Alan Smith exclusive: Can Arsenal bounce back? Will Liverpool finish in the top four? Can Spurs shake off their inconsistency?
Sky Sports Premier League Podcast
Sky Sports
4.0 • 760 Ratings
🗓️ 16 February 2023
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
With Arsenal knocked off the top of the table, how will Mikel Arteta’s side react with a Saturday lunchtime kick-off at Aston Villa? Will the game have an extra spark for Villa boss Unai Emery after his bruising spell at the Emirates Stadium?
In the Saturday Night Football match at St James’ Park, will Liverpool return to Sky Sports with another victory after the Merseyside Derby win? Can they realistically still make the top four?
Newcastle have drawn four out of their last five – how much of a concern is that, and what impact does the Carabao Cup final next weekend have on Eddie Howe’s players?
Tottenham are live on Super Sunday against West Ham. Can they shake off their inconsistency against their London rivals? And how green are the shoots of recovery David Moyes has overseen at the London Stadium?
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| 0:45.7 | I'm Ron Walker and I'm joined by Sky Sports Alan Smith to assess how City's winner Arsenal on Wednesday night changes things going into the next round of games, |
| 0:53.9 | as well as |
| 0:54.9 | whether Liverpool can build on their Merseyside Derby win with a Saturday night football |
| 0:58.9 | trip to Newcastle. We'll also look ahead to Tottenham's game with West Ham as they finally |
| 1:03.6 | attempt to arrest a bewildering run of inconsistent form live on Sky Sports on Super Sunday. |
| 1:10.1 | First off, Alan, how are you doing? Was that a |
| 1:12.8 | tough watch at the Emirates in Midweek? It was a little bit. Always nervous going into a game |
| 1:19.6 | like that. And obviously, it didn't turn out how I would have wanted it. Arsenal fans |
| 1:26.3 | would have wanted it. But fans would have wanted it. |
| 1:30.6 | But all is not lost. |
| 1:31.5 | All is not lost. It's just disappointing that goals were gifted |
| 1:34.6 | more than earned by a city. |
| 1:37.0 | Obviously, the first one, the Tommy Asu backpass, |
| 1:40.0 | got the ball rolling. |
| 1:41.7 | And it's always going to be difficult after that. |
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