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Oct 2022
33m 57s

What's going wrong at Wolves, Nottingham...

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About this episode
On the latest episode of Essential Football, we take a closer look at the Midlands teams in the Premier League.

Sky Sports News senior reporter Rob Dorsett and Sky Sports football features writer Adam Bate join Danyal Khan to take a more in-depth look at Aston Villa, Leicester, Wolves and Nottingham Forest and their struggles so far this season.

With all four currently in the bottom five of the Premier League, we ask what is going wrong at the Midlands clubs in the top-flight?
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