Who Will Escape The Drop?
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The Times
3.2 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 14 March 2022
⏱️ 64 minutes
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Summary
Hugh Woozencroft is joined by Alyson Rudd, Matt Dickinson and Matt Lawton.
Elland Road erupted when Leeds scored an added-time winner against Norwich. With Patrick Bamford back - are Leeds about to ‘do a Newcastle’ and accelerate away from the bottom three? (00:00)
Watford got a much-needed win at Southampton over the weekend. Does Roy Hodgson’s team have what it takes to stay up? (08:36)
Alyson is adamant Brentford shouldn’t be included in our relegation-threatened teams list, however Everton are a different matter. Does Frank Lampard have what it takes to turn things around? (13:14)
The Times’ Chief Sports Reporter Matt Lawton has been looking into the ongoing situation at Chelsea and joins us to discuss the sale and longer-term impact on the club (19:46)
On the pitch, Chelsea scored a late winner against Newcastle. Alyson was at Stamford Bridge and was interested by the atmosphere (41:12)
Their opponents - Newcastle - have had lots of questions about their ownership recently - but is it right to keep asking them to Eddie Howe? (45:20)
Cristiano Ronaldo is now the (unofficial) top professional goalscorer with 807 goals. Does this settle the argument that he’s the best player ever? (53:32)
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| 0:00.0 | This episode of the game is sponsored by the UK COVID-19 Inquiry, |
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| 1:00.1 | This is the Game Football Podcast from the Times. Today we'll discuss the battle at the bottom, |
| 1:05.6 | big wins for both Leeds and Watford. You'll also find out who Alison Rudd was talking about when |
| 1:12.1 | she said this. Our deployment after peculiar appointment at a poorly run club. We'll also discuss |
| 1:17.7 | events at Stanford Bridge. Should questions on Saudi Arabia be directed at the new castle boss |
| 1:24.2 | Eddie Howe? Will discuss Cristiano Ronaldo being the greatest skull scouring ever and give you |
| 1:29.1 | some reasons to be cheerful as well? This is the Game. |
| 1:40.2 | Hello again, welcome back to the game. I'm Hugh Wasn't Croft alongside Matt Dickinson |
| 1:45.4 | and Alison Rudd on this week's episode of the game. It was an interesting weekend in the |
| 1:51.2 | Premier League. I like the idea of so many games on a Sunday. Just remember that for all my blackout |
| 1:55.6 | arguments. You know, Sunday wasn't too bad. Was it anyway? Huge games at the bottom of the table. |
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