We're exactly halfway through the tournament in terms of games, with the group stage drawing to a close. Mike, Myles, and Dave look back at a full week's worth of football in Qatar so far, looking at the teams they most admire after 2 games played each.

They also look at the shocks of the World Cup and look ahead to England's final group game against Wales.

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Qatar 2022 is FINALLY upon us! Mike, Myles and Dave talk about England's first game at the tournament, which resulted in a 6-2 thrashing for Gareth Southgate's men in a complete attacking display!

We also chat about how different this World Cup feels being held in winter, as well as Group A's opening games, Qatar vs Ecuador and Senegal vs Netherlands.

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So the England squad is CONFIRMED, the players are on the plane. We assess the strengths and weaknesses in Gareth Southgate's selection for Qatar 2022.

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Fresh from his World Cup snub by Gareth Southgate, Ivan Toney was on a mission this weekend and scored twice to beat Manchester City 2-1 in stoppage time. Mike is joined by Myles, Dave, and Jon to analyse what England might be missing, and the effect this result has on the title race.

Speaking of which, are Newcastle actually in one?! They produce another statement win beating stuttering Chelsea, to go into the break in third place. Can Graham Potter steady his side's nerves after 3 straight defeats? What does he need to relieve the pressure in January?

We also look at Frank Lampard who's feeling the heat from Evertonians, at Brendan Rodgers who's pulled himself back from the brink. And also at David Moyes, whose talented West Ham squad need something to kick-start their season.

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Unai Emery is back with a BANG at Aston Villa, with a convincing 3-1 win over Manchester United in the Spaniard's first game. Myles and Isaac look at what Villa under Emery did differently.

Arsenal continued their fine start with a statement win over Chelsea. Will this young team's bubble ever burst?! Newcastle move to third with a 4-1 thrashing of Southampton, costing Ralph Hasenhuttl his job. Is he still a good manager? And can Newcastle start to get comfortable near the top of the table?

Elsewhere, the indifferent form of both Liverpool and Tottenham came to a head, with Liverpool coming out on top. And the lads look at the Champions League draw, which was actually a pretty exciting spectacle!

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#Brighton pressed and booed their way to a thumping 4-1 win over returning manager Graham Potter's Chelsea team, Roberto De Zerbi's first win since taking over. Mike and Myles look at the nature of the win, and how #Potter needs to drop the weird Sterling/Pulisic wing-back experiment.

Elsewhere, what else do we say about #Liverpool? Jurgen Klopp's team capitulated again, this time to a Leeds team that hadn't beaten them in 21 years. How much more of this can either Liverpool or #Klopp take?

We also analyse Spurs comeback against Bournemouth, wins for Newcastle and Arsenal, and pay tribute to the brilliance of Kevin De Bruyne.

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Newcastle's impressive recent form continues with a statement 2-1 away win over Tottenham, to lift them into 4th place in the #PremierLeague. The question is though, can they stay in the #Top4?!

Mike and Dave discuss this, as well as Manchester United's draw with Chelsea in another quite dominant performance. Also, Liverpool lose to bottom-of-the-table Nottingham Forest, while Leicester and Aston Villa both return to form emphatically with 4-0 wins.

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It's derby weekend in the #PremierLeague! Arsenal beat Tottenham convincingly in the #NorthLondonDerby to keep them at the top of the league, and the Gunners look more and more mature with every passing week! Mike and Myles discuss this game with the help of Arsenal fan Isaac, who takes stock of the season ahead for the Gunners.

Manchester remains very definitely Blue as City thrash United 6-3, with Erling #Haaland and Phil Foden both grabbing hat-tricks. It was a truly awesome performance from Pep Guardiola's team, which could've been so much worse for United, who look miles away from that level.

Elsewhere, Bruno Lage is sacked, plus Tiago Silva and Chelsea get a HUGE let off from VAR again.

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