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Aug 2021
55m 18s

The Game Big Premier League Preview

THE TIMES
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Hugh Woozencroft is joined by Gregor Robertson, Jonathan Northcroft, Tom Roddy and Paul Hirst.


The new Premier League season is almost upon us - but which teams will do well and which teams face another rocky road ahead? (00:00)


We’ve got several new managers in the league this season. Some are well known but some we know very little about. Which teams have made the smartest appointments? Will Rafa Benitez win over the Everton fans? (22:01)


Chelsea have already won one trophy after their UEFA Super Cup victory last night. Tom Roddy joins us from Belfast to reflect on a game which saw Kepa exorcise from demons from penalty shootouts gone by (37:48)


Paul Hirst gives us his thoughts on how both red and blue sides of Manchester will be feeling going in to the new season and whether the addition of Harry Kane would make City dead certs for the title (43:48)


We predict the big stories of the coming season, with some less-than-impressive headlines we expect to see before May (50:48)


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