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The Football Reporters: Can anyone stop Arsenal now?

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Sports, Soccer

4.22.5K Ratings

🗓️ 28 October 2025

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Rob Dawson and James Olley break down the weekend’s Premier League action as Arsenal strengthen their grip on top spot in the Premier League after another defeat for Liverpool. Plus, Manchester United make it three wins in a row, and Rob sits down with Josko Gvardiol to talk Manchester City’s title hopes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:39.2

Welcome to the football reporters.

0:43.4

This week we'll be discussing Arsenal's latest step towards the title as Liverpool slip up again.

0:47.4

Hamrim's won three games in a row for the first time as Manchester United manager, but are they back?

0:51.6

We'll also hear from Yosco Vardial as Manchester City aim to go under the radar in a title race.

1:14.9

We'll know Mark this week, so you're left with just me and James. I hope that's all right to people listening. Premier League review. We're going to start at the Emirates. James, you were there. Yeah. Arsenal are going to win the title, aren't they? I mean, yeah, we'll just give it them now. Don't need to play the next six or seven months. I mean, look, they are, for anybody who didn't see the game, don't worry, you've seen the game.

1:21.5

It was very similar to a number of performances this season, very, very good defensively.

1:23.6

The goal comes from a set piece. And, you know, the piece I did from the game was um sort of focus on this this phrase

1:29.1

that artetta used when he was talking about as a few weeks ago he talked about in being capable of

1:34.0

these magic moments and you know that's what we got on sunday we we saw you know as a great finish

1:40.8

settled the game obviously against his former club narrative was, nice and nice and easy right for once.

1:48.5

But, you know, those magic moments are really important for Arsenal because of the way

1:53.0

that they're set up, you know, that they are such a resilient control team that the foundation

2:00.8

is so solid that the front three or four players

2:04.7

then, you know, asked to put themselves into positions to go and create one of those magic

2:09.6

moments that can settle the game because that's all they need. They only need one. They're not

2:12.9

conceding goals. They're not conceding shots, basically. You know, after the Fulham, the Fulham game the other week, when they took the lead at Fulham, which is, I think, 58 minutes in, Fulham had one shot of any description for the rest of the game. You know, so they're not, it's not like the Alamo. It's not even like they're, they're defending, you know, brilliantly. They're defending flawlessly at the moment. It's, it is

2:35.5

remarkable. Palace had the highest

2:37.7

expected goals figure of

2:40.0

any Premier League team

2:41.9

going into the weekend.

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