Jimbo is joined in the Athletic studios by Charlie Eccleshare and Tom Williams to discuss Arsenal Liverpool, plus Jay Harris joins from Morocco to preview the AFCON quarter finals. Arsenal and Liverpool finished goalless at the Emirates as the Gunners failed to capitalise on Man City dropping points on Wednesday. Last season's champions frustrated this year's title hopefuls with the two teams generating one of the lowest XG games of the season (1.02) in the driving North London rain. Jay Harris drops in from Morocco to preview the 4 mouthwatering AFCON quarter finals with Mali v Senegal, the hosts Morocco v Cameroon, Nigeria v Algeria and Ivory Coast v Egypt. Plus 'On This Day' Julio Baptista scored 4 & Rafa Benitez's 'Facts'. Produced by Charlie Jones and Jesse Howard. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Jimbo and Charlie clear up their 90’s music fact from yesterdays pod (00.40) • PART 1b: Arsenal v Liverpool (3.00) • PART 2a: On This Day - Baptista scores 4 (16.20) • PART 2b: On This Day - Rafa’s facts (19.20) • PART 3a: AFCON quarter final previews (25.15) • PART 3b: Trophee Des Champions in Kuwait (36.25) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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It’s the first pod of 2026 and Jimbo joins hands with Daniel Storey, Carl Anka and Adrian Clarke because the football doesn’t stop. Chelsea gonna Chelsea as they part company with manager Enzo Maresca on New Year’s Day. Liam Rosenior looks set to take charge. Can this model of five sporting directors really work? Simon Johnson tells us more. The Blues make the trip to Manchester City on Saturday. Pep’s side slip 4 points behind Arsenal, who power past title rivals Aston Villa in impressive fashion. Less impressive was Man United’s draw with Wolves. Will Ruben Amorim ever be under pressure? Maybe on Sunday when they reopen their bitter rivalry with in-form Leeds. The transfer window is open. Where will Semenyo fit in at City? And why are Spurs letting Johnson go? Maher Mezahi joins us from Morocco to look ahead to the last 16 of AFCON this weekend. Plus Garner, boring boring Tottenham and the misery derby. Produced by Charlie Jones RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Chelsea replacing Maresca with Rosenior? (04.30) • PART 1b: Sunderland 0-0 Man City (18.30) • PART 2a: Arsenal 4-1 Aston Villa (26.00) • PART 2b: Man United 1-1 Wolves - next up Leeds (33.00) • PART 3a: Semenyo and Johnson on the move (47.00) • PART 3b: Brentford 0-0 Spurs (53.00) • PART 3c: West Ham doing business (55.00) • PART 3d: Elsewhere in the Premier League (57.00) • PART 4: AFCON last 16 preview with Maher Mezahi (63.00) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo presents the last Totally Football Show of 2025 in the company of Daniel Storey, Tom Williams and Seb Stafford-Bloor. It will be 1st v 3rd on Tuesday as Arsenal host an Aston Villa side buzzing after an 11th win in a row against Chelsea at the weekend. Unai Emery’s side go level on points with the Gunners with a victory. Man City have notched together 8 wins in a row themselves, the latest secured by Rayan Cherki at Forest. What impact is the Frenchman having on Pep’s approach? Another week, another Dominic Calvert-Lewin goal. And another defeat for Bournemouth. With Semenyo on his way out the door, how bad could things get for Andoni Iraola? Jay Harris joins us from Morocco where Nigeria show why they should and shouldn’t be considered strong favourites at AFCON. Plus there’s Ruben Amorim’s back four, Rudi Voller’s dancing and the annual West Ham striker search. Produced by Charlie Jones RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: What we’ll see in 2026 (02.00) • PART 2a: Chelsea 1-2 Aston Villa (09.30) • PART 2b: Arsenal 2-1 Brighton (17.00) • PART 2c: Nottingham Forest 1-2 Man City (23.00) • PART 3a: Sunderland 1-1 Leeds (36.00) • PART 3b: Brentford 4-1 Bournemouth (41.00) • PART 3c: West Ham 0-1 Fulham (46.00) • PART 3d: Man United 1-0 Newcastle + Liverpool 2-1 Wolves (50.00) • PART 4: AFCON latest with Jay Harris (56.00) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo, Duncan Alexander, Art De Roché and more bring you the final Totally Football Show before Christmas. Man United and Newcastle contest the only Boxing Day fixture with the Red Devils having to do without the injured Bruno Fernandes. The headline fixture of the weekend sees Aston Villa aiming for an 11th win in a row as they travel to Chelsea. Jacob Tanswell tells us about a seven day spell that could really cement Villa’s status as title-challengers. Arsenal will look to take more points against Brighton than they did last season while Man City travel to the City Ground, where it all began for the Haalands in English football. Elsewhere, there are fixtures between Sunderland & Leeds and Burnley & Everton with greater historical significance than you might realise. Plus Maher Mezahi joins us from Morocco to recap the first two days of AFCON, filled with sensational overhead kicks and catastrophic back flips. Produced by Charlie Jones RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Forgettable Fulham Forest and Football Manager (02.30) • PART 2a: Man United v Newcastle preview (09.00) • PART 2b: Nottingham Forest v Man City preview (15.30) • PART 2c: Chelsea v Aston Villa preview with Jacob Tanswell (18.30) • PART 2d: Arsenal v Brighton preview (29.00) • PART 3a: Liverpool v Wolves preview (33.00) • PART 3b: Sunderland v Leeds preview (36.00) • PART 3c: The rest of the Premier League weekend (40.00) • PART 4: AFCON latest with Maher Mezahi (44.00) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

AFCON kicked off in Rabat, as Morocco opened with a 2-0 over Comoros in a game that featured an incredible overhead from Ayoub El Kaabi. Musa and Ryan begin there, before chatting about Kylian Mbappé, who equalled Cristiano Ronaldo’s Real Madrid record for goals in a calendar year (05:28), as well as how impressive his time at the Bernabéu has been, despite getting off to a tricky start. Next up, it’s Leeds’ turn to get the props (18:32), after another great result, this time to Crystal Palace, that sees a great run from Daniel Farke’s side continue. There’s chat about the rest of the Premier League, including Aston Villa’s win over Manchester United (24:07), wins for the top two, Liverpool’s win at Spurs (33:37) and much more! For more podcasts, ad-free and in full, plus access to the Stadio Social Club and much more, you can become a Stadio member by signing up at patreon.com/stadio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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