Essential Football is back with a round-up of all the weekend's Premier League matches, featuring reporter analysis from up and down the top-flight. Richard Morgan looks back at a thrilling contest between Arsenal and Manchester United, which saw the Gunners maintain their five-point lead to Man City at the top of the Premier League with a 3-2 victory. Can Arsenal be stopped in their quest to bring the title back to north London? Erling Haaland and Man City will be doing their utmost to stop Mikel Arteta’s side. They beat Wolves 3-0 as Haaland scored yet another hat-trick and Adam Bate gives his reaction to the Norwegian’s scoring exploits. There’s analysis from the 0-0 draws between Liverpool and Chelsea and Crystal Palace, while Lewis Jones reacts to what could prove to be a crucial win for West Ham and David Moyes against Everton. Defeat leaves the Toffees deep in the relegation mire and Frank Lampard under huge pressure. We also hear about wins for Aston Villa and draws between Leicester and Brighton, Leeds and Brentford, and Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest. And that's your Premier League Weekend Wrap! Listen to every episode of the Sky Sports Premier League Podcast here: skysports.com/sky-sports-premier-league-podcast You can listen to the Sky Sports Premier League Podcast on your smart speaker by saying "ask Global Player to play the Sky Sports Premier League Podcast". For all the latest football news, head to skysports.com/premier-league For advertising opportunities email: [email protected]

We're back with another packed episode of the AFTN Soccer Show as we chat Vancouver Whitecaps, Vancouver FC, Major League Soccer, and the Canadian Premier League.The Whitecaps are in Spain and getting set for the first of what is now going to be two preseason matches in Espana against European opposition. We look ahead to those games and chat about the new man in camp, Senegal international centre back, Salif Sane. Is there a real chance he could sign or is this just a win-win situation for both club and player? Would he need to be a DP if he did? And what about those injury concerns?We also look at some of the news coming out of Montreal as Kei Kamara looks to move on and they look to move on Kamal Miller. Could either or both end up in Vancouver? One man that was in Vancouver this past week was MLS Commissioner Don Garber. But why?!Turning our attention to the Canadian Premier league, we bring you a quick 2022 season in review, as we sum up each club's year in one to three words, look at the demise of FC Edmonton and ahead to some future expansion plans, including a third team here in BC. This year sees Vancouver FC take to the pitch for their inaugural season. We look at their slow offseason build, chat with head coach Afshin Ghotbi, and hear from their first ever signing, goalkeeper Callum Irving.All of this and Armchair Loyal are back in this episode's Wavelength and we continue paying tribute to the legend that was Terry Hall.Here's the rundown for the main segments from the episode:01.28: Intro and Mailbag on rules of the game15.05: Whitecaps and MLS talking points from the past week30.22: Why was Don Garber in Vancouver?44.27: 2022 Canadian Premier League season in review61.30: The demise of FC Edmonton and future expansion71.25: Vancouver FC are coming, but are they ready?84.33: Afshin Ghotbi chat Vancouver FC work in progress91.47: Callum Irving audio and discussion110.10: Wavelength - Armchair Loyal - The Goalie's Faux Pas

It's that time of year when James goes into all the detail for Chip Strategy and Suj smiles, nods and asks the right questions. All the details on solutions for when to use the Wildcard, Bench Boost and Free Hit Chips with understanding on when the Blanks and Doubles could occur. There's also a full rundown of best opportunities to use the Triple Captaincy throughout the remainder of the season with many considering using the Chip on the likes of Erling Haaland, Marcus Rashford and Harry Kane this week. Plus, why the King's Coronation could cause headaches in GW35 and coverage of what fixtures could be arranged in forthcoming gameweeks... Tomorrow on Planet FPL: James presents his Ask James live stream at 930am GMT with an audio version to follow and then exclusive to YouTube he will also present The GW20 Deadline Stream Live at 530pm GMT. On Patreon today it's a Quiz on VAR Controversies ___________________________________________ Want to become a member of our FPL and SkyFF community and support the Podcast? On Planet FPL Patreon in January all Patrons will be boosted to the next tier level. Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/planetfpl Follow James on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PlanetFPLPod Follow Suj on Twitter: https://twitter.com/sujanshah Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/planetfpl Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/planetfpl #FPL #FantasyPremierLeague #ChipStrategy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Landon and Jeremiah catch up on a crazy amount of team news, including player transfers in and out, the Reyna national team drama, the "kit leak" and much more. Other topics and questions include: - Players reported to training - Leo Vaisanen officially signs with Austin - Ruben Gabrielsen returns to Norway for family reasons - Pochettino makes permanent move to Brazil - Rodney Redes on the move? - SuperDraft picks revisited - "Kit Leak" - Austin FC II signs three play...

After the disappointing draw against Everton, David Mooney is joined by City fans Ciaran Murray and Adam Monk to reflect on what might have been.They discuss how to sync the team and Erling Haaland together, the inverted everything -- fullbacks and wingers -- and they chat about how much the side might need Phil Foden right now.Former Premier League referee Mark Halsey joins the show to discuss time-wasting and how to stop it, plus we look ahead to the double-header with Chelsea. We also squeeze in some time to speak to Sam Tighe from Ranks FC to preview the cup tie with Southampton. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Marcus, Luke and Andy look ahead to a bumper weekend of Premier League action, as Nottingham Forest search for a striker down the back of the sofa and Erling Haaland picks up where he left off. Elsewhere, Emi Martínez is back for the revenge match that nobody wanted, while a former England manager has apparently been visited by the ghost of his father - have a guess which one. Tweet us @FootballRamble and email us here: [email protected]. Sign up for our Patreon for exclusive live events, ad-free Rambles, full video episodes and loads more: patreon.com/footballramble. ***Please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** The Football Ramble, the original and best football podcast. Brand new podcasts every single weekday throughout the Premier League season and every day throughout the 2026 FIFA World Cup. No cliches. No ex-pros like Peter Crouch or The Rest is Football. Just the funniest football conversation out there. Your guardian for the season, daily not weekly. Stick to the Ramble, totally. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Brazilian journalist Sergio Patrick joins the show to share his memories of the legendary Pele and describe just how important a figure Pele was to Brazilian culture. Plus, Andrew and JJ reflect on the year in soccer, discuss another Erling Haaland milestone and wonder where United will turn for help up front. Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/caught-offside/id1649635449… Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2lMPhMC3jvLovzAMLbL0iE?si=iEavfxwXQHGKWWTA1aoILg… YouTube: https://youtube.com/channel/UCO7h0D6UzbtBRO3AsZAvnxA… Google Podcasts: https://bit.ly/3sG1bZ2 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For the final show of 2022, David Mooney is joined by City fan Richard Burns and journalist with Sporting News, Dom Farrell, to reflect on two intense displays -- as City dispatched Liverpool and Leeds. Erling Haaland's back up to his old tricks, while Jack Grealish had a bit of an odd week -- though the plaudits must go to Rico Lewis, who impressed in both matches, too. As it's the end of the year, we also reflect on the last 12 months -- and KC and Ciaran Murray get in on the action to discuss their alternative moments of 2022, while, with Everton on the horizon on New Year's Eve, we look ahead to that match, too. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jimbo is joined by Daniel Storey, Adrian Clarke and Lynsey Hooper to reflect on a feast of festive football in the Premier League. Arsenal kept their title-challenging form going by beating West Ham in front of a returning Arsène Wenger. Newcastle United also carried on their ominous pre-World Cup form by swatting aside Leicester City. Yorkshireman Erling Haaland returned to his place of birth. His two goals for Manchester City against Leeds United saw him become the fastest player to reach twenty goals in the Premier League. Plus Chelsea and Manchester United picked up wins as they try and regain some lost ground after stuttering starts. At the bottom, there’s disagreement over the prospects for Nathan Jones at Southampton. But there’s consensus that Everton are in troubling form; the sort that may not see Frank Lampard’s time in the Goodison dugout last much longer. Produced by Steve Hankey RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Arsenal beat West Ham (03.00) • PART 2: Newcastle beat Leicester (12:30) • PART 3: Haaland hauling Leeds over hot coals and footballer’s weight (19:30) • PART 4a: Wolves with two wins under Lopetegui (25.30) • PART 4b: Everton are in trouble (30:00) • PART 4c: Man Utd beat Forest (32:30) • PART 5a: Liverpool lure Cody Gakpo (38:00) • PART 5b:Brentford’s draw with Spurs, but how will they manage without Toney? (41.30) • PART 5c: How will Nathan Jones do at Southampton? And star spangled Fulham (49.30) • PART 6: Chelsea and a lesser-spotted Denis Zakaria (59:30) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A grudging and growing acceptance that maybe Leeds might have some good Americans… Yorkshire doesn’t take easily to change. But walking around the city center or down Elland Road on gameday there’s no avoiding the signs of a growing American influence. Leeds United fans wear Major League Baseball caps and US men’s national team jerseys.…