Arsenal test title credentials at West Ham, plus a fitting final at AFCON
The Totally Football Show with James Richardson
The Athletic
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🗓️ 8 February 2024
⏱️ 62 minutes
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Summary
Jimbo welcomes Duncan Alexander, Charlie Eccleshare and Benji Lanyado into The Athletic studio to analyse a big weekend across multiple competitions.
Arsenal head to West Ham in the Premier League with the Hammers looking for a 3rd win over the Gunners this season. Do we have Arteta’s team right in terms of what kind of team they are? And why do some West Ham fans continue to be unhappy with David Moyes?
Aston Villa take on red-hot Man United at Villa Park. Now that United are taking their chances, is Bruno Fernandes’s hard work about to be rewarded?
It was a bad midweek for Villa as they were well beaten by Chelsea in the FA Cup. But can we really trust Pochettino’s side to keep this going?
Our AFCON final is set for Sunday - Daniel Storey joins us to preview the best team in the competition Nigeria, up against the miracle-working hosts Ivory Coast.
Plus the Southampton way, and the Britpop Kevin De Bruyne.
Produced by Charlie Jones.
RUNNING ORDER:
• PART 1: Chelsea outclass Villa to headline FA Cup replays (02.00)
• PART 2a: Man City v Everton preview (11.45)
• PART 2b: West Ham v Arsenal preview (18.00)
• PART 3a: Aston Villa v Man United preview (33.00)
• PART 3b: Tottenham v Brighton preview (36.00)
• PART 3c: The rest of the Premier League weekend (42.00)
• PART 4: AFCON final preview with Daniel Storey (53.00)
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| 0:49.1 | Today, Cup replays. |
| 0:51.0 | Chelsea demolished Villa. |
| 0:52.7 | Can they build on that? |
| 0:53.9 | Or will there be another flat showing this weekend? |
| 0:56.6 | Also, Afcon's semis. We love Luton, Neil Mope not so much. Man City on the March, West Ham's |
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