In Episode 37 of the Regista Football Podcast, Ben and Jack take stock of the Premier League after the opening weeks of the season.

We start with the Manchester City guilty verdict, before moving into our full Premier League stocktake: which teams and managers have genuinely changed our minds, whose stock is rising, whose is falling and which early-season narratives are being overblown.

We also ask whether Brighton have shown the league a blueprint for beating Arsenal, what has gone wrong for Manchester United, how real City’s perfect start actually is and what Coventry, Hull and Ipswich have shown about surviving as promoted sides.

Then we re-draft some of our preseason expectations: the title race, top four, relegation, surprise packages, biggest disappointments, best players and the takes we’re already prepared to admit might have been wrong.

Five games in. What do we actually believe?

In Episode 36 of Pub Diaries, Ben and Jack review Premier League Gameweek 5 and ask which early-season trends are starting to look real.We get into Brentford’s brilliant start after a 3–0 win over Chelsea, whether Spurs should already be worried under De Zerbi, Brighton’s statement win over Arsenal and Everton’s increasingly solid start.There’s also Newcastle edging Hull, Coventry picking up their first Premier League win, Liverpool grinding out another result, Leeds staying unbeaten, City surviving a wild 5–3 against Sunderland and Manchester United needing a late equaliser against Fulham.As always, expect match reactions, tactical talking points, overreactions, disagreements and a few beers along the way.

In Episode 35 of Pub Diaries, Ben and Jack review another chaotic Premier League weekend over a few beers.

We get into Liverpool’s midfield balance and whether Iraola’s intensity is already creating a European hangover, ask if unbeaten Hull are genuinely this good, and discuss the early pressure building on De Zerbi after Spurs make it four games without a goal.

We also look at Arsenal’s champion-like win at Sunderland, Bruno Guimarães’ impact, Everton’s quietly solid start and Manchester City’s huge derby win at Old Trafford despite playing with ten men for most of the game.

Then we finish with a VAR and refereeing discussion — red-card consistency, subjective decisions and whether the technology is actually the problem, or the people using it.

In Episode 34 of the Regista Football Podcast, Ben and Jack make their official 2026/27 Premier League table predictions.

There’s one catch: outside of our relegation and title-race clusters, the teams are drawn at random. Once a club appears, we have to discuss the squad, summer business and expectations for the season before agreeing where they belong.

We debate Tottenham’s huge rebuild, Liverpool’s ceiling after another summer of change, whether Villa can repeat last season’s success, the battle for Europe and which teams could unexpectedly struggle.

In this episode of Pub Diaries, Ben and Jack review Premier League Gameweek 3 over a few beers.

We break down Liverpool’s fast start against Ipswich and Isak’s growing influence, Bournemouth’s pressing causing Newcastle problems, Hull’s impressive defensive structure, Fulham’s missed chances against Palace, Everton’s strong response against Manchester United and Arsenal’s big win over Chelsea.

We also discuss Bournemouth’s habit of dropping points from winning positions, Villa’s finishing issues, Palace’s defensive openness and why Arsenal looked like the most complete side of the weekend.

Plenty of tactical takeaways, match reactions and disagreement along the way.

In this episode of the Regista Football Podcast, Ben and Jack look back on the chaos of Silly Season before turning to Premier League Gameweek 3.

We start with Liverpool and Arsenal, assessing what each club got right, where the squads still look short and whether either side left too much business unfinished. Then we go through our transfer-window Q&A: best signing, biggest impact, best tactical fit, biggest flop risk, best and worst windows, underrated deals and the moves that could change how teams play.

Then it’s onto Gameweek 3, including Arsenal vs Chelsea, Ipswich vs Liverpool, Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham, Everton vs Man United and the rest of the weekend’s fixtures.

Expect transfer takes, tactical questions, predictions and plenty of disagreement.

Pub Diaries goes live and in person for the first time, with the cameras rolling at North Park Beer Co. in San Diego.

We break down a few games from Premier League Gameweek 2, including Liverpool’s struggles against Nottingham Forest, Newcastle refusing to be provoked by Spurs, Chelsea’s transition-heavy win over Brighton, Manchester City finding space against Crystal Palace, and Arsenal grinding out a disciplined 1–0 win at Aston Villa.

We also discuss Manchester United’s chaotic win over Ipswich, tactical changes at Leeds, Sunderland’s defensive organisation and plenty more from across the weekend.

In this episode of the Regista Football Podcast, Ben and Jack react to the Champions League draw and look ahead to Gameweek 2 of the Premier League season.

We revisit the new Champions League format, discuss whether the league phase has actually improved the competition, how much finishing inside the top eight really matters and whether a single 36-team table can ever be completely fair when every club faces different opponents. We also pick out the biggest fixtures from the draw and the games we’re most excited to watch.

Then we preview every Premier League fixture from Gameweek 2, including Tottenham vs Newcastle, Aston Villa vs Arsenal, Liverpool vs Nottingham Forest and Crystal Palace vs Manchester City.

We discuss Newcastle potentially taking De Zerbi’s pressing bait, Liverpool trying to break down a deep Forest block, Arsenal’s recent struggles at Villa Park, City’s new-look midfield and the tactical questions we’ll be watching across the weekend.

In this episode of Pub Diaries, Ben and Jack look back on Gameweek 1 of the 2026/27 Premier League season.We discuss the games we watched across the opening weekend, what stood out tactically, and some of our early impressions of the teams involved.Then we take a closer look at Newcastle vs Liverpool, reviewing Liverpool’s build-up, Newcastle’s approach without the ball, the problems Liverpool had defending transitions, and how the game changed as it became increasingly stretched.We also break down Arsenal vs Coventry, looking at the key tactical themes from the match and what we learned from both sides after the opening weekend.

In this episode of the Regista Football Podcast, Ben and Jack kick off the 2026/27 Premier League season with a focus on build-up play.We break down the different ways teams try to beat pressure, from Arsenal’s patient circulation to Tottenham provoking the press and Sunderland bypassing it completely.Then we apply those ideas to Newcastle vs Liverpool, looking at Liverpool’s build-up structure, how Newcastle could press them, and whether Liverpool can commit enough players forward without leaving themselves exposed in transition.We also discuss the key roles of Virgil van Dijk and Ryan Gravenberch, the threat of Traore and Wissa on the counter, and the main tactical battles we’ll be watching at St James’ Park.