Arsenal Pull Away, Wow Pedro & VAR Again!

The Rest Is Football

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Soccer, Sports, Football

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🗓️ 6 March 2026

⏱️ 41 minutes

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The Premier League title race takes another dramatic twist as Arsenal move seven points clear at the top. After Manchester City drop points at home to Nottingham Forest, are Pep Guardiola’s side now too far behind to catch the Gunners? There’s also plenty to discuss at Chelsea. Have they finally found their long-term number 9? João Pedro has been in sensational form under Liam Rosenior, but can he fire Chelsea back into the Champions League next season? And with the race for the top five heating up, which of Manchester United, Aston Villa, Chelsea, or Liverpool will miss out? Plus, Gary, Alan and Micah revisit the ever-controversial topic of VAR. Has its introduction actually lowered the standard of refereeing to the worst it’s ever been? The Rest Is Football is powered by Fuse Energy. Sign up and use the referral code FOOTBALL and you could win a 1990 England shirt signed by the hosts of The Rest Is Football. Visit https://www.fuseenergy.com/football for terms and conditions. Join The Players Lounge: The official fantasy football club of The Rest Is Football. It’s time to take on Gary, Alan and Micah for the chance to win monthly prizes and shoutouts on the pod. It’s FREE to join and as a member, you’ll get access to exclusive tips from Fantasy Football Hub including AI-powered team ratings, transfer tips, and expert team reveals to help you climb the table - plus access to our private Slack community. Sign up today at therestisfootball.com. https://therestisfootball.com/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=episode_description&utm_content=link_cta For more Goalhanger Podcasts, head to www.goalhanger.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Coming up on today's show.
0:01.5	Come the end of this season, if they win the lead, they have found a way to be the best team in the league. And the Arsenal fans will not give a jot what anyone says if they go out and win the title. The next twist and turn has to go in city's favour, you would suspect. Otherwise, I think it might be too far. Yeah, I would say so. What do you think is going through referee's minds though? because I feel like we're talking about...
0:23.0	They're totally and utterly. I think it might be too far. I would say so, yeah. What do you think is going through referees' minds, though?
0:21.3	Because I feel like we're talking about...
0:22.6	They're totally and utterly confused.
0:25.9	The damage that VAR has done to the referees
0:29.2	and their performances has been absolutely incredible.
0:32.4	Come on, Lee.
0:33.3	Sweet.
0:33.6	I'm starting to get worried now.
0:36.3	I do you know.
0:38.2	It's good.
0:38.9	Hello.
0:39.0	Hello and welcome to the rest of his football with Micah, Alan Shearer and me, Gary Linneker.
0:56.0	The title race has taken another twist.
0:58.5	I'm sure we'll get to that very soon.
1:01.2	But firstly chaps, how are we doing?
1:03.4	Alan, you were at the game last night, Newcastle.
1:05.8	Great.
1:06.4	I thought you might have enjoyed that one.
1:08.7	Micah, you were doing a mash of the day,
1:27.8	which I watched the entirety of this morning. It would have been a late night because there was nine matches. It was an hour and a half. I remember those midweek ones. You think the midweek? Oh, you'll get in there, no problem. Games are at half seven. But you forget. They're on for an hour and a half. I didn't get back till 2 o'clock last night. And you always go on air a little bit later
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