Weekend Preview: Leeds & Leicester in need of relegation reaction, Liverpool applying top four pressure & Man City's Treble charge continues
The Athletic FC Podcast
The Athletic
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🗓️ 12 May 2023
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
Dan Bardell is alongside George Elek, Tim Spiers and bet365's Steve Freeth as Leeds United and Leicester City look to respond to the pressure applied in the battle to avoid relegation by Everton and Nottingham Forest.
At the top, Man City aim to maintain their lead with Arsenal waiting to take advantage should Pep Guardiola's side slip.
Plus, there's a look at where Harry Kane could be playing his football next season and whether or not Liverpool will force their way into the top four.
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| 0:00.0 | The Athletic |
| 0:02.7 | I look at Lester and Leeds |
| 0:16.5 | currently in the bottom three. |
| 0:18.4 | They're the clubs to have most recently sack their managers, |
| 0:21.2 | you know, a really late gamble on both their their behalf, which at the moment is not paying off. |
| 0:27.8 | They're going to go and thrash a Brighton side who've been so good recently away from home. |
| 0:32.9 | I don't see why they'd go into this hit again thinking of it as anything but a free hit, |
| 0:36.2 | and it's another |
| 0:37.5 | opportunity to spoil a party and to be the underdog and provide an upset. |
| 0:44.4 | It's definitely advantage Newcastle and Manchester United, but Liverpool, I'm not writing |
| 0:48.7 | them off yet, especially when the goalkeeper can score from set plays. |
| 0:56.8 | Hello and welcome to the Athletic Football podcast. |
| 0:59.6 | I'm Dan Bardell and it's time for the weekend preview. |
| 1:02.9 | I'm joined by George Ellick, Tim Spears and Bet365's very own Steve Freeth. |
| 1:08.2 | The heat is on at the bottom as Everton and Forrest send a chill down Leeds and Leedsder's |
| 1:12.5 | neck. In the chase for Champions League football, Liverpool keep winning will either Newcastle |
| 1:17.5 | or Manchester United buckle and at the top, Arsenal refused to go quietly as Manchester City's |
| 1:23.1 | treble charge is put to the test. That's all to come here on the weekend preview. |
| 1:32.9 | We're going to start this week with the relegation battle. Leeds are at home to Newcastle, |
| 1:39.1 | Forest at Chelsea, Everton at home to Manchester City and then Leicester at home to Liverpool on the Monday night. |
| 1:46.5 | George, Leeds actually did nearly take a point at the Etiad, but the story of last weekend has to be Everton and Forrest's wins on a goal-packed Monday. |
| 1:56.1 | Has that changed how your view in the relegation scrap? |
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