Johnny Nicholson: The title race is over while Big Sam talks rubbish in the relegation battle

Elsewhere Villa outclass Spurs, Garnacho excites and Southampton are down.

BIG JOB: Leeds United manager Sam Allardyce reacts after Leeds United's Patrick Bamford (not pictured) has a penalty saved during the Premier League match at Elland Road, Leeds. Picture date: Saturday May 13, 2023.

Big Sam - still talking rubbish

Last week, Sam Allardyce couldn’t help sulkily revisiting the previous weeks’ ugly, self-aggrandising press conference, probably because he knows he made a fool of himself. The 68-year-old Nigel Farage fan accused those who believed he was serious about saying he was up there with the best, of being the stupid ones for not realising he was using an old Sir Alex Ferguson tactic to take the pressure off the players. Never has someone sounded so foolish when accusing others of being the foolish ones. And if you’ve got to explain it, it hasn’t worked.