Dec 22

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How Morgan Rogers is driving Villa's unl...

About this episode

The Premier League presented a Christmas cracker of a weekend of football.

From Morgan Rogers’ magic in Aston Villa’s win over Manchester United, to Spurs’ red cards in their defeat to Liverpool.

And… after Wolves lost once again - are they the worst Premier League team ever?

Ayo Akinwolere is joined by The Athletic’s Adam Crafton and Jack Pitt-Brooke to dissect all of the action.

Host: Ayo Akinwolere

Guests: Adam Crafton, Jack Pitt-Brooke

Executive Producer: Abi Paterson

Producers: Mike Stavrou, Paul Iliffe

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