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Matt Davies-Adams is in the hot seat for the first Totally Football Show of 2022, alongside Daniel Storey, Dan Bardell and Sasha Goryunov. Most of the panel were at Stamford Bridge to see Chelsea and Liverpool in a pulsating draw that led both sets of players to believe the title race was over. Romelu Lukaku wasn’t at Stamford Bridge. We ask what he was trying to achieve with his interview criticising Thomas Tuchel’s tactics. Man City win at Arsenal in another hugely eventful clash. Does the reaction towards the refereeing decisions again show how officials are mistreated in this country? Brighton are the envy of most teams in the country right now as they win at Goodison and supporting Everton continues to be a character-building experience.  Plus we praise Brentford’s strength in depth and make some bold predictions for 2022. RUNNING ORDER:  • PART 1: Watford’s AFCON obstructions (03m 00s) • PART 2: Chelsea 2-2 Liverpool (05m 30s)  • PART 3: Arsenal 1-2 Man City (23m 30s)  • PART 4a: Leeds 3-1 Burnley (35m 00s) • PART 4b: Everton 2-3 Brighton (39m 00s) • PART 4c: The rest of the Premier League weekend (46m 00s) • PART 5: Big predictions for 2022 (62m 00s) SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR 33% OFF THE PRICE OF AN ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION • theathletic.com/totally   GET IN TOUCH: • follow us on Instagram • find us on Facebook • send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow   READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE: • check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices