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The Totally Football Show with James Richardson

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  • The Totally Football Show with James Richardson

    City take advantage of Arsenal stumble as Spurs slip into the drop zone

    2026-04-12 | 1h 4 mins.
    Jimbo, Daniel Storey, Tim Spiers and Matt Davies-Adams are in the studio after another pivotal Premier League weekend.

    Man City close the gap to 6 points in the title race, with a game in hand, after an impressive 3-0 victory at Stamford Bridge. Are Pep’s players motoring towards a domestic treble?

    City host leaders Arsenal next Sunday, who suffer a shock home defeat to Bournemouth, their 3rd loss in 4 matches. Are they buckling under the pressure of chasing a first title in 22 years?

    It’s a miserable weekend in North London with Spurs losing at Sunderland in Roberto De Zerbi’s first game in charge. Winless in 14, in the relegation zone, with Cristian Romero coming off injured in tears.

    West Ham move out of the bottom three with their 4-0 thumping of Wolves while Forest come from behind to claim a point against Villa.

    And the race for Europe is wide open with 4 points separating 6th from 12th in the table! How much pressure is Eddie Howe under at Newcastle?

    Produced by Charlie Jones

    RUNNING ORDER:
    • PART 1: Title race thoughts and who’s going down? (01:30)
    • PART 2: Chelsea 0-3 Man City (08:30)
    • PART 3: Arsenal 1-2 Bournemouth (24:00)
    • PART 4a: Sunderland 1-0 Spurs (35:00)
    • PART 4b: West Ham 4-0 Wolves (41:00)
    • PART 4c: Nottingham Forest 1-1 Aston Villa (45:00)
    • PART 4d: Crystal Palace 2-1 Newcastle (48:00)
    • PART 5a: Wilshere wins at Wembley (53:00)
    • PART 5b: Saturday’s action (56:00)
    • PART 5c: Who is player of the year? (63:00)
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  • The Totally Football Show with James Richardson

    Liverpool outclassed by PSG, Pep v Rosenior + the dawn of De Zerbi

    2026-04-09 | 57 mins.
    Jimbo welcomes Charlie Eccleshare, Mark Carey and Dan Kilpatrick into the studio to reflect on Wednesday night's Champions League Quarter Final action, as well as look ahead to the return of the Premier League.

    Paris Saint-Germain comfortably dispatch Liverpool 2-0 in the first leg in France, but will they rue their missed chances next week at Anfield? Or will it just be more of the same from Arne Slot’s side, who failed to muster a shot on target last night?

    Meanwhile in Barcelona, red card drama means it’s a first ever victory for Diego Simeone at the Camp Nou, and a first for Atletico Madrid in 20 years. Their delight is Barca’s fury as Hansi Flick lets rip on the officials.

    Plus the Premier League is back and Roberto De Zerbi’s first game at Spurs comes with it. Man City travel to Stamford Bridge while Arsenal host draw specialists Bournemouth.

    Produced by Charlie Jones and Xavi Bird.

    • PART 1: Rundown of the results (2:40)
    • PART 2: PSG 2-0 Liverpool (8:30)
    • PART 3: Barcelona 0-2 Atletico (25:00)
    • PART 4: De Zerbi at Spurs & relegation battle (40:00)
    • PART 5a: Chelsea v Man City & title race (49:00)
    • PART 5b: Premier League preview (58:00)
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  • The Totally Football Show with James Richardson

    Bayern make a statement in Madrid as Arsenal get back to winning ways

    2026-04-08 | 51 mins.
    Jimbo is joined by Art De Roché, Liam Twomey and Daniel Storey to discuss Tuesday night's Champions League action.

    Bayern beat Real Madrid 2-1 in an end to end encounter at the Bernabéu. It could have been more for Bayern and yet Mbappe could have got a hat-trick too, with both teams racking up 20 shots each. Are Bayern the team to beat? Is Harry Kane the best in the world?

    Meanwhile in Lisbon, Arsenal fought hard against an impressive Sporting Clube to earn a revitalising away win in the Estádio José Alvalade, via a stoppage time goal made by two substitutes Martinelli and Havertz. How big a difference did David Raya make?

    Plus an EFL roundup, Ramsey retires, Mudryk trains and a tribute to Mircea Lucescu.

    Produced by Charlie Jones and Jesse Howard.

    • PART 1: Rundown of the results (0.40)
    • PART 2: Real Madrid 1-2 Bayern (3.45)
    • PART 3a: Sporting 0-1 Arsenal (20.20)
    • PART 3b: Ramsey retires & where’s Mudryk? (27.40)
    • PART 4a: A tribute to Mircea Lucescu (40.15)
    • PART 4b: EFL roundup (41.30)
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  • The Totally Football Show with James Richardson

    Champions League quarters are here + is Yamal the best in the world?

    2026-04-07 | 1h 16 mins.
    The Euro Show is back with Jimbo joined by the usual team of Seb Stafford-Bloor, Pol Ballus, James Horncastle and Tom Williams to discuss what’s going on in the continent.

    A stoppage time winner for Mallorca against Real Madrid means Barcelona are seven points clear at the top of La Liga, after they came from behind to win 2-1 at Atletico.

    In Italy, there’s a statement win at the top for Inter as they beat Roma 5-2 and further reaction to the Azzurri failing to qualify for a third World Cup in a row. PSG’s lead at the top of Ligue 1 stretches to four points after Lens lose 3-0 in Lille.

    And in Germany, Bayern Munich also grab a late winner and there’s a nine-goal thriller between Leverkusen and Wolfsburg.

    Plus the team look ahead to some mouth-watering Champions League Quarter Finals this week.

    Produced by Lucy Oliva and Xavi Bird.

    RUNNING ORDER:

    PART 1: Moments of the week (7mins)
    PART 2: La Liga review – Mallorca topple Real + Barca beat Atleti (20 mins)
    PART 3: Ligue 1 review – PSG go four clear (43 mins)
    PART 4: Serie A review – Azzurri misery + Inter’s big win (1:00:00)
    PART 5: Bundesliga review – Bayern win + Wolfsburg woe (1:17:00)
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  • The Totally Football Show with James Richardson

    Arsenal stunned by Saints as Liverpool get stuffed by City

    2026-04-05 | 56 mins.
    Jimbo, Daniel Storey and Tom Williams reflect on a captivating FA Cup quarter-final weekend.

    It’s back-to-back defeats for Arsenal, overcome by a sensational Southampton from the Championship on Saturday. With their trophy hopes halved in the last two matches, is this the start of a dramatic collapse for the Gunners?

    Can the same question be asked of Liverpool, who are thrashed 4-0 by Man City, with Erling Haaland taking home the match ball? The pressure piling on Arne Slot ahead of the Reds’ trip to PSG in the Champions League on Wednesday.

    West Ham stage an incredible comeback against Leeds but it’s Daniel Farke’s side who progress on penalties to a first FA Cup semi since 1987. Where they will meet Chelsea, who pummel Port Vale 7-0 at Stamford Bridge.

    It’s also a big weekend in the EFL with Millwall moving into the automatic promotion places in the Championship. What would the Lions bring to the Premier League? Nick Hart from the Achtung Millwall podcast can tell us.

    Produced by Charlie Jones

    RUNNING ORDER:
    • PART 1: West Ham 2-2 Leeds - Leeds win on pens (01:30)
    • PART 2: Southampton 2-1 Arsenal (11:30)
    • PART 3a: Man City 4-0 Liverpool (28:00)
    • PART 3b: Chelsea win 7-0 but let’s talk Enzo (39:00)
    • PART 4a: Coventry on the verge of promotion (47:00)
    • PART 4b: Could Millwall go up with Nick Hart? (49:00)
    • PART 4c: Roy’s return at Bristol City (54:00)
    • PART 4d: Lincoln almost up to the Championship (56:00)
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James Richardson and Team Totally are here four times a week throughout the season with all the football news and chat you need - and plenty that you don’t. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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