{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/0fc6a233-bbae-4ba5-b882-c075544353a8/0a78bfab-b55f-4c7e-9b1e-29f19296a9f1?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Excuses, Excuses, Excuses...","description":"<p>Hugh Woozencroft is joined by Tom Clarke and Jonathan Northcroft.</p><p><br></p><p>Chelsea dropped points with a 1-1 draw at home to Brighton. Is everyone sick of Thomas Tuchel’s excuses and did Brighton deserve a point? (00:00)</p><p><br></p><p>There were more contentious VAR decisions over the weekend - which ones should have stood and which could we have done without? (11:43)</p><p><br></p><p>Leicester City did well to bounce back and beat Liverpool in the week - is that the end of Liverpool’s title challenge already? (16:44)</p><p><br></p><p>Manchester United were abysmal against Newcastle, with Eddie Howe’s side deserving of at least a point. Does Ralf Rangnick now understand the size of the job he’s undertaken? (23:53)</p><p><br></p><p>As we head into 2022, we make out halfway point predictions for how the Premier League and a few other situations will play out before the end of the season (36:18)</p><p><br></p><p>Get more of The Times and The Sunday Times for less than £1 a day. Start your free trial: <a href=\"http://thetimes.co.uk/thegame\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">thetimes.co.uk/thegame</a></p>","author_name":"The Times"}