The Totally Football Show with James Richardson

Who will make it into the European spots? And who's for the drop?

Jimbo is joined by Duncan Alexander, Jay Harris and Daniel Storey to preview the 2026-27 Premier League season.

All change in the dugouts with 9 teams changing managers this summer. How will Newcastle cope with the mass exodus? Can De Zerbi turn things around at Spurs with a pre-season and some new signings?

The three promoted sides are odds on to go down but can Gary O'Neill’s Ipswich, Lampard's Coventry or Sergej Jakirovic's Hull buck the trend?

Plus the panellists bottom 3 predictions.

Produced by Charlie Jones, Jesse Howard, Jake Liascos and Lucy Oliva.

00:00 Hello's
04:17 Opening weekend fixtures
05:33 Can De Zerbi turn things around at Spurs?
13:10 All change at Jaissle’s new-look Newcastle
18:26 How will Glasner fare at Forest?
22.30 Palace and Pierre Sage
23:34 Bournemouth in Europe under Marco Rose
28:00 How will the promoted sides fare?
36:28 Who else might get pulled into the relegation zone? And bottom 3 Predictions
40:30 Best of the rest, Villa and Everton
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The Premier League is back and so is Totally!

Jimbo is joined by Duncan Alexander, Tom Williams and Liam Twomey to ponder the title contenders for the 2026-27 season.

Can Arsenal do what they haven't done since 1935 and retain the title? And will they be easier on the eye?

With new managers at Chelsea, Man City and Liverpool, which one of them is best equipped to compete with the Gunners? Are Man Utd back? Could Villa rock the boat?

Plus the panel's predictions for the Premier League Top 4.

Produced by Charlie Jones, Jesse Howard, Lucy Oliva and Jake Liascos

RUNNING ORDER:
00:00 Welcome back to Blighty!
07:03 Can Arsenal win back to back Premier Leagues? And will they be more fun?
13:24 What to expect from Maresca’s City? / How will City do post Pep?
19:19 Can Iraola hit the ground running at Liverpool?
24:43 A change of plan at Chelsea under Xabi Alonso?
33:24 Are Man Utd back?
40:02 Top 4 predictions
40:35 Could Villa rock the boat?
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The European champions have become the world champions. Spain overcome Argentina to claim the world title for the second time.

Jimbo, Tom Williams and Tim Spiers are poolside in LA one last time, with Duncan Alexander and Pol Ballus for company.

An utterly dominant performance from La Roja cements Luis De La Fuente’s legacy. Can they be stopped? And will that be the end of Lionel Messi’s World Cup career?

Plus we look back at our big tournament takeaways from the last 6 weeks. The goals, the drama, the government interference, the altitude and the skunk.
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It was an incredible 10-goal thriller in Miami as England secured their best ever World Cup finish on foreign soil.

Jimbo, Tom Williams, Tim Spiers and Daniel Storey react to a scarcely believable 90 minutes and look ahead to the biggest game in football.

Bukayo Saka scores a hat-trick as England take home the bronze medal. But does this performance only increase the anger over Thomas Tuchel’s decisions in the semi-final? And what next for France as they say au revoir to Didier Deschamps and bonjour to Zinedine Zidane?

Argentina look to defend their trophy as they face European champions Spain in the final on Sunday. Where will the game be won? Will it be Lionel Messi’s last match? Martin Mazur from El Grafico has more.

Plus Morgan Rogers is off to Chelsea for £117million?
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The Three Lions were minutes away from just their second ever World Cup final - but Argentina always find a way.

Jimbo, Tim Spiers and Tom Williams are live in LA, with Duncan Alexander in the UK, after an incredible late comeback from the holders.

1-0 down with 85 minutes played, goals from Enzo Fernandez and Lautaro Martinez turn the game around and send Argentina through to the final against Spain on Sunday. Does Thomas Tuchel have big questions to answer about his defensive approach in the closing stages?

Plus we look ahead to the big one - the 3rd/4th place play-off.
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