Premier League Review: The title race is on! Harry Kane's goals, Romelu Lukaku's questions, Lucas Diaz's start and a big win for Man Utd

The Sky Sports Football Podcast

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4 • 718 Ratings

🗓️ 21 February 2022

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

In the latest Football Essential Podcast, host Ron Walker is joined by Sky Sports features writer Nick Wright, digital football journalist and resident tipster Lewis Jones and Sky Sports News reporter Michael Bridge to discuss a huge twist in the title race and more drama at the top and bottom of the Premier League table across the weekend's games.

PART ONE | Where else to start than the Etihad Stadium? Harry Kane's masterclass, what Spurs got right and Man City got wrong, and how the City vs Liverpool showdown in April is looking a title decider are all discussed, as well as Luis Diaz's role in Liverpool's win over Norwich, and the momentum shift around Anfield.

PART TWO | Why is Romelu Lukaku breaking records for the wrong reasons, after his seven touches across 90 minutes against Crystal Palace? How big was Manchester United's win over Leeds, how do Arsenal and Wolves fare in the battle for the top four and are there positives for Leicester, despite another defeat?

PART THREE | Newcastle's unbeaten run is assessed as well as West Ham's recent form, as well as another alarming weekend for Everton and new boss Frank Lampard. Who can stay up, with Watford and Burnley both winning, and Norwich's recent resurgence? And what has happened to Aston Villa's form?

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0:44.5	Hello podcast fans. Welcome to the latest edition of the Essential Football podcast from Sky Sports.
0:51.6	What's that sound? Is the noise of Liverpool's title hopes getting closer after a weekend where one result sticks out more than most from the Premier League?
0:54.3	It's another podcast prediction success because after weeks of saying that Manchester City had the title sewn up, it turns out it's now as
0:58.3	much in Liverpool's hands with less than three months of the season to go. I'm Ron Walker and
1:02.9	joining me to look back on a weekend which could play a big part in determining where the
1:06.3	Premier League trophy builds its home this summer are Sky Sports feature writer Nick Wright,
1:10.5	and I'm delighted to say
1:11.5	Sky Sports News, very own Michael Bridge, who I think is quite happy to talk Tottenham after this weekend's
1:16.2	events. Yeah, I mean, it was an absolute shock. I mean, I know we'll get into it in a bit,
1:20.5	but after two poor home defeats, I feared the worst, but it was a late, late win, but I think a
1:26.8	very deserved win. We'll be discussing that result in depth across the podcast, but it was a late, late win, but I think a very deserved win.
1:27.9	We'll be discussing that result in depth across the podcast, but as you also mentioned, we've
1:31.3	managed to rope in SkySport's own resident tipster Jones knows for today's podcast.
1:36.3	I don't think he's going to want to mention his own betting successes across the weekend at all,
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