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The Athletic's James Pearce, Simon Hughes, Caoimhe O'Neill and Andy Jones are alongside host Tony Evans to bring you the very best insight into Liverpool Football Club twice a week, every week. Follow for expert knowledge of the club, big name guests, breaking news and entertaining discussion.
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1Tony Evans is joined by James Pearce and Oli Kay for this week's Walk On podcast talking through the biggest talking points.
With the Reds already five points clear after just 11 Premier League this season the panel bask in the glory following Saturday's 2-0 win over Aston Villa before turning their attention to referee David Coote who has been suspended pending further investigation by PGMOL.
That came after a video appearing to show the official voicing foul-mouthed criticism of former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp appeared on social media on Monday.
There's also the latest 'Contract Weekly' update, praise for both Mohamed Salah and Darwin Nunez as well as the latest on Trent Alexander-Arnold's injury.
Host: Tony Evans
With: James Pearce and Oli Kay
Producer: Guy Clarke
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James Pearce and Simon Hughes are here with Tony Evans to look back on another week of wins for Liverpool!
Fresh from seeing off Bayer Leverkusen 4-0 at Anfield in the Champions League we bask in more glory as Arne Slot's record now stands at 14 wins from 16 matches in charge.
Luis Diaz's sparkling showing is singled out for praise following his first hat-trick for the club before moving onto Mohamed Salah after his cryptic tweet after playing the lead role in the 2-1 win over Brighton & Hove Albion in the Premier League last weekend.
Plus, ahead of Saturday's visit of Aston Villa, our resident Brummie Gregg Evans drops in to give us the lowdown on Unai Emery's side.
Host: Tony Evans
With: James Pearce, Simon Hughes and Gregg Evans
Producer: Guy Clarke
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Join James Pearce for immediate reaction from Anfield as Liverpool came from behind to beat Brighton & Hove Albion retake top spot in the Premier League.
Cody Gakpo and Mohamed Salah struck in the second half as the Reds had to come from behind on a day both Arsenal and Manchester City lost.
Listen in for analysis from Anfield as well as the best from Arne Slot's post-match press conference. Plus, The Athletic's Gregg Evans also drops in with his take.
Host: James Pearce
With: Gregg Evans
Producer: Guy Clarke
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Tony Evans and James Pearce are joined by Gregg Evans for this week's Walk On, looking back on Liverpool's trips to Leipzig and London.
Having battled back twice to draw with Arsenal at the Emirates the panel assess the value of the point including the performance of Ibrahima Konate in north London. Darwin Nunez's showing against Arsenal was also under the spotlight with the Uruguayan laying on the assist for Mohamed Salah to drab Liverpool a point.
Plus, following Trent Alexander-Arnold's comments around his desire to win the Ballon d'Or, Simon Hughes has his say on what it could mean for his Liverpool future.
And finally we look ahead to the double-header in the Carabao Cup and Premier League to come with Brighton with Andy Jones dropping in with the latest on Federico Chiesa.
Host: Tony Evans
With: James Pearce and Gregg Evans
Producer: Guy Clarke
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Join James Pearce for immediate reaction as Liverpool came from behind twice to take a point away at Arsenal.
Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah were on the scoresheet in the 2-2 draw with Bukayo Saka and Mikel Merino having both put Arsenal ahead.
There's also the best from Arne Slot's press conference and The Athletic's Thom Harris drops by with his take on the game, analysing the importance of set-pieces to the action at the Emirates with both teams using set-piece routines to find a route to goal.
Host: James Pearce
With: Thom Harris
Producer: Guy Clarke
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James, Simon and Tony are here with your weekly Reds round-up as Arne Slot's side continue their winning ways!
Curtis Jones was the star at Anfield on Sunday as Chelsea were seen off 2-1, making it 10 wins from 11 under Slot.
There's contract news to bring you too, as discussions are underway with captain Virgil van Dijk and his representatives over extending his Liverpool stay.
Plus, with trips to Leipzig and London on the horizon to take on RB Leipzig and Arsenal the panel look ahead to what this week could hold with The Athletic's German football writer Seb Stafford-Bloor dropping by to look ahead to Wednesday's Champions League action.
Host: Tony Evans
With: James Pearce, Simon Hughes and Seb Stafford-Bloor
Producer: Guy Clarke
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Join James Pearce for reaction from Anfield as Liverpool made it 10 wins from 11 in all competitions under Arne Slot.
Curtis Jones put in an all-action display, winning a penalty - which was converted by Mohamed Salah - before scoring himself in the second half to allow Liverpool to retake the lead following a Nicolas Jackson equaliser.
Listen in for analysis from Anfield with James as well as the best from Arne Slot's press conference and The Athletic's Andy Jones and Mark Carey both drop in with their thoughts.
Host: James Pearce
With: Andy Jones and Mark Carey
Producer: Guy Clarke
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Tony, James and Si are with you as the international break finally draws to a close with Liverpool welcoming Chelsea to Anfield on Sunday.
Join the gang as they discuss the big talking points through the last week including Jurgen Klopp landing himself a new job with Red Bull, Joel Matip announcing his retirement from football and James making an arduous trip to Barrow to catch-up with Rhys Williams.
Plus, The Athletic's Chelsea writer Liam Twomey drops by to look ahead to Sunday's clash at Anfield and outline where the Blues may cause problems other than their main goal threat Cole Palmer.
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Host: Tony Evans
With: James Pearce, Simon Hughes and Liam Twomey
Producer: Guy Clarke
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James, Simon and Tony are here to bask in the glory of Liverpool keeping their spot at the top of the Premier League heading into the October international break.
This week they look back on the win over Crystal Palace with Gregg Evans dropping by having been on duty for The Athletic at Selhurst Park.
There's the latest on contracts with a breakthrough reached over two defenders extending their stays at Anfield (just not the two who immediately spring to mind!). The panel assess the impact Dani Carvajal's injury at Real Madrid have on Trent Alexander-Arnold's future.
Plus, we delve into the mailbag and discuss the testing fixture list to come on the other side of the international break. Enjoy!
Host: Tony Evans
With: James Pearce, Simon Hughes and Gregg Evans
Producer: Guy Clarke
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Gregg Evans reacts as Liverpool stay top of the Premier League following a 1-0 win over Crystal Palace despite goalkeeper Alisson Becker being forced off injured.
Listen in for reaction from Selhurst Park where Diogo Jota's early goal was enough to give Arne Slot's side all three points. The win makes it nine win from 10 under the Dutchman.
As well as analysis from Selhurst Park we also bring you the best from Slot's press conference as well as Seb Stafford-Bloor giving his take on the Reds' latest win.
Host: Gregg Evans
With: Seb Stafford-Bloor
Producer: Guy Clarke
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Liverpool are top of the Premier League and Tony Evans, James Pearce and Simon Hughes are here to bask in the early season glory!
The panel discuss the significance of going top just six games into Arne Slot's Anfield reign, following Saturday's 2-1 win away at Wolves.
Andy Jones also drops in to discuss the form of Dominik Szoboszlai after his missed chance took plenty of the focus at Molineux.
Plus there's the weekly contracts 'update' and look ahead to what's to come in October with Bologna's trip on Wednesday in the Champions League kicking-off a testing month.
Host: Tony Evans
With: James Pearce, Simon Hughes and Andy Jones
Producer: Guy Clarke
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Mohamed Salah's second half penalty, adding to Ibrahima Konate's first Premier League goal for Liverpool was enough to claim all three points at Molineux.
Join James Pearce for reaction to the 2-1 win over Wolves as we also bring you the best from Arne Slot's press conference as well as The Athletic's Gregg Evans also sharing his views.
The win was enough to send Liverpool top of the Premier League with Manchester City slipping up earlier in the day away at Newcastle United.
Host: James Pearce
With: Gregg Evans
Producer: Guy Clarke
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Tony Evans, James Pearce and Simon Hughes are here with your weekly fix from Anfield to discuss the biggest Liverpool talking points.
This week, fresh from stopping to speak with James in the mixed zone following Saturday's 3-0 home win over Bournemouth the panel get stuck into Trent Alexander-Arnold's comments on his ongoing contract uncertainty.
There's also a debate on the Anfield atmosphere, the latest from the mailbag as well as discussion over the two South American forwards Luis Diaz and Darwin Nunez having both scored against the Cherries.
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Host: Tony Evans
With: James Pearce and Simon Hughes
Producer: Guy Clarke
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James Pearce and Andy Jones are alongside Tony Evans after Liverpool’s comeback 3-1 win over AC Milan at the San Siro.
We then discuss, with a bit of distance, the defeat to Nottingham Forest and ponder if it was Liverpool on a bad day or Forest on a good one.
Also, we talk about what future, if any; Wataru Endō has at the club having only played a matter of minutes under Slot so far this season.
Plus, we look ahead to the Richard Hughes derby as AFC Bournemouth visit Anfield on Saturday.
Host: Tony Evans
With: James Pearce and Andy Jones
Producer: Steve Hankey
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James Pearce and Simon Hughes are alongside Tony Evans ahead of the return to Premier League action following the first international break of the season.
With an international flavour in mind, the panel discuss the importance of the Reds' international fanbase, especially following the latest successful pre-season tour to the USA as well as considering how it blends with local support too.
There is also reaction to Caoimhin Kelleher's comments about his future whilst away on international duty and the panel pay their respects to former Liverpool captain Ron Yeats following his passing at the age of 86.
Plus, with Monday marking 100 days of the Arne Slot era James highlights the key differences he's made in his early months at Anfield before attention turns back to on-pitch action with Nottingham Forest to come to Anfield prior to the Champions League campaign starting in Milan on Tuesday.
Host: Tony Evans
With: James Pearce and Simon Hughes
Producer: Guy Clarke
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Simon Hughes is back alongside Tony Evans and James Pearce this week following the emphatic 3-0 win over Manchester United at Old Trafford.
The panel get stuck into Sunday's result discussing the performances of Ryan Gravenberch and Luis Diaz as well as assessing Arne Slot's start as Liverpool manager. Following Mohamed Salah's comments post-match about this being his "last year" there's reaction to the Egyptian's comments and where it leaves Liverpool.
The Athletic's Italian football correspondent James Horncastle also drops in to bring us up to speed on what we can expect from new signing Federico Chiesa following his deadline day move from Juventus.
Plus, we have our latest correspondence from the mailbag as we consider the greatest strikers to play for the Reds. If you want to get in touch just email: walkon@theathletic.com
Host: Tony Evans
With: James Pearce, Simon Hughes and James Horncastle
Producer: Guy Clarke
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Join James Pearce for reaction from Old Trafford as Arne Slot's Liverpool ran out 3-0 winners.
Luis Diaz scored twice in the first half before Mohamed Salah added a third in the second half to cap a routine win for Liverpool.
Listen in to hear analysis from Old Trafford as well as the best from Arne Slot's press conference - where he was asked about the future of Salah. Plus, Andy Jones drops in with his thoughts on the performance of Ryan Gravenberch.
Host: James Pearce
With: Andy Jones
Producer: Guy Clarke
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James and Tony are joined by former Liverpool striker Neil Mellor this week as he makes his Walk On debut.
On the agenda is Liverpool beating Brentford in Arne Slot's first home game in charge, the latest transfer news and preview Sunday's visit to Old Trafford.
Plus there's reaction to Trent Alexander-Arnold's reaction to being taken off at Anfield as well as the Reds' interest in Juventus winger Federico Chiesa ahead of Friday's transfer deadline.
Host: Tony Evans
With: James Pearce and Neil Mellor
Producer: Guy Clarke
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Join Gregg Evans from Anfield following Liverpool's 2-0 win over Brentford in Arne Slot's first competitive game in charge at Anfield.
Luis Diaz and Mohamed Salah were on the scoresheet for the Reds as they made it two wins from two to start the new Premier League season.
Listen in for analysis from Anfield, the best from Arne Slot's post-match press conference as well as The Athletic's Andy Jones dropping in with his take too.
Host: Gregg Evans
With: Andy Jones
Producer: Guy Clarke
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Tony, James and Si are back following Liverpool's opening day win over Ipswich Town as new head coach Arne Slot begins life at Liverpool with a win.
Mohamed Salah and Diogo Jota were amongst the goals, while Jarrell Quansah's half-time substitution caused plenty of discussion. Caoimhe O'Neill drops by with her take from Portman Road before we look ahead to the final 10 days of the summer transfer window with the Reds interested in Valencia's Giorgi Mamardahsvili while Joe Gomez could head the queue of possible departures.
On transfers, we also hear from former Liverpool Director of Research Ian Graham following the launch of his book How to win the Premier League particularly on the process behind the signing of Darwin Nunez.
Plus, 20 years on from signing Xabi Alonso and Luis Garcia the panel reflect on their memories of the former no.10. Enjoy!
Host: Tony Evans
With: James Pearce and Simon Hughes
Producer: Guy Clarke
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