Blues battle back for point at Newcastle ahead of tricky festive fixtures
Straight Outta Cobham: The Athletic FC's Chelsea show
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🗓️ 22 December 2025
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
A minor Christmas miracle in the circumstances...
Matt Davies-Adams has got Sam Parkin and Cerys Jones alongside him for a look back on the quintessential game of two halves in the 2-2 draw with Newcastle on Saturday lunchtime.
We talk the impressive second half comeback after a dicey opening 45 minutes, Reece's spectacular free-kick - and is Garnacho actually any good at football?
Aston Villa are in town next weekend - an Aston Villa side who have won no less than TEN matches in a row in all competitions. So - what can Enzo Maresca's side do to put a stop to their rampant form? And is it another game where they'll rise to the challenge against a top side?
Meanwhile CFCW put just the NINE past a sorry Liverpool to book their place in the League Cup semi-finals. And - Chelsea players as Christmas things, anyone?
We'll be back next Monday to look back on Saturday's visit of high-flying Villa - and preview the clashes with Bournemouth and Manchester City.
HOST: Matt Davies-Adams
WITH: Cerys Jones and Sam Parkin
PRODUCER: Lucy Oliva
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| 0:00.0 | The Athletic FC |
| 0:03.3 | It's |
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| 0:06.5 | Chelsea |
| 0:06.5 | Chelsea |
| 0:08.2 | Chelsea |
| 0:09.0 | Chelsea |
| 0:10.2 | Chelsea |
| 0:11.1 | It's |
| 0:12.6 | It's |
| 0:13.5 | It's |
| 0:14.7 | It's |
| 0:15.7 | It's |
| 0:16.6 | It's |
| 0:16.8 | Coming up |
| 0:19.3 | A game of two halves |
| 0:20.5 | On Tynside Looking ahead to the villa visit, the women's |
| 0:23.7 | team make the video printer spell it out, and Chelsea players as Christmas things. |
| 0:28.2 | Available for free wherever you get your podcasts and by the Athletic app, this is Straight Outer Cobham. |
| 0:36.1 | Yeah, you can expect plenty of Dennis three wise men and Robert Santa Chess chat. |
| 0:41.1 | Peppered throughout this podcast, we are all a bit. |
| 0:43.7 | Hey, it's nearly Christmas. |
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