Will Slot’s cup gamble pay off against Villa? Will Spurs v Chelsea be crazy again?
The Totally Football Show with James Richardson
The Athletic
4.6 • 4.2K Ratings
🗓️ 30 October 2025
⏱️ 62 minutes
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Summary
Jimbo's got Charlie Eccleshare, Jay Harris and Tom Williams alongside him in the Totally studio for Carabao Cup and Premier League MD10 fun and games.
We begin with the midweek League Cup action - headlined by Liverpool losing to Crystal Palace for the third time this season, Djed Spence struggling with his boots - and Liam Delap getting Chelsea's customary red card!
Then it's all eyes on the feast of weekend action that awaits - including Manchester City v Bournemouth, Liverpool v Aston Villa and Tottenham v Chelsea. Will Arne Slot be vindicated in his decision to leave all the big boys out all together in the defeat by the Eagles in midweek? Will it be goal machines Haaland or Semenyo who take the headlines at the Etihad? And can events in North London live up to the recent bonkers meetings between the two enemies as Spurs host the Blues?!
All that plus shocks on the map, Celtic's shoutouts to their exes - and questions about Xmas-es origin story...
Produced by Charlie Jones and Lucy Oliva.
RUNNING ORDER:
• PART 1a: Hellos, discerning crowds and secret meetings (00.40)
• PART 1b: Liverpool 0-3 Crystal Palace review (03.40)
• PART 1c: Newcastle 2-0 Tottenham review (09.15)
• PART 1d: Wolves 3-4 Chelsea review (15.15)
• PART 1e: Arsenal 2-0 Brighton review (18.00)
• PART 1f: The rest of the Carabao Cup action (20.35)
• PART 2a: Celtic upheaval as they go back in time... again (26.00)
• PART 2b: Coming up this Premier League weekend (28.00)
• PART 2c: Manchester City v Bournemouth preview (29.55)
• PART 2d: Liverpool v Aston Villa preview (36.05)
• PART 2e: Burnley v Arsenal preview (40.00)
• PART 3a: Tottenham v Chelsea preview - and chaos nostalgia (44.20)
• PART 3b: The rest of the MD10 action (50.30)
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| 0:00.0 | The Athletic FC. |
| 0:03.1 | Totally football show. |
| 0:12.3 | Today, Caribar Cup. |
| 0:13.6 | The round was fourth, the strings were second. |
| 0:15.6 | And the quarterfinalers beckoned for some, but not Liverpool, who'd lose again. |
| 0:19.1 | We round up all the midweek action and ask what awaits on Premier League match day, |
| 0:23.0 | 10 will Liverpool get slot shamed again against Villa? |
| 0:26.4 | Will Bournemouth celebrate Halloween at City |
| 0:28.1 | with another croopy display? |
| 0:30.5 | So many questions in this totally football show. |
| 0:36.0 | Unbelievable, unbelievable this. It's Thursday the 30th of October. October. Unbelievable Unbelievable |
| 0:37.8 | It's Thursday the 30th of October |
| 0:41.0 | Hey Jay |
| 0:43.4 | Jay Harris, it's Halloween |
| 0:45.0 | Oh yeah, it is |
| 0:46.3 | Yeah |
| 0:46.8 | I forgot about that |
| 0:47.9 | Yeah, trick or treat |
| 0:49.1 | Um |
| 0:50.5 | It was a trick for Spurs last night |
| 0:52.2 | Oh, nicely done with the football |
| 0:53.6 | Yeah |
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