Moyes masterclass in five-goal thriller and Dean Smith sacked by Villa - a podcast by BBC Radio 5 live

Ben Haines is joined by The Telegraph’s Luke Edwards, England’s all-time most capped player Fara Williams and former Celtic and Wigan defender Gary Caldwell to discuss the big talking points from Sunday’s Premier League action.

West Ham are up to third after ending Liverpool’s 25-game unbeaten run with a 3-2 win at the London Stadium. It’s David Moyes’s first ever Premier League win over Liverpool as a manager and he tells us how proud he is to have turned West Ham’s fortunes around. The guys discuss how Moyes has transformed the club, the impact Declan Rice and Jarrod Bowen have had this season, and how they’ll cope with raised expectations after such a massive win.

Jurgen Klopp vents his frustrations at some of the refereeing decisions in a prickly interview with Rob Nothman. Does Klopp have a point or is he just making sure the headlines aren’t about an underwhelming Liverpool performance?

There’s been yet another sacking as Aston Villa parted ways with Dean Smith after losing five Premier League matches in a row. Smith won promotion and kept Villa in the top flight in his three years so was this a harsh decision? Dan Bardell from The Villa View podcast tells us how the fans feel about Smith’s departure, why the club have struggled to reach the standards they set last season after losing Jack Grealish and what he thinks about some of the names linked to the job.

Antonio Conte’s first league game in charge of Tottenham was a bit of an anti-climax as Spurs failed to have a single shot on target in a goalless draw with Everton at Goodison Park. What will he have made of their performance and how will the wing-back system work with the players at his disposal?

In the red half of North London, Arsenal are now unbeaten in eight league matches after a 1-0 win over Watford. The guys believe Arteta deserves plenty of credit, as do the Arsenal board for their patience, but admit the match away at Liverpool after the international break will be the real benchmark for what level they’re really at.

TOPICS

04.14 - David Moyes interview with Rob Nothman
05.40 - Discussion of Moyes’ West Ham transformation
10.03 - Declan Rice and Jarrod Bowen
15.19 - Jurgen Klopp interview with Rob Nothman
17.13 - Reaction to Klopp’s frustration and Liverpool’s defensive issues
21.20 - Dean Smith sacking
23.51 - Dan Bardell from The Villa View
32:26 - Conte’s first Premier League game in charge of Spurs
39.56 - Arsenal’s progress under Arteta

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