Ekitike helps Resurgent Liverpool to Victory

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🗓️ 1 February 2026

⏱️ 64 minutes

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The FC crew reacts to Liverpool's dominant performance against Newcastle United, plus Chelsea's 3-2 comeback win against West Ham in Stamford Bridge, and Arsenal's flawless victory at Leeds. Luis Garcia joins us to talk about Barcelona's 3-1 away win against Elche. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome into latest edition of ESPNFC. I'm Dan Thomas drawn by Craig Burley and Stevie Nicol.
0:08.0	We'll kick things off in the Premier League. Liverpool taking on Newcastle. They played out a thoroughly entertaining affair at Anfield.
0:14.0	Newcastle who would take the lead, Gordon making it 1-0, 10 minutes before the break.
0:18.0	But then EKTK stepped in, lovely assist from Florian Verde, as he'd make it 1-1, and minutes before the break, but then Iketike stepped in, lovely assist from Florian
0:21.4	Verdez as he'd make it 1-1 and then an individual effort from the Frenchman to give Liverpool
0:25.8	the lead going into the break, and then the second half was all about Liverpool, Florian
0:30.1	Verst getting a goal, Canati late on as well. In the end it's a convincing 4-0 victory for
0:35.8	unslot side. Take a look at what that means then at the top of the table.
0:40.3	Liverpool 5th, one point adrift of Chelsea, more on them a little bit later on in the show.
0:45.8	For Newcastle down in 10th, already seven points of a place in the Champions League.
0:51.8	Julianne-Laurent joins us. We'll chat to Jules in a moment,
0:55.0	but Steve, let's start with you. Just overall, this was a, well, certain the first half was a great game, wasn't it? Second half, Liverpool ran away with it, but this was fun. Yeah. Oh, I've got to the wrong place. Craig, this was fun, wasn't it? If you didn't have a horse in this race. It wasn't fun for half an hour.
1:12.4	Let's be honest.
1:12.9	I'm trying to be positive.
1:14.3	I said neutral. This is fun. If you didn't have a horse in this race. It wasn't fun for half an hour.
1:12.4	Let's be honest.
1:13.1	No, but I'm trying to be positive. No, it's a neutral point of view. I feel like, I feel like we've been critical of the Premier League and we haven't seen as many games as this as we'd like. I think, look, this was good. Well, I think Newcastle were the strongest side in the first. get me caught.
1:25.9	Well, because you were so negative.
1:27.5	Oh, sorry.
1:29.6	Sorry.
1:29.9	Why don't you? were the stronger side in the first... Well, you get me caught. Well, because you were some negative. I was sorry.
1:28.3	Sorry.
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