First Word in Sport

By Luke and James

Luke & James discuss the latest sporting action from across the globe. There is a Monday and Friday weekly podcasts talking all sports with analysis and discussion.... more

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How many episodes does First Word in Sport have?

The podcast currently has 84 episodes available.

First Word in Sport episodes:

April 20, 2026 Man City Title Winners? Spurs to be relegated? Panic in North London - First Word in Sport - Ep 53
Luke & James discuss the huge weekend in the Premier League. Are Man City now the favourites? Arsenal played well but lost back to back games.
Are Spurs going to be relegated?
Big wins for Aston Villa, Liverpool & Man Utd. Should Liam Rosenior be the Chelsea manager?
Bruno Fernandes player of Year?
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Man City v Arsenal views (00:09)
Saturday Premier League matches - Spurs still not won in 2026 - Chelsea a mess again!!! (19:38)
Big wins for Villa & Liverpool & Forest (42:08)
Championship & European Round Up (49:33)
Mark Pougatch Tweet (59:03)
Premier League matches - Can West Ham pile more misery onto Spurs (01:02:10)

#football #arsenal #premierleague #sports #mancity #liverpool #chelsea #soccer #tottenham #spurs #westham #leeds #manchesterunited #newcastle #bournemouth #leicester #championship #sunderland #psg #realmadrid #barcelona #bayernmunich #munich #championsleague #europaleague #conferenceleague #palace #intermilan #juventus #seriea #laliga #atleticomadrid #astonvilla #nottinghamforest #cricket #crystalpalace #snooker #ipl #livgolf #pgatour #golf #lfc
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April 17, 2026 Boring Boring Arsenal!! Premier League Title Decider - First Word in Sport - Ep 52
Luke & James discuss the latest football news. A review of the midweek European football news along with a look ahead to the Premier League where there are huge games at both ends of the league.
Arsenal v Man City is a title decider...
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Arsenal the Unwatchables (00:07)
Champions League Review - PSG to win it again? (10:57)
Europa League - Villa v Forest in the Semi Final - (31:20)
Other football news - Players transfers - Anthony Gordon (41:21)
Premier League views - Arsenal v Man City (01:01:20)
Snooker World Championship starts!!!

#football #arsenal #premierleague #sports #mancity #liverpool #chelsea #soccer #tottenham #spurs #westham #leeds #manchesterunited #newcastle #bournemouth #leicester #championship #sunderland #psg #realmadrid #barcelona #bayernmunich #munich #championsleague #europaleague #conferenceleague #palace #intermilan #juventus #seriea #laliga #atleticomadrid #astonvilla #nottinghamforest #cricket #crystalpalace #snooker #ipl #livgolf #pgatour #golf
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April 13, 2026 Rory McIlroy wins the Masters for his 6th Major - First Word in Sport - Ep 51
Luke and John chat all things Masters where Rory McIlroy won his 2nd consecutive Masters. John discusses his thoughts on Tottenham at the end of the show.John is on SubstackX - 1stWordinSportInstagram - 1stWordinSporthttps://substack.com/@johnknightstats TopicsMasters review (00:07)Football thoughts from John (50:30)#golf #masters #sports #sport #rory #rorymcllroy #scottiescheffler #pgatour #jonrahm #jordanspieth #justinrose #football #spurs #tottenham #premierleague #championsleague #arsenal #chelsea #mancity #sunderland #soccer
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1h 8min
April 13, 2026 Rory McIlroy wins the Masters for his 6th Major - First Word in Sport - Ep 51
Luke and John chat all things Masters where Rory McIlroy won his 2nd consecutive Masters.
John discusses his thoughts on Tottenham at the end of the show.
John is on Substack

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Masters review (00:07)
Football thoughts from John (50:30)

#golf #masters #sports #sport #rory #rorymcllroy #scottiescheffler #pgatour #jonrahm #jordanspieth #justinrose #football #spurs #tottenham #premierleague #championsleague #arsenal #chelsea #mancity #sunderland #soccer
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1h 8min
April 13, 2026 Arsenal bottling it? Are Spurs too good to get relegated? - First Word in Sport - Ep 50
Luke & James discuss Arsenal's loss at home to Bournemouth and Man City winning comfortably at Chelsea in the Premier League.
Are Spurs on their way to the Championship & other football talking points.
A preview of the Champions League & Europa League matches.
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Premier League Title race (00:09)
Are Spurs too good to get relegated from Premier League? (11:52)
The Race for Champions League (22:29)
Newcastle & Eddie Howe (36:30)
Liverpool & Rio Ngumoha (42:08)
Championship & Leicester struggles (45:45)
European Round Up (48:45)
Man Utd v Leeds (50:34)
Champions League & Europa League views (52:54)

#football #arsenal #premierleague #sports #mancity #liverpool #chelsea #soccer #tottenham #spurs #westham #leeds #manchesterunited #newcastle #bournemouth #leicester #championship #sunderland #psg #realmadrid #barcelona #bayernmunich #munich #championsleague #europaleague #conferenceleague #palace #intermilan #juventus #seriea #laliga #atleticomadrid
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1h 13min
April 10, 2026 David Raya World Number 1? Champions League & Premier League Views - First Word in Sport - Ep 49
Luke & James discuss the latest football news. Is David Raya the best keeper in the world?
A review of the European football with a look ahead to the weekends Premier League.
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PSG win & Liverpool continue to be poor (00:05)
Arsenal scrape a lucky win (07:11)
Barcelona lose at home (12:57)
Real Madrid & Munich best game of the week (16:49)
Villa win, Forest Draw, Palace Win (23:31)
Andy Robertson leaving Liverpool maybe to Spurs (29:06)
David Raya discussion (32:32)Premier League views & Mikel Arteta contract (40:58)

#football #premierleague #championsleague #psg #liverpool #arsenal #sports #sport #sporting #barcelona #atleticomadrid #realmadrid #bayernmunich #munich #manchesterunited #mancity #astonvilla #nottinghamforest #palace #leeds #soccer #newcastle #chelsea #conferenceleague #europaleague #bournemouth #raya
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1h 3min
April 07, 2026 Slot on the Brink!! Arsenal's wobble & Champions League Previews - First Word in Sport - Ep 48
Luke & James discuss the latest football news with Arne Slot in trouble at Liverpool.
Are Arsenal having a wobble? Chelsea problems on and off the pitch.
Leeds in a SF with questions over the West Ham team selection.
A look ahead to the midweek football with the QF's of the Champions League, Europa & Conference Leagues.
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Topics Arne Slot on the brink!! (00:46)
Chelsea on and off the pitch issues (10:37)
Arsenal's wobble (19:34)
Leeds into a Semi Final, West Ham team selection? (24:15)
European & Championship football round up (30:01)
Bernardo Silva (38:01)
Champions League (40:57)
Europa & Conference League (51:32)

#football #liverpool #arsenal #championsleague #chelsea #mancity #premierleague #facup #leeds #westham #sports #lfc #mufc #southampton #england #soccer #psg #realmadrid #barcelona #atleticomadrid #bayernmunich #acmilan #intermilan #napoli #como #rangers #celtic #hearts #dortmund #conferenceleague #europaleague #colepalmer #mosalah
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April 06, 2026 Masters Memories, betting tales along with views of this week. First Word in Sport - Ep 47
Luke & John sit down to chat all things Masters!!
They discuss their favourite masters tournaments with their own personal memories along the way.
They move on to discuss betting ideas & thoughts ahead of this weeks first golf major.
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Introduction (00:01)
Masters 2007 (04:40)
Masters 2005 (15:48)
Masters 2009 (24:49)
Masters 2019 (37:36)
Masters 2011 (47:32)
Masters 2015 & 2016 (01:00:59)
Other Masters Memories (01:16:02)
Pre Play Betting (01:24:46)
In Play Betting (01:43:16)
2026 Market Leaders (01:53:11)
#golf #masters #sports #sport #pgatour #pga #tigerwoods #philmickelson #gambling #betting #jordanspieth #rorymcilroy #justinrose #sergiogarcia
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2h 15min
March 29, 2026 Million Pound Bet! Betting stories from a Pro Punter - First Word in Sport - Ep 46
Luke chats to John about his history in betting and some stories about his betting. John is a Spurs fan and they discuss Tottenham's season along with Premier League thoughts.
John Knight is on Substack
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John's background in betting (00:25)
Golf betting stories, Adam Scott, Dustin Johnson, Jordan Spieth (11:36)
Learning from mistakes & advice in betting (23:45)
Talking Spurs - Igor Tudor Sacked!! (33:14)
Premier League Relegation odds (43:47)
Premier League European Qualifications (49:48)

#football #premierleague #betting #golf #tigerwoods #adamscott #dustinjohnson #jordanspieth #masters #theopen #sports #spurs #tottenham #tudor #arsenal #manchesterunited #mancity #liverpool #chelsea #astonvilla #leeds #brentford #everton #fulham #brighton #sunderland #newcastle #bournemouth #crystalpalace #nottinghamforest #westham #burnley #wolves #relegation #championsleague #conferenceleague #europaleague #soccer
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1h 14min
March 27, 2026 Who gets relegated from the Premier League? Salah leaves as a Legend - First Word in Sport - Ep 45
Luke & James discuss the latest football news. Mohamed Salah announced he is leaving Liverpool, a legend of the PL.
A round up of the UEFA World Cup qualifiers. Who will go down in the Premier League?
A talk through Spurs, West Ham & Nottingham Forest squads and finances.
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Mohamed Salah & Liverpool players leaving on a free (00:02)
Football news (09:55)
World Cup - Wales Northern Ireland & Ireland all knocked out (16:34)
Premier League Relegation (23:05)

#football #premierleague #worldcup #salah #england #kane #brazil #france #soccer #wales #northernireland #ireland #relegation #spurs #tottenham #westham #nottinghamforest #mancity #transfers
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1h 13min

FAQs about First Word in Sport:

How many episodes does First Word in Sport have?

The podcast currently has 84 episodes available.