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Nov 2022
1h 13m

Nathan Jones by Bananarama

THE TIMES
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Hugh Woozencroft is joined by Gregor Robertson, Alyson Rudd and Tony Cascarino.


Liverpool came away from North London with three points from Spurs. What’s going on at Tottenham and why do they fall behind so often? (00:00)


Arsenal returned to the top of the table with a 1-0 win over Chelsea. Can we finally call Arsenal credible title contenders? (17:17)


Unai Emery started well at Aston Villa, beating Manchester United 3-1. Was he ever given a fair chance at Arsenal? (36:56)


Southampton have parted company with Ralph Hasenhüttl with the club in the bottom three - but was it a surprise? (50:20)


Leeds and Bournemouth played in the game of the weekend in the top flight. Has Jesse bought himself more time? (64:18)


The draw for the last 16 of the Champions League took place as we were recording. We react live! (70:24)


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