Football Daily - Premier League Review: Late drama at Anfield keeps title race alive

Episode Date: February 8, 2026

Former Premier League striker Clinton Morrison and the Telegraph's Luke Edwards join Aaron Paul to review the weekend's Premier League action.Manchester City come from behind to beat Liverpool in a chaotic finish at Anfield, but Arsenal remain 6 points clear at the top. Are Brighton fans turning on Fabian Hurzeler after a loss to rivals Crystal Palace? Who's most in danger of getting caught by West Ham in the relegation battle? And has any manager ever sounded as upset after a defeat as Scott Parker on Saturday?TIMECODES 0:26 - Late drama at Anfield 5:38 - Not handing the title to Arsenal just yet 15:21 - Big win for Crystal Palace, boos at Brighton 23:08 - West Ham blow relegation battle wide open 28:01 - Time running out for Scott Parker and Burnley 34:30 - Leeds beat Nottingham Forest in six-pointer 38:01 - Romero sees red again for Spurs 41:03 - Eddie Howe under pressure at Newcastle 44:33 - Brentford dreaming of Europe 46:36 - Moyes keeps Everton moving

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Joining me to dissect all of the weekend's action, The Telegraphs, Northern Football Writer Luke Edwards, and former Premier League striker, Clinton, Morrison and Jets, what drama we've seen at the end of the game at Amfield. five live. It unfolded superbly in the second half Luke. Oh, brilliant. Look, and we've got to tell it right, haven't we? Because at one-nelled down, Sobsle-Ly's absolutely magnificent free kick, which I'm sure we're going to a bit more detail about shortly. But then City marker champions that to come back and to come back from that

situation that they hadn't won at Anfield under Pep Guardiola in front of a crowd, silver goal, Harlan penalty, and then all the late drama after that. Brilliant. Premier League football at its very best, Aaron. Clinton Morrison had a good weekend. Yeah, good weekend, mate. And yeah, this is tough, a good weekend. Because it was a hell of a game. It was a very, yeah, it was a good game.

I did think it was going to be no-no at one stage. But then, yeah, it just got unbelievable. And yeah, we've had a good weekend. And what a game of football. And Luke's right, this is why it's the best league in the world. Because excitement like this afternoon, mate. Let's dive straight into it. And we're recording, as I just mentioned,

just after Liverpool won. Manchester City 2, a late comeback from Pep Guardiola side after Dominic Sabozli's incredible free kick had given Liverpool the lead. He was then sent off right at the end. Let's just explain what happened in that mad finish. Banada Silver equalised in the 84th minute. Manchester City bagging themselves a penalty

in stoppage time for a foul by Alton. Erling Harland stepping up to make it 2-1. And then City thought they'd grabbed themselves a third when Rayan Cherkey scored from near halfway with Allison up for a foul. corner. But Saboslian Harland with a bit of a tussle, both fouling each other. So Bozlai sent off and a free kick given. Did anyone see that comeback coming? Clinton? No, not really. At one stage, I thought that was the Premier League title all over.

And I think even Pep Guardiola must have been thinking when the cameras were on him on the touchline that, they need a miracle. And they got a miracle. And that's what I said, this is where it's the best league in the world. It's so unpredictable. At one stage, you think it was only one team's going to win Liverpool. And then it swings and goes. goes one way and then Man City going to make it 2-1 and then you're thinking oh Liverpool get a chance, Macalester shot, Dona Romer with an outstanding save and then

they go up the other end. It's brilliant but it's good for the title race. I know Arsenal fans will be here now fuming but I think it's good for the Premier League and the title race that is still alive and kicking. Talk to me about that free kit from Domics Sir Bosley. It was special Luke. Yeah, I'm just

incredible. I don't want to be that guy but as regular listeners will know I quite often am that guy. Why did Dona Ruma have two men in the wall? But I mean, it's sobbers lie. You know he can absolutely wellie them, brilliant, with precision. He has a two-man wall.

Now, I'm thinking you want at least four in there. I'm not a goalkeeper. I'm just saying, I don't want to take away from it, but I am taking away from it because I think that's a big mistake. It's almost like Donoruma was saying, go on then, you're that far out, have a shot, let me have a clear sight of it, and I'll save it.

He gets a clear sight of it and doesn't move. It is an absolutely incredible strike. I mean, it's hit. It looks like it's going to go straight, but it swerves to the right, goes in off the inside of the post. Incredible strike. And at that stage, Liverpool were on top.

Becateke had missed a huge, huge chance, header, great ball from Sala. Liverpool, with a team with all the momentum, and then they get the goal at Anfield, Man City. I think it's three wins there in 50 years. That'll be their fourth in 50 years. Everything is pointing to Liverpool winning

and Arsenal having a nine-point lead at the top of the table. But the way Manchester City came back, and I thought they were poor second half, but the way they came back at the end and the pressure on Harlan, let's make no mistake about that. Harlan's not in the richest vein of form. He's struggling.

He's had to wait a long, long time to take that penalty, and he puts it in the opposite corner to where he normally goes and strokes it in. Yeah, just brilliant scenes and really, really good. As Clinton has just said, really, really good for the title race. It just keeps that pressure on Arsenal at the top of the table. But, yeah, the last half an hour were phenomenal entertainment. Clinton, I don't know how many three kicks you scored in your life.

I mean, forget the team-man war. You could have double brick ficked it, and no one stopping that. No, there's absolutely no... I haven't got that quality or power to be hitting from Dominica. I do agree with what Luke said. maybe he should have had a few more. But then I think to myself, well, David Reyer did and he put it in the top corner there.

But I think I do believe what you're saying, mate, is spot on if they get an extra player in there. But it's a fantastic freakie. I, for one, can't be too critical of Donorama because I still think he's one of the best goalkeepers in the world. But I get exactly what Luke's saying. If you put an extra body in there and where the ball went to, I think that third man in that wall maybe gets a block on it.

It's a big gap in it. It's a big gap. It's a huge back. And that's what I say. when Luke sees it, he's absolutely spot on. But at the same time, don't take nothing away from Dominic Sabazli. The three kick was outstanding. And it's not a fluke.

He's been Liverpool's best player this season. Fantastic strike. But then Donorama makes up for it. If we think that's his fault, which I don't think it's his fault, I just think it's a brilliant strike, and he could have an extra man in there. The save he makes at 2-1 is outstanding. I was listening to the commentary on 5-life.

John Murray mentioned that Mikhail Arteza said he'd go for a nice dinner. He'd sit down and watch that game. How do you reckon he's feeling? after that Luke? I think there would have been a rueful smile. I think he knows that Manchester City

aren't going to just let them sail off into the, ride off into the distance, sorry. Nine points at this stage of the season would have been a huge,

huge gap. He would have been very happy at 1-0 and as I've said, Liverpool with a better team in that stage and in control. But Man City came back and yeah,

I think it might have might left a slightly bitter taste, Aaron, I would imagine, when he saw the shift in the shift in that game and the three points going to Manchester City. I mean, I don't know. What do you think Mikhail Artetta would eat on a Sunday night?

Does he go traditional Sunday roast, English Sunday roast? There's no way Mikhail Artetta is sitting down to goose fat roast potatoes, cauliflower cheese. You're not thinking he's been here a long time. That's ston. I think he's a man of distinction. I think it's wine, fine meats, that kind of thing. You can get fine meats in a roast, Eric?

You can. I just think he goes to something just a little bit more. I'd like to know. Now I've pricked this little interest. Now I'm here for down this rabbit hole. I want to know if Mikhail Arteta has a Sunday roast. Well, apparently our 5 live reporter, George Cummins, did ask him about his roast on the Sunday.

I don't know what Mikhail Arteta gave as an answer. Well, we need to know now. I'd love to go to Casar Artetta. For a Sunday dinner. So Arsenal, lead the Premier League by six points. They used to a 3-0-win at home to Sunderland on Sunday. Victor Yokores with two goals after Martin Zubber. Mendi open the scoring.

And I just want to pick up on something that I've read a lot over the weekend and I've listened to on podcasts and outlets. And it's about the Arsenal recovery. After that defeat to Manchester United, won four in a row. And it just feels like there's no stopping them. They know how to get knocked down and get up again, as was once famously sung.

Well, that was famously sung by Chumbabwamba. Chumbabwamba. Chumbabwamba classic. I'm not going to sing it. I should try. we get knocked down we get up again you're never gonna keep me down that's how it goes isn't it

I just can't believe I can't believe you sung that keep that in by the way as well I'm gonna regret that but yeah they do they do no they definitely do and um Sundler and not easy

you know the big surprise package of the season really really tough nasty team to play against caused Arsenal all sorts of problems at the stadium alike very very physical yes they're missing granite zacker at the minute

but they've dispatched them and that's what Arsenal are doing to teams and I'm not having this Arsenal are boring either they're a boring team or they're going to be the worst champions beauty's in the eye of the beholder and they have changed the landscape

of the Premier League in their own way it's not to everyone's taste of course but they are ruthlessly efficient very very effective strong all over the pitch they deserve to be where they are and yeah if they are champions they'll be more than worthy in my opinion

and they are answering all of the questions they're being. They are ticking them off one by one. Clinton, what is attractive football? That's the thing people saying they're not going to be. So did you say worthy champions, Luke? No, people, yeah, ugly champions are not worthy champions.

It's such a stupid phrase. I mean, it's... People can play that style. I mean, the fact of the matter is, goals change games and three points for a win and that's all that matters. Yeah, it don't matter about the style. You think Arsenal fans will be bothered

and then players and Mick or Hatteta come the end of the season. People say, you didn't play attractive, you kept the handbrained. slightly a jarred. I don't care. I've got a trophy and I've got a medal

and it says I've won the Premier League. So that's what it's all about at the moment with Arsenal. And I think yesterday's game against Sunderland showed they're getting back to their best because Sondland caused them a few problems

and, you know, probably in particular up front caused them a few problems. But once Zubimendi scored the goal, Arsenal wearing cruise control. So yeah, I just think there's still a long way to go and the title race is a long way to go.

And you know what? The deciding factor will be in this title race. I'm going to put it out there, the Carabelle Cup. Whoever wins that, I think it's advantage for them. It's advantage for them. Whoever wins the Carabelle Cup, it's advantage for them. Without a shadow of doubt, because if City win it, they're full of confidence.

Arsenal win it. They're thinking, oh, we don't get over the line. We haven't won a trophy again. If Arsenal win it, then you make Arsenal the favourites. So, yeah, I think that is a huge game, that one. Arsenal having won the trophy, yeah, that's what I mean. Arsenal not having won that trophy since the FA Cup. They go to Wembley and lose to Manchester City,

and then maybe that will put the hebi-jee-jeebies up them. a little bit, but yeah, that's a mouth-watering final as well, isn't it? Yeah. The two best teams in the country, sorry Newcastle and Chelsea who lost their semi-finals, but yeah, that's a big, big occasion,

as you say, the timing of it, Clinton, just when it is and what's on stake, yeah, could have huge ramifications. The fact is, though, they did it without Saka, they did it without Odegaard, and that squad, and it is a squad,

it's one heck of a squad that Mikhail Artetti has built, everyone's chipping in, everyone's pitching in, and Sunden have been impressive. Obviously, missing Granite Jackaday. I've been impressive this season. But Arsenal, they're ruthless when they need to be. Yeah, you're right, as.

But the thing with that is, O'Degard's not been in good form. And Saka, I like Saka, and it'll be in my first 11, but he hasn't been to the level that we've seen him, that he was at previous season. So this is why Arsenal spent big in the summer. So when you get injuries to the lights of Saka and O'Dargard,

like they've had in previous season, it doesn't affect their title race. I think the more concern would probably have been if they lose, when they did lose him, Gabriel, and they still managed to win football matches. But that's where they've got the strength in depth, as if they miss someone like a Declan Rice, do they have a ready replacement? No. So that would be the one where if they lost someone like a Declan Rice, then I'd have to see where Arsenal are at.

But at a moment, they've got so much strength in depth. Mikko Marino, he's out for, I think, maybe the season now, and they've got players that can come in and fill his word anyway. So, yeah, they look, they're the favourites at the moment, but I'm saying they're still a long way to go. And this result here today could give Man City huge confidence coming back, and they've still got, City have got players to come back in. Having Diaz come on today, can partner with Mark Gay,

they'll have Stones back soon. So, yeah, they've got a lot of players to come back in that can improve their squad as well. Luke, talk to me about Victor Yockerez. He's their top scorer at the season, Arsenal. He's taking a bit of flack in places. I need to leap in for Victor, because Rick, who's not here tonight,

I mean, he described him as toilet last weekend. Did he? Did he, Dick? I can't believe that. He described him as toilet. And I thought that was strong. I thought that was strong. I thought that was strong.

It's very strong for me. When I see him next, I might have to have a word. Yeah. So, and he sort of, he thought I was peer-led. I was peer-led into sort of railroaded into agreeing with him

that he wasn't very good. But I've always had a, soft spot for a struggling centre forward. I mean, that is one of my things in football. Going back to some of the donkeys I've seen playing playing. Are you feeling about your arms at the moment? That's a different conversation. He definitely falls into the struggling characters. But I'm pleased for him because he's not toilet.

He's not toilet. And it takes time. It can take time for players to settle. I know he's played in English football before, but he'd never played in the Premier League before. Big price tag. And yeah, he was underwhelming, but he started to score goals, as you've just said, Aaron, top goal scorer. So I'm pleased for him.

And that just adds another, you know, arrow to Arsenal's bow, doesn't it? They've got where they are with their big money, centre forward signing, struggling. But now he's beginning to score goals. So more good news for Mikhail Artetta. And he's not toilet. It is the mark of champions not being spectacular every single day of the week and every match day. But going about your business quietly,

doing things efficiently, and just kind of slipping under the radar. Yeah, Luke's alluded to it. It's just about winning football matches, as, for Arsenal, Arsenal don't need to be pretty. They haven't won it for ages, the Premier League. As I said, at the start, will they care about, oh, it's got to be sexy, attractive?

No, no one cares about that, Arsenal, all the fans. It's about getting the free points and, you know, putting pressure on the teams behind them, in particular Man City, and that's what they're doing at the moment. They know they're there to be got at. They know they've been in this position a few times and they've been caught.

So now, yeah, the pressure will mount on them and they spent the money in the summer to be able to compete with the likes of city. And it was obviously... By the way, Clinton, we're old enough to remember George Graham's Arsenal. Exactly. Exactly.

I don't remember that Arsenal fans of that generation going, oh, do you know what? We won the league, but we won one nil. Exactly, who cares? No one cares about. I know we're in the... the era of everyone wants to see attractive football. And yeah, we do want to see attractive football.

But do Arsenal fans and Arsenal players and the management staff care if Arsenal don't win pretty? And sometimes they're tough games they're playing against. And they've been involved in good games this season. But I agree with Luke. Listen, I did question Victor Yokorish many a times. Do I think he should be the main striker? No, I don't.

I think Havers and Jay Z's are better than him. But I was so happy for him yesterday to get those two goals. And it might give him confidence moving forward. But one thing I will say is, watching Arsenal, they don't give him service that he wants. The fullbacks check back and he needs crosses into the box. He's never going to be a link kind of player. They brought him into score goals in the box, but I was happy for him yesterday. Let's flip the table and honing on one of your former clubs, Clinton,

because Crystal Palace got their first Premier League win since early December, beating rivals Brighton 1-0 at the Amex, thanks to a second half, Ismaila Saar goal. And what a big, big win that was for Oliver Glasner's sight, Clinton. Yeah, massive win, massive win. Like everyone's saying our Palace could be sucked into the relegation battle. Well, that means Brighton could be in it now, because Palace have gone ahead of them. So that means there's about six or seven teams that could be sucked in.

But no, it's not been a good few months for Crystal Palace with Mark Gai leaving. Obviously, Oliver Glasner didn't say he's going to leave at the end of the season. And now J.P. Metetta stuff, he was meant to leave and didn't leave because he failed a medical. So, yeah, it's not been good. but yeah, it's a positive performance. Today, it looks like when I was watching a game,

that was a Palace performance that we see. Hard to be. Not the best, but they managed to get that goal for a player who's been outstanding for them, Ishma al-Sar, really good finish. And I was so happy that my old club, and hopefully now they can start climbing up the table. They've got a few good fixtures coming up.

And hopefully they're not looking down. They're now looking up. But yeah, big result. And you know what? They call it a derby, but I call it a rivalry. And it was in a big game, and palace fans get bragging rights again. So I'm happy tonight.

You talk about Pallas being hard to beat. Luke, just when you think about the past sort of month, two months, the noise surrounding that football club. Firstly, being out of the transfer window is going to be huge because of the clarity over players and the fact that they can focus on actual football now rather than player trading. But I mean, to bag a win in this game of all games,

it could give them a mega boost. Yeah, they needed something just, noise is a really good word for it. A lot of it was self-generated, Aaron. I mean, the manager kept throwing hand grenades in, didn't he? And has been since the summer. Then comes out and says, I'm leaving at the end of the season. But has the potential to really derail things

because they're already in a difficult spell. Knocked out the FA Cup by McEisfield, of course, and nothing was going right, a real slumping form. And then you've got the manager saying, right, I'm out here in the summer. That could have gone disastrously wrong, but whatever's happened they've probably, you know,

there's probably a bit of a siege mentality there, they've pulled together. Glasna is obviously a very, very talented manager and has been wonderful,

wonderful appointment by Crystal Palace and they've pulled it around. Then yeah, they really don't like each other, do they Crystal Palace and Brighton? I'm not, I'm not entirely sure why still.

I have to excuse my ignorance. I'm not entirely sure why because it's a Derby, but they really hate each other and they've gone away from home and they've won. And they've made Brighton, who, you know, we've talked about a lot of teams

been in crisis this season and managers under pressure, but wow, Brighton under the radar, quietly, they are in a real mess. And we saw today, Brighton fans turning on Helitzer, you're getting sacked in the morning, you don't know what you're doing, all the great anthems

of a manager, the fans who want a manager gone. So, and they've sort of opened that wound even further today, Crystal Palace. So they'd be absolutely delighted about it. Definitely a rivalry and not a derby. Yeah, it's a rivalry. It's not a dark.

Yeah, Derby, they're hour away from. Why do they dislike each other Clinton? Why do they not? It's something that's going on from years ago back in history. Even when I played in it, they were trying to explain to me. I was like, I just want to play football. I don't, and they say if it's a rivalry and the fans don't like each other, I'm going to try. They really don't like each other.

No, they don't. It's bragging rights. Yeah, it is hatred. And it's stuff that's going on. But as Aaron said, it's not a derby. It's a rivalry. They're an hour away. Palace's derby's up for me, which are close to them is someone like a mill or a child

and athletic that are on their door. them. But it's bragging rights and I'm happy and they needed that. And hopefully that gives them a kickstart from now to the end of the season. But he just alluded to it, Luke, big pressure for Herzlner now. Huge pressure because you can hear the booze at the end of it. And they don't look the same. They're not the same fluent team that I saw with Deserby. And they're struggling to score goals at the moment.

They're not keeping clean sheets. And that's a recipe for disaster. So pressure will mount on him. And their next run of fixtures as they've got some tough games coming up. Let's hear from the Brighton and how Fabian head coach Fabian Hetzler has spoken to Rob Nothman. I think till the first goal

we were on the game we had not a lot of chance but we had chances and then I wasn't happy I reacted after we conceded the goal we looked fragile that was not how we wanted to react on setbacks so therefore we have to analyze it

regarding the reactions I think it's part of football I'm responsible for that I think everyone is allowed to share the emotions in the end I'm responsible for that so I know this, but I'm fully committed. I'm there to not complain about these things.

I'm there to find solutions. That's what I try to do together for my team. Is it a bit of a worry when it's the mind first that you need to try to fix among the players when they lose a bit of confidence? It's not an easy thing just to be able to wave a magic wand and get that back? I think I'm not worried because mind is always part of a football game

or not a football player, So we always see players as players, but in the end, behind every player is like a person. Fabian Herzl, after his side were beaten by Golden Hill by Crystal Palace, talking to the BBC's Rob Nothman. He's a very, very young man, but the fact of the matter is, he's a Premier League manager, Luke. And results never lie, do they? I mean, they just, they feel like they've lost that sort of bright and sparkle, haven't they? Yeah, drifting. That's how I would describe it drifting.

Is it one win in 12? Now, it doesn't matter what manager, what manager of which club you are at what level. One winning 12, you're in trouble. Brighton have been held up as the ideal model for all aspirational clubs to follow. They've done brilliantly, punched above their weight for a long, long time. But we've seen this before, Aaron. You keep selling your best players and you keep relying on the brilliance of your data model and your recruitment

to find the replacements who will be just as good. There's not such thing as a 100% success ratio in recruitment. And I think Brighton's recruitment has probably gone a bit wayward that the players they've lost,

they've not replacing the players who are as good. And the novelty of being that Brighton, of being that, you know, thorn in the side of the big boys of being Brighton who've come up from the lower leagues and are on the big stage,

it wears off after a while. and you can go back to in recent history, Stoke, Stoke were a very different sort of club to Brighton in the way they did it. They were to go back to Arsenal. They were very direct and they played for one of a better word, ugly football. But they stayed in the Premier League for a long time. They're qualified for Europe.

They did really well. And then eventually the magic sort of fades. And I do wonder whether that is what we're now seeing with Brighton. And I think Hurlitz is obviously in trouble because Tony Bloom won't let this drift forever because he will know that if it carries, Carrie continues to drift this season, and I don't think there'll be in any trouble of going down.

I think that they'll be too good and I've got too many points on the board already to have to worry about that. But the sense of drift is insidious and dangerous, and he will act. So they need a turnaround. There might not be in any trouble of going down, need a turnaround.

They've got two really tough games coming up as well, and the Aston Villa and then Liverpool in the FAA Cup next weekend. So they're in trouble. and it's worrying really, but we have seen this before with those sorts of, sorry, but smaller Premier League clubs, they punch above their weight for a long, long time and then just lose that spark, and I think that might be what we're seeing happening to Brighton at the moment.

So looking at the Premier League table, Brighton in 14th, with seven wins from their 25 games and 31 points, Palace Leapfrogging them into 13th, just a point ahead behind them, spurs and leads both on 29, with Notting Forest three clear of West Ham United in 18th and it is the relegation battle that we will now hone in on Crescento Somerville, five goals in five and you can really see where that West Ham sort of surge has come from Clinton lately.

They look like a different animal under Nune Espirito Santo. What, in recent weeks, I'm not going to say throughout, but there seems to be a real siege mentality. Yeah, they've been outstanding. They brought a few players in as well. are going to help the team. But, yeah, credit to Westdown, credit to Nuno. I think Somerville has been the catalyst alongside Jared Bowen now as well.

But in particular, Somerville. He looks a real threat. The new signing, obviously, scores a goal yesterday, the head out, which was fantastic as well. They bought in Diasi, who I think, if you ask Diasey to just defend and not complicate it and try to play out from the back and think he's better than what he is, it'll be a really good signing for West Ham. And they needed him because the DiBo was obviously, he's been out suspended. So, yeah, they've made Adama Trio.

can come in and can cause problems when players are tired in the last half an hour cause a lot of problems. So they brought in some experienced players and they've gave themselves a fighting chance. If you look at it now, West Ham have a real chance. They've got a hard game this week against Man United,

but they'll be full of confidence and teams like Forrest and even Tottenham, they'll be looking over their shoulders because Tottenham's next two games, two games are Newcastle and Arsenal. So they've got tough games. And you're thinking, and Romero now, their captain's going to be out suspended

for both of those games as well. So there's some big games and, yeah, I think that's going to go right down to the wire. And I'm glad because West Ham gives themselves a fighting chance at the minute. I'm always going to try and try and hold people accountable, West Ham. But it is West Ham doing West Ham things, isn't it? David Sullivan realizing that they're in trouble and going out and putting money down

and bringing in the likes of Tati Castiano. And I think with him, look, a lot of people criticizing the fact that they've gone and brought someone in who hasn't got an incredible goal scoring record. But the fact is he's a lot of. He's got that hutspur, he's got that gumption to go and try and lead forward. And they need leaders. They need people who are going to try and drive from the front. And he is someone who has certainly done that.

Personality. It's got personality. And that dressing room needed it, didn't it? We talked about bright and drifting. Will it have been drifting at West Ham for a long, long time? Ever since David Moyes was replaced, which I'm sure they now look back and regret. you know I've been very critical like you are and I've been very very critical at west ham I've described them as a zombie club they exist at the moment just to avoid relegation but ultimately

that is still a prize worth fighting for for them because if they go down the consequences are potentially catastrophic for them in terms of that huge stadium they play in that none of their fans want to be at but also the money and the wage bill so they have speculated in January hopefully to accumulate. They're still in trouble. They're still in trouble, but they're picking up. And Leeds beating Nottingham Forest

on Friday night, obviously did them a huge favour. And Clinton's right. Top number on 29 points, so are Leeds in 16th. So 15th, 16th level, 17th, Nottingham Forest on 26. But then West Ham just seemed to have

that little bit more momentum at the minute than Nottingham Forest, don't they? There's always drama, isn't it, at the bottom of the table? I think we can say, Burnley are gone and wolves are gone.

but it's probably one of four, potentially five, Brighton, Tottenham, Leeds, Nottingham Forest, West Ham to go down. And West Ham have a bit of upward mobility about them, and that will make all of the clubs above them very, very nervous. We are going to take a short pause. We're going to talk about some of the other teams who may be worrying about a relegation battle where the Newcastle fans are starting to question Eddie how, but pens at the ready, here is your half-time teaser. Cole Palmer scored his fourth Chelsea Hattrick yesterday. has the most of any Chelsea player in Premier League history, which three other players have scored three Premier League hat tricks for Chelsea.

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On the Football Daily podcast, Premier League Review with Aaron Paul. Welcome back to the Premier League review. Before the break, I asked you to name the three players other than Cole Palmer to have scored three

Premier League hat tricks for Chelsea. Some obvious names in there. Luke Clinton, any ideas? Clinton's good at these. Go on, Clinton. Jimmy Floyd Hasselbank. Correct. He's got a perfect at trick

Did he A Dropba? I was thinking of him Yeah, there you go There's another one Lampard Lampard There you go Easy

Have we got it Have we got it That's the best Clinton That's the only time We haven't done that We've never done that We just nailed it

Three in a row That's because you ain't got Rick trying to sabotage things Yeah That is a podcast first I'm so happy about that It's made my evening A warm and Monday morning

Let's talk Bernie Of course on the back of that defeat to West Ham United. It really felt like a must win for the Clare. It's becoming the 2020s Yo-Yo Club. Scott Parker, not a happy chappy afterwards. It wasn't at the end of the game. It was after we conceded one goal.

And whether that was the players getting clearly told that they're not good to wear the shirt or whether that was me that I'm getting sacked in the morning. That was at 1-0. I think I referenced it on Friday in my press conference before, ball was kicked this year, there was a challenge. There was no person, no fan, no player, me included, that didn't realize what the challenge was ahead of us. And that challenge at this present moment time is here. And like always in these moments, it's easy to understand the challenge when it

doesn't hit you in the face. It's easy to say the right things, behave the right way, do the right things when it isn't there. When the challenge hits you in the face and you're in the midst of it, that takes something special to actually get through it and face up to it. I feel my players are doing that, but no doubt that today, at times, I was testing from. And that makes me sad. It does make me sad. I'm not always the first to be critical.

It makes me sad because the world we live in currently, and certainly in this world of football at times, It's just a bit of an easy option, but that's the way it is. Sounded very, very hurt, Scott Parker, didn't he, Luke? Yeah, that was uncomfortable. That made me feel a bit uncomfortable, because it sounded like his voice was cracking a lot there. And that's really hit me quite hard, Aaron, because he's really feeling that, isn't he? He's really feeling that, and he's been honest, and everything he said there is absolutely spot on.

What did Burnley supporters think was going to happen this season? if they finish forth from bottom it would be a huge success and an unexpected one Scott Parker has got them promoted done a great job, he's a hero they all say they're going to stick together at the start of the season and then you're now got you're not fit to wear the shirt

and you're getting sacked in the morning at the start of February yeah it's been a difficult season a hard season but it's nothing that I don't think most of us and I presume most Burnley supporters didn't anticipate it looks like they're going to go down sure but Burnley

are sort of, I think the model they're quite happy to be a bit of a yo-yo club at the moment. And I really felt for Scott Parker there. And I, you know, there are no jokes I can crack about that because that's really hearing a manager be that emotional was, yeah, it was quite upsetting.

I'm not going to agree with you that. I think the fans who pay their money every single week are well within their right to chant and to be disappointed with where they are. Because the fact is, there's no winning 16 and 12 wins in 77 for Scott. Parker in the Premier League. Those are, those are abysmal statistics. You make, you make a valid point, you make a valid point, but did you think Bernie were going to stay up the season, era?

No, I think their recruitment is a bit scattered on. It has been for years now. I remember seeing the influx of players under Vince and Company, and the swashbuckling football they played in the championship and they were unbelievable. And then you sit there and you look at these players and all the players they bring in. They got spanked every week. They got spanked every week. All the players. as you think about, they bring in in the championship, then you go, how many of those can actually make the step up to the Premier League? How many of those players are going to be effective players in the Premier League?

And I don't think any of them were. As Luke said, where did you expect Burnley to go? They can't compete and it's going to be difficult to attract the players. They're spending. Yeah, but the money they're spending is not on players that are going to keep them in the Premier League. Just to get them promoted if they go down again, didn't it? Yeah, look at Sunderland's recruitment, the lights of Siddiqui, Diyah, and all these kind of players, they're going to probably.

That's where I'm trying to go. Their recruitment's been outstanding. They've recruited much better than what Burnley has. Is there a methodology behind Burnley's recruitment? Is there a clear sense of right? This is where we're going with it, with their recruitment. So does a change your manager solve that? It's got Barker carrying the cam.

Where would Burnley go? It's a miserable record. It's a miserable record. Let me tell you saying, you could have Pep Guardiolo in there as and you still wouldn't be getting the results. And I'm being honest with you. At the moment, wouldn't. I understand what the Burnley fans are saying

and you're right, they're entitled to chant and say what they want, they pay their money. And I do watch Burnley sometimes. I watch them against Sunderland. Now we're near good enough. Go and have a go. I will say that. Scott Parker should just say, go and have a goal.

We're going to get relegated anyway. So we might as well have a go instead of sitting back and trying to protect something because it has been the biggest problem. In last season, when they were in the champ, they were the best defensively. That was never going to be the same in the Premier League. And I think teams now that are coming up

should have a look at how... I know everyone can't do what Sondon can do because they don't have the money, you've just said it as, but only had the money to spend and have not brought in the right players to compete in the Premier League. And they're being killed by Leeds and Sunderland.

They're doing so well. Sondland and Leeds are doing brilliant. If Sunderland and Lees were also in the bottom three, you're right, Aaron, that miserable run, and it is a miserable run. That would probably be a little bit easier to swallow, but the teams they came up with are both doing a lot better than them this season,

and that will sting. So Scott Parker probably knows what the direction. of travel is, doesn't he? I mean, going back to that interview, which moved me so, you know, he sounds broken and he sounds like he knows that he's lost the fans and it's probably only a matter of time until he loses his job.

Because somebody, you're talking about who pays the price, somebody has to pay the price for that miserable season that Burnley are having. And in football, 9.5 times out of 10, it's the manager. Let's push on, because that win for West Ham against Burnley was bad news tonight in Forest who were beating three when at Leeds on Friday night,

and it was dismal. I watched it. It was very, very bad, Clinton. Yeah, it was bad. Credit to Leeds, I thought Leeds were outstanding. On the front foot caused a lot of problems that, as we're saying, about recruitment, they've recruited ever so well and all their players that they brought in the likes of O'Kerford have come in, Calvert, Lewin.

They look a fret. They look like they can score goals, cause problems. So, yeah, I thought Leeds were brilliant. And I've always said it with Leeds. These gives themselves a great chance of staying up because that's the hardest place to go and play football. One of the hardest, Ellen Road, with their fans were fantastic. Lee fans, they got right behind them. Forest were poor.

Forest were poor massively. And obviously got a few injuries and suspension to key players at the back, which they missed on the night. But, yeah, Forest were poor and they need to step up. They need to be better than that because pressure will mount on not in the forest. I said, for one, Forest would easily stay up. And I still think they will stay up. But it's going to go right down to the wire because that result for Leeds was a huge point.

I don't like to use the terms of six-pointers. But as, as you said there, that was a six-pointer. and Leeds were fantastic. You talk about that being a six-pointer. The six-pointer of all six-pointers kind of comes mid-week. Wolves at home. I mean, for Forrest, this is mega this game. Must win. Must win.

Simple. Tell it how it is. They've got to win it. Because the optics of it are terrible, losing it home to the worst team in the league. But yeah, they've got to win that one. And the Forest has got that also, that sort of dilemma, haven't they, with European football as well? because they're still in that competition.

That is going to be emotional, it's going to dive attention, it will capture the imagination of the players, I'm sure, playing in the Europa League knockout round. So difficult time. We've praised Sean Dyche for doing Dice things when he came in there and making them hard to beat.

I'm not so sure they are that hard to beat at the moment, and that's when you're in trouble when you have a manager who that's his kind of philosophy is first and foremost to be hard to beat. They get well-beat, at Leeds. But I can't choose, Aran, I can't choose between West Ham and Forest

about which one of them is going to go down. Leeds still aren't out of trouble. So I think it will be one of those three. But then you know that, Luke, I'll throw this to you. So Leeds, and I don't think it will happen, but I just want to throw a little curveball. Leeds are on the same amount of points as Tottenham.

So do you think Tottenham are out of the woods with the fixtures they've got coming up? No, they're not out of the woods by any stretch of imagination. But their squad is quite, very good. They should have enough. Exactly, I agree, mate. Yeah. I mean, that would be one of the word.

story that would be. I mean, what a Premier League story that would be? And it's happened before big clubs have gone down, haven't they? You know, Newcastle got dragged into it when nobody thought they would do with the players they had twice. So Tottenham, yeah, you know, Tottenham got Newcastle on Tuesday

night. Both teams need to win. But Tottenham's need is approaching desperation stakes because, you know, they're in trouble. They are in trouble, Clinton. You're absolutely right, of course they are. The league table shows you and they're in trouble. I mean, I I just, I know what the pictures are going to be

when Forrest take on walls, which is if they're not a goal up or a couple of goals up, it's going to be constantly panning to the director's box. I remember Friday night there was a picture of sort of like Ellen, sorry, Eddie with a sort of a sullen look on his face and someone next to him frantically having a conversation

of course face over mouth and I can only imagine who was on the end of that phone call. We're going to push on. Let's talk Spurs and the great Christian Romero debates seems to be unfolding on social media. I've seen people call him world class.

I've seen someone said he's, yes, he's world class, but he is a liability at the back, a red card, a silly red card when things were going on right for spurs. Yeah, you don't, not the great Christian Romero. No, not great. I wouldn't say great. What he is, he's a very good defender, but he's not a good captain.

The comments he's made before speaking out about his hierarchy, you can't do that. Your manager is under pressure. Thomas Frank has to go into a press conference. The questions he's getting asked about is Christian Romero. Forget about that. Stick together, be a tight-knit group and do your job. Then on the weekend, the tackle he makes it against Mike.

He's got that in him. It's not the first time we're talking about Christian Romero being sent off. It's a bad, bad tackle on Casamiro. You've let down your teammates, you've let down, your manager, you were in the game against Man United, and you've let down your fans who have traveled there. It's not good enough for Romero. He wants to call out the hierarchy.

Have a look at yourself. do your job first before you start criticizing other people. You can be frustrated with them. And if you want to call them out, do it behind closed doors. Don't do it so the whole fans can see it because that's even more pressure on your manager as. So, nah, he's really disappointed me. And I was speaking to someone the other day

and about who else can be the captain. I'm not saying to take the captain armband of him, but he's not leading by example for me at this moment in time. Six red cards, is it? Most for a top-nob player in the Premier League area, a second time this season. I like him, though. I think they're a good pairing,

Lou Romero and Mickey Van, but you can't keep losing your head like that, do you know what I mean? Losing your head is the right word. And what did he say? He said it was a disgrace that had been left with so few players at the end of the transfer window.

Well, surely it's a disgrace that you've left your team with 10 men away from home against an informed Manchester United team because of your rush of blood to the head. You've absolutely nailed it to Clinton, to be honest with you. It's fine, you know, he's very performative,

isn't he, and what he says when he's criticizing the owners. That's getting a, a lot of traction with supporters. Do your job. Do really what you're paid to do as captain,

which is lead the team, lead by example, stop getting sent off, be better. And he's put Thomas Frank, when Thomas Frank's got enough problems on his plate, you know,

his captain is causing him constantly even more of them. And it's a distraction, it's unhelpful. And, you know, he has hurt his team. And I understand he apologized in the dressing room.

Meaningless now. You know, he's created a lot of pressure for himself, his manager and his teammates. And as we said, but just said Tottenham getting dragged into the relegation fight. One win in 10 for Spurs.

Newcastle on Tuesday night, half past seven, at the lane. And then they have a gap because they're at the FA Cup. And then it's the North London Derby. Nice and easy then. Two easy fixtures. Live on Five Life's Premier League Sunday. That's going to be a showdown. Oh, I'm there.

I'm doing. Tuesday's fascinating. Because you've got a Newcastle team that can't win away, one two games away from home all season, and a Tottenham team that can't win at home. home. Trouble on Tyne side. Newcastle losing their third

Premier League game in a row. Brentford winning three to at same James is Parker and now fans starting to ask questions of Eddie Howe. I heard one particular caller on 606 with Ali Bruce Bourne, Chris on Saturday night who just was not happy with where they are.

But they've got form for this and I read a really interesting article which says you know you look at some the more successful Newcastle managers who have entertained and and really connected with the football club and eventually they knacker them out. Yes.

Where did you read that, Aaron? Was that in The Daily Telegraph by any chance written by L Edwards? No comment. Expand on it, but it. Yeah, look, it's, it's the biggest crisis of Eddie House

four and a half year reign as Newcastle manager without question. It's been a really difficult season, inconsistent at the start of it, now getting, consistently poor. Eddie Howe's been a brilliant manager for Newcastle, the most successful manager in their modern history. And I think my point about this is, I understand, because I watch them so much, and I live in the city, and I'm married to a Jordy, I understand the disappointment and

the frustration and the concern about the direction of travel in terms of results on the pitch. But if you can't cut the most successful manager you've had at your football club for 70 years, some slack, if you cannot back somebody who was... won the Carabal Cup, your first domestic trophy in 70 years and qualified for the Champions League, despite not signing a single player to improve the first team for two years. If you can't give that guy a bit of love and respect at a difficult moment, then I question everything. And I think there are some ungrateful supporters out there. I think there is, again, to use that word, performative anger, which I've seen at other football clubs, and Jordy's

genuinely mocked in the past. They're now getting caught up in that. It has been confined largely to online, but it did feel like a bit of a tipping point, the defeat to Brentford, because they were booed off for the first time. Emotions are running very, very high, but we talked about Scott Parker sounding very, very emotional. Eddie Howe was, he was struggling to control his emotions after the game as well. He felt that acutely, that that being booed off. And I think there is a real danger that the club aren't going to sack him. You know, I've checked again, there's unwavering support for him. The idea is to get through this season, make the best of it, and then go again in the summer.

My worry is that Eddie Howell having experienced and felt that anger and acrimony inside the stadium, and it wasn't really directed to him. It was directed at the performance. He could just walk away, Aaron. And then, you know, you said it to it there. Kevin Keegan wasn't hounded out by any stretch of the imagination, but he was exhausted. He was broken. It missed out on the title in 1996.

He quit in the winter of 97, you know, just, you know, absolutely at the end of his tether and said, I've taken the club as far as I can. My worry is that history is going to repeat itself with Eddie. He has got out of every difficult spell he's been in as Newcastle manager. He is, as I say, the most successful manager for 70 years. The vast majority of supporters, and I speak to fans all the time, I spoke to four on Saturday evening before and after the game, and they both were absolutely disgusted at the reaction

and some of the language being used about Eddie Howe, particularly online. The matchgoing fans have not broken. They will stay with Eddie Howe. On a side note, Brentford up to 7th, five points off the Champions League spots. No one predicted this for Keith Andrews, Clinton. Absolutely no one. And me in particular as well, I thought when you're losing players like in Buemma, Vissa, no God. And then you lose your manager, Thomas Frank.

He's done a great job there at Brentford. You're looking at Keith. But credit to Keith Andrews, he's gone in there, and they've been fantastic. Above and beyond, they're playing at the highest level at the moment. They got Tiago scoring goals. They got Watar now back from Afcon, who scored the world. winning goal was fantastic, who looked to fret, caused Newcastle, all kinds of problems. Kevin Shada was missing through suspension who they had missing, but they've got a lot of

good attacking options. Yanel in midfield with Henderson, they've got good players that just come in and fit the mold ever so well at Brentford. Huge credit must go to Keith Andrews and the hierarchy there at Brentford because they promoted within. He was the set piece coach and they saw something when he's obviously that he's done well and all the players kind of buy into what Keith Andrews is doing at the moment. and done some truth signings.

Some idiot tipped them for relegation. I did. I did. All three of us do it? Aaron's raising his hand. Yeah. I said, I think they would be there or thereabouts. And to be fair to keep Andrews, they've been unbelievable and huge credit to him.

They were really good. They played on Newcastle's anxieties brilliantly as well because like Newcastle wanted back at home. They needed a win and cut them to shreds in transition. They were really, really dangerous. And Newcastle got it back to two all as well. And then Brentford scored with their first shot at the second half, which goes through the goalkeeper's legs.

That's football, isn't it? You know, everything Brentford touched at the minute turns to gold. Newcastle are just in one of those moments and stuck in a rut. And I just hope that the Howe was done enough to keep the faith and back into the fans at least for the rest of this season and give them at least the start on next season. Let's finish on Everton, who will also be dreaming of European football. They came from behind to win two one up for them on Saturday.

a goal and an assist for Keirn and Dewsbury Hall inspiring the comeback. David Moyes, I mean, the work he's doing at the Hill Dickinson, I was about said, Goodison there, taking them from battling relegation and just sort of bumping up the table, again, going quietly about their business.

It feels like they're healing a bit. They are healing ever so well, and I think he's doing a brilliant job. He's obviously, he loses Jack Grealish, he's out, but he's still got other players, Illam and Jai, who's been outstanding for them. They missed him when he was at Afcon. They've got a lot of good players

and he's getting results, David Moyes. But Julesbury Hall has been a brilliant sign and I was the one who went, when he left Chelsea, how would he fit in at Everton? He had that spell out where he was injured. He had a hamstring injury. He's come back now and he's been brilliant again. He's a threat.

They cause problems. Defensively, they're strong. They got a back line where they play four centrebacks in that back four really good. You know what I've always said, if Everton had an out-and-out goal scorer, even though the young man Barry's improving and Beto got his goal last week,

that would be higher up the time. table and that's huge credit to David Moyes. He's a fantastic manager. I always said it when he left West Ham. Be careful what you wish for because the job he was doing at West Ham was first class and he's doing a really good job at ever. And he dances and he dances and in his 60s. You know, he danced when he won the European Cup at West Ham.

He dances on the touchline and gets booked for celebrating a last minute equalizer. David Miles and what a man. There's just something about that alchemy isn't there between David Moyes and Everton. And I think that that's what we're seeing. And that move to the new stadium could have been a different. one and I think there are a few question marks about the atmosphere there and if it's a bit like Spurs, it's a very, very nice stadium but is it a hostile one? But that will hopefully grow and I think you know, Everton should be very, very thankful that they brought David Moyes back and West Ham

will be looking to Liverpool and thinking what on earth did we do? Don't forget, it's a full programme of Premier League fixtures five live across all the girls on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. That is it for all this episode of the Premier League review. Thank you so much to Clinton and Luke. The Monday Night Club will be your next episode on the Football Daily. Five live sports. The Six Nations rugby's greatest championship. What a day of the Six Nations it's been. Live commentary of every match on BBC Sam's. I don't think he has to try. Just a stunning school. One of the all-time great tries. The Rugby and a weekly podcast will be daily throughout the tournament with all the best insight and analysis and the biggest names in the game.

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