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A packed weekend of football gives Dylan, Jamie and Mike plenty to get stuck into, starting north of the border as Dunfermline shock St Johnstone and Aberdeen put six past Livingston.

It’s then onto the Moment of the Week (02:50), with Nottingham Forest becoming only the second side to win at Brentford and Aston Villa ending a 20+ year wait for a victory at St James’ Park.

The main event comes from the Emirates, where Manchester United stun league leaders Arsenal with a dramatic late comeback in one of the games of the season (06:30).

Chelsea’s away victory at Selhurst Park is next, as Palace’s struggles deepen and the Blues push back into the top four (27:00), before attention turns to the South Coast where Bournemouth deliver a stoppage-time gut punch to Liverpool (40:20).

Before wrapping up with One Thing We Learned (49:40) at the London Stadium, Craven Cottage and the Etihad.

And to close the show, we reluctantly wade through the Bin Juice Game of the Week as Everton host Leeds on Monday night (55:20).

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Hello and welcome to the Late Kick Off Football Podcast episode 189!

From shock results in Scotland to statement wins in the Premier League, it’s another packed episode as we break down a weekend full of talking points.

We start with Dunfermline edging Hibs and Aberdeen continuing their grind against Raith before diving into our Moment of the Week, featuring stoppage-time drama at Elland Road and Arsenal inching closer to the title with back-to-back goalless draws.

Our first marquee matchup takes us to Villa Park, where Everton end Aston Villa’s formidable home run with a deserved 1-0 win, before we head to Old Trafford for a fascinating Manchester derby. United’s 2-0 victory over City sparks debate around tactics, refereeing controversy, and the remarkable start to life under Michael Carrick.

There’s also time for the pre-emptive Managerial Merry-Go-Round, with Crystal Palace’s summer missteps laid bare and more pressure mounting at Spurs after another home defeat.

We round things off with One Thing We Learned from Stamford Bridge and Anfield, digging into Chelsea’s new era and Liverpool’s oddly unconvincing unbeaten run, before crowning Wolves vs Newcastle as the Bin Juice Game of the Week.

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Hello and welcome to the Late Kick Off Football Podcast episode 188!

A chaotic festive managerial merry-go-round of an episode as Thelin is thanked and sacked (01:20), Wilfried wound up (26:20), Enzo eviscerated (37:20) and Amorim away (48:40). We look at what's next for these clubs and these men.

We round things off with a look at the top of the table (63:45) as well as the bottom (67:40) and could we be discussing another casualty when we reconvene next week courtesy of the relegation six-pointer that is West Ham United vs Nottingham Forest.

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Hello and welcome to the Late Kick Off Football Podcast episode 187!

It’s a packed festive edition as the panel works through a busy weekend of football across Scotland and England.

We begin north of the border with derby drama as Dunfermline leave Stark’s Park with a 2-1 win over Raith Rovers, before Dundee United and Aberdeen share the points at Tannadice.

From there, we segue into Moment of the Week, where we get on board again with the Dominic Calvert-Lewin runaway train (05:10), and David Raya making a stunning save to keep Arsenal in front against Brighton (07:15).

Our first Premier League marquee matchup takes us to Selhurst Park, where a depleted Crystal Palace host Tottenham (09:30) and get emptied. We stay in London for late-Saturday drama at Stamford Bridge. Aston Villa come from behind to beat Chelsea 2–1, with Ollie Watkins once again haunting the Blues and Unai Emery’s side matching a club-record winning run (18:50). It’s then a capital hat-trick as we head to Brentford, where Kevin Schade’s treble fires the Bees to a dominant 4–1 win over Bournemouth and into the top half of the table (31:40).

We round things off with Two Things We Learned, Florian Wirtz finally opening his Premier League account for Liverpool (41:30), West Ham’s growing relegation fears (42:35), Manchester City’s latest creative force (49:35), and Ruben Amorim’s puzzling tactical shift at Old Trafford (50:30).

Finally, reluctantly, we acknowledge the Bin Juice Game of the Week – a truly grim goalless draw between Burnley and Everton (52:25), so much so that David Moyes didn't even attempt to sugar coat it.

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Hello and welcome to the Late Kick-Off Football Podcast episode 186!

Jamie and Mike dive headfirst into a packed weekend of football, with the Premier League firmly centre stage.

We begin by reflecting on our clubs’ misfortunes, from Dunfermline Athletic’s narrow defeat to Ayr United to Aberdeen’s bruising encounters with Sparta Prague and Celtic (02:00)

From there, we move into our Moments of the Week, including Fulham’s Monday night win over Nottingham Forest (06:20) and Arsenal’s gritty victory at Everton as Mikel Arteta marked six years in charge amid lingering concerns about cutting edge and consistency (07:30).

The bulk of the show focuses on three Premier League marquee matchups. Aston Villa’s historic run continues with a statement win over Manchester United, prompting debate over results versus performance, Unai Emery’s tactical edge, and Ruben Amorim’s ongoing struggles (08:55). Leeds dismantled Crystal Palace with ruthless efficiency from set pieces, while the emergence of a 16-year-old academy debutant offers a silver lining for the Eagles (17:50). In north London, Liverpool edged a chaotic contest against Spurs, though the potential long-term injury to Alexander Isak casts a shadow over their momentum (26:00).

We then round off the analysis with Two Things We Learned, covering Wolves’ alarming slide toward relegation (36:40), Manchester City’s relentless standards under Pep Guardiola (38:45), Bournemouth’s frustrating mid-table stagnation (42:55), and Newcastle’s inability to protect leads after yet another collapse from a winning position (45:10).

Finally, there’s only one candidate for Bin Juice Game of the Week (49:40), as Brighton and Sunderland serve up a dour goalless draw at the Amex. We assess the Seagull’s attacking malaise, Sunderland’s growing resilience away from home, and whether a teenage Greek prospect could provide a spark against Arsenal next time out.

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Hello and welcome to the Late Kick Off Football Podcast episode 185!

Jamie GillGuyan is joined by Michael Wood for a Tuesday ramble through the Premier League action.

Mike kicks things off with his moment of the week, which takes us to yesterday's frantic Monday night game, Jamie is taken by Sunday's late kick-off between Brentford and Leeds United. And Jamie dived into the unexpected goal-fest that was West Ham United v Aston Villa (the Dave Cameron derby).

In our marquee matchups, Nottingham Forest outclass Spurs, while Man City continue their charge at the top with a convincing win at Selhurst Park. Liverpool made light work of Brighton with a brace from Hugo Ekitiké, and Mo Salah sets a new Premier League record.

Meanwhile, is Mike worried about Arsenal, who needed a dramatic stoppage-time win over Wolves and is Dominic Calvert-Lewis the latest passenger on the plane to North America. Jamie touches on Burnley’s defeat at home to Fulham, which broke a peculiar streak and ponders what Maresca was wittering on about in his post-match presser in our two things we learned.

And we wrap things up with a look at the Bin Juice Game of the Week – I think you can figure out who and why is in it this time around.

Running Order:

Scottish roundup (00:35)

Moment of the week (04:54)

Crystal Palace 0-3 Manchester City (14:37)

Nottingham Forest 3-0 Tottenham Hotspurs (21:52)

Liverpool 2-0 Brighton and Hove Albion (36:42)

Two things we learned (41:55)

Bin juice game of the week (58:28)

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Hello and welcome to the Late Kick Off Football Podcast episode 184!

It was another breathless Premier League weekend and the lads are here to break it all down.

Mike opens with Wolves-United under the Monday night lights, and Jamie picks out some Manchester City brilliance as his Moment of the Week.

We dive into our marquee matchups as Fulham lose late to Crystal Palace in the late kick-off, before a wild night at Elland Road steals the Saturday spotlight. Lastly, we go right back to the start of the match week as we head to Villa Park, where two of the league’s hottest teams collided.

The boys then bring their “One Thing We Learned” from around the grounds – Everton’s newfound cutting edge, the congested European race, and Spurs finally rediscovering that winning feeling at home.

And to wrap it all up? The Bin Juice Game of the Week, who served up the slop this time out.

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A chaotic Premier League weekend gives us plenty to unpack. Mike’s moment of the week sees the Dyche revival stall as Brighton halt Forest at the City Ground, while Jamie marvels at Woltemade’s wonder-goal in Newcastle’s biggest away win in years. Dylan relives Fulham’s lightning-quick double that stunned Spurs and pushed them to a historic tenth home defeat of the calendar year.

We move into our three marquee matchups, starting in London where ten-man Chelsea held Arsenal in a fiery 1-1 draw. We break down the contrasting disciplinary records of both sides, why Merino appears to be the new Peter Crouch, and that Arsenal’s superb start still isn’t their best under Arteta.

Then it’s off to Villa Park, where a thunderbolt from Boubacar Kamara edged Wolves, prompting a deep dive into Rob Edwards’ high-energy blueprint and whether it will be good enough to keep them in the division (spoiler: it won’t)! As well as going over Villa’s growing defensive maturity under Unai Emery.

Lastly, we head to Selhurst Park as Manchester United mounted a rare fightback: Zirkzee ends a near year-long drought, Mateta’s perfect penalty record continues, and Bruno Fernandes climbs another rung on United’s all-time assist ladder.

In “One Thing We Learned,” Brentford’s conveyor belt of number nines rolls on, Phil Foden keeps City breathing in the title race, and Sunderland complete their first-ever comeback from two goals down in the Premier League. And finally… the bin juice game of the week: West Ham 0–2 Liverpool, featuring Isak snapping his scoring drought in a match that will not live in the memory for all that long.

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