Are Arsenal the only team not in transition?

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🗓️ 4 December 2025

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

After a goal packed set of midweek fixtures what has changed?

Chelsea’s title credentials were checked as a buoyant Leeds put three past them at Elland Road. Man City won but looked anything but assured. Villa are now only six points off top spot and play Arsenal at the weekend. And as for Arsenal - no change there, while others toil they won again.

Elsewhere is Cristian Romero a defender or a striker and how good is Erling Haaland?

Arne Slot and Liverpool continued to labour. Tony sees worrying signs as Salah, Van Dijk and Isak all struggle. But Sunderland continued to demonstrate what a well coached, well drilled side they are, taking points of Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool already this season.

Gregor Robertson is joined by Tony Cascarino and Jonathan Northcroft

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to the game football podcast from The Times.
0:07.0	Chelsea were beaten 3-1 by Lully Leeds United at a raucous Ellen Road on Wednesday night,
0:12.5	denting Enzo Mariska's flickering hopes of mounting a title challenge.
0:16.9	Erling Halland scored his 100th Premier League goal in record-breaking time
0:20.4	as Manchester City held off a Fulham fight back to edge a nine-go epic, and Ashton Villa climbed to third after coming from behind to beat Brighton in a seven-gold thriller.
0:30.7	But after another win and another clean sheet for Arsenal against Brentford can anyone give Michel Arteta's side a run for their money.
0:38.2	We'll be discussing that and all the rest of the action from a packed midweek of fixtures.
0:42.9	Plus, we'll be looking ahead to Friday's World Cup draw.
0:46.5	I'm Gregor Robertson, and joining me in the studio today, we have the Sunday Times football correspondent, Johnny Northcroft,
0:52.6	and the former Chelsea and Aston Villa striker
0:54.7	and Times columnist Tony Cascarino
0:56.8	Guys, good to have you here
0:59.1	Another packed midweek of action
1:01.2	Yeah, quite stuff
1:02.5	Headlining the Times from Leeds
1:05.2	Victory against Chelsea Yorkshire Grip
1:07.5	Too Much for Lifeless Chelsea Tony
1:09.7	Back to Earth with a bump for Enzo Moreska's side after obviously a really positive
1:13.6	week win against Barcelona, huge plaudits from the draw against Arsenal.
1:18.6	This is the kind of game where they just seem to come unstuck.
1:22.6	Well it would have been really hard to predict that they'd go to Leeds and get beat free one
1:26.6	because there's been no evidence of that of late. Chelsea have had loads of energy. He made changes. Mariska said
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