Liverpool’s huge lead, Man United’s controversial cuts & FA Cup 5th round weekend
The Totally Football Show with James Richardson
The Athletic
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🗓️ 27 February 2025
⏱️ 54 minutes
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Summary
Jimbo is joined in the studio by Duncan Alexander, Benji Lanyado and Matt Davies-Adams after a Premier League midweek and ahead of FA Cup 5th round weekend.
Liverpool extend their lead at the top of the table to 13 points with a routine win over Newcastle. What records are in sight for Salah and the Reds?
The most impressive display of the week comes from Crystal Palace who hammer Villa 4-1, leaving our panel purring over the performance of Adam Wharton. And asking if Robin Olsen should have let children use his goal at half-time.
Manchester United claim most of the headlines off the pitch this week with INEOS making big cuts to the staff and the canteen.
And we ask could we be about to see a brand new name on the FA Cup trophy in May?
Plus the most handsome player in the Premier League and the invention of points.
Produced by Charlie Jones.
RUNNING ORDER:
• PART 1a: Liverpool 2-0 Newcastle (03.45)
• PART 1b: Forest 0-0 Arsenal (11.45)
• PART 2: Wins for Palace, City and Chelsea (18.00)
• PART 3a: The rest of the midweek action (33.00)
• PART 3b: Man United’s transformation plan (39.00)
• PART 4: FA Cup 5th round preview (43.00)
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| 0:47.5 | Totally football show. Today, things get tight at both ends of the table. |
| 0:53.9 | Can Saints get a bigger points total than Liverpool's lead? We ponder. Today, things get tight at both ends of the table. Can Saints get a bigger |
| 0:54.9 | points total than Liverpool's lead? We ponder. Also, party at the palace. Drama for the villa. |
| 1:00.8 | City win at Spurs and call them Mienchester United, closing the canteen and cutting back inside |
| 1:06.1 | like Prime Iron Robin. They do make a meal for themselves against Ipswich, though. |
| 1:10.9 | Pull them up next in the cup, which nobody is saying at the canteen. |
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| 1:21.0 | Unbelievable. |
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