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Excuses, Excuses, Excuses...

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Hugh Woozencroft is joined by Tom Clarke and Jonathan Northcroft.


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)


There were more contentious VAR decisions over the weekend - which ones should have stood and which could we have done without? (11:43)


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)


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)


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)


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