Man City's future, Arsenal's new corner routine & who will be relegated?

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Manchester City and Chelsea reaching the 2026 FA Cup final, how a new set piece routine sealed victory for Arsenal against Newcastle United, the latest permutations of the Premier League survival battle and Hearts continued push for a historic Scottish title were all discussed in this episode of the Tifo Football podcast.

This episode of the Tifo football podcast is hosted by Joe Devine, features Seb Stafford-Bloor, JJ Bull & Reuben Pinder and is produced by Steve Hankey.

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00:00 - A podcast intro

04:59 - A blue FA Cup final

05:56 - What’s your favourite football kit?

09:05 - back to the FA Cup

13:48 - Man City’s depth options

15:10 - Kompany to Man City post Guardiola?

17:18 - What’s it like in Germany Seb?

26:35 - Who’s going to win the FA Cup?

29:14 - a break

29:15 - The Gunners take down The Magpies

30:05 - Reuben does an impression of Steve

31:13 - THE RONDO

39:21 - The Premier League relegation battle

51:51 - Reuben’s sad personal story

52:44 - Hearts are still on course in Scotland!

57:33 - Points Are Bad

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