THE ENGLISH GAME Podcast - Episode 31 | "Farm boy"

Episode 31 | "Farm boy"

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03/15/21 • 24 min

THE ENGLISH GAME Podcast

Chelsea drop two points in the top-four battle with a goalless draw at Leeds. Roberts had a goal ruled out in the first half and hit the crossbar, while Llorente hit his own bar from the visitors' best moment of a rather disappointing game. The closest either side came to a second-half winner was Rodrigo's weak header 12 minutes from time. LEEDS UNITED 0-0 CHELSEAManchester City have eased to a 3-0 win over Fulham in their Premier League clash at Craven Cottage this evening. The Cottagers were resilient in the opening 45 minutes to keep City in check. However, the league leaders scored three times in the second half to secure the three points. John Stones broke the deadlock with a close-range finish before Gabriel Jesus pounced on a defensive lapse to notch a second. Sergio Aguero opened his account for the season from the penalty spot after Ferran Torres was fouled in the box. Pep Guardiola's men hold a 17-point lead at the top of the table, while Fulham remain in the relegation zone. FULL-TIME: FULHAM 0-3 MANCHESTER CITYArsenal come from behind to beat Spurs 2-1. Lamela gave Spurs the lead with their first shot when he scored a brilliant Rabona, with Arsenal hitting the woodwork through Smith Rowe and Cedric on either side of it. Odegaard equalised just before half-time for the hosts. Lacazette won a penalty in the second half which he then converted to put his side ahead. Lamela was then sent off 10 minutes later for his second booking before Kane hit the post with a free-kick late on. FULL-TIME: ARSENAL 2-1 TOTTENHAM.Kelechi Iheanacho was the hero with a stunning hat-trick as Leicester City thrashed Sheffield United at the King Power Stadium. Ayoze Perez was also on target, while an Ethan Ampadu own-goal completed the rout as the Foxes moved up to second in the Premier League. As for the Blades, they remain 14 points from safety with just nine matches remaining. FULL-TIME: LEICESTER CITY 5-0 SHEFFIELD UNITEDManchester United return to second place in the Premier League table courtesy of a 1-0 win over West Ham United at Old Trafford. Craig Dawson put the ball into his own net from a Bruno Fernandes corner in the defining moment of the contest. Mason Greenwood rattled the post twice, while Marcus Rashford also missed a good opportunity. The Hammers offered very little in the final third, allowing Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's men to see out the victory with relative ease.FULL-TIME: MANCHESTER UNITED 1-0 WEST HAM UNITED ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

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WELCOME TO THE REESE CHANSON PODCASTSo, Liverpool have time to recover for their next outing in the Premier League when they travel to face Wolves on Monday. RB Leipzig return to Bundesliga action on Sunday against Eintracht Frankfurt on home soil.Liverpool advance to the quarter-finals of the Champions League courtesy of a 2-0 win over RB Leipzig this evening, securing a 4-0 aggregate triumph. Goals in the second half from Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane were enough for the Reds to overcome the German outfit, who were underwhelming for the majority of the contest. Alexander Sorloth had Leipzig's best effort when he struck the bar, but other than that Julian Nagelsmann and his team had a game to forget.FULL-TIME: LIVERPOOL 2-0 RB LEIPZIG (4-0 AGG)so there will be no Barca in the last eight, but last year’s runners up are through and, with a bit of luck for Pochettino, Neymar will be fit by the time those games roll around.It’s all over in Paris, and PSG have progressed 5-2 on aggregate. After a thrilling first half, Barca could just not find a way through in the second half, but even if they had scored, they would have needed to repeat it another two times without conceding even to force extra-time. As it is, Messi’s penalty miss on the stroke of half-time probably signalled the end of Barca’s comeback hopes. FULL TIME: PSG 1-1 BARCELONA (5-2 ON AGGREGATE).That’s all for now. Goodbye!DONATE @PATREONhttps://www.patreon.com/user?u=50029209 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

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The victory takes Liverpool into sixth, with the Reds leapfrogging Tottenham and Everton, who both lost at the weekend. Wolves remain 13th.It’s all over at Molineux, where Diogo Jota’s goal against his former club has handed Liverpool a much-needed victory – their second successive win on the road in the league. However, a head injury for Rui Patricio, who was at fault for the goal, has put a dampener on the game as a whole. WOLVES 0-1 LIVERPOOLA Lionel Messi double, a delightful Antoine Griezmann strike and a lovely header from Oscar Mingueza do the damage for Barcelona - and keep them firmly in the title hunt in La Liga as they run out comfortable victors over lowly Huesca at Camp Nou. At full-time, it has finished Barcelona 4-1 Huesca.

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