The Pressing Matters Podcast

In late 2007, Fabio Capello became England Manager, a global recession dawned, and smoking was banned in public spaces, but it wasn't all doom and gloom as an 8-goal thriller played out at the JJB Stadium. Join Toby and Luke as we rewatch this classic Premier League fixture between Wigan Athletic and Blackburn Rovers. Unforgettable names such as Emile Heskey, Benni McCarthy, and Emmerson Boyce star in this game that Sky Sports called "amazing" and the Guardian described "as if these sides forgot they were playing in the Premier League".Watch more of Luke at @cockereltalkpod on YouTube.

We wrap up the 25/26 Premier League season by looking back at our predictions from before the season began. Who overperformed our expectations, what mistakes did we make, and did we predict that Spurs would finish 17th?Paris Saint-Germain also won the Champions' League by beating Arsenal on penalties; Gabriel and Eze missing the crucial penalties. We give our thoughts on the game and what it means for Arsenal. Finally we talk about Arne Slot as it's announced that he will leave Liverpool, with Andoni Iraola being hotly rumoured to be the next manager.

It is a great day, as Arsenal win the Premier League for the first time in 22 years. We look back at a season dictated by Mikel Arteta's hard-to-beat side. It's also a managerial merry-go-round, as Pep might be leaving Manchester City after two title-less seasons; Michael Carrick continues with Manchester United, and Xabi Alonso joins Chelsea.

Big drama as VAR spots a foul on Raya to save Arsenal and make life harder for West Ham, while Brentford fall victim to VAR decisions as Manchester City's high-line survives two nervy moments from Kevin Schade. Did the refs make the right call, and what can we do for next season? We also check in on Manchester United and Newcastle United as their season comes to a close.01:20 - A Lengthy VAR Review29:37 - Arsenal's substitutions vs West Ham35:18 - Liverpool check-up38:55 - Should Carrick keep his job?44:24 - Newcastle's troubled season57:03 - Line-ups Game(13:01 - Oil Boy)

We're back to cover Arsenal's fantastic week reaching the Champions' League Final and going top of the Premier League again, we check-in on Chelsea post-Rosenior's sacking, and we look at Spurs as they settle-in under De Zerbi. Email us at pressingmatterspod@gmail.com with any questions about football, the food of Panama, or Toby calling that Basque team "Sociedad" instead of La Real.2:21 - National League Play-offs9:02 - South West Women's County Cup11:36 - Chelsea slip to 9th13:35 - Quickest PL manager sackings36:15 - Arsenal's good week48:59 - Relegation fight between West Ham and Tottenham55:10 - Lineups game58:39 - Toffee vs different animals1:01:10 - Who is the Everton mascot?1:11:10 - World Cup Fever1:15:03 - International Food

We're joined by special guest Luke from Cockerel Talk to cover the crisis at Tottenham as they sink deeper into a relegation battle. What went wrong since that night in Bilbao, who do the fans blame, and is there any hope that De Zerbi can save them? Follow Luke's channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@cockereltalkpod

Arsenal continue to stumble towards the finish line, but have they done enough to win the Premier League title? Andoni Iraola leaves Bournemouth just after beating Arsenal at the Emirates, while West Ham continue surging out of the relegation zone.0:00 - Red velvet cakes and Toby rambles about eggs6:45 - Weekend round-up9:18 - West Ham boost survival hopes17:28 - Toby goes to the circus22:07 - Arsenal lose to Bournemouth35:22 - Iraola leaves Bournemouth37:13 - Manchester City beat Chelsea57:52 - Should these PL managers keep their jobs?1:10:01 - Lineups Game

We preview the League Cup final as Arsenal take on Manchester City in a short break from their tense Premier League title challenge. We also discuss if Arsenal can be happy with their timewasting thanks to an email from a dear listener; what we think of Chelsea's fine imposed by the Premier League themselves; and a look back at a week of Champions League fixtures where many English sides left disappointed.