Villa vanquish Man City - can they do the same to Arsenal?
The Totally Football Show with James Richardson
The Athletic
4.5 • 4.4K Ratings
🗓️ 7 December 2023
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
Jimbo welcomes Duncan Alexander, JJ Bull and Luis Miguel Echegaray into the studio in a week literally packed with Premier League football.
It’s a performance that made Luis cry as Aston Villa batter Man City with 1-0 flattering the champions. Do City miss Gundogan and can the graduates of Unai-versity do the same to Arsenal on Saturday?
Man United get back to winning ways against Chelsea in a game where neither side looks exactly like they know what they’re doing but McTominay overshadows the expensive duo of Caicedo and Fernandez.
Chris Wilder is back at Sheffield United as we see the first sacking of the season in the Premier League. Could Steve Cooper and Roy Hodgson be on the move as well?
It’s a big weekend in the USA with the MLS Cup final on Saturday. Is Luis Suarez heading stateside as well?
Plus primary colours, low shorts and stolen Christmas songs.
Produced by Charlie Jones.
RUNNING ORDER:
• PART 1: JJ’s stolen Christmas song (01.00)
• PART 2: Aston Villa 1-0 Man City - next up Arsenal (04.30)
• PART 3a: Aberdeen chat (25.00)
• PART 3b: Chris Wilder returns to Sheffield United (27.00)
• PART 3c: Discontent at Crystal Palace and Forest (32.00)
• PART 4a: MLS Cup final preview as Suarez gets set for Miami (37.00)
• PART 4b: Man Utd 2-1 Chelsea (41.00)
• PART 4c: The rest of the Premier League week (48.00)
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| 0:50.0 | Today, midweek action. |
| 0:51.5 | Aston Villa, Man City, |
| 0:53.2 | Aston La Vista, baby. |
| 0:56.6 | We look back on an astonishing game against the champions. |
| 1:01.0 | Meanwhile, in Luton, the Rice Man cometh as Arsenal kill Kenny. |
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