198th Manchester Derby, Chelsea’s Moment of Truth, Spurs–West Ham Misery, and Arsenal’s Title Pace: Big Weekend Preview 01/16/26

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🗓️ 16 January 2026

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Big Weekend Preview returns as Rog is joined by Rory Smith to answer your questions ahead of the Premier League weekend. They dig into the 198th Manchester derby, with Michael Carrick stepping in as interim at Manchester United and Manchester City trying to stay within touching distance in the title race. Then Chelsea face their first real league test under Liam Rosenior against an in-form Brentford, while Spurs host West Ham in what some are calling the misery derby. Lastly, Arsenal head to Nottingham Forest looking to keep their title charge on track after last season’s stumble there.

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0:54.5	Respect to the Premier League script writers
0:57.4	dropping their Manchester Derby episode on us,
1:00.4	while Manchester City are praying they can still cock a fist.
1:04.3	Manchester United are praying they haven't fallen and can't get up.
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