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Football Daily BBC Radio 5 live
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4.3 • 16 Ratings
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Your daily dose of football reaction, debate & analysis from the Premier League, EFL and beyond, plus interviews with the biggest names in the game.
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Battle at the Bridge and Forest's 23-year wait ends
Ben Haines is joined by former Premier League midfielder Nigel Reo-Coker, Reading striker Natasha Dowie and Telegraph columnist Jim White to review Sunday's dramatic Premier League action.
Tottenham rescued a point at Stamford Bridge as a fiery London derby ended in an angry confrontation between Thomas Tuchel and Antonio Conte that resulted in red cards for both managers.
We hear from both as well as the scorer of the 96th-minute equaliser, Harry Kane.
Meanwhile, Nottingham Forest's first home Premier League game for 23 years ended in a 1-0 victory over West Ham.
It was a game not without controversy, with two disallowed goals, a penalty and a refereeing decision that left us all reaching for the laws of the game!
The panel also touch upon the latest fallout of Manchester United's troubling start to the season, and we finish with an alternative look at the 30th anniversary of the Premier League.
TOPICS:
03:34 - Chelsea 2-2 Tottenham
11:40 - Thomas Tuchel interview
14:20 - Antonio Conte interview
18:45 - Harry Kane interview
20:45 - Steve Cooper interview
22:00 - The Athletic's Nick Miller on Nottingham Forest
33:20 - David Moyes interview
35:50 - Manchester United's wretched start to the season
41:30 - Alternative Premier League moments on its 30th anniversary -
Sports Report: Brentford thrash woeful Manchester United
Mark Chapman and 5 Live’s team of reporters bring you the biggest stories from Saturday’s football – as Brentford thrashed Manchester United 4-0 to leave Erik Ten Hag’s side bottom of the table.
We hear reaction from Ten Hag and Brentford manager Thomas Frank.
There were also wins for both Arsenal and Manchester City, and Micah Richards joins the pod after Aston Villa beat Everton for their first three points of the season. -
Ten Hag’s troubles & Begović on Everton
Darren Fletcher hosts the Friday Football Social, looking ahead to the weekend’s Premier League action. He’s joined by ex-Ireland internationals Clinton Morrison and Stephen Kelly. Hear from Erik ten Hag on the Marcus Rashford situation. Catch Antonio Conte on the gap between Spurs and Chelsea. Would Aubameyang be a good fit at Chelsea? Defender Sol Bamba joins the pod to talk about Leicester and their opponents Arsenal. And Everton goalkeeper Asmir Begović drops in to discuss their chances this season.
TOPICS:
2:40 – Man Utd,
16:30 – Spurs,
24:55 – Chelsea,
30:00 – Leicester,
36:05 – Arsenal,
44:05 – Everton. -
72+: Shanahan’s summer shenanigans, Uncle Stevenage and Sunny’s delight
Aaron Paul is joined by Port Vale chair Carol Shanahan and Leyton Orient manager Richie Wellens to talk all things EFL.
Carol discusses how Vale prepared for the step up to League One over the summer and what promotion meant to manager Darrell Clarke, after his 18-year-old daughter Ellie tragically passed away earlier this year.
Stevenage manager Steve Evans drops by to explain why he wants his team to work as hard as Barcelona and how he injured himself celebrating their win over Stockport...
And we hear from Sunny Gill, who’s set to become the first South Asian referee to officiate an EFL game since his dad Jarnail over a decade ago, when he takes charge of Northampton’s game against Hartlepool on Saturday. He tells us how his day job of being a prison officer has helped him become a professional referee. -
Euro Leagues: What’s going on at Barcelona?
Steve Crossman is joined by French football journalist Julien Laurens, Rory Smith from the New York Times and The Athletic’s La Liga writer Dermot Corrigan, to explain the financial situation at Barcelona and why they are still able to buy players.
The panel go through what has happened so far at the club and explain how they are trying to keep themselves afloat.
Plus the team discuss the treatment of Frenkie de Jong and other key players. -
Rashford, Rabiot and Scouting Scots
Steve Crossman is joined by Julien Laurens, Kristoff Terreur and James Horncastle to discuss the latest transfers from across Europe.
Could we see Manchester United’s Marcus Rashford head to PSG and is Juventus midfielder Adrien Rabiot heading to Old Trafford?
Scout Francesco Strozzi gives insight into why a number of Italian clubs are getting stuck into the Scottish market.
Plus the panel chat Roma and Real Madrid with Serie A and La Liga starting this week.
TOPICS:
05’00 Marcus Rashford to PSG
11’00 Adrien Rabiot to Man United
23’00 Serie A and La Liga preview
36’00 Francesco Strozzi interview
Customer Reviews
Brilliant show!
As a Finnish football fan living in Shanghai this wonderful show saves the day every morning. Professional analysis with top experts and unique insight of things going on in and around the World Cup 2018. Keep up the great work & Thanks!
Good for sleeping
I mean it’s great at night if you like football and are an insomniac like me! And that’s all you really need to know about this.
Someone teach Chris Sutton what a straw man is
I have enjoyed this podcast for a long time, and I have for the most part enjoyed Chris Sutton's contribution, but recently he has resorted to straw man (most recently when arguing about West Ham's midfield with Paul Ince) and it's starting to feel like a podcast about below the line. Stop it Chris. You're better than that.