it down for a draw.
00:21:07
Nick Britten
No, no, no. No, I haven't started yet. And the reason I say that is because last week I kind of did what appeared in my brain to be fairly, fairly obvious. And yet there was just a load of really random results.
00:21:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's going to happen if you're on the run.
00:21:18
Nick Britten
So, you know, Arsenal have played yesterday. They'll be tired. West Ham will have a week on the training ground with Nuno. They'll be more organised. They played a lot better up at Everton, even even after having one training session with them.
00:21:32
Nick Britten
They'll frustrate Arsenal. They'll annoy them. They will defend and kick and fight.
00:21:41
Nick Britten
um i can see I can see this ending in a draw, you know. I can see this ending in a draw.
00:21:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'm going put it down. You've said draw four times already in this this one little bit.
00:21:50
Nick Britten
Yeah. Okay, home win.
00:21:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, the competitive spirit eventually wins out over the yeah the gut feel there. Yeah, I'm down by that.
00:22:00
Nick Britten
But if if it's a draw, I'm counting that as well. Because I'll just...
00:22:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
Not sure how that works, I see. Right, next one. Here's one. Here's one for the... Hmm. This could be a very important game. Man United against Sunderland. Man United lose this.
00:22:14
Nick Britten
but This one's a bit clearer in my mind. This one's a bit clearer in my mind. Yeah, I'm going...
00:22:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well... Well, I reckon if he'd lose this, he's on very, very, very thin iso.
00:22:23
Nick Britten
I think he is. I'm going to win. I think Sunderland
00:22:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
wow
00:22:27
Nick Britten
will they've got it'd be one They've got nothing to lose and they're playing really well and Manchester United are just utterly ridiculous.
00:22:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I mean, look at last week's performance against Brentford. It was woeful, absolutely woeful. Laughed any type of energy.
00:22:40
Nick Britten
Yeah, no...
00:22:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
Sunderland obviously beat Forest, which is was a very good result at Forest. So I'm not sure i'm not i'm not sure it'll be an away win, but I think it'll be a low-scoring draw. I think it'll be a 1-1 or a 0-0.
00:22:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
You've clearly gone for the away win. Good lad.
00:22:57
Nick Britten
That's fine. yeah And there's nothing. It may well be that. It may well be 4-0 to Manchester United. Who knows?
00:23:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
that what ah Chelsea against Liverpool the big game of the weekend correct
00:23:07
Nick Britten
Is it a big game? Is it big game? I don't know. two teams who are sort of misfiring. ah don't ah the more i see The more I see of Chelsea, the less I like about them. I'm not going to lie. I think they're one-man team and that one man is injured at the moment and that's Cole Palmer.
00:23:21
Nick Britten
When he doesn't play, they just don't look nearly as good as when they do when he does play. And...
00:23:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah and Palmer's been off the boil for for six months though
00:23:27
Nick Britten
that
00:23:30
Nick Britten
No, he's come back in a team he's played really well.
00:23:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, and he's saying, all right, yeah.
00:23:32
Nick Britten
He's played really well two or three games, then he's got injured again.
00:23:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:23:36
Nick Britten
and And guess what? Chelsea have gone off the boil again. It's quite a poor... i mean Look, it would help if they managed to keep 11 players on the pitch. That would help as a starter because they're not very good at that.
00:23:47
Nick Britten
Three sentences in the last four games. That would help them. Liverpool, we all know kind of what's going on at Liverpool in terms of their defensive frailties. And they're just, again, off the boil. So you've got two teams here that are off the boil, Ken.
00:23:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
Not at the moment.
00:24:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:24:02
Nick Britten
And I would have no way of knowing which way this game will go. Literally no way going.
00:24:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
But that's why you paid the big money, Nick. You need to make a choice.
00:24:11
Nick Britten
ah Yeah. Well, okay. In that case, I'll just go straight down the middle and say it's a draw.
00:24:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
Draw. Ken is going home win.
00:24:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
I have no confidence in Liverpool at the moment. ah just don and Every time i watch him, I think they're over massively overrated. And I know they had a great start to the season, but actually they didn't really. They just got a lot of late goals.
00:24:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
And I think that was masking an awful lot of stuff that wasn't really working at Liverpool. I think...
00:24:40
Nick Britten
Yeah, no I think that's fair. But sooner or later, they've got to not stop being so rubbish. Now, whether it takes, and we talked about this the other day, didn't Put the old guard back in, take all the new players out of team, take Kerkers out of team, take Verts out of team, put Robertson back in at left back.
00:24:57
Nick Britten
you know Go back to go back to sort of some of what you were doing last season. And you might have a little bit more success. Ekutike's back, isn't he? And I think he's a big player for him.
00:25:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh,
00:25:05
Nick Britten
I'd expect him to start either up top or wide.
00:25:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think he will start. I think he will start. He looks the sharper, much sharper than he is at the moment.
00:25:12
Nick Britten
Yeah. yeah
00:25:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean, he's been out.
00:25:14
Nick Britten
Yeah. Sooner or later, Salah's got to start firing. He's got to start firing.
00:25:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. I don't think it's going be this weekend, though.
00:25:18
Nick Britten
He can't go on. Yeah.
00:25:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
I don't think going to be this weekend. I think Chelsea aren't great.
00:25:22
Nick Britten
Yeah.
00:25:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
Liverpool aren't great. I just think it'll be a i think it willll be a be a very exciting game, I suspect. But I think Chelsea will come out Sunday.
00:25:30
Nick Britten
Do you think like I could be really niiled dull nil-nil drawer?
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Okay, five more games to have a quick look at. ah First one, relatively straightforward, i think Villa, who are just starting, the seeds are starting to germinate, I think, at Villa at last against Burnley, who are difficult to beat, but don't score many.
00:26:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
What you reckon?
00:26:41
Nick Britten
Not straightforward as you might think. Yeah, Villa, why are you making that face?
00:26:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
I can't help it. It's... it's
00:26:50
Nick Britten
Oh, you're not making a face. That's just your face.
00:26:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
That actually is my face.
00:26:54
Nick Britten
who Yeah, look, Burnley did a decent job at Man City last week. before
00:27:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
Before losing 5-1. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.
00:27:02
Nick Britten
five But they started all right, um and they were in the game for quite a long time. They were in the game for quite a long time.
00:27:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:27:08
Nick Britten
but And it was only really in the latter part the second half that Man City just ran away with it.
00:27:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:27:13
Nick Britten
But for quite a long time, people are looking this going, because i've listened I listened to this on the radio when I was out and And the radio commentators were all saying, look, we could be on for a massive shock here. And then Man City just eased away.
00:27:25
Nick Britten
5-1 was not a true reflection of that game.
00:27:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. No, I agree with that. I agree with
00:27:29
Nick Britten
So, and Villa are, yes, they they they had a good win at last the other day, but confidence will be very fragile. And Burnley will make it difficult them. And if Burnley scored a first goal in this game, I think it could be a very tricky afternoon for Villa.
00:27:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
that. Okay.
00:27:44
Nick Britten
I really do. I really do. So it might be one of those games. But if pretty it Villa get the first goal, you kind of think, right, confidence will be up. So it might just come down to that. might be one of those games where he who scores first then goes on to win it.
00:27:57
Nick Britten
I think I'll go home win based only because I thought last time out Villa played well and there were certainly lots of good signs that the that they are coming back into form and some of the key players are going coming back into form.
00:28:12
Nick Britten
Ollie Watkins' first goal, you know, hes play he's the sort of player who can go on a little bit of a streak.
00:28:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
got his first goal that's important
00:28:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah and mcginn again got a goal you
00:28:19
Nick Britten
Yeah, Martin got cracker.
00:28:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
much
00:28:22
Nick Britten
Yeah, Martinez sort of now back in goal and seemingly got the Man United move out of his head is very, very important. And, you know, we talked about Buendia coming back into the team when he came in at halftime for Harvey Elliott.
00:28:34
Nick Britten
So, yeah, OK. I think it's a good game for Villa, Burnley at home. It's good game to sort of build on build on that confidence.
00:28:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think so too.
00:28:43
Nick Britten
And so, yeah, I'm going home win. A difficult game. Difficult game. i think Burnley make it difficult for for everybody they play against, ah but home win.
00:28:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I think so. I couldn't i couldn't agree more. I think Ollie Watkins getting goal, McGinn getting a goal. I just think I wouldn't be too surprised if both of those players scored again at the weekend. ah Yeah, I think it'll be actually quite comfortable. I think Villa will get the first goal, end up winning 2-3-0.
00:29:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
Here's an interesting one. Everton, who it's nice to see, are playing with some confidence, ah will have been a bit disappointed with their 1-1 against West Ham last time out.
00:29:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Palace, just amazing. Just amazing against Liverpool.
00:29:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean, we don't know how long the Palace bandwagon can continue. Obviously, they're up there in third place. This is a test for Palace. If they come through this, i mean, you know, any anything could happen.
00:29:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
What do you reckon, Everton Palace?
00:29:45
Nick Britten
Disappointing result for Everton on Monday night against West Ham. It was kind a little bit of the Everton of old where not a lot was going on. So I don't expect to repeat of that.
00:29:57
Nick Britten
Palace are the team of the moment without a shadow of a doubt. They're playing tonight. They're playing at the moment. They're just coming up to half time away at Dino Kiev and they're winning 1-0.
00:30:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
yep wow
00:30:06
Nick Britten
um Daniel Munoz, the wing-back, scoring that goal. And so there's nothing to suggest that but the Palace bandwagon isn't continuing to roll. But sooner or later...
00:30:19
Nick Britten
playing in Europe catch up with them.
00:30:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah yeah coming back from the ukraine tonight presumably
00:30:20
Nick Britten
It's very difficult playing Thursday, Sunday, Thursday, Sunday, Thursday, Sunday. And yeah, it's not, it's not easy. And I think they would have preferred this game to be maybe the Monday night game or something that to an extra 24
00:30:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:30:37
Nick Britten
Yeah, you're right. Sooner or later, sooner or later it's going to end. They're going to get beaten. I don't think it's going to be this weekend, though. I don't think it's going to be this weekend. I think this is one of those games where they'll go up to Everton, they'll get somebody out of the game, and oh I'm going for a point each draw.
00:30:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, can't disagree with that myself. And I think it has got it's got a draw written all over it. Palace are a very, very, very good team. Their first XI is outstanding. Everton are still piecing together some confidence. and So,
00:31:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:31:09
Nick Britten
Yeah, I mean, Everton's problem is scoring goals, isn't it?
00:31:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:31:11
Nick Britten
That's the problem. They haven't got they haven't got a decent goal scorer.
00:31:13
Nick Britten
Beto's not done a job. Barry's not done a job. So you're relying on Grealish, you're relying on Dewsbury Hall, you're relying on Njai. All of them are very, very good players. But I think if Everton are going to struggle this season, it's because they don't have that out-and-out goal scorer in the team.
00:31:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:31:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, I wouldn't disagree with that. Newcastle Forest. I've got a theory that Forest are really going to...
00:31:37
Nick Britten
Rubbish.
00:31:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, rubbish. I think they're going to struggle. I really think they're going to struggle. I think there's a mismatch between the coach and the talents and capabilities and attributes of the players.
00:31:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah Tough game. I mean, Newcastle are in 15th place, by the way, as we talk. Forrest is 17th. ah Newcastle obviously lost at home Arsenal, no disgrace in that.
00:32:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
Forrest lost 1-0 at home against Sunderland. There is disgrace in that. ah
00:32:08
Nick Britten
that's it Don't tell the Mackhams.
00:32:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, but you know what I mean. I think Newcastle are going to batter them. I think, especially after the performance last night. So I am going for a very clear home victory.
00:32:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
Okay.
00:32:22
Nick Britten
I think so too. They owe Forest. They owe Forest at St. James's Park. They're due a big win against them. it's not It's been a pretty decent hunting ground Forrest in the last couple of seasons.
00:32:35
Nick Britten
But I'll be interested to Forrest get on tonight. They're playing in the Europa League tonight. so yeah, yeah ah
00:32:44
Nick Britten
I'd like to think... I don't think they're as bad as you make out. Put it like that. So I was wondering where with it. don't think they're as bad a team as you make out. I thought id played well against Sunderland and they really should have got something out of that game. Chris Wood missed absolutely sitter. They missed chances.
00:32:57
Nick Britten
The goalie pulled off... yeah Roof, the goalie for Sunderland, really good. Really good. He pulled off some very good saves as he does most weeks. So...
00:33:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
but But aren't they so dependent on wood, though? I still think they're very dependent on wood.
00:33:10
Nick Britten
Yeah, I think...
00:33:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
If wood's out form, forget it.
00:33:10
Nick Britten
Yes.
00:33:13
Nick Britten
Yeah. No, I'd agree. And he looks out of form. But then I remember, it two years ago when he was a bit out of form? They went up there and he scored a hat-trick at St. James'.
00:33:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm. Hmm.
00:33:22
Nick Britten
nobody expected that. So, yeah, I don't think they're as bad, but I do think they're still adjusting and they're still getting into their stride and they're still trying to work out quite what Ang wants to do. And I think Newcastle will be far too strong for them, far too strong.
00:33:37
Nick Britten
And it could be sort of three or four job, you know?
00:33:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
It could. It could be a high-scoring game because Forrest is suddenly...
00:33:43
Nick Britten
yeah
00:33:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, Postacoglu wants them to be a high-scoring team, doesn't Clearly.
00:33:49
Nick Britten
Yeah. Yeah. But if you are pushing forward, as they are doing now, much more under, and you're then facing up Alanga and you're facing up Volta Marder and facing up Gordon and et al, Harvey Barnes and the like, whoever's coming on, Jacob Murphy.
00:33:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, they are. Much more.
00:34:08
Nick Britten
although he might be injured I can't think the top of head then you're going to be in trouble and Elanga springs to mind because he's just one of the quickest players in the Premier League he's lightning and of course he could do for Forrest against Forrest exactly what he'd been doing for Forrest the last two years which is catching people on the break and running riot so a big confidence boosting win for Newcastle last night they'll take that into the game on Sunday they'll win quite comfortably I think
00:34:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah yeah yeah
00:34:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
ye
00:34:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think so too. Forrest could find themselves in the relegation zone, if that's the case. Talking about the relegation zone, Wolves 20th versus Brighton in 10th. Wolves obviously had a bit of a ah well, actually, a more than deserved point against Spurs. Spurs scored late on.
00:34:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
Brighton had a fantastic 3-1 victory against Chelsea last time out. Are Wolves turning the corner? I mean, if they they've they've got their first point now.
00:35:04
Nick Britten
Yes. Yeah, I think so. I think so. I don't think they're as bad. I mean, they are as bad as being in 20th because the table says play six, zero wins. They haven't won a game yet this season.
00:35:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
point five eighteen
00:35:15
Nick Britten
They've got one point out teams. So they are bad, but I don't think they're that bad. That said, Brighton are very difficult team to play against. I sometimes wonder about Brighton, whether they're better away from home than they are at home.
00:35:29
Nick Britten
Whenever I watch them, I always quite like watching play away from home. You know, they play good football, they're fearless. and And yeah, this will be a difficult one for Wolves. I think Brighton will win this.
00:35:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
OK, I'm going to go for home victory. So we've got clear gap there between us. um I think, by the way, the relegation battle in the Premier League is going to be extremely hard to call this season.
00:35:52
Nick Britten
Thank you.
00:35:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
Because the usual suspects, i.e. the promoted teams, don't seem interested in going back down again, apart from Burnley.
00:36:05
Nick Britten
Yeah, I agree. Sooner or later, though, it gets very hard to play in this league.
00:36:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:36:11
Nick Britten
And what Sunderland will find and what Leeds will find, but Sunderland to a greater extent because they're just doing better. They've got 11 points
Premier League Relegation Battle Discussion
00:36:19
Nick Britten
off six games. Leeds have got eight points off six games. Burnley have got four points off six games.
00:36:23
Nick Britten
Now, for Sunderland, getting points in the bag early is very important because two things happen with promoted sides. They go in with a lot of ah momentum. They go in with a lot of enthusiasm. Everybody's up for it.
00:36:35
Nick Britten
It's new, it's shiny, it's exciting, it's brilliant. Then as the second half the season rolls round, oh, and also they have an element of surprise because teams haven't played you before.
00:36:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, correct.
00:36:44
Nick Britten
As the season rolls round, they tend to start dropping points because A, it becomes a slog and it becomes hard work. And also you start picking injuries and you start picking up your your your best, your first team. generally such Generally, where promoted teams benefit most at the start of season is having that first 11 fit and firing.
00:37:05
Nick Britten
As soon you start picking up injuries here, there and everywhere, the players who are coming in aren't necessarily of the same quality and they might not be Premier League quality.
00:37:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:37:13
Nick Britten
So that's when... And then when teams have sussed you out and know how you play, you've lost that element of surprise. So the second half of the season is always a lot harder than the first half for promoted sides. The more points you can get at the start of the season is absolutely vital.
00:37:26
Nick Britten
If you're Burnley sitting on four after six... That's not going to get any easier.
00:37:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:37:30
Nick Britten
That's not going to get any easier. I would fear for Leeds still, but they are they're they're doing better than I thought they would do and and suddenly doing a lot better than I thought they would do. So, yeah, so it does make the whole relegation thing a little bit different this year, which is good to see, by the way. But there aren't – I mean, look, West Ham are down there, and that's going to be a hard ask.
00:37:50
Nick Britten
yeah I still would think fancy Wolves finishing above West Ham.
00:37:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:37:55
Nick Britten
And I don't know why. I don't know why. I just think they will. I just think they're... They must have been in the performance.
00:37:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
I do like the mo you like manager. you I dont like the Wolves manager.
00:38:01
Nick Britten
Yeah, I like Vito Pereira as well. i don't I just don't get it. I just don't get it. ah Why they're doing so badly. um Forrest, one point and one place above the relegation zone.
00:38:11
Nick Britten
I'm trying to say that without a massive smile on my face.
00:38:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
You'll have a bigger smile on your face come Sunday, don't you?
00:38:17
Nick Britten
If Forrest went down, we'll play Forrest again in the Championship.
00:38:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right.
00:38:20
Nick Britten
That'll be good.
00:38:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
You won't be in the front championship, though. That's the only issue. So, we'll play on the Wrexham. I'll tell you what it was like. Right. Okay. ah Final game of the weekend on Sunday as well.
00:38:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
Brentford against Manchester City. Brentford in thirteen don better at the start the season than we're actually predicting. We've got them predicted to go down. But they've they've yeah had a fantastic win, obviously, against Man United.
00:38:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, it's only Man United. 3-1. Obviously, City won against Burnaby. ah City weren't great last night. there were the they were I mean, good again, we talked about Chris Wood being the absolute talisman for the Forest.
00:38:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean, without Haaland, I mean, City are pretty ordinary.
00:39:03
Nick Britten
Yeah, but luckily for them, they've got Haaland.
00:39:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
It got him though, yeah. And I've got him in the Fantasy League thing, so I'm quite
00:39:06
Nick Britten
And he's scoring.
00:39:08
Nick Britten
Yeah, and so he should be. ah Yeah, look, that's the thing. That's the difficulty with predicting a game like this because you've got Brentford versus Man City. And you've got Haaland, who's just a cheat code.
00:39:21
Nick Britten
So Brentford versus Man City without Haaland is a close game.
00:39:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
happy.
00:39:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:39:25
Nick Britten
And you think, hmm, you know, quite fancy, quite fancy something here. ah Brentford against Man City with Haaland becomes a different kind of kettle of fish altogether.
00:39:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:39:34
Nick Britten
and And so I don't, I'm going to go for an away win, not because I think Man City are particularly good, not that I think they're actually much better than Brentford, particularly when the're playing at the GTEC, but it's because they've got Haaland.
00:39:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I think... And Foden looks much better. but i'm They're not great. They're not firing all cylinders yet, City. I think it is officially, actually, the worst start for about 10 years in the Premier League.
00:40:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
But I just think they're goingnna have too much for Brentford. So
Podcast Conclusion
00:40:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
I, too, am going for an away victory. Right, that's it. There's our predictions. Looking forward to seeing how will they work out.
00:40:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
That will do. 40 minutes of... Prize winning punditry from the Premier League. PPP. That's what you get here every day on the Daily Premier League podcast.
00:40:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
That'll do it for today. Thanks for listening. I've been Ken Davis. Thank you very much. He's been Nick Britton.
00:40:30
Nick Britten
And it's been a pleasure.
00:40:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
Have a good one, everybody.