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Sky Sports Premier League Podcast

Premier League Preview: Build-up to the Manchester derby, a look ahead to Aston Villa vs Wolves and analysis on Spurs recent upturn in form

Sky Sports Premier League Podcast

Sky Sports

Sports News, Sports, News, Soccer

4.0760 Ratings

🗓️ 5 March 2021

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

In this week’s Pitch to Post preview podcast Alice Piper is joined by Sky Sports News reporters Ben Ransom and James Cooper to look ahead to the Manchester derby. Can City end United's 21-game unbeaten away run to stretch their Premier League lead to 17 points?

We also hear from Rob Dorsett ahead of the Midlands derby between Aston Villa and Wolves, with both sides looking to return to winning ways.

And Michael Bridge gives us his verdict on Tottenham's recent resurgence, as they prepare to welcome Crystal Palace.

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0:00.0

Welcome to the Sky Sports Football Podcast brought to you by Bet365, where every now biting nil-nil, every bizarre VAR, every foregone conclusion, bad pass, slam dunk, tap-in, full-start, dead heat, and absolutely expected defeat is amazing.

0:17.3

From football to tennis and ice hockey to motorsport. Whatever the moment, it's never

0:22.8

ordinary at Bet 365. Pitch to Post podcast, The Preview.

0:36.7

Hello and welcome to the pitch to post preview podcast. Great to have your company as we build up to another huge weekend of Premier League action. There are some mouth-watering fixtures live on Sky Sports and they don't come much bigger than a Manchester Derby which sees the league leader's city welcome second place United. Pep Guardiola's side made it 21 straight wins in a row with victory over wolves, but

0:57.1

can United be the team to finally stop them in their tracks?

1:00.4

21 is the magic number two for Oligona Solshar's side right now.

1:03.7

That's how many games they've gone unbeaten on the road, so will City manage to bring that

1:07.4

run to an end at the Etty had?

1:09.2

I'm Alice Piper, and joining me to preview that big to an end at the Etty had. I'm Alice Piper and joining me to preview

1:11.0

that big Super Sunday clash of Sky Sports News reporters James Cooper and Ben Ransom. With goals

1:16.2

hard to come by for United against the league's big six lately, we'll be looking into where

1:20.0

their attacking threat could come against a relentless side closing in on a second league title in

1:24.7

three years. Rotation has certainly been key to city's success this season, so we'll be exploring the

1:30.0

changes that may just be up Pep Guardiola's sleeve this weekend.

1:33.3

And it's not just a Manchester Derby to look forward to.

1:35.8

We'll be building up to a big fixture between Midlands neighbours, Aston Villa and Wolves,

1:39.5

to come on Saturday.

1:40.7

Rob Dorset will be on the show to preview that one. And I'll be catching up with Michael Bridge on all things Tottenham ahead of their game against Crystal Palace. So,

1:48.2

plenty to come your way. And we start, of course, with the Manchester Derby. Ben, James,

1:52.4

great to have you both on the podcast. So ahead of this Manchester Derby, we've got two teams

1:56.9

coming into it off the back of very different results. For Manchester United, another

2:01.0

draw this time at Crystal Palace. But for Manchester City, it was a midweek win for them,

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