Episode 115 - What we learned from Premier League Matchday 1

On this episode, Neel and Hayden discuss Premier League Matchday 1! They start with how you should evaluate early season games, then cover the important matchups from the opening weekend. They look at Manchester United vs Arsenal, Liverpool vs. Bournemouth, Wolves v Manchester City, Chelsea vs Crystal Palace, Newcastle vs Aston Villa and preview Leeds vs Everton. What is there to take away from the start of the EPL season? Enjoy! Get our Premier League Previews: https://www.thetransferflow.com/upgrade Subscribe to our FREE newsletter: https://www.thetransferflow.com/subscribe Join Variance Betting: https://www.thetransferflow.com/upgrade Follow us on our Socials: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe1WTKOt7byrELQcGRSzu1Q X: https://x.com/TheTransferFlow Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thetransferflow.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetransferflow/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@transferflowpodcast Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 01:23 - How to evaluate early season games 02:15 - Club World Cup weirdness 04:04 - What to watch for 05:37 - Man United vs Arsenal 06:04 - An uncharacteristic performance from Arteta? 07:10 - Need more from Gyokeres 08:15 - Arsenal’s press wasn’t the same 09:58 - Casemiro and Bruno Fernades showed improvement 12:13 - Liverpool v Bournemouth 13:26 - This game highlighted questions at the back for Liverpool 14:49 - Kerkez the right signing for Liverpool? 16:25 - Underrated part of Andy Robertson’s game 16:58 - This was the Ekitike show 19:35 - Wirtz and Mac Allister combinations 20:24 - Will Liverpool be able to protect themselves? 21:16 - Could Gravenberch be a solution? 22:25 - Liverpool need Van Dijk at his peak 24:10 - Slot = Better Bosz ball? 26:44 - How will their other option play out in UCL? 27:33 - Wolves v Man City + John Stones and Rico Lewis 28:16 - The scoreline was a little deceiving 29:22 - 35% possession at times in the 2nd half 29:50 - Long ball for goal #3 30:53 - No answers about City’s press 31:18 - Reijnders looked good, but questions remain 32:03 - Haaland is looking for guys to link up with him 33:04 - Nico Gonzalez lacks some of the speed/quickness that’s needed from him 33:35 - Where do John Stones and Rico Lewis fit in 34:45 - Stones pushing into midfield? 36:28 - Still more to learn about Wolves 36:50 - Rayan Ait-Nouri looked very comfortable 38:22 - Chelsea vs Crystal Palace 39:40 - Reece James is underrated for Chelsea 40:30 - Palace were solid defensively, but do Chelsea’s wingers offer enough? 41:44 - Missing Jackson to stretch the defense 42:05 - Cole Palmer looked like himself, despite not having the best game 44:02 - Disallowed goal may have been allowed in previous years 44:44 - Palace has a solid front 3 if they can keep them together 45:26 - Adam Wharton + how long can Palace keep him? 46:45 - Palace still want to get a few players in 47:22 - Newcastle vs Aston Villa 48:17 - Open game at the start, then became quite boring 49:43 - United and Newcastle lack a box presence 51:20 - Newcastle’s biggest weakness is against teams that sit back 52:16 - Newcastle will be busy as the window closes 53:25 - Leeds vs Everton preview 53:55 - Big game for the relegation race 55:30 - Where will Leeds press the Everton team? + Everton fans want them to be aggressive 57:15 - How will Everton function?