Could Maradona do it at Barnsley in the wind?

Manchester City go back to the top of the Premier League beating West Brom 5-0 at The Hawthorns, Sam Allardyce keeps his Baggies players in after the game for a one hour dressing down, Simon Jordan warns Newcastle United fans about going into ‘decline’ and following Sunderland into League One as the pressure grows on Steve Bruce after a home defeat to Leeds United, Jason Cundy claims that Declan Rice and Tomas Soucek are the best midfield pairing in the league as West Ham climb into the top four, Ralph Hassenhutl urges his own board to spend to improve the Southampton squad after losing to Arsenal, Chelsea’s Mason Mount talks of his sadness about Frank Lampard’s dismissal, Darren Bent urges Lampard to take on his old England teammate Steven Gerrard in the SPL and become the Celtic manager, a talkSPORT pundit claims that Thomas Tuchel will copy Jose Mourinho and overlook some of Chelsea's British youngsters, former Manchester City defender Micah Richards writes off United’s chances of winning the league and Sheffield United boss Chris Wilder talks about their ‘nothing to lose’ game against Manchester United tonight live on talkSPORT. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

27 Jan 202115min

Harry Redknapp pans the ‘knee jerk’ decision by Chelsea to sack Frank Lampard, Spurs manager Jose Mourinho admits that it’s ‘brutal’ to see Lampard get the boot, Simon Jordan questions the ‘personal’ nature of Chelsea’s statement regarding the dismissal, Wycombe Wanderers manager Gareth Ainsworth tells his players to remain proud after losing to Tottenham in the FA Cup on talkSPORT, QPR striker Charlie Austin reveals that Manchester United almost signed his former teammate Virgil Van Dijk but chose Victor Lindelof instead, the former Newcastle forward Micky Quinn urges the club to sign up Eddie Howe as manager, Steve Bruce reassures the fans that they will survive the drop, Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola labels Sam Allardyce a ‘genius’ ahead of the trip to West Brom, England captain Joe Root encourages his players to build on the series victory over Sri Lanka and on the Sports Bar there’s the creation of some new Mr Men characters. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

26 Jan 202115min

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp assures the fans that his side are working hard to fix the problems after another defeat, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer salutes Bruno Fernandes’ work ethic after the Portuguese scored the winner coming off the bench in the FA Cup, Chelsea manager Frank Lampard tries to raise the morale of a ‘despondent’ Timo Werner after he had a penalty saved against Luton, Trevor Sinclair & Ray Parlour both slam Mikel Arteta’s weakened team selection against Southampton, Brendan Rodgers backs his Leicester side to have a decent cup run having dispatched Championship Brentford, Cheltenham boss Michael Duff reveals his pride after being narrowly beaten by Manchester City, Jose Mourinho distances Tottenham’s links with Danny Ings, Tony Cascarino urges his friend Steve Bruce to leave Newcastle United, the Trans Europe Express team discuss PSG’s Kylian Mbappe and Juventus’ Cristiano Ronaldo potentially swapping places and boxing promoter Bob Arum confirms that he will be exchanging contracts over the potential Fury v Joshua fight with Eddie Hearn this week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

25 Jan 202115min

Jurgen Klopp takes the blame for Liverpool’s first Premier League defeat at home in 68 matches after losing 1-0 to Burnley, a Reds supporter calls for Klopp to go after drawing another blank in front of goal, the victorious Burnley manager Sean Dyche plays down the win and says the Clarets won’t listen to the ‘noise’ around them, Adrian Durham labels Manchester United’s form this season as ‘unconvincing’, Olly Murs calls into talkSPORT and tells the Kick-Off team that United can win the title, Darren Gough audaciously claims that he always knew Cristiano Ronaldo would be world number one goal scorer, the former Referee supremo Keith Hackett labels Jon Moss ‘arrogant’ after sending off Aston Villa manager Dean Smith against Manchester City, Chorley boss Jamie Vermiglio talks about combining being a head teacher as well as masterminding the potential downfall of Wolves in the FA Cup, Jamie O’Hara says that Chelsea’s Kai Havertz is playing like an ‘academy player’, promoter Frank Warren says that the eagerly anticipated fight between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua will take place in May or June and there’s the return of the Midnight Train to Madness. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

22 Jan 202117min

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer praises the ‘brilliant’ Paul Pogba after the Frenchman’s sensational strike sent Manchester United back to the top of the league, on his commentary debut Troy Deeney urges United to start putting teams to the sword after narrowly beating Fulham, an irate Dean Smith slams the officials after a controversial ‘offside’ goal was awarded to Manchester City, the law is labelled ‘a joke’ by an angry Aston Villa fan, Darren Gough defends Chelsea boss Frank Lampard after some Blues fans turned on the club legend, Adrian Durham suggests that Brendan Rogers would be the ‘perfect fit’ as manager at Stamford Bridge, Simon Jordan claims that any club finishing above Leicester will win the Premier League, Gabby Agbonlahor advises Danny Ings to stay at Southampton with ever growing interest from Tottenham for his signature, Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp reassures his front three that they will rediscover their form after the recent goal drought, West Ham coach Stuart Pearce talks up Michail Antonio’s England chances and the former Ipswich defender Jason Cundy questions Pele’s legendary goal scoring record! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

21 Jan 202115min

Former West Ham striker Dean Ashton slams Chelsea’s ‘abysmal’ display against Leicester, Perry Groves claims Blues boss Frank Lampard has lost the dressing room, Brendan Rogers remains coy about the Foxes title challenge after going top of the table, The Premier League is investigating Robert Snodgrass’ omission from the West Brom match day squad after losing to West Ham, David Moyes urges his players to continue to climb the table after beating the Baggies, a Liverpool fan claims there’s a witch-hunt against Mo Salah, Simon Jordan claims Steve Bruce’s Newcastle players are a ‘pack of jokers’, Rangers legend Ally McCoist slams Celtic manager Neil Lennon for the recent ‘PR disaster’ at Parkhead, Adrian Durham backs Arsenal to mount a Premier League title challenge, Australia captain Tim Paine refuses to be drawn on speculation about his future, Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer praises the club for sticking by him after some tricky spells, Aston Villa manager Dean Smith reveals his delight at getting back to playing football after the recent Covid outbreak at their training ground and a talkSPORT presenter admits he has a passion for Peter Andre’s music. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

20 Jan 202117min

Newcastle United boss Steve Bruce blames the fixture schedule after they were beaten 3-0 at The Emirates, Jason Cundy heaps praise on Arsenal’s young starlets and also claims the Magpies players ‘threw the towel in’, Mikel Arteta speaks publicly for the first time since Mesut Ozil left the club to join Fenerbahce, Adrian Durham states that Liverpool picking Thiago means they've gone from 'heavy metal to lift music', Jamie O’Hara demands more from Manchester United’s Bruno Fernandes in the big games, Tottenham legend Glenn Hoddle claims that Gareth Bale is too ‘tentative’ and needs to earn his minutes on the pitch at Spurs, Danny Murphy is surprised to see former Premier League winner Danny Drinkwater move to Turkey, Darren Gough tells Drive that he expects Joe Root to improve as England captain after a fourth consecutive overseas Test win, the sole 'Barmy Army' fan in Sri Lanka reveals the unexpected chat he had with Root, the Sports Bar has news that defeat against Leicester may see Frank Lampard dismissed as Chelsea manager and West Brom boss Sam Allardyce believes West Ham are still benefiting from the job he did in getting them promoted ahead of the Baggies visit to the London Stadium tonight. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

19 Jan 202118min

Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer rues a missed opportunity after drawing against champions Liverpool, Jurgen Klopp credits a ‘brilliant’ performance by his side despite going a third game without a goal, Spurs boss Jose Mourinho slams his own players for their schoolboy errors against Sheffield United, Chris Wilder admits he’s ‘struggling’ to understand why his side keep making mistakes, Manchester City’s John Stones reflects on a great team performance as well as bagging a brace as Pep’s side go second in the league after beating Crystal Palace, after Mesut Ozil landed in Turkey to sign for Fenerbahce a number of talkSPORT pundits reflect on a wasted talent in the Premier League, Andy Brassell has news of Lionel Messi receiving his first red card for Barcelona, Gabby Agbonlahor once again claims that Leeds United are in a relegation scrap, the new permanent Derby County manager Wayne Rooney believes his side can get out of the ‘mess’ they’re in despite losing at home to struggling Rotherham in the Championship, Andy Cole recalls the clique atmosphere when he was on international duty with England and Jack Leach reflects on his second five-wicket haul as England closed in on victory against Sri Lanka in Galle. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

18 Jan 202114min