Footy updates 2025/2

I've had the flu. Still have it but slowly improving, enough to update you on all things football.

Wycombe Wanderers are away to Bromley in the second round of the EFL Cup, who dumped Ipswich out in round one. Charlton away to League Two Cambridge, so every chance for optimism.

Spurs were back to being Spursy against PSG in the UEFA Super Cup on Wednesday; 2-0 up at 85 minutes, they collapsed and allowed their opponents to draw level then win the penalty shootout. They went gung go physically for those 85 minutes whereas PSG were clearly rusty after almost no pre-season. Spurs then ran out of steam and, if there is anything we know about PSG, it's that they can spot a weakness and exploit it. Spurs will benefit from a proper pre-season match.

Liverpool start their defence of the Premier League at home to Bournemouth tonight. I'm hoping they will be as defensively porous as they were against Palace in the Community Shield.

Finally a history lesson. Arsenal came 2nd to Manchester United in the 1998-99 Premier League season. And again the following season. Again in 2000-01. Then they won the League and FA Cup double in 2001-02. Zooming forward to more recent times, Arsenal came 2nd in 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25. It's an omen!

Away to Man U on Sunday; a tricky start. Following the Tractor Boys' first home match this season, vs Southampton who have been a nemesis for a while. Hope they are 400% better than they have been so far. Omari Hutchinson has gone to Forest but Maybe Chuba Akbom will befit to start.