Arsenal take control of the title race as Forest & West Ham boost survival hopes
The Totally Football Show with James Richardson
The Athletic
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🗓️ 5 March 2026
⏱️ 60 minutes
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Summary
Jimbo welcomes Duncan Alexander, Jack Lang and Art De Roché into the studio after what felt like a pivotal night in the Premier League.
Art was at the Amex to see Arsenal earn a 1-0 win that earned the wrath of Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler. And more importantly took the Gunners 7 points clear of Man City. Pep Guardiola’s side still have a game in hand but threw away the lead twice against Nottingham Forest.
How did Forest do it? Mark Carey was watching for us. And with West Ham also winning at Fulham, where does this leave the relegation battle?
The race for Champions League football is hotting right up with 3rd to 6th separated by 3 points. That’s after Man United’s dramatic defeat to 10-man Newcastle and Villa’s home humbling by Chelsea.
It’s FA Cup 5th round weekend. Wrexham reporter Richard Sutcliffe paints us a picture ahead of their clash with Chelsea at the Racecourse Ground.
Plus Fulham, facial hair and Flamengo sacking Filipe Luis.
Produced by Charlie Jones
RUNNING ORDER:
• PART 1: Farewell Jack’s moustache (01.00)
• PART 2: Brighton 0-1 Arsenal (05.00)
• PART 3a: Man City 2-2 Forest with Mark Carey (14.30)
• PART 3b: Fulham 0-1 West Ham (25.00)
• PART 4a: Aston Villa 1-4 Chelsea (35.00)
• PART 4b: Newcastle 2-1 Man United (41.30)
• PART 5a: Jack with the latest on Luis & Lingard (47.00)
• PART 5b: Wrexham v Chelsea preview with Richard Sutcliffe (52.00)
• PART 5c: Elsewhere in the FA Cup (57.00)
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| 0:00.0 | The Athletic FC |
| 0:03.3 | Totally football show. |
| 0:11.5 | Today, Arsenal Brighton sees Arsenal's title prospects, Brighton. |
| 0:15.8 | As cities draw with forest leaves the gunners gap with Guadiola growing. |
| 0:19.8 | We talk Gibbs White, gobsmacking goal, and more |
| 0:22.7 | Wednesday news like the hammers hauling |
| 0:24.7 | in hapless hotspur and the magpies |
| 0:26.8 | a man down still make it past |
| 0:28.6 | man new. Then we've got |
| 0:30.3 | Felipe Luis's flamingo firing, |
| 0:32.6 | some Fulham Fields and, few, |
| 0:34.6 | the FA Cup fifth round in this |
| 0:36.9 | totally football show. I believe it. And, few, the FA Cup fifth round in this Totally Football Show. |
| 0:43.1 | So it's it's 5th of March. |
| 0:44.8 | Off we go with another Totally Football Show. |
| 0:46.4 | Once again, Duncan Alexander is a big part of it. |
| 0:49.0 | Hey, Duncan. |
| 0:49.6 | Hello, James. |
| 0:50.5 | We've got some fresh blood in the shape of Art de Roche. |
| 1:29.0 | Good morning, everyone. Roshay. How How are you doing up? I'm all good, all good. You're recently returned from Brighton. Yeah, about an hour or so, got back. So, four hours sleep, but I'm ready. Oh, you stayed over? Yeah, I stayed over. It was, I think, a bit easier that way with the right. Hey, it's a lovely place to be. Yeah. Wake up with the sun glinting off the sea. Yeah, exactly. Windows was open, so, yeah, it was all good. I mean, the sunrise is in the east and Brighton face is south. So I'm not sure it would glint off the sea at that time of day. you might have to walk out on the pier you'd have to start walking towards hastings which I'm often doing yeah okay |
| 1:34.2 | Jack Lang's also here with us hey Jack hi James nice to see you and you been up too much um shaved your |
| 1:42.3 | moustache was was that big? |
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