This week on The Final Third, we pick through the midweek fallout, then turn to AFCON semi-final night: Senegal edging Egypt, and Morocco squeezing past Nigeria on penalties.

After that, it’s full focus on the Premier League slate: Manchester United vs Manchester City with Michael Carrick in the spotlight, Chelsea vs Brentford as the form team visits a club searching for stability, Forest trying to scrap their way through Arsenal’s title push, and Villa looking to keep their charge going against Everton.

We conclude with AOB, including transfer-window noise, and the usual FIFA nonsense.

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This week on The Final Third, the lads return to unpack back-to-back Premier League weekends full of chaos, comebacks, and talking points. Newcastle threw away a two-goal lead, then went and won a seven-goal thriller. Arsenal and Liverpool served up a tactical deadlock, while Villa’s form seesawed between ruthless and toothless.

There’s also United’s managerial implosion, a look back at the Festive Fixtures, and a glance at AFCON’s quarter-final line-up stacked with giants of the African game.

It’s sharp, it’s packed, and it’s very much The Final Third.

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Welcome back to The Final Third! In this episode, we break down another chaotic week of football, looking back at the weekend's biggest talking points and looking ahead to a massive round of upcoming fixtures.

First up, we review the weekend's action, including a trip to Villa Park for Arsenal and Manchester City's clash with Sunderland. We also dissect Manchester United's performance at Molineux before turning our attention to their challenging weekend trip to England's second city to face Unai Emery's men.

In our preview section, all eyes are on North London as Tottenham Hotspur host Liverpool in a game that could have huge implications for both sides. We also look at Chelsea's tough away day at Newcastle United.

Finally, we wrap up, discussing the latest developments in the legal battle between PSG and Kylian Mbappé, plus a look ahead to the Africa Nations Cup.

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On this week’s episode of The Final Third, we start with Arsenal’s steady grip at the top after a composed 2-0 win over Brentford, while City rode the edge in a 5-4 madness at Fulham. Newcastle thrashed Everton, and Liverpool steadied – sort of.

We preview Arsenal’s trip to red-hot Aston Villa, City’s next test against fearless Sunderland, and United’s awkward visit to bottom club Wolves.

Also: a bit of Glasner chatter, FIFA’s latest nonsense, and a John Textor eyebrow-raiser.

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On this episode of The Final Third, we unpack a weekend where the narratives wrote themselves. Manchester United’s disintegration suffered a miserable home defeat to Everton, while Chelsea defied logic—and Barcelona—with a 3–0 masterclass at the Bridge. Arsenal, in perhaps their most coherent European display in years, eased past Bayern with a clinical 3–1.

In the domestic dust-ups, Liverpool found themselves thoroughly outclassed by Nottingham Forest at Anfield—yes, really—while Newcastle proved the existential riddle Manchester City still haven’t solved. Arsenal continued their surge with a four-goal statement against a Spurs side that looked really bad and bereft of ideas, promising.

Looking ahead, we ask whether Everton can compound Newcastle’s travel sickness, if West Ham might drag Liverpool into further introspection, and whether Chelsea versus Arsenal might finally be more than a mood piece.

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This weekend, there's a break for the international game. World Cup qualifiers abound.

The team discusses the previous round of Premier League games: the game in North London that was awful for eighty minutes but came alive in the last few minutes, Sunderland's resilience against Arsenal, and the current state of affairs with Liverpool.

We also discuss what the table looks like and compare it to our expectations before the start of the season.

And lastly, our dear friend Ruben Amorim marks the anniversary of his arrival in the Premier League. We look back at his tenure and rate his performance.

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After Liverpool continued their losing streak last weekend, the team discussed what has gone wrong for the Merseyside team. With the Reds hosting Aston Villa, we talk about the resurgence of Unai Emery's men.

Could this be Arsenal's title already? Or is it too early to say that?

Ruben Amorim's Red Devils are looking to secure another league win, continuing their recent good form. Are they a good team now?

We try to answer those questions and much more in this episode of The Final Third.

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