The Totally Football Show with James Richardson

Jimbo welcomes Daniel Storey, Adrian Clarke and Ahmed Shooble into the pod after another momentous weekend in the Premier League.

It’s a miserable return to Brighton for Graham Potter with Chelsea. Andy Naylor tells us about an afternoon where De Zerbi made the former Seagulls manager look a bit foolish.

Leeds are shock winners at Anfield as they show that they’re playing for Jesse Marsch. Meanwhile Liverpool continue to look awful out of possession.

Arsenal blitz a feeble Forest to stay top of the table while Spurs come from 2-0 down to emerge victorious at the Vitality. Julien Laurens discusses what awaits at the Velodrome on Tuesday on and off the pitch.

As for Bournemouth, Ahmed fills us in on the latest on their takeover and managerial search. And Marcus Rashford reaches 100 goals at Manchester United despite a turbulent couple of years.

Plus Little Simz, unicorn midfielders, who’s a thug and who made one of the best Premier League saves ever?

Produced by Charlie Jones.

RUNNING ORDER: 

• PART 1a: Arsenal 5-0 Nottingham Forest (03.00)

• PART 1b: Leicester 0-1 Man City (11.00)

• PART 2: Brighton 4-1 Chelsea with Andy Naylor (16.30) 

• PART 3a: Liverpool 1-2 Leeds (26.00)

• PART 3b: Bournemouth 2-3 Spurs (35.00)

• PART 3c: Marseille v Spurs with Julien Laurens (42.00)

• PART 4: The rest of the Premier League weekend (51.00)

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Jimbo’s joined by Raphael Honigstein, Duncan Alexander and Colin Millar after a frantic midweek in the Champions League.

Three Spanish sides are knocked out, with Barcelona forced to face the financial repercussions of group stage failure, while the climax to Atletico’s draw with Leverkusen will live long in the memory.

The Premier League weekend serves up potentially Jesse Marsch’s last game at Leeds, as they head to Anfield. Graham Potter returns to the Amex with Chelsea. Can the Seagulls snatch their first win since Potter left? 

David Moyes is back at Old Trafford to face a Man United side who finally have team spirit and a plan.

Plus Patrick Bamford is struggling, Darwin Nunez is fun and Ruben Amorim is hung over.

Produced by Charlie Jones.

RUNNING ORDER: 

• PART 1a: A bad week for Spanish football (02.00)

• PART 1b: Spurs Sporting VAR drama (11.00)

• PART 2: Liverpool, Napoli, PSG and Benfica impress (17.00) 

• PART 3a: Brighton v Chelsea and Arsenal v Nottingham Forest previews (30.00)

• PART 3b: Leicester v Man City and Liverpool v Leeds previews (35.00)

• PART 4a: Newcastle v Aston Villa preview (47.00)

• PART 4b: Man United v West Ham and the rest of the Premier League weekend (52.00)

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Jimbo, James Horncastle, Raphael Honigstein, Alvaro Romeo and Julien Laurens are back for another continental feast of football.

Champions League matchday 5 approaches with Barcelona and Juventus on the verge of elimination and Salzburg looking to spring an upset against Chelsea.

In France, Lille are turning on the style under Paulo Fonseca, as is Lionel Messi, looking like a truly great midfielder.

There are some crucial away wins in Italy, for Napoli, Inter and Lazio who keep keeping clean sheets for d*ckhead Maurizio Sarri.

Plus Unai Emery, Daniele De Rossi and Jaws.

Produced by Charlie Jones.

RUNNING ORDER: 

• PART 1a: Emery leaves Villarreal for Villa (01.00)

• PART 1b: Moment of the weekend (06.00)

• PART 2: Champions League Matchday 5 preview (11.30) 

• PART 3: Serie A – big away days for Lazio and Inter (21.30)

• PART 4: Ligue 1 – Lille and Messi turn on the style (33.00)

• PART 5: La Liga – Barca get ready for Bayern (46.00)

• PART 6: Bundesliga – Bochum beat Union (52.00)

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Jimbo, Natalie Gedra, Tim Spiers and Daniel Storey bring you the calm after the storm of another Premier League weekend.

Managerless Wolves are hammered by Leicester, on a day surrounded by Terry Connor vibes, and criticism of Scott Sellars subs.

There’s similar unrest at Leeds towards Jesse Marsch and at Spurs towards Antonio Conte. But Newcastle are in the top 4 with Eddie showing he knows Howe to defend.

Forest get back on track in spectacular fashion, as do Aston Villa. Dan Bardell tells us what Danks did that Gerrard didn’t. 

Plus Iwobi, Casemiro and which game are the panel most bitter about?

Produced by Charlie Jones.

RUNNING ORDER: 

• PART 1a: Nottingham Forest 1-0 Liverpool (03.00)

• PART 1b: Wolves 0-4 Leicester (11.00)

• PART 1c: Leeds 2-3 Fulham (19.00) 

• PART 2a: Villa 4-0 Brentford with Dan Bardell (27.00)

• PART 2b: Everton 3-0 Crystal Palace (33.00)

• PART 3a: Spurs 1-2 Newcastle (36.00)

• PART 3b: Chelsea 1-1 Man Utd (46.00)

• PART 4: On This Day and what the top two got up to (50.00)

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Jimbo, Carl Anka, Duncan Alexander and Matt Davies-Adams discuss a midweek short of goals and a weekend full of drama. Probably.

Manchester United put in their most impressive performance, possibly in years, as they ease past Spurs. And while results have been good, why does the football under Antonio Conte have to be so uninspiring? And what do Graham Potter’s Chelsea have in store for United on Saturday?

This weekend it’s Nottingham Forest v Liverpool, a fixture that throws up memories of Edward Sheringham, Robin Hood and could be decided by agent of chaos Darwin Nuñez.

Wolves have approached – and since been rejected – by QPR’s Michael Beale. What was it about Steven Gerrard’s former assistant that made the Molineux hierarchy alter their usual approach?

Goals galore in the Women’s Champions League. Charlotte Harpur joins us from Lyon as Arsenal dismantle the eight-time European champions.

Plus 5-a-side in a swimming pool, Trevor Ford, and Palace in the Bundesliga.

Produced by Charlie Jones.

RUNNING ORDER: 

• PART 1: Man Utd beat Spurs – next up Chelsea (04.00)

• PART 2a: Forest v Liverpool preview (via Brighton and West Ham) (21.00)

• PART 2b: Elsewhere in midweek in the PL (31.00) 

• PART 2c: Wolves’ pursuit of Mick Beale (35.00)

• PART 3a: Lyon 1-5 Arsenal with Charlotte Harpur (40.00)

• PART 3b: The rest of the Premier League weekend (46.00)

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Jimbo and the continental crew of James Horncastle, Raphael Honigstein, Alvaro Romeo and Julien Laurens cast their eyes over a huge weekend in Europe.

Karim Benzema wins the Ballon d’Or and scores in El Clasico as Real Madrid assert their dominance over Barcelona. Questions start to be asked of Xavi as elimination from the Champions League looms for Barca.

It’s been a bad seven days for Xabi Alonso at Leverkusen after two thrashings but Union Berlin defeat Dortmund to stay top of the Bundesliga. Can they go all the way?

Can Napoli or an Ademola Lookman-inspired Atalanta go all the way in Serie A?

And in France, Laurent Blanc returns and Kylian Mbappe U-turns. 

Produced by Charlie Jones.

RUNNING ORDER: 

• PART 1a: Benzema wins the Ballon d’Or (02.00)

• PART 1b: Moment of the weekend (06.00)

• PART 2: La Liga – a rough week for Barca (10.30) 

• PART 3: Ligue 1 – Mbappe u-turn and Blanc is back (25.00)

• PART 4: Bundesliga – Union stay strong, Alonso’s Leverkusen crumble (35.00)

• PART 5: Serie A – can Atalanta go all the way? (45.00)

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Here’s Jimbo, in the company of Tom Williams, Amitai Winehouse and Sasha Goryunov after a big weekend at both ends of the Premier League table.

Man City suffer their first defeat of the season as Liverpool and Mo Salah get their mojo back. Which allows Arsenal to go 4 points clear at the top of the table, with some belated assistance from VAR at Elland Road.

Chelsea make it 5 wins in a row and 4 clean sheets in a row as the resurrection of Kepa under Graham Potter continues.

We revisit the most famous of Darren Bent’s 106 Premier League goals.

Plus Nuno, Solly March, the Forest social media team and the Ivan Toney penalty. 

Produced by Charlie Jones.

RUNNING ORDER: 

• PART 1: Liverpool 1-0 Man City (03.30)

• PART 2a: Leeds 0-1 Arsenal (19.00)

• PART 2b: Spurs 2-0 Everton & Man Utd 0-0 Newcastle (27.00) 

• PART 3a: Aston Villa 0-2 Chelsea (32.00)

• PART 3b: Brentford 2-0 Brighton (40.00)

• PART 4a: On This Day – Bent and the beachball (45.00)

• PART 4b: The rest of the Premier League weekend (48.00)

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Raphael Honigstein, Rory Smith and Duncan Alexander join Jimbo on a voyage across the Champions League, Premier League and beyond.

Barcelona and Inter produce one of the best group stage games of all time while Club Brugge and Juventus continue to wow us all, but in very different ways.

Tuesday’s drama is all off the field with suggestions that Kylian Mbappe wants to leave Paris in January. Julien Laurens describes what this might mean for PSG and for France at the World Cup.

Liverpool are 7-1 winners at Rangers, ideal preparation for their meeting with Man City at Anfield on Sunday. Have Klopp’s men got their mojo back or is this another Bournemouth false dawn?

Plus Mikel Arteta’s signature, Steven Gerrard’s lack of philosophy and Graham Taylor’s Impossible Job.

Produced by Charlie Jones.

RUNNING ORDER: 

• PART 1a: Some book plugging (01.30)

• PART 1b: Barcelona 3-3 Inter (05.30)

• PART 1c: Brugge, Juve and the myth of predictability (09.00) 

• PART 1d: The rest of the Champions League midweek (15.00)

• PART 2: Even more Mbappe melodrama with Julien Laurens (24.00)

• PART 3a: Liverpool v Man City preview (37.00)

• PART 3a: Leeds v Arsenal preview (48.00)

• PART 4a: On This Day – Koeman KO's Taylor (51.00)

• PART 4b: The rest of the Premier League weekend (55.00)

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Jimbo and the continental panel of Raphael Honigstein, James Horncastle, Julien Laurens and Alvaro Romeo shine a light on the big stories in European football this week.

Bayern throw away a 2-0 lead in Dortmund, with questions starting to be asked of whether Julian Nagelsmann is the long-term future of the club. But it’s the perfect start for Xabi Alonso at Leverkusen.

Bayern’s former striker Robert Lewandowski is a bit starved of service at Barca as they face Inter in a huge Champions League clash.

In France, there’s more Mbappe melodrama at PSG with the star striker criticising Christophe Galtier’s tactics on Instagram.

Elsewhere, Kristof Terreur gives us the lowdown on the perfect Club Brugge and Jules purrs over the perfect Enzo Fernandez. 

Plus some harsh red cards and some not so harsh red cards.

Produced by Charlie Jones

RUNNING ORDER: 

• PART 1: Moment of the weekend (01.30)

• PART 2: Germany – Klassiker classic and a not too Xabi start (06.00)

• PART 3: Spain – big weeks for Barca and Real (18.00) 

• PART 4: Kristof Terreur on the remarkable Club Brugge (29.00)

• PART 5: France - more Mbappe melodrama (37.00)

• PART 6: Italy – champions Milan stay on Napoli’s tail (49.00)

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Jimbo’s joined by Natalie Gedra, Jay Harris and Daniel Storey after a potentially pivotal Premier League weekend.

Arsenal stay top with a thrilling 3-2 win over Liverpool. What does it say about the state of the Reds under Klopp and should they have taken the money for Salah and rebuilt?

It was a good weekend for Natalie’s compatriots Martinelli, Antony, Paqueta and Guimaraes. Can Bruno lead Newcastle into the Champions League?

Also Cristiano Ronaldo scores his 700th club goal while Phil Foden continues to fly under the radar. And how big a job might Julen Lopetegui have on his hands if he takes the vacancy at Wolves?

Plus we go inside Paul Pogba’s house and into the mind of the goalkeeper sent off for urinating.

Produced by Charlie Jones

RUNNING ORDER: 

• PART 1a: Arsenal 3-2 Liverpool (03.20)

• PART 1b: Man City 4-0 Southampton (16.00)

• PART 2a: Everton 1-2 Man Utd (20.00) 

• PART 2b: Newcastle 5-1 Brentford (26.00)

• PART 3a: The Euro draw and Brazil’s World Cup hopes (35.00)

• PART 3b: Chelsea 3-0 Wolves (40.00)

• PART 3c: Brighton 0-1 Spurs (44.00)

• PART 4: The rest of the Premier League weekend (49.00)

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