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Contextualising Liverpool’s Growing Pains: Neil & Rory Smith

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Contextualising Liverpool’s Growing Pains: Neil & Rory Smith

Neil Atkinson is joined by Rory Smith for a broader chat about Liverpool's troubled season after a close season of upheaval and turbulent league form. Below is a clip from the show - subscribe for a more... CLIP [am4show have='p8;p9' not_have='' user_error=''...

Newcastle, Qarabag, Europe, Wirtz & Ekitike | The Trends

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Newcastle, Qarabag, Europe, Wirtz & Ekitike | The Trends

A video explaining the theory behind the key statistics used in football analytics, with tactical insights from Liverpool’s games against Newcastle and Qarabag. Plus, a breakdown of Liverpool’s new stars Florian Wirtz and Hugo Ekitike... Neil Atkinson is joined by...

Liverpool And Anfield Return To Their Explosive Best

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Liverpool And Anfield Return To Their Explosive Best

Liverpool and Anfield show once again that they're both at their best when explosive, as the Reds blew through Newcastle United... THERE ARE moves in chess which are termed explosive. These are moves played after the opening which are either risky gambits or...

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A victorious Monday Anfield Wrap after Liverpool came from a goal down to swat Newcastle United aside with, in the end, aplomb with electric performances from Hugo Ekitike and Florian Wirtz supported by an encouraging performance from the boys in Red.

Also in the who, we profile Liverpool’s late deadline day bid for Jérémy Jacquet from Rennes as Liverpool head off interest from Chelsea for the promising French central defender.Neil Atkinson is joined for the show by Beth Lindop, Ian Ryan and Adam Melia.

Download the Peloton app and check out the six Liverpool FC-themed classes, and connect with Neil, John and other Reds by joining the #TAWPelotonClub tag…

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Contextualising Liverpool’s Growing Pains: Neil & Rory Smith

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Contextualising Liverpool’s Growing Pains: Neil & Rory Smith

Neil Atkinson is joined by Rory Smith for a broader chat about Liverpool's troubled season after a close season of upheaval and turbulent league form. Below is a clip from the show - subscribe for a more... CLIP [am4show have='p8;p9' not_have='' user_error=''...

Newcastle, Qarabag, Europe, Wirtz & Ekitike | The Trends

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Newcastle, Qarabag, Europe, Wirtz & Ekitike | The Trends

A video explaining the theory behind the key statistics used in football analytics, with tactical insights from Liverpool’s games against Newcastle and Qarabag. Plus, a breakdown of Liverpool’s new stars Florian Wirtz and Hugo Ekitike... Neil Atkinson is joined by...

Liverpool And Anfield Return To Their Explosive Best

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Liverpool And Anfield Return To Their Explosive Best

Liverpool and Anfield show once again that they're both at their best when explosive, as the Reds blew through Newcastle United... THERE ARE moves in chess which are termed explosive. These are moves played after the opening which are either risky gambits or...

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A victorious Monday Anfield Wrap after Liverpool came from a goal down to swat Newcastle United aside with, in the end, aplomb with electric performances from Hugo Ekitike and Florian Wirtz supported by an encouraging performance from the boys in Red.

Also in the who, we profile Liverpool’s late deadline day bid for Jérémy Jacquet from Rennes as Liverpool head off interest from Chelsea for the promising French central defender.Neil Atkinson is joined for the show by Beth Lindop, Ian Ryan and Adam Melia.

Download the Peloton app and check out the six Liverpool FC-themed classes, and connect with Neil, John and other Reds by joining the #TAWPelotonClub tag…

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2 February 2026

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29 January 2026

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