 Welcome to the footy show. We are back, I'm going to talk about the Premier League. Before we get into it, since we've done the last one, Cesio Aguero, man, tis the city have announced that Cesio Aguero will not be staying at the Etihad past the end of the season obviously. The city are flying. I could sign off in a glorious way with lots of trophies under his belt again. He's been incredible, hasn't he, since Dave Shander. There's a video about Cesio Aguero over on the footy show channel. You'll see a link to it in that corner. Check that out on Cesio Aguero. At the end of the video you'll see it on the screen. Interesting. He's been brilliant, hasn't he? I think he needs goals or something to get into the top three, all-time strikers or something before the end of the season. But that's led to a conversation on Hold the El, the lads over on the Super 6 Hold the El channel. They've been talking about Premier League's all-time strikers off the back of this show. Here's what Dave has to say. For me, he's the ultimate reference point. With Drogba, when you have a guy that's on your team, not only does he step up in the big games, scoring the goals to win you the finals in the important games, to get you those three points in big games too, but he also helps the other team-mates score goals as well. For Drogba, if he wasn't so unfortunate with injuries, because if you look at his minutes played compared to goals scored, essentially that becomes one goal every two games, which is crazy. He really did suffer a lot with injuries throughout most of his seasons. Even then, he's still got over 100 Premier League goals. He's still struck fear. He's a guy that people still remember to this day. If you're an Arsenal fan DT, I'm sure sometimes you get nightmares every now and then, remembering Drogba just terrorising your team completely. If you look at his trophy records, you can talk the most. Four Premier League titles, FA Cups for Days, a Champions League. Ultimately, the whole point of being a big attacking player is to be the guy to make the difference in those types of games. For me, Drogba easily does that. Shat about EDA Drogba, who is obviously one of the greatest Premier League strikers, I think. Not so much in terms of goals, purely scoring goals, but just as an athletic tag at man's side, who's a real handful, he's very good against that. But he's very good against that. He's not a bariton, really. He's not a bariton. No, no, really. I mean, for you, Drogba, how good was he? No, as a striker, brilliant all round, but he's not one of the best. I don't even think he's in the top 20 of goalscores. But he was huge for Chelsea, obviously scored in a Champions League final. No, he was amazing, amazing, amazing striker, but not one of the best. If they're going to be... There's a bigger conversation there. The link is in the description. Go on and check out the rest of that video. Talking about Premier League's best strikers, the link is in the description over on the whole DL. Some of the latter, looking at it and going, do you equate the best because you win trophies with that, or are you the best because you score so many goals within that? How would you define it? I think there's a bit of both in there. Alan Shearer is the top goalscorer, 260. Wayne Rooney got 208. Now Wayne Rooney's got a hell of a lot more trophies. So I'd put Wayne Rooney ahead of Alan Shearer. Just because, yeah, Shearer won one trophy. Now he made a personal decision to go to Newcastle, and he continued to score the goals. And he scored all kinds of goals. But Wayne Rooney made a very conscious decision, a very personal decision, some may say selfish decision, to go to Manchester United. And he got all the trophies out of it with Shearer. And I think that's part of what makes you a great striker, is to make those decisions. And I think, I think, Drog was an amazing striker, but I wouldn't consider over the whole period of time. I mean, Frank Lampard got more goals than he did in the Premier League. So, you know, where did you put Shearer on, because he was a brilliant footballer as well, wasn't he? I put him, if I'm honest, he'd probably be first or second for me, genuinely because I think, again, he's sixth on the list, one-seven-five. But again, what did he give to Arsenal? What did he provide? And what he provided was he was actually the world-class player. That took them above and beyond to win league titles. He was mad at me as well, but he didn't get from you if he hadn't scored a lot of goals. He was playing them wide. I think he scored his first goal for Arsenal against Southampton. And he scored, and then, all of a sudden, he just went on that run and it just became an incredible player and scored some unbelievable goals, didn't he? You know, Henry, that one that flicks up against United and Bolly's, the one that he went on to everyone against Liverpool and scored. I think Shearer, just for the amount of goals, he would be my top three. But where does Shearer's your guero for you then? Because he came into Manchester City just before the season he won the league, he should obviously be a guero moment, which we all remember. He came in, I think he just won the FA Cup when he came in. But then he's had that 10 years of them being incredible and he's been at the forefront most of it. So where would you rate him? Because he's done both. He's scored loads of goals and trophies. Really, really high. He's scored only one at the moment. If he gets seven more goals he can go into third place above Andy Cole. So I'd put him really high. He's the fourth top goal scorer and he probably would be around there in terms of what he's done as well. Because he's an incredible footballer, incredible footballer. He's such a talent when he came in. Man City grabbed him under the noses of a few other clubs that were maybe Ewan and Aram. He's stuck. He has helped to take Manchester City to the next level. Someone who's scored very important goals as well as Tappings obviously scored the goal for Manchester City to define a goal, which basically changed the fortunes and the history going forward. So massive, massive play for them. Let me ask you, because on the Aguero video I did, you called it the most iconic goal in the Premier League era. Would you agree with that, or do you think there's been? No, I think it's the most iconic goal in football for me since Michael Thomas. In 1989. I prefer Michael Thomas. It was a defining moment to win a league title in the 94th minute. It was ridiculous. And taking it from your rivals, taking it from the city rivals in that minute. So for me, and to score the way you did, the composer to ride the challenge and smash it in. I look at it like this as well. If you had one big moment, who do you want it to fall to? And Aguero would be very, very high on that list. You mentioned that opening the bite on the drug bet. I'm not sure I'd want it to fall to the drug bet. You know we scored huge goals and I'm not sure I'd want it to fall to the drug bet. I'd want it to fall for someone like Aguero or a Shearer. It's an interesting debate because it's that balance and you hit the nail on the Edward Rooney as well. Rooney was unbelievable football. It is unbelievable football. We got the goals as well and got all the pots to go with it as well. So we had the whole package where Shearer had obviously fantastic what he did for Blackburn. Him and Sutton won the league on their own practically for them. Well, made the big difference for them. And that was it. He went to Newcastle because he supported them and it didn't quite happen up there. Rooney done everything, so you look at it that way. Aguero, I guess it's done very seamless. So it's going to be a big missleave and I think he's going to leave the Premier League. But what a fantastic for the £35 million I think he brought him for. Buttons. Incredible, incredible return. What a football and he will be missed. Onto the Premier League then this weekend the first game of the weekend was a massive shock in the result. Chelsea against West Bromans-Yalbyn and Chelsea had got off to a decent start. They didn't look to be going on course for them. Alonso it's opposed on Pula City in Oxford and it's 1-0. They don't can see goals at home under Thomas Tuchel. They won up happy days. And then Tiago Silvery being booked then throws it. I'm always trying to block a shot because it's a reckless challenge jumping through the air when you're on a booking. And he catches the lad and he's like, no, he can't complain. West Brom scored two goals in a couple of minutes and run away with it in the end. To score five goals. Mattias Pereia scored two goals in two minutes at the end of the first half two injury time minutes at the end of the first half to put them two one up. They go four one up. Callum Robinson scored an absolutely peat of a volley to make it three one. Absolutely brilliant goal. You know, even though Chelsea pulled one back through Mason Mountain, they still West Brom got a fifth in stoppage time. So five two for a Sam Allardyth team to score five goals is incredible anyway. But Thomas Tuchel to come back down to it with a bump. I think one thing that's been forgotten, well, I don't know if it's been forgotten, but Christensen would brought on for Zeech after 33 minutes. So you've already used that defence of sub in that moment. And obviously them getting two before our time before they could make another change. Maybe just what took the game away from Chelsea because then suddenly you've got to make a change and you've gone behind. Whereas maybe if that's so bad and that happened, as soon as he went off, they could have brought Christensen on straight swap for Silva and kept the, you would have expected them one nil up. Make the change. They probably have gone on, but we're already making that change because it was so close to halftime. The benefits are from it and then they've come back into the game and taken it away from the fair play to them. It's weird though the goals, one of the goals, I think it was the equalising goal. Okay, assume and just let them run. You know when he runs in behind, and just slots it and it's like, just basic defence of Chelsea. I think sometimes when things change on the pitch and suddenly things are happening really, really quick players can fail to adapt. Whereas maybe if the manager straight away had made the change, it might have slowed the momentum down. Well, I mean they'll be kicking themselves because they were in a great position in the top four before anyone else played. They've either won the game, they've been fourth still, but obviously losing that. West Brommer, the other end, seemed dead and buried and he's still got a mountain to climb. There are eight points behind you, Castle. But the great result for them. No, it's a great result. It's a nice little result for them, yeah. Caryson put them ahead, Raphina, again, the chief creator with a great bit of skill gift on the lead. Ben was born level just before half-time. And then Fildgeag Yelker, own goal, four minutes into the second half, give leads another good win. Fildgeag, one of them, I think he has to throw his foot off because there's a lad behind him. He'd have probably scored. He'd have probably scored anyway and he ends up in the back of the net. Big win for Leeds, just to keep them going. I think they're on 42 points now. So they've had a brilliant first season in the Premier League, haven't they? Jeff United obviously relegated and they've gone for next season. Man City, Leicester. Man City are five. Obviously Leicester being in good form. City looking to try and get that title shown up and they were just far too good for Leicester. We all know Leicester about how well he's done and they have been brilliant this season. Again, but Man City are just different gravy, aren't they? Professional performance, did the job, dominated the possession, more double the chances Leicester had. They're just in they're in their in the sweet spot, aren't they? Everything's going into change plays as well. And they're, you know, it's all going well for them. I think they still need the four wins, I think. United won the game and they still need three more wins. Four wins at it. Practically. It's there, isn't it? And then later on Saturday night Liverpool went through Arsenal and spanked them 3-0. I was hoping for a 0-0 draw. Didn't get it. Arsenal were pretty poor, Liverpool fully deserved, comfortably deserved the victor. I mean, looking at the stats from the game, Liverpool 64% possession, 61 attempts at goal to three. That's not just sat back and thought he could maybe hit them on the counter attack, but you know, they played into Liverpool's hands. I mean, Gabriel gave two goals away. Goalies gave one away and keepers, you know. So they put themselves under. The ffave in the face goal, you know, 0-0, anything can happen, can it? They've let friends Alexander-Arnold have space to put a crossing and then Jota's ran between two centre backs holding and he's got to run with them, he's level with them run in behind, he's got to header and you're 1-0 down then and in a game and you're not in it. Tain he's gone off by and he's gone off in and things that, you know, they just hadn't quite recovered from it. But the weird Arsenal, aren't they? They don't seem to make any sense what they're doing. They've... No, no, no, I just mean that they were built in it and they were such a I don't say iconic, but they were such a recognisable team, and I think Henry tried to do that as well. He still tried to play that way. Watching our teters Arsenal. He's trying to do something different and he's trying to bring young players into the team and build them up and it will, no matter whether you like him or whether you don't like him, it'll take time no matter what that thing. He's trying to clear out the old and bringing the new and that will take time. If it works, then it could have longevity but it's got to work. He'll be given the time. But Liverpool winning, obviously put them back massively in the comfort of place. Back in, I mean I thought they were dead and buried the other week but it looked like, but they've had a couple of wins at home on the run avenue and Chelsea had a little stumble there so obviously Liverpool are right back in the comfort that's off for now and if they get momentum, we know how good they are when they get momentum so they're right in it. Sunday lunchtime, Saldanton barely braced into a two goal lead and looked like he could be on the way to another important away victory but Saldanton's two at Armstrong and Danny Yng's cancelled now goals from Chris Wood and Vida got it back to two-two at half-time and I watched the second half and both had chances Redmond scored a good goal to put Saldanton three-two and then Chris Wood dive in there, he should have really scored with a good shave. Kept their outing on Saldanton of an important win for them cos even though they weren't in any danger to getting relegated it's just stopped a bit of a rough for them and a big win I'll be honest though I thought that something should have been down to ten men I thought the challenge for the penalty was terrible I thought it was a scissor tackle and the ball had already gone I thought it was a really bad tackle considering when you've seen some players what we've seen with VAR this season and he looked at it, obviously VAR gave it I thought it was a really bad tackle I think that the red card that was dangerous those scissor tackles breakers had it cos you've got no control I thought that was a really bad one I think they should have been down to ten men and that would have given Bailey ten men and soon they won one in at a time and obviously against ten men would have given them a great chance even though Bailey I don't think they're in any danger it still keeps them down the wrong end as far as they can see Newcastle Spades was after that I watched this game it was mad Newcastle went in front Tottenham trying to play out from the back didn't clear it ball broke down the square and Joe Linton gave them the lead and obviously gave Steve Bruce a little bit of a chance to celebrate and then Newcastle straight away Tottenham just attacked them but a huge bit of luck for Harry Kane the defender tries to clear it Kane rolls past the keeper and he levels it but then a minute later two minutes later he sees the ball and dispatches it like Harry Kane does and from that moment Tottenham are into the top four as it's stood and you're thinking they'll go on and win this now but again defensively not great and they allow Willoch to score Joe Willoch to score it was a five minutes left frustrating for Mareenio not really for the thing but what I'm saying is you chew on up against the team that hasn't been scoring a lot of goals do you want to see the game we know this don't we all the stuff has come out since looking at the stats though Tottenham 59% of the possession attempt to goal Newcastle 22% attempt to goal to Tottenham 11% absolutely pulverised because what did you sit back invite them on sit back and invite them on go and beat them big point for Newcastle huge opportunity missed there on 49 points Newcastle big point and after that you've got Fulham go to Villa and Fulham thinking to tell you what we win today we level points with Newcastle go 1-0 up and the 1-0 up with 12 minutes to go with Villa Fulham had played really well Fulham had done very much what Fulham have done a lot of time this season played nice attack on football and then conceded a goal and collapsed and then decided that centre back is going to be ball playing instead of just taking the point putting your foot through it every time it comes back to you and taking the point and then Fulham have had their little purple patch and I think they'll go down now because I think Newcastle can grind out these points I don't think Fulham can and I think I still wouldn't like them off the one win between the two clubs but I just think Newcastle will get enough points by those little I think Steve Bruce has got that kind of mentality where you just nick those little points away and I don't think Fulham have got that I don't think the manager's got it I don't think the players have got the brains to go somewhere like that and go like well it's 1-1 we dig in and get a point the point that keeps us within a you know more than a win if we can keep doing that and Newcastle have got a game in hand as well on Fulham but Fulham do have a better goal difference so it's going to be easy it's going to be interesting to get a win from somewhere and then match Newcastle to give themselves that chance last day Andy very disappointing for them I'm going to be Brighton after that one Brighton took the lead Danny Welbach against his former club but Rashford in green with two second half goals giving United that a secure in them into second place in the Premier League obviously after Leicester lost their game United the better side by a mile 58% possession, 15 attempts to Brighton's five but a good win for United so they're comfortably into second out four points out of Leicester on to Monday Everton and Pallas 1-1 Everton had the opportunity to to close the gap on being in a great position in that tough four places took the lead Hamers-Rodd Wiegers lovely finish for that goal and were very very wasteful Everton very very wasteful and allowed Pallas to grab a point when Mitty Batch where he scored with four minutes left and Everton still well placed he's got a game around on every one above them if, and it's a big if, it's a huge if they were to win the game they would be sixth three points behind that's off four but they're not winning games they should win so you couldn't save it any kind of faith that Everton could do if for Pallas mid table safe, safety which is what he wants and then the final game of the weekend West Ham raced into a 3-0 lead at Wolves Jesse Lingard scored an absolute fabulous goal Hamers heavily involved in the run for the second goal was incredible and the run for the brilliant raced into a 3-0 lead over Wolves the donk could then scores a cracking header after a great run by Adam a triori then Fabio Silver scored to make it 3-2 and Wolves had a real good go West Ham we're kind of hanging on at the end Wolves 66% of the plate 20 attempts a goal to West Ham's 9 but Wolves have proven without royal hyminess they haven't got anything really up front not on a great run Wolves whatsoever and will be thankful they got those points they had their little run of games with one or few games which just kept them there has been a bad season for them West Ham don't forget they finished since they come up they've been in the top half so to be 15 to this stage is bad for them I think it is better for West Ham that win obviously struck them into the top four David Moyes full Moyes 0-4 0-5 West Ham won 15 games now 52 points only lost 8 got a way of playing got good young players got pace got mobility got a centre midfield partnership that works and all Bechelmeich is now injured they've got no English stuff I crave for because and they do they are very stable and that's what Moyes has brought to them and they need to get them put them under a contract as soon as possible cos he's doing a really good job why do you think they haven't given them a contract you still think they want Frank Lampart in the summer I think that's why maybe they think if they get champions or whatever they need someone who's got more nauts but I don't know I think they're mental I think they should be doing it and I think they will get European football no problem it looks like I think they'll have no problem I think another three wins they're in Europe three wins in my games I think Europe shall play to me this season he's done really well and he deserves a big pat on the back cos when you look at that team and you go through the team they're not brilliant no but it's a unit isn't it the way you're playing Antonio plays your front doesn't score a lot of goals but there's a threat and a handful Fornals he's getting the tune out of now he's been there a couple of seasons Bowen's doing well he's elevated them and since he's come in they've gone up another level and they've got momentum as well which is the thing you always need to get momentum and when they've won a good snow at New Year's Day I thought they were poor you know I looked at them and thought they'll do well top 10 they'll be alright to check score they've been great for them but they've gone like that since fair play fair play too it's going to be interesting the last 89 games of the season still things up for grabs Champions League place up for grabs still an outside chance of full on getting out of it but they've gone after the fam better than they did at Aston Villa at the weekend and you wouldn't rule Villa out of Europe out of there if you've got game in hand as well so very interesting there you go let us know what you think in the comments section don't forget to check out the rest of that greatest Premier League centre forward debate over on the Super 6 hold the L check that out the link is in the description make sure you subscribe to the 40 Show Chance got its own channel that's short of videos as well give that a little subscribe as well and I will see you later