Manchester United and Chelsea have both made a managerial switch early in the new year. Was it right for Amorim and Maresca to leave; how will they be remembered at each club; and what do we make of their successors? Liam Rosenior is in, but will it be Michael Carrick or Ole Gunnar Solskjær at Old Trafford?

We also shoutout three midtable sides who had an excellent run during the festive period as the table starts to take shape.

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Aston Villa are on an incredible 10-game winning run to be in 3rd, but it's Arsenal who are top of the Premier League at Christmas. Who has finished top at Christmas before and how did their season end?

Will Aston Villa's form continue? Will United struggle without Bruno? Who is Tivonge Rushesha? Where was Jeremy Brett born? Are we uncles? We answer most of these questions in this Christmas edition of the Pressing Matters podcast.

03:45 - Weekly round-up

05:20 - Aston Villa vs Manchester United

28:47 - Every team who was top at Christmas

40:36 - Line-ups game

53:47 - Sherlock Holmes and Poirot

57:35 - Tom Conti

59:40 - Was Dido real?

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Mo Salah has rocked the boat at Liverpool by suggesting it might be his last game, what does this mean for Slot's job and Liverpool's chaotic transitional season. We also talk about Wolves being bad, and other famous Egyptians.

3:24 - Mo Salah situation

51:30 - Premier League Egyptians

54:45 - How many points for Wolves?

1:04:30 - Lineups game

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This week, what should midtable managers such as Glasner and Marco Silva do to maximise their careers, was Thomas Frank right for Spurs, and what did we make of Arsenal's draw against Chelsea's 10 men.

8:45 Thomas Frank and Spurs

26:20 Oliver Glasner

30:15 Ambitious midtable managers

41:41 Chelsea - Arsenal

1:02:00 Paqueta's red card

1:04:20 Line-up game

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As we look ahead to this week's North London derby, we also cover the recent international break and the smaller nations that have made it thanks to the 48-team format - do we think this format is a good thing? We also answer some questions from our inbox and discuss footballer tattoos!

Email us at pressingmatterspod@gmail.com if you'd like to be read out on the show.

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This week, Vítor Pereira has been sacked; what next for the struggling Wolves side? Toby analyses West Ham's victory over Newcastle as life under Nuno kicks in. And in our most agonising segment yet, Toby tries to remember an ex-Aston Villa player whose name rhymes with Mings in less than 3 minutes.

It's our Bonfire Night special, so please enjoy the ambient firework sounds in Sam's recording.

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Chelsea and Maresca left it late to find a breakthrough against Liverpool; a third defeat in a row for the champions. Arsenal slip ahead into first thanks to an Eze & Saka double-up on the right. And Amorim gets a win, is his future looking brighter. Toby also talks about Leeds, if you're into that.

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We look at two clubs who might be in crisis: Manchester United and Nottingham Forest, with Nuno leaving and Amorim holding on for now - should he stay or go? Sam meets the police in Croydon and Toby finds a way to talk about Klopp again. Plus a preview of the weekend's games.

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We've been away so it's a long old catch-up about Fulham's VAR showdown, Andros Townsend's son, and Toby's trip to Greece. Sam also sticks his neck out for Amorim's Man United.

Email us at pressingmatterspod@gmail.com about literally anything and we might discuss your thoughts, if you're nice.

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Concern for Liverpool and frustration at Newcastle after Monday's fixture. Brighton sit in 18th, we talk about them for the third week in a row. Lots of Everton chat which I didn't expect. Plus we have fun guessing next week's line-ups.

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How might losing Trent affect Liverpool's title hopes? How high can the new signings carry Man United? And who will win the Swedish Guldbollen in 2026? We answer these questions and more as we predict the top-half of the table.

(Sorry to Lisandro Martinez who both of us forgot is still at Man United).

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We've been relaxing on our parachute payments but now we're back in the top-flight - in a new live format. We go through our predictions for the bottom half of the Premier League in 25/26: Sunderland with Xhaka, Everton with Thierno Barry, Brentford with a set-piece coach, and more!

#PODBACK

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In this week's heated episode, we're obviously talking about the VAR controversies following Newcastle vs Arsenal, and whether we agree with Mikel Arteta's response and the ensuing media meltdown. We also talk about Chelsea's exhilarating victory against Tottenham and if Big Ange Postecoglu got anything wrong.

Big thanks to Harry Gibbons for the intro music.

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