PL Review: ‘Boring’ FA Cup final but thrilling relegation scrap?

11:42Clinton Morrison:Would you effectively like to be an international coach where you don't get to choose any of your players? Will you tell you who you're playing with?

11:48Luke Edwards:That's why it is there at that football club. And most managers won't like it, but they're going to have to get on with it. And it's still Chelsea football club. It's still a huge football club. It's still a good job to have if you can get the players buying into what you want to do as a manager. I think Iriola, for me, what he's done at Bournemouth is fantastic. So for me, he'd be the top candidate at the moment.

12:07Clinton Morrison:Yeah, come and have a long drink from my chalice. What's in the chalice? Oh, no, let me throw another one. It's poison.

12:14Luke Edwards:I'll throw another one. You two might like this. I'll throw another one into the mix. Maybe Cesc Fabregas.

12:19Rick Edwards:I was going to throw him into the mix as well. So I'm very glad that you throw him into the mix before me. Yeah, not a bad one. That's not a bad one.

12:25Clinton Morrison:Would he do it? Here we go. It feels a bit early. If I look at, yeah, but if I look at what's happened to Resenia, it feels like there's a similar level of experience between those two. But do you know

12:40Luke Edwards:where it is, Rick? Where he would get more praise because they would respect him because of what he's done at Chelsea before and what he is as a footballer. So he'd earn the respect. But I understand exactly what you're saying at this moment. They want a big name, isn't it? And Cesc was a big footballer and doing well at Como. So it could be different. But I think what Luke said, Iriola's the standout one for me. I think he's a top manager. On Leeds, just didn't give quite enough, did they?

13:07Clinton Morrison:They had that big, in fairness, big, big chance right near the start. Aronson through and Sanchez made, I think, an excellent save with his feet. But they kind of huffed and puffed a bit in the second half. But Chelsea were reasonably comfortable, I think, Luke.

13:24Rick Edwards:Yeah, a team that's used to playing in semifinals and at Wembley, groups of players are used to playing on that stage, playing against perhaps a collection of players who aren't used to those sorts of games. They were second best in the first half of that early chance apart. And Chelsea, actually, I was really impressed with Chelsea in the first half. I thought they were pretty dominant and could have gone on to get the second goal. But then Leeds, as you say, huffed and puffed is maybe a bit unkind. I thought they did a much better job on Chelsea. They stopped Chelsea playing a lot more. They got into some really good positions.

13:57Rick Edwards:Calvert-Lewin header springs out to mind. Sanchez made another really good save, didn't he, in the second half? And look, Sanchez has had his critics this season, but he's probably got them. If you think the saves he's made, he's actually got them to the final. So he deserves a bit of credit. But yeah, I just think Leeds maybe, just maybe froze a little bit. It was a much bigger deal for them, for the football club, and their supporters than it was for Chelsea. And I just think that maybe got the better of them a little bit because they didn't give. They've been so impressive in the league, been playing so well, and have really found this formula that has got them out of relegation danger.

14:28Rick Edwards:I don't think we saw that version of Leeds today. And I think that might have been, might be unfair, but a little bit of stage fright perhaps in terms of being at Wembley in the semi-final where they haven't been for a long time.

14:38Clinton Morrison:Let's talk about the final then. I've already kind of alluded to this, but after what has been a pretty thrilling FA Cup this season, there's been some rounds that have been stellar and then the excitement of, and we'll talk about the game a bit more, but Southampton getting that goal against City and you're thinking, wow, Southampton in a final, they're flying in the league. We end up with just Manchester City, Chelsea, two of the biggest clubs of the last 10, 15, 20 years in the final. You even referenced it there with the Leeds fans. You can't think of it like this, really, but it would obviously mean so much more to Leeds and the Leeds fans to be in an FA Cup final than it will to the Chelsea fans.

15:25Clinton Morrison:And that's just true, and that's not a criticism of Chelsea fans. And I think some of the criticism of the fact that City didn't take all their allocation of their semi-files, probably unfair. They're just so used to it, and it's expensive, and it's in London like I kind of think well

15:41Luke Edwards:I think Rick makes I think you make a great point but it's just it's expensive it's in London but it feels like that's Man City's second home doesn't it Wembley we've been there so many times it's not it's not a thrill

15:52Clinton Morrison:it's not a novelty

15:53Rick Edwards:there's no novelty

15:54Clinton Morrison:there's no novelty there's no novelty to this final you just sort of go oh yeah

15:59Rick Edwards:it's a bit of a shrug of the shoulders final in that respect I totally agree with you and for the great classic ingredients for a great FA Cup final you need an underdog and you need a favourite. Yeah, I agree. Like last year. You have Palace, that's why last year was so good because if we think of the great FA Cup finals through the years, and I'll pluck one off the top of my head, Wimbledon or Coventry winning in the 80s. Yeah, yeah. And then obviously the Crystal Palace won, Wigan winning, beating Manchester City, Leicester beating Chelsea. These are the great cup finals. They're the ones you really get excited for because that's the magic of the cup.

16:34Rick Edwards:Whereas this feels like two big beasts, two clubs who sort of look at the FA Cup and it's not a priority for them, but they get to the final anyway. It's not particularly special. It's probably going to be marginally more special for Chelsea than Manchester City because look, Manchester City have got to four in a row. No, I don't think anyone's ever done that before. No, it's the first time in history they're dominant of the cup competitions as well as the league. And they've this stranglehold they've had on English football. I don't think it's good for the product of the Premier League as a whole because they are just hoovering up trophies every year.

17:07Rick Edwards:They're in line now to do another domestic treble. They've reached every FA Cup semi-final since 2019. So what you're saying about their supporters is right. Why would they get excited? It's a bit by Munich, a bit PSG and I don't think that's good. And then Miguel Delaney of the Independents made a really good point as well about this cup final and he said that it's also we can't ignore this. It's between two clubs. One who've been punished for breaching financial Premier League financial rules in Chelsea. And another, Manchester City, who are seven years on. They deny any wrongdoing and they firmly deny they've done anything wrong.

17:46Rick Edwards:But they've still got these 115 charges for financial irregularities hanging over them. So it just leaves a slightly sour taste, which I don't think is great. I want sweetness and light in the FA Cup. I want those romantic stories. I want the underdog taking on the Giants. But Bartley ought it in winning.

18:05Clinton Morrison:That's what everyone wants. Yes, exactly. And wouldn't it be great to have a journalist like Miguel Delaney, someone who offers real insight and value on this pod. On the game itself... I'm just not...

18:17Rick Edwards:I'm not... I can't just let that hang. I just can't let that slide.

18:23Clinton Morrison:Well, you are going to, because we've moved on to talk about the game. Southampton were really up against it. City were battering away at them. But then, I mean, there was excitement of that. But Sienza on the left foot up? Yeah, Sienza's the left hand side. You're right. He's good. And when he scored that, I know it was offside, but when he scored that goal, I was excited. And then when they scored the goal, that is an absolute banger. I'm sure everyone will have seen it by now, but it's so good. And the feeling then, you were like, wow. But City, they're just a machine. No, they are. When they need someone to step up, there's always someone.

19:02Clinton Morrison:I know Doku's goal is fairly lucky.

19:05Rick Edwards:They get a luck, a big slice of luck as well, which they don't need. Can I be honest? No, it's true. They've got pretty much every advantage going.

19:15Clinton Morrison:They could have scored four or five by then. They could have.

19:19Luke Edwards:But to be fair, the winning goal is fantastic. I don't think he had that in the locker.

19:22Clinton Morrison:Have you seen Ryan Shirky's reaction to it?

19:25Luke Edwards:Yeah, yeah, yeah. Just the hands on hips. I can't believe it. He's like, I can't believe he's done that. That's not what we've brought him to do. but it's a great strike like Fina Zad scores a brilliant goal for Southampton and I think Southampton Tonda Eckhart the manager huge praise to him because the job since he's gone in there he's been fantastic they're now concentrating on trying to get promoted back to the Premier League so they can play Man City again next season do you know what I mean?

19:48Clinton Morrison:They'll go in now to those playoffs having A. being the form team and B. having had that Wembley experience against it like that feels like I mean

19:58Luke Edwards:you never know

20:00Clinton Morrison:with playoffs obviously but they will go in I think probably as fairly strong favourites because they just look like a great side

20:08Luke Edwards:you're right because if you look at the likes that are up there Millwall and Middlesbrough they've been there all season so if one of them drops out or yeah both of them could drop out well I mean Middlesbrough will be gutted that they're not getting yeah Middlesbrough have been there the whole time so you need to get that form of Southampton you're right though every year there's a team that just comes from nowhere and it's Southampton at the moment but I think you make a good point of playing at Wembley because I feel like other players get nervous playing at Wembley, but they've had the experience of playing against one of the best teams in Man City, so yeah, really good.

20:37Luke Edwards:That was a really good match. They did themselves really proud Southampton. I think they've had an outstanding season. They are my tip to get promoted out of the playoffs, but you know, stranger things have happened.

20:45Clinton Morrison:So as things stand, it will be Southampton against Borough in the semi-finals. And just, I know we've touched on them, but Coventry, just one of those teams that you think nice, very nice, This is just me, Shai Moj. Nice to have them back in the Premier League. Nice to have them back in the top flight.

21:05Luke Edwards:I agree with you. They started to suffer. I was at the game today against Wrexham and the fans were, there's a great atmosphere. They deserve it. Frank Lampard said it many a times, done a brilliant job. Can't forget what Mark Robbins has done to that football club over the years where they struggled and had to ground share at Northampton and things like that. So yeah, they've suffered. But to be back in the Premier League where they belong, I think they've been outstanding. It's not a fluke when you finish top of the championship playing 46 games. It is a hard league. It takes a lot out of you.

21:32Luke Edwards:And they've had a few ups and downs. But you've got credit. The owner went and brought in a few players in January, which Frank wanted. And they were the best team by a country mile. So credit to them. And it's good to see Frank Lampard back in the Premier League managing. I think he thoroughly deserves it.

21:46Clinton Morrison:And doing well, yeah. When were they last in the Premier League? 25 years ago? Yeah, 25 years.

21:52Luke Edwards:Yes, mate, you're right.

21:54Clinton Morrison:Okay, let's move on to the Premier League then. A win for Tottenham after. 118 days. It was genuinely very exciting and great listening to Five Live because you've just had that kind of final day of the season type chaos for that like four or five minutes. Spurs out the relegation zone and then West Ham get that, through Callum Wilson get that goal. And I did think this is actually from a neutral perspective, having this excitement at the bottom and then the title race, I know there's only two teams in it, but also going to the wire is good, Luke.

22:31Rick Edwards:It is definitely good. Well, this is, yeah, we want drama. We want intrigue. We want tension and storylines to emerge from that. And, yeah, you're exactly right. Tottenham weren't great against Wolves. I mean, they were not great. No. But they found a way. And, you know, every fire needs a spark. And that could be it. Polini's goal could be it. Scrappy goal. Far post. Tap it in. Bang. And you sort of think, and suddenly you put yourself on top of them. They get the goal, finally. Playing against the worst team in the Premier League. They think, right, and then they get news of the result filters through from Upton Park that everything have equalised late on.

23:07Rick Edwards:Happy days, hallelujah, celebrations. And then West Ham, to their credit, to West Ham's credit, find a way themselves to get a goal. I was watching the Sunderland-Forest game on Friday and I actually wrote in the Telegraph that it felt like that result for Forrest over Sunderland. Forrest were brilliant, by the way. Sunderland were dreadful, but Forrest were absolutely brilliant. Blew them away four goals in the first half. Absolutely fantastic. And you're sort of thinking, that result, you just thought, that is now going to be one of the big boys. I mean, you looked at it and you thought, that's going to be the gap they've opened up.

23:38Rick Edwards:Yeah. It was eight points over Tottenham when Sottenham kicked off. It's going to be Tottenham or West Ham will go down. I don't know whether the fact that Tottenham or West Ham have both won maybe drags Forrest back into a little bit. I don't think so. but whoever out of Tottenham or West Ham gets out of it now, I think they've got to win at least now two of the remaining four games of the season. At least two. And again, you still look at the form guide, you'll say West Ham are more likely to do that than Tottenham.

24:04Clinton Morrison:Yes. But... Yeah, although the new manager, yeah, it makes it slightly more... They've got a lot of injury spurs though as well.

24:10Rick Edwards:Simon's been out now as well. They've lost Solanke as well, haven't they? So they're depleted, Tottenham, but they needed to show something. they needed to ignite this survival fight and they did at least do that against Wolverhampton it was just a massive kick it was like clawing up wasn't it out of a cliff and then you get to the top and then Nuno Espirito Santos just stood at the top and just stamps on your fingers and just sends you back down again it's just a bit like that I think there's going to be a lot of drama down there I still make West Ham my favourite to get out

24:43Clinton Morrison:Leeds are going to have a say aren't they, they play both Spurs and West Ham yeah they're right you're right I think that I mean West Ham have got Arsenal imagine for West Ham fans I was talking to a West Ham fan about this you beat Arsenal derailing their title chances and possibly also sending Spurs down that's like that's your best dream scenario it actually doesn't get better than that I don't think if there would be some way of it being bad for Chelsea as well yeah chef's kiss that for West Ham yeah it's really nice because we like nice stories redemption narrative Kinski's save was lovely given the absolutely awful night he had in Madrid which was not that long ago was it less than two months ago I liked it

25:31Luke Edwards:no it was great he deserves it don't he he's had a bit of a nightmare and I think since Vicario got injured I think he's done alright in the last previous games for sure so yeah it's moments like that we said it when he what happened in the Champions League it could either make you or break you. And hopefully it's made him and made him a stronger person and he can come back and have big moments. He probably never thought he was going to play for Tottenham again this season because Vicario is the number one, but he's been out injured and he's grabbed it with both hands. So credit to them. And going back to it, I think what Luke said is right.

26:02Luke Edwards:That was not pretty from Tottenham. It was, I listened to the game on Five Live. It sounded like they were terrible. Had no, couldn't create anything, but it's all about getting the three points they managed to get. But you know, this is football because at one minute they're buzzing because Everton have equalised and then the next minute they deflated even though they've won because Callum Wilson scores the winner and that's just the way it goes at the minute.

26:24Clinton Morrison:I think, you know, the same position, didn't play great, but just mentally, just I think getting that win is big for them. West Ham, I think the manner of that win will give them a huge amount of confidence there because when Everton equalise, you just go, ah. And to get that, to keep pushing, Jarrod Bowen obviously involved because of course that's big Luke.

26:50Rick Edwards:Yeah and can West Ham fans stop leaving before the game ends as well because it happened in the FA Cup as well didn't it and I saw when Dewsbury Hall puts the ball in quite a few leave quite a few just go I've had enough but again they find a way and the fans that stayed in the stadium really stayed with the team as well and we haven't always said that about West Ham there hasn't always been that synergy between supporters and team been a bad-tempered season, a couple of seasons really. But they stayed with them. And I just want to take a special mention, and Clinton will appreciate this, how good is Callum Wilson's finish?

27:24Rick Edwards:Because I know it looks simple. It looks easy, yeah. But it's bobbling ball. He has to run onto it. It's in the last minute. There's a goalkeeper and a defender on the line. And he very cleverly, just an old pro, he puts it into the turf first, very deliberately. So it bounces up. How difficult is that, Clinton?

27:43Luke Edwards:Yeah, it's difficult. it's brilliant but everyone I spoke to said oh he should score I said Jay you would say that because you've never been in that position so you've all done it at goals or on five a side but not in a big game where thousands are saying you need to score so it's experience he's got he's scored big goals I've said it listen Clinton have you ever scored

28:01Clinton Morrison:in a power league in Mill Hill yeah that's what I said in goals that's what I call it

28:05Luke Edwards:I have done it many a times don't worry about that Rick and I have celebrated and I've also missed that Callum Wilson chance in a power league so I understand but he's had big moments for them. I think the Tottenham game a few months ago where he scored the winning goal and then this one against Everton, I think it's a big one. It's going to go right down to the wire because if you look at it on paper, West Ham actually have the tougher fixtures. But the thing is, you mentioned it earlier, momentum with West Ham is better. But this win for Tottenham could lift them. And I was going to say what Luke was going to say.

28:34Luke Edwards:I did think Forrest might be out of it. I'm now 50-50. I still think they could be out of it, but it's 50-50.

28:40Clinton Morrison:Yeah. But I think, again, off the back of that result. Such a resounding... And they're in... You know, you look at their last... They've won... Their last six games, won three, drawn three, Forrest. Yeah.

28:51Luke Edwards:The only thing is the Europa League semi-fam, but it's not the only thing. It's an advantage to be fair. I think it helps. I think it helps the feel, you know.

28:58Clinton Morrison:Here's something for you, Luke. You won't like it. Oh, great. Is there any way that Newcastle... I knew he's coming with that. ...gets sucked in?

29:07Rick Edwards:I knew it was... I saw his face like that. I saw it.

29:11Clinton Morrison:I'm just looking at that. I'm looking at the table. I'm looking at Newcastle. So are Newcastle fans.

29:16Rick Edwards:So are Newcastle fans. No, I know.

29:18Clinton Morrison:I'm just thinking, well, if somebody, I mean, it would require De Zerbe to do something pretty amazing with Tottenham. Win three and Newcastle don't win a good game for the rest of the season. I can sort of imagine that.

29:31Rick Edwards:I think a lot of the more pessimistic Newcastle supporters can also imagine it because there's eight defeats in 12, five defeats on the spin. They don't look like a team's going to score a lot of goals at the moment. They were better against Arsenal. They were. But again, they didn't get a result when even a point would actually, in those circumstances you were just talking about, a point would have felt pretty good. There's a lot of pressure now on Saturday's home game against Brighton. That is for sure. I don't realistically see they're in any imminent threat, but they are in free fall and the season has imploded and there are players there who have been accused of already having one hour on leaving.

30:11Rick Edwards:So huge pressure. There's a board meeting at Newcastle this week in which Eddie Howe will meet Chairman Yassir Laura-Muyan and be asked to explain where things have gone wrong. I think we're going to know a lot more about the future in terms for the manager after that. It's a very tense and nervous football club at the moment and a very angry one, actually, if you go on social media at the moment. Angry with you, mainly.

30:34Clinton Morrison:Let me just put this to you then. So Brighton home, could easily lose that. Forest away. Away. Very easily lose that. West Ham at home. West Ham fighting for their lives and on way better form than Newcastle and then Fulham away.

30:49Rick Edwards:Yeah, but you could name any team in the Premier League at the moment and we would say that's a tough game for Newcastle.

30:54Clinton Morrison:I know we're going to talk about it. Yes, that's true, but I think you've got two teams in there who really, really need wins and have got momentum behind them.

31:03Rick Edwards:Equally, if they play like they did against Arsenal, they're going to have no problems whatsoever. They're going to win games playing like that. You've got to get a point. They should have got a point.

31:11Luke Edwards:they should have got a point the Visser chance actually Clint

31:14Clinton Morrison:if we're going to praise Callum Wilson's finish I'd love you to talk me through what Visser was playing

31:19Luke Edwards:I don't know what's going I'm watching it thinking this is a goal

31:23Clinton Morrison:Volta Marder's ball is like

31:24Luke Edwards:it's unbelievable from Volta Marder he's been criticised the ball from Volta Marder is outstanding it is harder to do what Visser done it's harder it's harder to do that because you basically you've got to get

31:36Clinton Morrison:you've got to look up at the sky exactly

31:38Luke Edwards:get on your back get your pitching wedge boots out. I don't like to be critical of players because I know it's a hard job, but I am going to be critical of him. It is a terrible, terrible miss. Even if he miss hits that, it goes in. He could shin it in. He could shin it in. That's what I'm saying, shin it in. He's moaning he's not starting in the head of Sula. Almost better if he didn't make contacts.

32:00Clinton Morrison:It's like it's embarrassing, but it's not as embarrassing. No, it's a bad thing.

32:04Luke Edwards:It's still travelling now. It's not even come down yet.

32:09Clinton Morrison:Well, for a man who doesn't like to slag players off, he did a good job there.

32:13Rick Edwards:Absolutely two-footed Johan Witter. Have you seen Arteta's reaction is good

32:17Clinton Morrison:because he's like, I cannot believe this guy's let us off. He must be an Arsenal fan. Or he really hates City.

32:23Rick Edwards:But that sums up Newcastle's problems this season. They signed two strikers in Wister and Valtemarland. None of them score goals. Neither of them score goals, sorry. Willis Sula's so raw. He's a project player signed two and a half years ago who remains a project player now, that is a big problem for them.

32:40Clinton Morrison:Right at the start where he completely missed the ball when he threw it. That was a shame. Okay, we're going to talk a bit more about Arsenal-Newcastle and Liverpool's win against Crystal Palace shortly. But first, halftime teaser. Fulham's burnt Leno has now started every one of their last 146 Premier League matches. Longest ongoing run for any player in any team. The sixth longest in Premier League history. how many of the five players with longer runs can you name i'll guess at one maybe the answer's next plus plenty more

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34:53On the Football Daily Podcast, Premier League Review with Rick Edwards.

34:58Clinton Morrison:Welcome back to the Premier League Review with me, Rick Edwards and Luke. What's your surname? Edwards as well, isn't it? And Clinton Morrison. Before the break, I asked you to name as many of the five players. It's forgettable. It's the same surname as mine. With the longest runners' starts in Premier League history, Fulham's burnt Leno has moved into sixth after starting 146 consecutive games.

35:21Luke Edwards:I'll be a goalkeeper again because they're the ones who got longevity.

35:24Clinton Morrison:Yeah, that's good thinking, Clinton. So give me a name. Shay Given is absolutely wrong Oh wow Go on Clinton

35:32Luke Edwards:No not Schmeichel That's way too long That's way too far That's not that far This is going to be a long one Peter Cech

35:40Clinton Morrison:No God Phil Jagielka No Seamus Coleman No

35:45Rick Edwards:Gareth Barry No

35:47Clinton Morrison:James Milner No Oh wow I'm just trying to think of

35:52Rick Edwards:Let's break What can I break for What Clinton Let's break Rick

35:55Clinton Morrison:It's close It's close What club do you play for? Okay, so there's a bunch of Liverpool players. Of course there are. Alison? No.

36:06Luke Edwards:Pepe Reina? No. Yes.

36:08Clinton Morrison:Oh, there he is. Pepe Reina, third, 183. Steven Gerrard? No. Jamie Carragher? No, I mean, look, I tried to give you the hint. When Clinton said goalkeepers, like, yeah. Yeah, but you said there's three at Liverpool. Oh, so it's more goalkeepers.

36:23Luke Edwards:Yeah, but what, if Liverpool only have one goalkeeper? Oh, sorry, sorry. so it's more at Liverpool not Bruce Grobbler that's way too far I don't remember him playing in the Prem much exactly what do you think Ray Clemens not Alison Pat Jennings

36:38Clinton Morrison:I mean it's pathetic it's absolutely pathetic you only had the point to be experts on the game of football that's your job David James David James twice did a run of 166 and a run of 158

36:50Rick Edwards:you can never get rid of David James though can you no and he'll tell you about that as well

36:55Luke Edwards:Oh, he'll tell you about that as well, J-Mo. Of course he will.

36:58Clinton Morrison:Yeah, so he's in at number four. So we've got another goalkeeper who played in Liverpool.

37:04Luke Edwards:Oh, for Everton then.

37:06Clinton Morrison:Well done. You're on fire.

37:11Luke Edwards:Pickford's played a few.

37:12Clinton Morrison:Yeah, but not enough.

37:13Luke Edwards:Wow. Everton, what is it? Nigel Martin. Now he leads, he leads, he leads. I'm trying to think. I don't know. I don't care about goalkeepers. I know you're trying to think.

37:22Clinton Morrison:I can hear you thinking. Luke, anything?

37:25Rick Edwards:No.

37:27Clinton Morrison:Clinton, you were very close when you said Schmeichel.

37:30Rick Edwards:I've got one. I know who it is.

37:31Clinton Morrison:Go on.

37:32Rick Edwards:I thought of him. Bald. He's a baldy, isn't he? Brad Friedel.

37:36Clinton Morrison:Yes. Very good. That's a good shout.

37:39Luke Edwards:310. But he didn't play for Everton. No. This is really going to do my head in. Okay. Didn't only also play. I know, I know, I know. Stop, stop. I know. Tim Howard. Tim Howard.

37:49Clinton Morrison:Yeah. Cool, Clinton. You're so dumb. You should have got that. Wow. And then at number five, and this is taking longer than anything else we do on this show, you were very, very close with Peter Schmeichel.

38:01Luke Edwards:It's Man United. Van der Sar. No, you couldn't get much closer. Kasper. Thank you. Sorry, mate. Sorry. 149. Oh, my God.

38:12Clinton Morrison:I would never have gotten that. It's hard. That was hard. I'm sweating. Yeah, I find it hard work. Fulham, big win over Villa. Villa are still going to be fine. They'll qualify for Champions League. But a real chance of European football under Marco Silva now for Fulham, Clinton.

38:26Luke Edwards:Yeah, definitely. And you know what it is as well, Rick and Luke, which I heard. So Villa finish fifth and win the Europa League. That means sixth place in a Premier League now is Champions League, isn't it? And it's looking more than likely that Villa will finish fifth. So now they've got to go on and win the Europa League. But yeah, as you said, for Fulham, I think the job Marco Silva's done, that's why I mentioned him in the Chelsea tour earlier. I think his stock's going to be high. I think he probably wants a change because he's not signed a new contract yet. I don't understand why it's took so long.

38:55Luke Edwards:But I think he's done a brilliant job there at Fulham. I think they've got some top players. Everyone knows their role. Yeah, they're just a very good team who's got a very good manager. And if Fulham, if he does get them into Europe, it might be a different conversation at the end of the season. But I think he's done a fantastic job, Silva.

39:12Clinton Morrison:Arsenal got back to doing what they were doing earlier in the season, which is just getting it done 1-0, if needs be. great strike from Ebriche Eze and it made me laugh because they'd done two of those short corner routines and the Arsenal fans were getting really hacked off you could tell they're like hold on, we're really good at scoring from corners just get it in the mixer and so when they did another short corner you could just feel the crowd being like oh and then Eze's like yeah I'll take care of it from here it's a beautifully worked goal actually

39:47Rick Edwards:it is a beautifully worked goal I think you'll be asking questions if you're Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe about why they were allowed to have two goes at it before the third chance when they whips it into the top corner. It was slightly different. It was slightly different, but a variation on a theme.

40:04Clinton Morrison:I think they thought they were going to do the same thing again.

40:09Rick Edwards:But Arsenal were stodgy. Very, very stodgy. as Clinton said earlier in the podcast Newcastle were the better team I heard Mikel Arteta say they dominated the game afterwards, I'm not sure who's trying to convince there himself his own players or the supporters because they didn't it was as it was against Bournemouth it was very anxious, very tense inside the Emirates but they held on, albeit against a Newcastle team that seems to have forgotten how to score goals, they did hold on they could have with a bit more composure with a final pass from Xocharez our old friend Toilet Duck they could have got a

40:48Clinton Morrison:my brother-in-law and father-in-law were there yesterday so the crowd absolutely lost their minds when it was a three on

40:55Rick Edwards:one I think and he passed it to the one it was pretty and there was a lot of space to play it into there was a lot of space and he could have played it at various points before he passed it to the one where it would have been an easier pass it was pretty much the worst possible execution of a three on one counter attack that I've seen. But they did get it done. They did. And Arteta's celebrations at the end, they've now put down the marker to Manchester City. They've done all they could possibly do, which was win the game. Yes, they could have extended their goal difference by a bit more, which would have been useful, but it just wasn't a performance for that.

41:32Rick Edwards:They were not free-flowing. They didn't cause Newcastle a lot of problems. I think Newcastle had the highest XG at the Emirates this season, more shots than any other team this season.

41:40Clinton Morrison:Yeah, I think Arsenal's 0.6. I mean, I hate XG, but 0.64.

41:44Rick Edwards:We don't like XG, but it was that sort of game. Arsenal were not at their best, far from it, but they got the job done and they have taken a small advantage in the title race because they got the points on the board.

41:56Clinton Morrison:I sometimes enjoy Pep's mind games. I don't think I'm massively enjoying this one when he's like, I'd say the Premier League's almost gone. We're back to second. We'll see. Shut up, Pep. No one's buying that. You know Pep's delighted with the position there, England.

42:14Luke Edwards:Yeah, yeah, yeah. Man City are in a brilliant position at the moment. They've clawed this back. I remember a month and a half ago, Arsenal probably could have been 12 points. Everyone's talking about the quadruple. And now they might not come away with any trophy. I still think you're probably looking at it and it's a difficult one because Man City don't play Everton until after Arsenal play Fulham on that Monday and Arsenal play the Fulham on the Saturday. So it could be six points and you'd rather have the points on the board. But I think Man City, the way they're playing at the moment, when they look like the two games that I look at and think to myself, difficult is Everton away and Bournemouth away.

42:45Luke Edwards:Other than that, I think Man City could go on and win every game. So it's going to go right down to the wire. Talking about goals scored, I think Man City will score more goals than Arsenal. I just think in them attacking options, they've got more creativity and more goal scorers than Arsenal at the moment. So that is why at the moment, if you ask me, I'd just go for Man City. But yeah, it's a fascinating title. And I think if Man City win it, this will be the best one that they've won since Pep's been there, just because of how far behind they were and how everyone wrote them off. I'm still hanging with Arsenal.

43:19Rick Edwards:Come on, I think it's better. No, I understand why, Luke, you're hanging with them.

43:22Luke Edwards:I'm not going to knock you on that because you know why? I'm sorry to interrupt you, mate. The reason I think that is because you're right. The games they've got, Arsenal could go the whole season and win every single game. The fixtures, you do fancy them in it. So I totally agree with you. But then I look at it against Newcastle and think, Vista scores they drop the points again they're playing Fulham next week they're in good form that's a real test for them but I agree with you

43:44Clinton Morrison:any London teams are going to be right at it to try and beat Arsenal I think let's finish things off on Liverpool then three wins in a row doesn't Liverpool don't feel like a team that have just won three on the bounce does take a bit of pressure off Arna Sla they're probably good for Champions League qualification now but they were I'd say they were pretty lucky to get the win against Palace. Palace were really pushing them and I think the better team. But a goal for Alexander Isak. First Premier League goal at Anfield. A mere 236 days after signing. I mean I suppose good weekend to end bad runs for Isak for Spurs.

44:26Rick Edwards:Yeah not worth every penny of his£128 million fee because he scored a goal against Crystal Palace. Well done Alexander. Not that I whole lingering animosity to the way you forced your way out on Newcastle. I'm a bigger man than that. I've let it go a long time ago.

44:42Clinton Morrison:You're a big man. I've seen you hanging on a rope.

44:45Rick Edwards:So's that swing.

44:49Rick Edwards:Look, Liverpool, again, they got the job done and the slot was under pressure, wasn't he, as well? And you can only win football matches. That's all you can do when you're under pressure to silence all the noise. And he's managed to do that, as you say, three games unbeaten. They're looking good for the Champions League. All the mood music now is is that he's going to get a chance to put things right next season and have another tilt at winning a title or winning the Champions League. So it's been a disappointing overall season, particularly when you think of the amount of money they spent last summer.

45:19Rick Edwards:Things haven't worked out with a number of their new signings. But yeah, it's ending with, I think, you know more, Rick. It's ending with a bit of positivity, isn't it? You can give Salah his nice grand send-off now, wave him off into the distance. Yeah, if he's all right.

45:33Clinton Morrison:I mean, he might be out for the rest of the season. Oh. Yeah, so, yeah, that's not so good.

45:39Rick Edwards:Well, you can still wave goodbye to him.

45:40Clinton Morrison:Yeah, true, true.

45:42Rick Edwards:He doesn't do much on the pitch anymore anyway, so if he just comes on, hobbles on, you wave goodbye to him, it's not a problem. Relax yourself.

45:49Clinton Morrison:I think final two minutes of the final game at Anfield, whether he's injured or not, just bring him on. Let him have a little wave. Yeah, I mean, I'm sweaty and I've laughed a lot, And that tells me it's been a good, solid Premier League. Thank you, Clinton. Thank you, Lou. Cheers, mate. More analysis and debate coming up on the Monday Night Live.

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