The Anfield Index Podcast

On the latest Molby On The Spot, Trev Downey and Liverpool legend Jan Molby look back at the City defeat and the Sunderland win, compare the remaining PL fixtures of Slot's Reds with those of Chelsea and Man United, discuss the managerial upheaval in the top flight and assess the challenge of Brighton in the FA Cup. All this, PLUS the usual tangents, tales and fun. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dave looks at the news & gossip as he comments on Jim Ratcliffe's recent comments. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dave looks at the results from last night in the Premier League, before continuing the discussion about Spurs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Beyond results, beyond emotion, Liverpool's managerial debate enters its most nuanced phase. Dave Davis and David Lynch zoom out from match reaction to examine Arne Slot's wider position, why the “Slot in vs Slot out” binary misses the complexity of Liverpool's season. With Champions League qualification still mathematically close and domestic fixtures offering opportunity, the remainder of the campaign is framed as a live performance review rather than a foregone conclusion. They analyse: • Why Sunderland win matters in context • February fixtures as defining stretch • Brighton FA Cup approach and rotation • Champions League race reality check • Why Liverpool ownership will wait There is also reflection on wider Premier League instability, managerial sackings, inconsistency across rivals, and why patience may prove strategic rather than passive. The key message, judgment should come with full evidence, not mid season emotion. A macro football conversation grounded in performance data, fixtures, and realistic club decision making. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

From a morale boosting win to mounting squad anxiety, Liverpool's Sunderland victory came at a cost. Dave Davis and David Lynch assess the growing injury and selection concerns shaping Arne Slot's season, starting with Wataru Endo's worrying knock after an impressive emergency right back display. With Trent Alexander Arnold, Jeremie Frimpong, and others already sidelined, the position is becoming a problem zone at a critical stage. Joe Gomez's return offers some relief, but fitness reliability remains a lingering concern. The conversation then shifts to Liverpool's faltering wing threat. Mohamed Salah's assist record continues to climb, yet performances suggest a physical drop off. Cody Gakpo's form slump raises tactical and developmental questions, is it system, confidence, or individual regression? Key talking points include: • Endo injury impact and right back depth • Gomez return and Frimpong timeline • Salah output vs physical decline debate • Gakpo role confusion and form collapse • Why winger recruitment looks inevitable There is also discussion around Curtis Jones, whose reduced minutes and transfer links hint at a potentially emotional summer departure. A squad still competing, but one increasingly showing the strain lines beneath the surface. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dave Hendrick looks at all the LFC related news & gossip. Today he looks at the win agaisnt Sunderland, and then discusses Van dijk as an all time CB. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Liverpool delivered a result few expected, and maybe one that says more about their resilience than any recent performance. Dave Davis is joined by David Lynch to dissect a gritty 3 point haul away at Sunderland, their first home defeat of the season. While not a classic in aesthetic terms, the underlying numbers and control told a different story, Liverpool generated enough to win in open play, dominated territory, and restricted chaos in one of the league's toughest away environments. The discussion focuses on the defensive platform that made it possible. Virgil van Dijk produced a captain's performance packed with clearances, aerial dominance, and the decisive goal. Ibrahima Konate matched him duel for duel, handling Sunderland's physical threat superbly. Together, they delivered a throwback centre back masterclass. Further forward, Florian Wirtz continued his rapid Premier League adaptation. Despite Liverpool failing to score from open play, his technical quality, chance creation, and composure marked him as the standout attacking spark. Also covered: • Sunderland tactical approach vs Liverpool control • Set piece improvement, coincidence or coaching impact? • Winning without fluency, is it progress? • Defensive structure vs chaos football A performance that will not live long in highlight reels, but one that could matter deeply in the season run in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dave Hendrick & Karl Matchett discuss the managerial changes in the Premier League this week with Spurs sacking Frank & Forest sacking Dyche. They also look at the FA Cup weekend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dave Davis looks at all the latest Liverpool FC headlines after victory against Sunderland, including Van Dijk, Konate, Wirtz praise and latest around Yirenki and Diomande Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On the latest RAW Trev Downey, Dave Hendrick and Guy Drinkel analyse Liverpool's win away at a previously undefeated Sunderland which saw Arne Slot's men close the gap to the CL places and capitalise, for once, on the slip ups of their rivals notwithstanding the loss of Wataru Endo to a serious injury. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Arne Slot speaks to the media after Liverpool beat Sunderland 0-1 in the Premier League. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On the latest episode of The Red Room podcast, Jack Mcindoe is joined by Lola Katz Roberts to analyse Liverpools huge 1-0 win at the Stadium Of Light! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dave looks at the news & gossip as the Championship is set to vote on expanding the play-offs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dave looks at the Premier League action from last night & tonight, as Spurs sacked Thomas Frank this morning. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dave Hendrick looks at all the LFC related news & gossip. Today he looks at tonight's game against Sunderland, and then some comments from Arne Slot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Is this simply a transition season under Arne Slot — or are there deeper concerns? Performances have dipped, physicality has been questioned, and expectations remain sky high. Dave, David Lynch and Lewis Steele dissect the on-pitch worries, tactical shifts, and whether Liverpool are building toward something bigger… or drifting into uncertainty. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Is this simply a transition season under Arne Slot — or are there deeper concerns? Performances have dipped, physicality has been questioned, and expectations remain sky high. Dave, David Lynch and Lewis Steele dissect the on-pitch worries, tactical shifts, and whether Liverpool are building toward something bigger… or drifting into uncertainty. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Champions League football isn't just prestige — it's money. Big money. Dave Davis is joined by David Lynch and Lewis Steele to break down the potential £200m financial gap if Liverpool miss out on Europe's top competition. How serious is it? Would it force major sales? And does it reshape the club's entire summer strategy? This is the financial truth behind the headlines. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On the latest episode of The Under Pressure podcast, Darth hosts Hamzah and the returning Simon Brundish to review the savage 2-1 home defeat to Manchester City Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On the latest episode of The Under Pressure podcast, Darth hosts Hamzah and the returning Simon Brundish to review the savage 2-1 home defeat to Manchester City Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On the latest episode of The Under Pressure podcast, Darth hosts Hamzah and the returning Simon Brundish to review the savage 2-1 home defeat to Manchester City Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On the latest episode of The Red Room podcast, Grizz Khan is joined by Lewis, Lola, Mo and Michael to analyse the future of Arne Slot, what is going wrong at Anfield currently, and whether Top 5 is still possible. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Liverpool's Slide Feels Inevitable… Slot's Words Say It All The pressers are getting darker. The results are getting worse. And now even the messaging feels… messy. Dave breaks down why this is Slot's toughest season “by a mile,” why draws feel like losses, and why Liverpool don't look close to “perfection” needed for a top-4/5 push. And then there's Sunderland: physical, direct, set-piece heavy, and unbeaten at home. If you're worried… you're not alone. Drop your take: What's your realistic finish from here? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dave looks at the news & gossip as Jack Grealish's season is over with an injury. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dave catches up with the EFL action from the weekend. He then looks at the Tuesday night games in the Prem. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dave Davis breaks down Arne Slot's latest press conference and why one answer feels like a massive contradiction. Slot suggests Liverpool “could only sign Chiesa” because of Europa League… but does that fit with what Richard Hughes said (and the Zubimendi/Yoro pursuits)? Also: Calvin Ramsay's situation, the right-back mess, and why Sunderland at the Stadium of Light looks like a nightmare matchup. Topics: “We could only sign Chiesa” — truth or spin? Calvin Ramsay: “protecting” him… by never playing him? Sunderland's home record + why Jones at RB feels likely Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dave Hendrick looks at all the LFC related news & gossip. Today he reflects on Slot's press conference as he discusses back to back losses, and continues to put down Calvin Ramsay. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hari is back with another Rival Recon as the Reds travel to Sunderland on Wednesday night  Joining Hari to discuss the match and Sunderland is Dave Lawrence from WTF Sunderland Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dave Hendrick & Karl Matchett preview the upcoming game against Sunderland. They also reflect on the loss to City form the weekend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Liverpool head coach Arne Slot speaks to the media ahead of Wednesday Premier League game as Liverpool travel to Sunderland. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode @TadPredicts discusses some of the burning question that arose form this past weekend's games and how the league sits. Tad talks, title race, Liverpool and Arsenal form, the current league MVP and managers who could get fired. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jim Boardman and Jay Reid are back for another episode of Scouser Tommies, the show providing an honest assessment of all things Liverpool FC from right on the club's doorstep. Yet again—as has been the case far too often this season—very few of those things are pleasant to talk about. The hope that sprung from 5-0 and 4-1 wins against Qarabag and Newcastle respectively went out the window when Arne Slot masterminded yet another Anfield defeat, this time at the hands of Manchester City. Since the turn of the year, Liverpool have won just one of their seven league games; it's nowhere near the form required to challenge for the Champions League places. In fact, if this rot doesn't stop, there's every chance the final game of the season could see Jordan Henderson and Brentford consigning the Reds to a year without even the Thursday night stuff to fall back on. You know things are bad when you can't even laugh at the neighbours. With Everton standing ready to overtake Liverpool in the league, the club has plumbed depths rarely seen in recent decades. When things go wrong, there seems to be no Plan B—except for a Plan B that involves doing everything in even worse fashion than before. It hasn't been entirely negative these past few weeks, but the only real silver linings are that there is a talented squad at the club—even if some have been over-indulged, some aren't getting a fair crack, and far too many are being run into the ground. The "positive" to take is that another manager could certainly work with these tools and get far more out of them, but how long will it take for the powers that be to blink? And no, celebrating another empty transfer window with self-congratulatory propaganda interviews, as half the squad is out injured or on the verge of it, is not a good look, whatever your PR brain told you. Jay and Jim do their best to find some light in the dark, but they aren't miracle workers. It says a lot about the state of the Reds when one of the best goals ever seen at Anfield is completely overshadowed by the chaos that followed it. Liverpool's players looked beyond tired as that City game went on, a mirror of how the fans feel right now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The conversation shifts from one result to the season trajectory. With Liverpool's form across 20 games under the microscope, Lynch evaluates Champions League qualification fears, late-season trends, and whether belief in Arne Slot remains intact internally. Add in Sunderland away, boardroom uncertainty, and contract narratives, and the pressure picture becomes clearer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dave looks at the news & gossip as Watford appoint a new manager. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dave looks at the weekend of Premier League action, as Man City win at Anfield to potentially spark something in the title race. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Not all doom and gloom, but plenty of concern. Lynch assesses the standout displays and the worrying drop-offs, from Szoboszlai's relentless influence and set-piece threat to Alisson's costly moments. There is discussion on Kerkez's battle, attacking bluntness, and whether key chances from Salah and others underline deeper structural issues. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dave Hendrick looks at all the LFC related news & gossip. Today he reflects on the loss to City, with another poor performance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Liverpool showed flashes, but only flashes. David Lynch breaks down why the performance against Manchester City was built on a fragile 35-minute spell rather than sustained control. From tactical setup issues and midfield overloads to late-goal fragility and worrying underlying numbers, this is a forensic look at why the defeat felt inevitable despite moments of promise. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The liverbirds return from their winter hiatus, to discuss all things LFC. Gar, Amy Kate & Randi cover the season so far, our lack of defensive cover, UCL R16 quaifucation, LFC Women and the legend that is James Milner potentially becoming the PL appearanes record holder Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dave Davis looks at all the latest Liverpool news after defeat against Manchester City including Slots future, VAR and refs plus last minute goals and mentality issues Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On the latest RAW Trev Downey, Dave Hendrick and Jim Boardman attempt to come to terms with the latest disappointing Anfield capitulation from Arne Slot's charges who conspired to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory having edged ahead with a Szoboszlai wonder strike. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On the latest Final Whistle podcast Game Week 25, Nina discusses all the recent Premier League results from this weekend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Post-match reaction from Liverpool head coach Arne Slot as his side suffered a late defeat against Manchester City. Dominik Szoboszlai had put the Reds in front with a stunning free-kick but an equaliser from Bernardo Silva & then an Erling Haaland penalty saw the away side ahead in added time. City thought they had added a third deep into added time only for the goal to be disallowed and instead Szoboszlai sent off for denying a clear goal scoring opportunity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Gags and Jack are back to cover the post match show after Liverpool went ahead at Anfield with another Super Dom Thunderbolt only to completely give the game away with two late goals for City. Haaland breaks his duck, City do the double over Liverpool for the first time since the 1930s, all this and more on The Gags Tandon Show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jack McIndoe rounds up all the LFC-related news and gossip on Sunday's Daily Red podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On the latest episode of The Daily Red, Jack McIndoe discusses all the latest Liverpool FC news over the past 24 hours: - Van Dijk on criticism and slot backing - Unai Emery on the Harvey Elliott deal standoff - Ekitike on why LFC - Laurens Paulussen, new LFC scout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dave looks at the news & gossip as James Milner closes in on the Premier League record for appearances. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dave begins by answering questions on a variety of topics, he is then joined by Producer Guy to preview the weekend of Premier League action. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dave Hendrick looks at all the LFC related news & gossip. Today he looks at Man City ahead of the game this weekend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dave Hendrick & Karl Matchett discuss the upcoming game against Man City at Anfield. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Gags and Grizz are reunited as they wrap up the transfer window with their thoughts, as well as discussing the YUUUUGGGEEE upcoming City game on the weekend. They also discuss what success looks like for LFC this season and what would happen if they missed out on the CL. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices