Merino To The Rescue For Arsenal; City Thrash...

In this week's episode, the boys grade every Premier League club as we head into the international break, rating who has passed with flying colors and who is in deep trouble.They debate whether Brentford or Brighton can launch a genuine push for the Champions League spots.Plus, t ...  Show more

After Five England players withdrew from Thomas Tuchel’s latest squad, Max Scott and former England defender Danny Mills discuss what should come first: club or country? Plus, whether football’s relentless calendar has reached breaking point for some players. VoiceNotes & Email: ...  Show more

In the latest Essential Football Podcast, host Ron Walker is joined by Sky Sports senior football writer Pete Smith, features writer Nick Wright and digital football journalist Joe Shread to assess the weekend's Premier League action.

In Part One, the team dissect Arse ...  Show more

Essential Football is back ahead of the final weekend of Premier League football before the World Cup break!

We hear from Sky Sports pundit Alan Smith ahead of Arsenal’s trip to Wolves – can the Gunners grab the Christmas No1 spot? And what do they need to do on the p ...  Show more

Sam Matterface is joined by talkSPORT's Chief Football Correspondent Alex Crook and the former Chelsea & West Ham defender Scott Minto to build up to the weekend's Premier League action. They debate if the title race is back on after Arsenal moved to within 4 points of the leader ...  Show more