Arsenal run riot at Spurs but Manchester City keep pace – Football Weekly podcast
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🗓️ 23 February 2026
⏱️ 54 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | This is The Guardian. |
| 0:13.5 | Hello and welcome to the Guardian Football Weekly. |
| 0:15.5 | When the bottle jobs come up against Dr Tottenham, well, there was only going to be one |
| 0:18.7 | winner. |
| 0:19.0 | Arsenal were absolutely brilliant in the North London Derby, another two for Ezzer, two for Victor Yocchrez, who was superb |
| 0:23.8 | upfront. Having dropped points at Brentford and Wolves, they needed this, and while spurs, with all their injuries, are a disparate morass of nothing. Relegation, a distinct possibility. Man City he kept the pressure on with a hard fought 2-1 win over Newcastle, |
| 0:35.9 | Nico O'Reilly, the star. |
| 0:37.5 | Elsewhere, late goals all over the place. |
| 0:39.0 | Burnley getting a point at Chelsea |
| 0:40.2 | and someone in blue missed City kept the pressure on with a hard-fought 2-1 win over Newcastle, Nico O'Reilly, the star. Elsewhere, late goals all over the place. |
| 0:39.0 | Burnley getting a point at Chelsea and someone in blue missed their marking assignment. Liam Rossini's words, not mine. Liverpool win very late at the city ground. Palace give, please just sack me now, Oliver Glasmer, a last-minute winner, while Tammy Abraham rescues it at the end for Villa. West Ham draw with Bournemouth and remain in the bottom three. |
| 0:54.0 | There's a big win for Fabian Hurtzler |
| 0:55.4 | as James Milner breaks the appearance record |
| 0:57.3 | and Fulham win at 7. Abraham rescues it at the end for Villa. West Ham draw with Bournemouth and remain in the bottom three. There's a big win for Fabian Hurtzler as James Milner breaks the appearance record |
| 0:57.3 | and Fulham win at Sunderland. |
| 0:58.8 | There's more grim online racist abuse to discuss, more twists in the title race in Scotland. |
| 1:02.8 | Your questions, and that's today's Guardian Football Weekly. |
| 1:13.2 | On the panel today, John Bruin, hello. |
| 1:14.1 | Hello, Max. |
| 1:15.3 | And welcome, Jonathan Wilson. |
| 1:16.5 | Good, how you doing? |
| 1:17.7 | Good, I'm good, thank you. |
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