In this episode I'm joined by Phil Costa to talk about the 2-0 win over Brentford on Wednesday night. We chat about the impactful return of Ben White, Mikel Merino's goal and his crazy stats in 2025, as well as his position in the team. Is he now a centre-forward more than a repurposed midfielder? There's discussion of the goals we scored, how Brentford made life difficult for us in the second half, David Raya's incredible save, as well as more injury concerns after both Cristhian Mosquera and Declan Rice had to go off.

Then we spend some time chatting about the other Premier League games this week, including Chelsea being beaten by Leeds, Liverpool dropping more points at home, and lots more.

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Episode 856 - Ben's back

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