Weekend Preview: Can Liverpool handle another 12.30pm start?

The Athletic FC Podcast

The Athletic

Sports, Soccer,, Premier League, Champions League, World Cup

4.0 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 20 October 2023

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Adam Leventhal returns to preview Premier League matchday nine.

The weekend starts with a Merseyside derby at Anfield. With only one win against Liverpool since 2010, can Sean Dyche’s team take advantage of Liverpool’s dodgy form in early kickoffs?

Then we’re off to Stamford Bridge, as Chelsea host Arsenal. With Arsenal’s recent dominance we ask if the title of ‘biggest club in London’ has swung back to North London.

And Man City host Brighton on the back of a blip, with three losses in the last four games. Will they right the ship, or can the Seagulls add to their misery?

Adam Leventhal hosts Jay Harris, Tim Spiers and Luke Bosher.

Producer - John Rogers

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0:00.0	The Athletic
0:02.8	Hi there, this is the Athletic Football Podcast weekend preview.
0:07.8	The Premier League is back and it's match week nine. This is Adam Leventhal from the Athletic HQ in central London.
0:33.4	We're back previewing the Premier League as we reach the quarter point of the season. Isn't that exciting? Time flies when you're having fun. Doesn't it just? Let's introduce our guests in the studio. Luke Bocha is back. How are you, Luke? I'm very well, Adam. Very well. Delighted to be back. How are you? I'm very well. I'm very well. It's been a busy week, actually. I've been holding the reins for the athletic football podcast all week. So it's been busy and it's great to be back in this studio. Jay Harris is here with this little black book of statistics. Don't say it like that. How are you, Jay? Don't say it like that. Well, I was going to say this is my second time in the podcast booth of you this week. Yeah. And what a pleasure it was. But I'm not going to say that now after that shot you've just fired. It's good to have you. It's good to have you on board as always. And Tim Spears is back as well.
1:28.6	We have shared this studio a couple of times. It almost feels like this week. We haven't been away. Is this what it's like to be an international footballer? Yeah. You just never get a break. It's just burnout, isn't it? Burnout. Yeah, burnout. Burnout. We're like Jude Belliam. Do you know he played a lot of games before he was 20?
1:25.9	You mentioned that a lot of recently.
1:26.9	If you haven't been listening to the podcast, Spurnow. We're like Jude Bellingham. Do you know he played a lot of games before he was 20?
1:41.5	We mentioned that a lot of recently. If you haven't been listening to the podcast, this is hobby horse. Would that be the right? Or is the bee in your bonnet at the moment is Jude Bellingham playing too much football? I've never heard the expression, Hobby Horse, so I think we should go with that. Okay. Hobby Horse, is anyone else? I've never heard that phrase before. Anyone? John, producer in the studio?
1:43.3	No, never heard it, fine.
1:44.7	So, anyway... I think we should go with that. Okay. Hobby horse. Is anyone out? I've never heard that phrase before.
2:01.3	Anyone?
2:01.5	John, producer in the studio?
2:02.9	No, never heard it.
2:03.9	Fine.
2:04.3	So, anyway, hopefully someone out there in the ether has heard it.
2:07.2	Is this like, what was that?
2:08.4	Antiques Roadshow, Fix It, is that like a repair shop?
2:12.2	It's a repair shop all over again.
2:14.0	The repair shop is back.
2:16.2	Okay. Let's run you through the fixture formation for this week.
2:20.0	It is a 0-8-1-1 setup.
2:23.7	Let's cue the music.
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