The Pressing Matters Podcast

By Sam Hyde & Toby Puigserver

Join Sam and Toby for the latest hot topics and a cool breeze of tactical analysis of this week's Premier League football.

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November 29, 2025 Gueye's bizarre red card & Brighton's weird Left-back situation
We ignore the North London derby and Liverpool's loss to Forest and instead give some love to Everton and Brighton, although Toby still tries to talk about Liverpool anyway. Sam also has a headcold and so is even less excited than normal (until Arsenal are mentioned).
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55min
November 21, 2025 Curaçao make the World Cup & will we die on the Wirtz train?
As we look ahead to this week's North London derby, we also cover the recent international break and the smaller nations that have made it thanks to the 48-team format - do we think this format is a good thing? We also answer some questions from our inbox and discuss footballer tattoos!

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48min
November 13, 2025 What can Liverpool learn from defeat at the Etihad?
Liverpool lose again to a fantastic Manchester City, which means Toby is allowed to talk as much as he wants this week. We look at Slot's tactical shortcomings, and what to do with Florian Wirtz, who hasn't lived up to expectations. Sam also criticses two Spurs strikers for scoring against Man United, and we speculate about Marco Silva and his role at Fulham.
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57min
November 06, 2025 Are Wolves doomed to relegation?
This week, Vítor Pereira has been sacked; what next for the struggling Wolves side? Toby analyses West Ham's victory over Newcastle as life under Nuno kicks in. And in our most agonising segment yet, Toby tries to remember an ex-Aston Villa player whose name rhymes with Mings in less than 3 minutes.

It's our Bonfire Night special, so please enjoy the ambient firework sounds in Sam's recording.
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1h
October 31, 2025 How Arsenal's corner routines bring consistency
We have the final word on the corner kicks and throw-ins that have dominated football discourse this week and why Arsenal shouldn't be concerned with their high number of set piece goals. We also talk about Manchester United winning 3 games in a row. And Sam has cut his own hair!
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48min
October 23, 2025 Ange's Legacy Post-Forest, and Liverpool lose again
This week: a post-mortem on Ange's speedy sacking from Nottingham Forest as we look forward to Dyche, and we look again at what's going wrong at Liverpool.
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1h 12min
October 08, 2025 How Chelsea unlocked Slot's Liverpool, and what next for the champions?
Chelsea and Maresca left it late to find a breakthrough against Liverpool; a third defeat in a row for the champions. Arsenal slip ahead into first thanks to an Eze & Saka double-up on the right. And Amorim gets a win, is his future looking brighter. Toby also talks about Leeds, if you're into that.

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1h 2min
October 02, 2025 Can we fix VAR? | What are Liverpool's title chances?
After a feisty weekend involving an overturned penatly at Newcastle vs Arsenal, and a whole range of controversies elswhere, we try to pinpoint where VAR has gone wrong. Liverpool dropped points to Crystal Palace, leaving Arsenal and Liverpool face-to-face in a possible title challenge. Plus Toby talks about Galatasaray.
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58min
September 25, 2025 How did Pep evolve vs Arsenal?
Arteta's Arsenal clinched a draw despite dominance, Aston Villa finally scored but drew to a solid Sunderland, and we discuss the Ballon d'Or rankings. Plus we slice through a lovely bit of media frenzy and Sam wants to change yellow cards!
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1h
September 17, 2025 Is time up for Amorim's system? & Nuno Retrospective
We look at two clubs who might be in crisis: Manchester United and Nottingham Forest, with Nuno leaving and Amorim holding on for now - should he stay or go? Sam meets the police in Croydon and Toby finds a way to talk about Klopp again. Plus a preview of the weekend's games.

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1h 8min

FAQs about The Pressing Matters Podcast:

How many episodes does The Pressing Matters Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 47 episodes available.