English Premier League Podcast: Eplpod

League One Cambridge United produced a classic FA Cup upset as they defied the odds to stun mega rich Newcastle United at St James' Park and reach the fourth round. FOLLOW EPLpod on TIKTOK

Romelu Lukaku has apologized and returned to the Chelsea squad for Wednesday's Carabao Cup semi-final first leg against Tottenham. Will there be a new and fresh lovers' tiff between Thomas Tuchel and Romelu Lukaku in the near future?  Disclaimer: part three has nothing to do with football. It's a long rant about covid from two covid-fatigued and frustrated people who don't really know what they're talking about when it comes to virology.  GET THE FULL EPISODE HERE

Romelu Lukaku's future at Chelsea looks increasingly uncertain after the striker was dropped for the Premier League clash with Liverpool. How can Lukaku possibly come back after disrespecting Chelsea fans, senior players, Roman Abramovich, and most importantly, Thomas Tuchel?  

Danny Welbeck's stoppage-time header secured a 1-1 draw for Brighton; Thomas Tuchel was furious with the refereeing after his side slipped eight points behind Manchester City and said it is "stupid" to think they are in the title race.               

Arsenal secured their fourth Premier League victory in a row as they ran out comfortable winners at Carrow Road and heaped more misery on basement dwellers Norwich. FOLLOW US ON TIKTOK

Intern Sam interviews the author of The Price of Football, Kieran Maguire, about the sexy world of football finance. From ticket prices to the effect of another COVID shutdown, Kieran provides incredible insight in an easy-to-understand way that even a lowly intern can understand.  FOLLOW US ON TIKTOK

Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel says player safety is at risk after his side were made to play their Premier League game against Wolverhampton Wanders on Sunday despite a Covid-19 outbreak. Is the Chelsea manager fishing for excuses or does he have a valid point? The Legend and SGP discuss.  Follow us on TIKTOK

It's becoming clear that the Premier League won't be able to proceed in the coming weeks chiefly because unvaccinated players are causing all sorts of scheduling issues with their respective mandatory isolations as well as passing around the virus at a rate of 10x as compared to vaccinated players. Enough is enough already, it's time for unvaccinated players to stop thinking about just themselves. The Legend and SGP discuss. CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL EPISODE                

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has dropped Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang for Saturday's Premier League game against Southampton due to a "disciplinary breach." Aubameyang was not present at training on Friday and although the club have refused to specify the exact nature of the incident, a club source said it's "not COVID related." Does the bad boy striker need a good spanking?  FOLLOW US ON TIKTOK

Trash boyz Barcelona FC have been eliminated from the 2021-22 UEFA Champions League after a heavy 3-0 loss at Bayern Munich on the final matchday of the group stage. Goals by Thomas Muller, Leroy Sané and Jamal Musiala powered the German giants to a second straight clean sheet victory against Barca as the Catalan club is reduced to the Shame Cup alongside West Ham United. GET THE FULL EPISODE HERE

Having gone ahead through a Thiago Silva goal, Edouard Mendy gave away a penalty and then despite Mason Mount restoring the lead, Chelsea allowed the home side to score twice in the second half, the frustrating winner coming late on as Edouard Mendy was caught snoozing.  FOLLOW US ON TIKTOC

Cristiano Ronaldo became the first player in history to score 800 top-level career goals when he struck twice for Manchester United in a 3-2 win over Arsenal on Thursday, yet some people like Nick Stampar and Karaan Mehrottra still think he's been a bad signing. 

The super-safe game plan, with Cristiano Ronaldo dropped to the bench, worked for Manchester United. Hitting Chelsea on the counterattack, with Jadon Sancho scoring his first Premier League goal, and grabbing a point is the type of damage limitation-mode United is in this season. Snatching a 1-1 draw on Sunday – after home humiliations to Liverpool and Manchester City in the fading light of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's reign – gives Ralf Rangnick a strong platform to build on.

According to The Athletic, "Ralf Rangnick has reached an agreement with Manchester United to become their interim manager. The 63-year-old, who is seen as the ‘godfather’ of modern coaching in Germany, is leaving his job as head of sports and development at Lokomotiv Moscow to take up the role." The Legend and SGP discuss what this means for God's team.

As often stated, "Nice guys don't finish first," holds to be true as Manchester United fire class act Ole Gunnar Solskjær. The replacement plan: a caretaker manager before an interim manager before the actual next manager. Does Manchester United and The Glazer family know what they're doing here? The Legend and SGP discuss.  Follow us on TIKTOK  

There's been a power shift within CONCACAF during this year's final round of qualifying for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, as evidenced by Canada's epic 2-1 win over the Mexicans on a balls cold Tuesday night before 44,212 spectators at Edmonton's Commonwealth Stadium. It could mean Canada's second-ever trip to the World Cup and its first since 1986. But will they actually book their ticket to the big dance? The Legend and SGP discuss!  GET THE FULL EPISODE HERE!                 

SGP has his own special guest, Professor Wyn Grant, to help shed light on the political and business forces running football today. Grant’s latest book, Political Football: Regulation, Globalization, and the Market, delves into how the global nature of the sport has diminished the importance of local fans and led to a widening gap between clubs. SGP also plays a song at the end for the recently departed Lake Dolan.    Buy Wyn's book here Follow us on TikTok    

At Eddie Howe's first press conference as manager of Newcastle United, he totally dodged the question of Saudi Arabia’s appalling human rights record and pretended that football is merely played in a vacuum. Not a great show of leadership from a manager who must lead Newcastle out of the bottom three spots.   FULL EPISODE HERE              

Liverpool suffered a shock first defeat of the season against West Ham United with goalkeeper Alisson at fault for all three goals in David Moyes' side's 3-2 win. West Ham moved above Liverpool into third place in the Premier League and stalled Jurgen Klopp's side's unbeaten run of 25 matches in all competitions. This got the EPLpod boyz thinking: Are West Ham United actually good now?  FOLLOW US ON TIKTOK

Since the takeover twenty years ago, Spurs have won just one (rather meaningless) trophy, with this coming in the form of the 2008 League Cup (Tottenham Hotspur).  Levy's lack of investment coupled with his poor decision making with managers has led Spurs to years of trophyless seasons. If anyone should go, it should be him! GET THE FULL EPISODE HERE!