{"podcast":{"title":"Walk On: The Athletic FC's Liverpool show","slug":"walk-on-the-athletic-fc-s-liverpool-show-887074","podcast_index_feed_id":887074,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/681ccc398b1f3232bc1e68ae","website_url":"https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/podcasts/","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/681ccc398b1f3232bc1e68ae/show-cover.png","author":"The Athletic","episode_count":503,"summary":"The Athletic's James Pearce, Simon Hughes and Andy Jones join 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 from breaking news to entertaining and informed discussion around the club. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/walk-on-the-athletic-fc-s-liverpool-show-887074"},"episode":{"title":"Have set-pieces taken the joy out of the Premier League?","slug":"have-set-pieces-taken-the-joy-out-of-the-premier-league","published_at":"2026-03-02T13:58:37+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/walk-on-the-athletic-fc-s-liverpool-show-887074/have-set-pieces-taken-the-joy-out-of-the-premier-league","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/walk-on-the-athletic-fc-s-liverpool-show-887074","url":"https://shows.acast.com/walk-on-the-athletic-fcs-liverpool-show/episodes/have-set-pieces-taken-the-joy-out-of-the-premier-league","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/681ccc398b1f3232bc1e68ae/e/69a596b25517cf499dceccb5/media.mp3","summary":"Andy Jones and James Pearce join Tony Evans to unpack a goal-fest at Anfield, where set-pieces once again proved decisive — prompting a wider debate sparked by Arne Slot’s claim that dead-ball dominance may be taking some of the joy out of football. The panel dig into standout performances from Alexis Mac Allister, Virgil van Dijk and Hugo Ekitike, ask why Liverpool look so dangerous from corners all of a sudden, and question the consistency of VAR decisions after yet another controversial weekend. There’s also a deep dive into Liverpool FC’s newly released financial accounts — record revenues, a Premier League-high wage bill and what it all means for future spending — plus a look ahead to Wolves under the lights on Tuesday night. Want to get in touch with your thoughts? Email: walkon@theathletic.com Host: Tony Evans With: Andy Jones & James Pearce Producers: Guy Clarke & Nick Thomson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Andy Jones and James Pearce join Tony Evans to unpack a goal-fest at Anfield, where set-pieces once again proved decisive — prompting a wider debate spark…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2091,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/walk-on-the-athletic-fc-s-liverpool-show-887074/episodes/have-set-pieces-taken-the-joy-out-of-the-premier-league/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/walk-on-the-athletic-fc-s-liverpool-show-887074/have-set-pieces-taken-the-joy-out-of-the-premier-league.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}