# Chelsea appoint Alonso, Salah lets loose and West Ham woes worsen

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Podcast: [The Totally Football Show with James Richardson](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-totally-football-show-with-james-richardson-923658)
Published: 2026-05-17T23:55:40+00:00
Episode link: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/podcast/200-the-totally-football-show/episode-723
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## Resource

Jimbo has Daniel Storey, Tim Spiers and Colin Millar for company on a very newsworthy penultimate Premier League weekend. It’s Man City who claim the FA Cup and the domestic cup double but runners up Chelsea waste no time in appointing Xabi Alonso as their manager for next season. A coup for BlueCo? Liam Twomey joins us to discuss. How are Liverpool fans feeling about that news? After seeing their team taken to the cleaners by Villa on Friday, Champions League football isn’t guaranteed and the departing Mo Salah has his say about where the team’s gone wrong. West Ham slip deeper into the relegation mire with a 3-1 defeat against Newcastle. They must win their last game and hope Spurs lose their final two matches in order to stay up. Bruno Fernandes equals the all-time Premier League assist record in Man United’s victory over Forest. And it’s a great afternoon for Bournemouth in the race for European football and the Cherries didn’t even play. Plus Hearts miss out on a first title in 61 years after a dramatic finale at Celtic Park. Produced by Charlie Jones RUNNING ORDER:  • PART 1: Newcastle 3-1 West Ham (02:00) • PART 2a: Man City win the FA Cup (15:00) • PART 2b: Chelsea appoint Alonso with Liam Twomey (23:00)  • PART 3a: Man United 3-2 Nottingham Forest (37:00) • PART 3b: Leeds 1-0 Brighton (45:00) • PART 3c: Brentford 2-2 Crystal Palace (46:00) • PART 3d: Everton 1-3 Sunderland (47:00) • PART 3e: Wolves 1-1 Fulham (51:00) • PART 4a: Celtic pip Hearts to the title (56:00) • PART 4b: Villa smash Liverpool as Salah lets loose (67:00) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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