This season's relegation battle feels like a gift that keeps on giving... and now with Big Sam added to the mix, the culmination of the Premier League this month is only going to get more and more fascinating.

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This is a special, live recording of Football Unfocused. What it lacks in sound quality, makes up in length! In addition, Mark and Matthew are joined today by a very special guest, making her first of what will hopefully be many appearances on the show,

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Mark talks about the headline match between Arsenal and Manchester City, and how it has become increasingly difficult to mount a successful bid at winning the Premier League with standards being raised year on year. Matthew, the supposed cycling enthusiast, also claimed the Giro started this weekend - like with football, he is very much mistaken in his opinion on this.

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In-between weaving Partridge quotes into the podcast, and talking general nonsense, Mark finds time to explain why this Premier League season is so exciting, with the race for the title and relegation one of the tightest he can remember.

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If you don't like your politics being mixed with your football - then you're probably best not listening to this episode. Today, Mark and Matthew discuss the fallout and impact of Gary Lineker tweeting his response to UK government's immigration policy.

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After another unexpected hiatus, Mark and Matthew return to discuss the shellacking of Manchester United against their archrivals, Liverpool. They also squeeze in a quick chat about where Spurs will go next after getting knocked out the Champions League.

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Mark discusses the recent woes of Everton and what their future may entail. He also looks at the vast sums currently being spent by Chelsea and the implications their creative accounting could have on the club long-term.

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There's a time for all great managers to finally face the sack. There is also a time for massively overrated managers to get sacked too, and in this instance, it was Frank Lampard's at Everton.

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Mark and Matthew make their overdue, yet uneagerly anticipated, return after near radio silence during which time some of the most iconic moments in the footballing calendar year have already occurred. Dedicated and professional, they very much are not.

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Could England really win the World Cup? Probably not, but they've got a bloody good chance, as Mark discusses in today's episode, as well as some other footballing/World Cup tit bits..

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