Chris Sutton, Rory Smith and Russell Martin join Mark Chapman to discuss Arsenal edging closer to the Premier League title with a two-goal win over Everton as Max Dowman became the league's youngest ever goal scorer. They discuss Manchester United's improvements under Michael Carrick, Bruno Fernandes' excellent form and Casemiro's impact on the squad.  Russell Martin reflects on his time in management with Southampton and Rangers, and predicts who will win the Scottish Premiership title. Plus, BBC Sport’s Football Issues correspondent Dale Johnson discusses Chelsea's record fine and suspended transfer ban. Timecodes: 2:30 Max Dowman 16:26 Manchester United 24:20 Scottish Premiership 34:40 Russell Martin 42:45 Chelsea 5 Live UEFA Champions League commentaries this week: Tuesday 17th March - 8pm - Manchester City v Real Madrid - 5 Live Tuesday 17th March - 8pm - Arsenal v Bayer Leverkusen - 5 Sports Extra Wednesday 18th March - 5:30pm - Barcelona v Newcastle United - 5 Live Wednesday 18th March - 8pm - Liverpool v Galatasaray - 5 Live

56m

Mar 16

Has a 16-year-old settled the title race for Arsenal? Is Bruno Fernandes the Player of the Season? And have Spurs turned a corner? Those questions and much more discussed on Premier League Review, as former Liverpool, Stoke City and Blackpool midfielder Charlie Adam joins Aaron Paul and Luke Edwards, The Telegraph’s Northern Football Writer. Timecodes: 01:00 Premier League moments we loved this week 03:15 Have Spurs turned a corner under Igor Tudor? 06:40 Were Liverpool complacent? 08:45 Will Tudor keep his job now? 13:05 Max Dowman’s special moment for Arsenal 14:40 Mikel Arteta on Dowman’s goal and impact 15:10 Is the Dowman hype real? 18:00 Arteta’s impactful substitutions 21:10 Why are City dropping points from winning positions? 24:23 Half-time teaser 27:00 Bruno Fernandes to break the assist record?  28:20 Wayne Rooney backs Carrick for the job — should he have it? 36:10 Aston Villa unable to go any further?

40m

Mar 15

John Murray, Ian Dennis & Ali Bruce-Ball talk about their commentary travels. Did John get his usual table in Madrid? Are English teams underperforming in the Champions League? The guys have their say on the Premier League title race and Igor Tudor still being at Tottenham Hotspur. Plus more unintended pub names, a royally good Clash of the Commentators and more of your Glossary terms and phrases. Messages, questions and voicenotes on WhatsApp to 08000 289 369 & emails to TCV@bbc.co.uk 03:30 John’s special table in Madrid, 05:50 Have English teams underperformed in Champions League? 09:40 John’s Spanish sherry tip-off, 12:30 Will we get more singing on the pod? 15:45 5 Live commentaries this weekend, 20:45 Surprised Tudor is still at Spurs? 24:30 Ali makes fool of himself at Wrexham, 31:10 Unintended pub names, 35:35 Clash of the Commentators, 40:25 Great Glossary of Football Commentary. 5 Live / BBC Sounds commentaries: Sat 1500 Burnley v Bournemouth on Sports Extra with Ali Bruce-Ball & Leon Osman, Sat 1500 Sunderland v Brighton on Sports Extra 2, Sat 1730 Arsenal v Everton with Conor McNamara and Pat Nevin, Sat 1730 Chelsea v Newcastle on Sports Extra, Sun 1400 Man Utd v Aston Villa with John Murray & Dion Dublin, Sun 1400 Forest v Fulham on Sports Extra, Sun 1400 Palace v Leeds on Sports Extra 2, Sun 1415 Women’s League Cup Final Man Utd v Chelsea on Sports Extra 3, Sun 1630 Liverpool v Spurs with Vicki Sparks & Clinton Morrison. Great Glossary of Football Commentary: DIVISION ONE Agricultural challenge, Back of the net, Back to square one, Booked, Bosman, Bullet header, Channel of joy, Coupon buster, Cruyff Turn, Cultured/educated left foot, Dead-ball specialist, Draught excluder, Elastico/flip-flap, False nine, Fox in the box, Giving the goalkeeper the eyes, Grub hunter, Head tennis, Hibs it, In a good moment, In behind, Magic of the FA Cup, The Maradona, Off their line, Olimpico, Onion bag, Panenka, Park the bus, Perfect hat-trick, Put his cap on it, Rabona, Roy of the Rovers stuff, Schmeichel-style, Scorpion kick, Spursy, Stick it in the mixer, Sweeper keeper, Target man, Tiki-taka, Towering header, Trivela, Where the kookaburra sleeps, Where the owl sleeps, Where the spiders sleep. DIVISION TWO 2-0 can be a dangerous score, Asterisk, Back on the grass, Ball stays hit, Beaten all ends up, Blaze over the bar, Business end, Came down with snow on it, Catching practice, Camped in the opposition half, Cauldron atmosphere Coat is on a shoogly peg, Come back to haunt them, Corridor of uncertainty, Couldn’t sort their feet out, Easy tap-in, Daisy-cutter, First cab off the rank, Giant-killing, Good leave, Good touch for a big man, Half-turn, Has that in his locker, High wide and not very handsome, Hospital pass, Howler, In the dugout, In the hat, In their pocket, Johnny on the spot, Lackadaisical, Leading the line, Leather a shot, Middle of the park, Needed no second invitation, Nice headache to have, No-look pass, Nutmeg, On their bike, One for the cameras, One for the purists, Played us off the park, Points to the spot, Prawn sandwich brigade, Purple patch, Put their laces through it, Queensbury rules, Reaches for their pocket, Rolls Royce, Root and branch review, Row Z, Screamer, Seats on the plane, Show across the bows, Slide-rule pass, Staving off relegation, Steal a march, Straight in the bread basket, Stramash, Taking one for the team, Telegraphed that pass, Tired legs, That’s great… (football), Thunderous strike, Turns on a sixpence, Walk it in, We’ve got a cup tie on our hands.

47m

Mar 13

Steve Crossman, Guillem Balague, Julien Laurens and James Horncastle look at the key stories from this week’s Champions League ties, asking whether Federico Valverde is the most underrated footballer on the planet. There’s also a look at the impressive displays from Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Michael Olise. There’s also an interview with Victor Font, who’s challenging Joan Laporta in this weekend’s Barcelona presidential election. And we get the European view on Igor Tudor’s troubles at Tottenham. TIMECODES 0:30 This week’s globetrotting….. 4:40 Valverde – the world’s most underrated footballer? 15:30 Kvaratskhelia – PSG’s super-sub 27:15 Interview with Barcelona presidential candidate Victor Font 40:00 Olise tears apart Atalanta 47:00 The European view on Tudor’s Tottenham troubles COMMENTARIES ON 5 LIVE/BBC SOUNDS Saturday: 1500 Burnley v Bournemouth (Sports Extra) 1500 Sunderland v Brighton (Sports Extra 2) 1730 Arsenal v Everton (5 Live) 1730 Chelsea v Newcastle (Sports Extra) Sunday: 1400 Manchester United v Aston Villa (5 Live) 1400 Nottingham Forest v Fulham (Sports Extra) 1400 Crystal Palace v Leeds (Sports Extra 2) 1630 Liverpool v Tottenham (5 Live)

51m

Mar 12

In this week’s edition of the Football Interview, Kelly Somers speaks to Brentford and Republic of Ireland captain Nathan Collins. They discuss his journey into football coming from a footballing family and moving to England at the age of 15 to join Stoke City's academy. He talks about being the first in his family to play for Republic of Ireland and their chances of making the World Cup this summer. He also speaks about life at Brentford under Keith Andrews. 0’30 - First memories of playing football and always being around football 1’30 - Could he have ended up in Gaelic football and first football team 2’40 - His first big break and coming over to England at 15 3’53 - What game would he relive? 5’00 - Has he allowed himself to think about making the play off with Ireland? 5’30 - Keith Andrews coming in and his relationship with him 6’45 - What was he like as a youngster and family 8’36 - How he spends his spare time 9’40 - What do people get wrong about him? 10’49 - What would he be if he wasn’t a footballer? 11’00 - Post football 12’00 - Proudest moment and what else he wants to achieve

13m

Mar 12

Steve Crossman reflects on a night when English teams go winless in the Champions League. Manchester City are thrashed at Real Madrid, Chelsea let in 5 against Paris Saint-Germain and Arsenal score late to level it against Bayer Leverkusen.   TIME CODES: 0:39 Paul Robinson and John Murray give their thoughts from the Bernabeu 10:54 Pep Guardiola reacts to Manchester City's 3-0 defeat 12:06 Chris Coles talks to Steve about Chelsea's defeat in Paris 14:50 Nizaar Kinsella from the Parc des Princes 21:09 Liam Rosenior's thoughts on a crazy night in Paris 23:24 Matt Upson and Ali Bruce-Ball chat about a positive result for Arsenal 32:14 Mikel Arteta speaks after Arsenal's draw in Leverkusen

34m

Mar 12

Aaron Paul, Jobi McAnuff & Lyle Taylor discuss the top stories from the EFL. Hear from Alex Neil as Millwall close the gap on the top two in the Championship. Catch up with Kieran McKenna after Ipswich drop more points in the promotion race. Get the latest on a new potential owner at Sheffield Wednesday from BBC Radio Sheffield’s Rob Staton. And hear from Jon Brady on Port Vale drawing Chelsea in the FA Cup quarter-finals. Messages and voicenotes always welcome on WhatsApp to 08000 289 369. 03:15 To sub or not to sub Kinský? 06:55 Barcelona fan turns up at Exeter! 08:30 Millwall turn up the heat. 15:00 Ipswich stalling? 22:20 New owner at Sheff Wed? 30:25 Jon Brady on Port Vale’s tie with Chelsea 37:25 72PLUS 72MINUS 5 Live / BBC Sounds commentaries: Wed 1745 Leverkusen v Arsenal, Wed 2000 Real Madrid v Man City, Sat 1500 Burnley v Bournemouth on Sports Extra, Sat 1500 Sunderland v Brighton on Sports Extra 2, Sat 1730 Arsenal v Everton, Sat 1730 Chelsea v Newcastle on Sports Extra, Sun 1400 Man Utd v Aston Villa, Sun 1400 Nottingham Forest v Fulham on Sports Extra, Sun 1400 Crystal Palace v Leeds on Sports Extra 2, Sun 1415 Women’s League Cup Final Chelsea v Man Utd on Sports Extra 3, Sun 1630 Liverpool v Tottenham.

44m

Mar 11

Kelly Cates presents reaction to a busy night in the Champions League. Spurs' miserable season hits a new low as they're beaten 5-2 by Atletico Madrid in the 1st leg of their last 16 tie - Kelly is joined by correspondent John Murray and former Spurs goalkeeper Paul Robinson, who gives his view on the decision by Tottenham manager Igor Tudor to substitute goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky after just 17 minutes. Newcastle were seconds away from a famous win against Barcelona at St James' Park but a last-minute Lamine Yamal penalty means they head into the 2nd leg level at 1-1. Plus, Liverpool are beaten 1-0 by Galatasaray in Istanbul for the second time this season. TIMECODES: 00:17 - Spurs hit new low in Madrid 01:50 - Paul Robinson on goalkeeper Kinsky being hooked after 17 minutes 06:55 - Spurs' fans outside the ground 08:06 - Chris Waddle gives his views on Spurs' mess 11:06 - Igor Tudor's reaction 17:54 - Newcastle 1-1 Barcelona with Chris Waddle and Ian Dennis 23:50 - Eddie Howe 24:34 - Galatasaray 1-0 with Conor McNamara and Stephen Warnock 29:08 - Arne Slot reacts to the defeat 29:41 - A look ahead to Real Madrid v Manchester City

34m

Mar 11

The first piece of domestic silverware this season is up for grabs and Ben Haines is joined by our Senior Women's Football reporter Emma Sanders to provide the ultimate preview to Chelsea v Manchester United in the League Cup final at Ashton Gate on Sunday 15th March. Ben travelled down to Cobham to chat to Chelsea midfielder Keira Walsh about why this competition is so special to her, head coach Sonia Bompastor about her new contract and US forward Alyssa Thompson about playing in her first final with the club. And Em went over to Carrington to chat to Manchester United manager Marc Skinner about 'not fearing' their opposition, new singing Lea Schuller about how she's settling in and goalkeeper Phallon Tullis-Joyce on reaching another final with the club. To hear more from all of the interviewees, head over to the Women's Football Weekly podcast feed on BBC Sounds! TIMECODES: 00:15 - Em Sanders joins Ben to preview the League Cup final. 02:15 - We kick things off with Chelsea midfielder, Keira Walsh 07:55 - Chelsea boss Sonia Bompastor joins Ben. 16:45 - Alyssa Thompson on what could be her first piece of domestic silverware. 19:42 - Em and Ben on the games between Chelsea and Manchester United getting tighter. 24:00 - Manchester United manager Marc Skinner sits down with Em. 30:03 - One of Manchester United’s new signings, Lea Schüller joins the pod. 35:30 - Phallon Tullis-Joyce talks reaching another final with the club.

43m

Mar 09

Andy Cole and Luke Edwards join Aaron Paul as Port Vale shock Sunderland and Wrexham come so close against Chelsea. Port Vale might be bottom of League One, but they're on top of the world after beating Sunderland.  Plus Wrexham's epic with Chelsea, Mansfield have a go at Arsenal and Southampton beat Fulham.   TIME CODES: 0:52 Port Vale are in the quarter finals of the FA Cup 6:36 Did Sunderland take Vale too lightly? 11:16 Chelsea need extra time to beat Wrexham 15:45 Wrexham manager Phil Parkinson reacts to his team's performance 21:58 Mansfield had a real go at Arsenal 27:39 Southampton knock out Premier League Fulham 32:43 Pep Guardiola made 10 changes, but City were still too good for Newcastle

39m

Mar 08

John Hunt joins John Murray & Ian Dennis to talk about life as a racing commentator. How does he do it? What are the best commentary positions and quirks of the job? And can a flutter affect your game? Plus more unintended pub names and the Great Glossary of Football Commentary, and Mark Chapman’s been listening to the pod! Messages, questions and voicenotes on WhatsApp to 08000 289 369 & emails to TCV@bbc.co.uk 00:55 John Hunt fresh from the Winter Olympics, 09:05 FA Cup & Champions League commentaries, 14:45 Mark Chapman in mischievous mood… 20:15 Listening experiences on the radio… 25:15 John Hunt on how to do horse racing commentary, 36:25 Racing commentary positions & using binoculars, 42:00 Can a flutter affect your commentary? 48:00 Unintended pub names, 51:40 Great Glossary of Football Commentary. 5 Live / BBC Sounds commentaries: Fri 2000 Wolves v Liverpool with Conor McNamara & Clinton Morrison, Sat 1230 England women v Iceland on Sports Extra with Vicki Sparks & Rachel Brown-Finnis, Sat 1700 Scotland v Luxembourg via BBC Radio Scotland on Sports Extra 3, Sat 1745 Wrexham v Chelsea with JOHN MURRAY & Chris Sutton on Sports Extra, Sat 2000 Newcastle v Man City with IAN DENNIS & Rachel Corsie, Sun 1200 Fulham v Southampton via BBC Radio London on Sports Extra 2, Sun 1300 Rangers v Celtic via BBC Radio Scotland on Sports Extra 3, Sun 1330 Port Vale v Sunderland with John Acres & Andy Reid, Sun 1630 Leeds v Norwich with Eilidh Barbour & Paul Robinson, Mon 1930 West Ham v Brentford with Vicki Sparks & Glenn Murray. Great Glossary of Football Commentary: DIVISION ONE Agricultural challenge, Back of the net, Back to square one, Booked, Bosman, Bullet header, Coupon buster, Cruyff Turn, Cultured/educated left foot, Dead-ball specialist, Draught excluder, Elastico/flip-flap, False nine, Fox in the box, Giving the goalkeeper the eyes, Grub hunter, Head tennis, Hibs it, In a good moment, In behind, Magic of the FA Cup, The Maradona, No-look pass, Off their line, Olimpico, Onion bag, Panenka, Park the bus, Perfect hat-trick, Put his cap on it, Rabona, Roy of the Rovers stuff, Schmeichel-style, Scorpion kick, Spursy, Stick it in the mixer, Sweeper keeper, Target man, Tiki-taka, Towering header, Trivela, Where the kookaburra sleeps, Where the owl sleeps, Where the spiders sleep. DIVISION TWO 2-0 can be a dangerous score, Back on the grass, Ball stays hit, Beaten all ends up, Blaze over the bar, Business end, Came down with snow on it, Catching practice, Camped in the opposition half, Cauldron atmosphere Coat is on a shoogly peg, Come back to haunt them, Corridor of uncertainty, Couldn’t sort their feet out, Easy tap-in, Daisy-cutter, First cab off the rank, Giant-killing, Good leave, Good touch for a big man, Half-turn, Has that in his locker, High wide and not very handsome, Hospital pass, Howler, In the dugout, In the hat, In their pocket, Johnny on the spot, Leading the line, Leather a shot, Middle of the park, Needed no second invitation, Nice headache to have, Nutmeg, On their bike, One for the cameras, One for the purists, Played us off the park, Points to the spot, Prawn sandwich brigade, Purple patch, Put their laces through it, Queensbury rules, Reaches for their pocket, Rolls Royce, Root and branch review, Row Z, Screamer, Seats on the plane, Show across the bows, Slide-rule pass, Staving off relegation, Steal a march, Straight in the bread basket, Stramash, Taking one for the team, Telegraphed that pass, Tired legs, That’s great… (football), Thunderous strike, Turns on a sixpence, Walk it in, We’ve got a cup tie on our hands.

59m

Mar 06

Liverpool full back Andy Robertson speaks to BBC Sport's Nahyan Chowdhury ahead of his sides FA Cup fifth round tie against Wolves. The Scotland captain talks about what the FA Cup means to him, his experiences winning it with Liverpool in the 2021-22 season, what it would mean to win it this season, but how they're just taking it one game at a time. He also talks about his former teammate James Milner breaking the Premier League record for appearances. 0'40 - What the FA Cup means to him and his experiences of the competition. 1’46 - His emotions when winning the FA Cup. 3’00 - Memories of the competition growing up in Scotland. 4’10 - How confident they going into game against Wolves and what would it mean winning the FA Cup this season. 6’58 - Thoughts on James Milner appearance record

9m

Mar 06

Reaction after Tottenham Hotspur beaten at home by Crystal Palace. Glenn Murray and Jonathan Pearce join Eleanor Oldroyd to reflect on a dismal night in North London for Spurs. Hear their thoughts on why everything changed after Micky van de Ven's first half red card and where this leaves Tottenham with nine games of the season remaining. Tottenham fan Chris Cowlin joins to give his immediate thoughts, plus hear from both managers: Igor Tudor, and a victorious Oliver Glasner. Time Codes: 00:27 - Full Time Whistle 09:13 - Tottenham manager Igor Tudor 11:42 - Tottenham fan Chris Cowlin 18:56 - Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner 5 Live / BBC Sounds commentaries: Fri 2000 Wolves v Liverpool (FA Cup) Sat 1230 England v Iceland (Women's World Cup Qualifiers) on Sports Extra Sat 1530 Wales v Montenegro (Women's World Cup Qualifiers) on Sports Extra Sat 1700 Scotland v Luxembourg (Women's World Cup Qualifiers) on Sports Extra 3 Sat 1745 Wrexham v Chelsea (FA Cup) Sat 2000 Newcastle v Manchester City (FA Cup) Sun 1200 Fulham v Southampton (FA Cup) on Sports Extra 2 Sun 1330 Port Vale v Sunderland (FA Cup) Sun 1630 Leeds v Norwich (FA Cup) Mon 1930 West Ham v Brentford (FA Cup)

23m

Mar 05

In this special episode of the Euro Leagues, Steve Crossman, Guillem Balague, Archie Rhind-Tutt and Julien Laurens are joined by Sergei Palkin, CEO of Ukrainian giants Shakhtar Donetsk. Sergei talks about the challenges facing the club since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 - finding somewhere to play their games, convincing foreign players to sign for them and dreaming of returning to the Donbas Arena. With less than 100 days to go until the World Cup, the panel also discuss how Germany, Spain and France are shaping up. TIMECODES 00:52 - Less than 100 days until the World Cup 04:33 - Germany and Nagelsmann 11:17 - Spain's injury worries 15:05 - France and Deschamps spoilt for choice 26:38 - Shakhtar Donetsk CEO Sergei Palkin 27:23 - Running a football club in wartime 29:18 - The role of sport in Ukrainian's lives 31:04 - Using stadiums as shelters 33:12 - Convincing foreign players to sign 37:17 - Trying to maintain the academy 40:20 - Dreams of returning to the Donbas Arena

43m

Mar 05

Alistair Bruce-Ball is joined by former England goalkeeper Paul Robinson to reflect on Arsenal going 7 points clear at the top of the Premier League! Arteta's side beat Brighton 1-0, leaving Fabian Hurzeler complaining about Arsenal's "time wasting". We hear from Pep Guardiola after Manchester City drew 1-1 at home to Nottingham Forest, who picked up a vital point in the fight for survival! And finally, 5 Live commentator Chris Coles is alongside Paul at St James' Park, where Newcastle handed Michael Carrick his first loss as Manchester United manager. Timecodes: 1'17 - Pep Guardiola reflects on dropping points 2'42 - Is City's slip-up a surprise? And how might it impact the title race? 5'39 - Mikel Arteta speaks after a big win for Arsenal to send them 7 points clear 6'32 - Arsenal getting over the line 9'05 - Fabian Hurzeler accuses Arsenal of "wasting time" 10'45 - Can anything be done about goalkeepers going down injured? 15'00 - Elliot Anderson on scoring Forest's equaliser v Manchester City 15'40 - How might Forest's draw and West Ham's win impact Spurs in the relegation fight? 19'30 - William Osula speaks about scoring the winner for Newcastle 20'37 - Michael Carrick on his first loss for Manchester United 5 Live / BBC Sounds commentaries: Thu 2000 Tottenham v Crystal Palace, Fri 2000 Wolves v Liverpool in FA Cup.

22m

Mar 04

Reading boss Leam Richardson joins Aaron Paul, Jobi McAnuff & Phil Brown as they discuss the top stories from the EFL. Richardson reveals how he’s transformed Reading from bad times on and off the pitch to pushing for the League One play-offs. The guys also look ahead of the FA Cup fifth round with Port Vale, Mansfield, Wrexham, Southampton and Norwich all involved. And hear from Neil Warnock as he returns to management! Plus kitman crimes in 72PLUS 72MINUS. Messages and voicenotes always welcome on WhatsApp to 08000 289 369. 01:30 Phil becomes director of football! 03:20 FA Cup drama as Port Vale stun Bristol City, 09:40 Do Mansfield stand a chance vs Arsenal? 11:00 Ipswich up to third as promotion race hots up, 13:40 How Phil got to the Premier League with Hull, 14:45 Is the Premier League ready for Millwall? 16:15 What about Wrexham? 19:30 League One play-off race tightening up, 21:25 Reading boss Leam Richardson joins the pod, 29:00 Getting tetchy at the bottom of League One, 30:20 Jobi fears for Leyton Orient, 32:50 Neil Warnock is back in management! 36:05 Kitman crimes in 72PLUS 72MINUS. 5 Live / BBC Sounds commentaries: Wed 1930 Brighton v Arsenal, Wed 1930 Man City v Nottingham Forest on Sports Extra, Wed 1930 Aston Villa v Chelsea on Sports Extra 2, Wed 1930 Fulham v West Ham on BBC Sport website, Wed 2015 Newcastle v Man Utd on Sports Extra 3, Thu 2000 Tottenham v Crystal Palace, Fri 2000 Wolves v Liverpool in FA Cup.

41m

Mar 04

Ben Mee, Stephen Warnock and Ian Dennis join Kelly Cates to react to a busy night in the Premier League - headlined by bottom club Wolves beating Liverpool 2-1 at Molineux thanks to Andre's late winner. With the two meeting again in the FA Cup in a few days' time, how much of a boost is this for Wolves, and how damaging is it for Arne Slot and Liverpool? Elsewhere, Everton boosted their European hopes with a rare home win against Burnley, Sunderland reach the 40-point mark with a win at Leeds and it finished goalless between Bournemouth and Brentford. TIMECODES: 00:07 - Wolves stun Liverpool 08:09 - Wolves boss Rob Edwards speaks to Chris Sykes 11:05 - Arne Slot reacts to a tough night 13:59 - Everton ease past Burnley 14:22 - David Moyes dreaming of Europe 18:09 - Leeds beaten at home by Sunderland 19:05 - Sunderland's Luke O'Nien speaks to Conor McNamara 21:29 - Bournemouth 0-0 Brentford happened

23m

Mar 04

Chris Sutton, Rory Smith and Nedum Onuoha join Mark Chapman to discuss Arsenal edging closer to the Premier League title with another two goals from corners in their win over Chelsea. They discuss Chelsea’s costly discipline problems after Pedro Neto took their tally of red cards to nine for the season. Motherwell midfielder Andy Halliday reflects on the weekend’s Old Firm derby draw, what it means for Scottish Premiership leaders Hearts and the impact Jens Berthel Askou has had at Fir Park this season. And former Premier League assistant referee Darren Cann explains the expanded role video assistant referees will have at this summer’s World Cup to review incorrectly awarded corners and second yellow cards. Timecodes: 01:36 – Arsenal winning ugly 22:19 – Chelsea’s ill discipline 32:45 MID 32:55 – Scottish title race with Andy Halliday 49:38 – IFAB’s new rules with Darren Cann Commentaries this week: Tuesday 3rd March PL: Wolves v Liverpool 2015 KO - 5 LIVE PL: Leeds v Sunderland 1930 KO - SPORTS EXTRA PL: Everton v Burnley 1930 KO - SPORTS EXTRA 2 PL: Bournemouth v Brentford 1930 KO - SPORTS EXTRA 3 WWCQ: Ukraine v England 1700 KO - SPORTS EXTRA WWCQ: Czech Republic v Wales 1730 KO - SPORTS EXTRA 2 Wednesday 4th March PL: Brighton v Arsenal 1930 KO - 5 LIVE PL: Manchester City v Forest 1930 KO - SPORTS EXTRA PL: Aston Villa v Chelsea 1930 KO - SPORTS EXTRA 2 PL: Fulham v West Ham 1930 KO - BBC SPORT WEBSITE PL: Newcastle United v Manchester United 2015 KO - SPORTS EXTRA 3 THEN 5 LIVE AFTER BRIGHTON V ARSENAL Thursday 5th March PL: Tottenham Hotspur v Crystal Palace 2000 KO - 5 LIVE

1h 1m

Mar 02

Arsenal break records with their set-piece brilliance to go 5 points clear while North London neighbours Tottenham edge further into a relegation scrap. Would Spurs getting relegated be bigger than Leicester winning the title?! Elsewhere, are Manchester United and Liverpool settling into the Champions League spots? Have Burnley been robbed of a chance at staying up? And what is going on at Newcastle? Everton, meanwhile, could be in a shout of a European spot after yet another win on the road. Timecodes: 01:00 What made us love the Premier League this weekend 03:19 Arsenal stay top by 5 points — is it fair to call it boring? 07:35 Chelsea lose their heads and the game... again! 12:40 City keep the pressure on Arsenal 14:20 Are Tottenham in free fall, and is Igor Tudor making it worse? 20:00 Would Spurs getting relegated be bigger than Leicester winning the league? 21:30 Reaction from Igor Tudor on Fulham having a 'home referee' 23:30 Is Harry Wilson underrated? 24:40 Newcastle imploding in the league despite Champions League progress? 31:30 Everton's excellent away record and European hopes?! 35:08 Break 36:35 Manchester United up to third, will they finish there? 39:12 Carrick's record is better than any manager since...? 40:20 Was it right to give a red card AND penalty for Lacroix's foul? 43:40 Liverpool set-piecing their way to a Champions League spot? 45:28 Burnley's VAR heartbreak v Brentford 47:20  Do the Premier League need to do something to protect the 'product'?

49m

Mar 01

John Murray, Ian Dennis & Ali Bruce-Ball talk football, travel & language. There’s breaking news on how to pronounce Taty Castellanos, hear from the voice of the 'corpsing classifieds' and TCV goes musical. Plus ‘Unintended Pub Names’ maybe reaches its peak; Clash of the Commentators goes to Scandinavia and how you can use the pod to impress your mates. Messages and voicenotes on WhatsApp to 08000 289 369 & emails to TCV@bbc.co.uk 00:30 Chocolate is good for you? 02:00 John recovered from Newcastle- Qarabağ, 03:40 5 Live commentaries this weekend, 08:50 Castellanos pronunciation news, 11:50 The voice of the corpsing classifieds! 17:10 Lawn mowers & palm trees, 21:40 TCV goes musical, 25:20 Unintended pub names, 35:30 Clash of the Commentators, 44:45 Great Glossary of Football Commentary, 49:40 A final message from Luke in Norway. 5 Live / BBC Sounds commentaries: Sat 1500 Liverpool v West Ham with Ian Dennis & Stephen Warnock, Sat 1500 Newcastle v Everton on Sports Extra with Eilidh Barbour & James McFadden, Sat 1730 Leeds v Man City with John Murray & Paul Robinson, Sun 1200 Rangers v Celtic with Alasdair Lamond & Pat Nevin, Sun 1400 Man Utd v Crystal Palace with John Murray & Dion Dublin, Sun 1400 Fulham v Tottenham on Sports Extra with John Acres & Mark Schwarzer, Sun 1400 Brighton v Forest on Sports Extra 2 with Chris Wise & Luke Chambers, Sun 1630 Arsenal v Chelsea with Ali Bruce-Ball & Matt Upson. Great Glossary of Football Commentary: DIVISION ONE Agricultural challenge, Back of the net, Back to square one, Booked, Bosman, Bullet header, Coupon buster, Cruyff Turn, Cultured/educated left foot, Dead-ball specialist, Draught excluder, Elastico/flip-flap, False nine, Fox in the box, Giving the goalkeeper the eyes, Grub hunter, Head tennis, Hibs it, In a good moment, In behind, Magic of the FA Cup, The Maradona, Off their line, Olimpico, Onion bag, Panenka, Park the bus, Perfect hat-trick, Rabona, Roy of the Rovers stuff, Schmeichel-style, Scorpion kick, Spursy, Stick it in the mixer, Sweeper keeper, Target man, Tiki-taka, Towering header, Trivela, Where the kookaburra sleeps, Where the owl sleeps, Where the spiders sleep. DIVISION TWO 2-0 can be a dangerous score, Back on the grass, Ball stays hit, Beaten all ends up, Blaze over the bar, Business end, Came down with snow on it, Catching practice, Camped in the opposition half, Cauldron atmosphere Coat is on a shoogly peg, Come back to haunt them, Corridor of uncertainty, Couldn’t sort their feet out, Easy tap-in, Daisy-cutter, First cab off the rank, Giant-killing, Good leave, Good touch for a big man, Half-turn, Has that in his locker, High wide and not very handsome, Hospital pass, Howler, In the dugout, In the hat, In their pocket, Johnny on the spot, Leading the line, Leather a shot, Middle of the park, Needed no second invitation, Nice headache to have, Nutmeg, On their bike, One for the cameras, One for the purists, Played us off the park, Points to the spot, Prawn sandwich brigade, Purple patch, Put their laces through it, Reaches for their pocket, Rolls Royce, Root and branch review, Row Z, Screamer, Seats on the plane, Show across the bows, Slide-rule pass, Steal a march, Straight in the bread basket, Stramash, Taking one for the team, Telegraphed that pass, Tired legs, That’s great… (football), Thunderous strike, Turns on a sixpence, Walk it in, We’ve got a cup tie on our hands. UNSORTED After you Claude, All-Premier League affair, Aplomb, Bag/box of tricks, Brace, Brandished, Bread and butter, Breaking the deadlock, Bundled over the line, Champions elect / champions apparent, Clinical finish, Commentator’s curse, Denied by the woodwork, Draught excluder, Elimination line, Fellow countryman, Foot race, Formerly of this parish, Free hit, Goalkeepers’ Union, Goalmouth scramble, Honeymoon Period, In and around, In the shop window, Keeping ball under their spell, Keystone Cops defending, Languishing, Loitering with intent, Marching orders, Nestle in the bottom corner, Numbered derbies, Opposite number, PK for penalty-kick, Postage stamp, Rasping shot, Red wine not white wine, Relegation six-pointer, Rooted at the bottom, Route One, Sending the goalkeeper the wrong way, Shooting boots, Sleeping giants, Slide rule pass, Small matter of, Spiders web, Stayed hit, Steepling, Stinging the palms, Stonewall penalty, Straight off the training ground, Taking one for the team, Team that likes to play football, Throw their cap on it, Thruppenny bit head / 50p head, Two good feet, Turning into a basketball match, Turning into a cricket score, Usher/Shepherd the ball out of play, Walking a disciplinary tightrope, Wand of a left foot, Wrap foot around it, Your De Bruynes, your Gundogans etc.

54m

Feb 27

In this week’s edition of the Football Interview, Kelly Somers speaks to England captain Leah Williamson. They discuss her early memories of getting into football, the impact her family have had on her, and how she nearly dropped out of the Arsenal academy at the age of 15. She relives captaining England to back-to-back European titles and reveals to Kelly the one thing that's missing that would complete her career. 0’40 - First memories of football and not being very good. 2’20 - How she nearly dropped out of the academy at Arsenal at 15. 3’50 - Has there been a turning point? 4’55 - What match from her career would she relive? 6’00 - Did she realise what she’d done [winning Euro 2022]? 7’42 - How has it changed her life? 8’09 - The fuel to do win it again in 2025. 8’40 - What was she like growing up and her family dynamic. 10’26 - How she escapes from football and love of fashion. 12’53 - What else does she want to achieve? 5 Live / BBC Sounds commentaries: Sat 1500 Liverpool v West Ham, Sat 1500 Newcastle v Everton on Sports Extra, Sat 1730 Leeds v Man City, Sun 1200 Rangers v Celtic, Sun 1400 Man Utd v Crystal Palace, Sun 1400 Fulham v Tottenham on Sports Extra, Sun 1400 Brighton & Hove v Nottingham Forest on Sports Extra 2, Sun 1630 Arsenal v Chelsea.

14m

Feb 27

Steve Crossman and the panel react to an action packed couple of nights in the Champions League. Julien Laurens, Mina Rzouki &, Guillem Ballagué give their reaction to a busy week for Italian clubs including Juventus’ near comeback, Atalanta’s late win over Borussia Dortmund and, Inter Milan’s shock defeat to Bodø/Glimt. In Spain, Real Madrid survived an early scare against Benfica to progress to the next round. Benfica had a plethora of chances. This doesn’t feel like a particularly strong Real Madrid side like the ones of old. Atletico Madrid are through to an eighth Champions League Round of 16 stage under Diego Simeone, but will it be his last? Had they gone out could it have been a different story for the Argentine. TIME CODES 00:00 Intro 01:00 Inter Milan fall to Bodø/Glimt 12:30 Juventus knocked out 14:00 Is there an Italian football crisis? 24:30 Atalanta’s late drama to go through 31:02 Real Madrid scrape past Benfica 34:35 The Kylian Mbappe situation 43:33 Atletico Madrid & Diego Simeone’s future 5 Live / BBC Sounds commentaries: Sat 1500 Liverpool v West Ham, Sat 1500 Newcastle v Everton on Sports Extra, Sat 1730 Leeds v Man City, Sun 1200 Rangers v Celtic, Sun 1400 Man Utd v Crystal Palace, Sun 1400 Fulham v Tottenham on Sports Extra, Sun 1400 Brighton & Hove v Nottingham Forest on Sports Extra 2, Sun 1630 Arsenal v Chelsea.

48m

Feb 26

Aaron Paul, Jobi McAnuff & Tommy Smith discuss the top stories from the EFL. Hear from Kim Hellberg as Middlesbrough drop points again in the Championship title race. Chris Hall from the Albion Analysis Podcast joins the pod after West Brom sacked Eric Ramsay. Catch up with Bradford boss Graham Alexander, BBC WM’s Mike Taylor drops in to talk about Walsall’s slide from top to 10th, and hear from Joe Hart after he joined the Shrewsbury coaching staff! Messages and voicenotes always welcome on WhatsApp to 08000 289 369. 00:45 Jobi has Winter Olympic fever, 03:45 Kim Hellberg as Middlesbrough drop points again! 06:50 Jobi tips Ipswich for second place, 09:25 West Brom sack Eric Ramsay, 18:35 Lincoln & Bradford impressing in League One, 25:05 Tight race for League Two promotion, 26:40 Déjà vu for Walsall? 33:15 Joe Hart in a Shrewsbury tracksuit… 36:25 Redemption for Aaron in 72PLUS 72MINUS, 40:15 Shoutout to Snoop Dogg. 5 Live / BBC Sounds commentaries: Sat 1500 Liverpool v West Ham, Sat 1500 Newcastle v Everton on Sports Extra, Sat 1730 Leeds v Man City, Sun 1200 Rangers v Celtic, Sun 1400 Man Utd v Crystal Palace, Sun 1400 Fulham v Tottenham on Sports Extra, Sun 1400 Brighton & Hove v Nottingham Forest on Sports Extra 2, Sun 1630 Arsenal v Chelsea.

42m

Feb 25

Bodo/Glimt claimed another big Champions League scalp, beating Inter Milan 5-2 on aggregate to reach the last 16, with Newcastle also through after a 9-3 win over Qarabag. Julien Laurens and Dwight Gayle are with Kelly Cates for reaction to all the night’s action. We’re at St James’ Park where John Muray and Chris Sutton watched Eddie Howe’s side secure their passage to the knockout stage, and Norwegian Journalist Marius Guttormsen joins us from the San Siro on another famous night for Bodo. We ask what this means for Italian football as well with the very real possibility there will be no Italian team in the last 16 after Inter Milan’s exit and with Juventus and Atalanta trailing going in the second legs of their respective ties. Plus, there’s reaction to Middlesbrough missing the chance to go level on points with Coventry at the top of the Championship, and Snoop Dogg stealing the show at Swansea. TIMECODES: 00:40 – A famous night for Bodo/Glimt 08:38 – What does Inter’s exit mean for Italian football? 16:09 – Newcastle wrap up their place in the last 16 23:12 – Eddie Howe reaction 24:40 – Can defending champions PSG progress? 27:40 – Championship reaction

31m

Feb 24

Mark Chapman, Chris Sutton, The Observer’s Rory Smith and Theo Walcott discuss the weekend’s football. How much trouble are Spurs in after defeat in the Igor Tudor’s first game in charge against Arsenal? Can Viktor Gyokeres spearhead Arsenal’s title challenge? What next for Crystal Palace and Oliver Glasner? The panel also pay tribute to the record-breaking James Milner and former Hearts captain Gary Locke joins the show to breakdown another dramatic weekend in the Scottish Premiership title race. TIMECODES – 00:34 - How does Igor Tudor fix Spurs’ bad habits? 13:48 - Gyokeres and Arsenal bounce back 22:46 - Glasner’s souring marriage with Crystal Palace 35:00 - Record-breaking James Milner 43:41 - Advantage Hearts in Scotland

56m

Feb 23

The Football Daily team review the weekend's Premier League action.

46m

Feb 22

Conor McNamara joins John Murray & Ian Dennis to talk football, travel & language. John reflects on his trip to Baku in Azerbaijan. There’s a railway reunion of sorts and ‘sleepgate’ continues. The guys look ahead to the Premier League weekend, including Tottenham-Arsenal. Plus unintended pub and film names, Clash of the Commentators and the Great Glossary of Football Commentary. Messages and voicenotes welcome on WhatsApp to 08000 289 369 & emails to TCV@bbc.co.uk 01:10 John back from Baku! 07:10 John overcomes a bad cold! 10:45 A railway reunion… 13:00 Update from the sleeping listeners… 14:50 5 Live commentaries this weekend, 16:55 Tottenham-Arsenal preview, 23:00 Bodø in strong position to progress, 24:50 Music in commentary… 26:20 Unintended pub names, 33:55 Clash of the Commentators, 43:00 Great Glossary of Football Commentary. 5 Live / BBC Sounds commentaries: Sat 1500 Aston Villa v Leeds with Ian & Leon Osman (starts on Sports Extra), Sat 1500 Chelsea v Burnley on Sports Extra 2 with Mike Minay & Rachel Corsie, Sat 1730 West Ham v Bournemouth with Conor McNamara & Rob Green, Sun 1400 Nottingham Forest v Liverpool with Vicki Sparks & Pat Nevin, Sun 1400 Sunderland v Fulham on Sports Extra 2 with Lee Blakeman & Danny Collins, Sun 1400 Crystal Palace v Wolves on Sports Extra 3 with Chris Coles & Matt Jarvis, Sun 1630 Tottenham v Arsenal with John Murray & Clinton Morrison. Great Glossary of Football Commentary: DIVISION ONE Agricultural challenge, Back of the net, Back to square one, Bosman, Bullet header, Coupon buster, Cruyff Turn, Cultured/educated left foot, Dead-ball specialist, Draught excluder, Elastico/flip-flap, False nine, Fox in the box, Giving the goalkeeper the eyes, Grub hunter, Head tennis, Hibs it, In a good moment, In behind, Magic of the FA Cup, The Maradona, Off their line, Olimpico, Onion bag, Panenka, Park the bus, Perfect hat-trick, Rabona, Roy of the Rovers stuff, Schmeichel-style, Scorpion kick, Spursy, Stick it in the mixer, Target man, Tiki-taka, Towering header, Trivela, Where the kookaburra sleeps, Where the owl sleeps, Where the spiders sleep. DIVISION TWO 2-0 can be a dangerous score, Back on the grass, Ball stays hit, Beaten all ends up, Blaze over the bar, Business end, Came down with snow on it, Catching practice, Camped in the opposition half, Cauldron atmosphere Coat is on a shoogly peg, Come back to haunt them, Corridor of uncertainty, Couldn’t sort their feet out, Easy tap-in, Daisy-cutter, First cab off the rank, Giant-killing, Good leave, Good touch for a big man, Half-turn, Has that in his locker, High wide and not very handsome, Hospital pass, Howler, In the dugout, In the hat, In their pocket, Johnny on the spot, Leading the line, Leather a shot, Middle of the park, Needed no second invitation, Nice headache to have, Nutmeg, On their bike, One for the cameras, One for the purists, Played us off the park, Points to the spot, Prawn sandwich brigade, Purple patch, Put their laces through it, Reaches for their pocket, Rolls Royce, Root and branch review, Row Z, Screamer, Seats on the plane, Show across the bows, Slide-rule pass, Steal a march, Straight in the bread basket, Stramash, Taking one for the team, Telegraphed that pass, Tired legs, That’s great… (football), Thunderous strike, Turns on a sixpence, Walk it in, We’ve got a cup tie on our hands. UNSORTED After you Claude, All-Premier League affair, Aplomb, Bag/box of tricks, Brace, Brandished, Bread and butter, Breaking the deadlock, Bundled over the line, Champions elect / champions apparent, Clinical finish, Commentator’s curse, Denied by the woodwork, Draught excluder, Elimination line, Fellow countryman, Foot race, Formerly of this parish, Free hit, Goalkeepers’ Union, Goalmouth scramble, Honeymoon Period, In and around, In the shop window, Keeping ball under their spell, Keystone Cops defending, Languishing, Loitering with intent, Marching orders, Nestle in the bottom corner, Numbered derbies, Opposite number, PK for penalty-kick, Postage stamp, Rasping shot, Red wine not white wine, Relegation six-pointer, Rooted at the bottom, Route One, Sending the goalkeeper the wrong way, Shooting boots, Sleeping giants, Slide rule pass, Small matter of, Spiders web, Stayed hit, Steepling, Stinging the palms, Stonewall penalty, Straight off the training ground, Taking one for the team, Team that likes to play football, Throw their cap on it, Thruppenny bit head / 50p head, Two good feet, Turning into a basketball match, Turning into a cricket score, Usher/Shepherd the ball out of play, Walking a disciplinary tightrope, Wand of a left foot, Wrap foot around it, Your De Bruynes, your Gundogans etc.

57m

Feb 20

In this week’s edition of the Football Interview, Mark Chapman speaks to Manchester United head coach Michael Carrick. He talks about how it felt right when he was offered the job, how he chose his backroom staff, and how they challenge him to be his best. He speaks about the importance of the academy and what young players mean to him at the club which leads into a discussion about Kobbie Mainoo's resurgence and how he's proved he can play in any position in midfield. Timecodes 0’30 - Has doing punditry helped him as a manager? 1’53 - How it felt right when he got the Man Utd job. 4’00 - How he chose his backroom staff and were Man Utd underachieving as group? 5’40 - Did it help that the first two games were Man City and Arsenal? 7’52 - Does he encourage people to get carried away? 8’52 - How he works with his backroom staff and how they challenge him. 11’00 - What the academy and young players mean to him at the club. 13’14 - Man Utd academy is what the club is built upon. 15’43 - Kobbie Mainoo's resurgence and how he can play any position in midfield. 18’40 - How he felt leaving Middlesbrough. 20’10 - Can you manage/coach the same way whatever club you’re at? 23’10 - Could he replicate the hair dryer treatment and how Sir Alex was the best. 23’50 - Does he have to accept that pundits now are players from his era and how players cope with them. 25’00 - How the job is the ultimate role for him. 5 Live / BBC Sounds commentaries: Sat 1500 Aston Villa v Leeds on Sports Extra, Sat 1500 Chelsea v Burnley on Sports Extra, Sat 1730 West Ham v Bournemouth, Sun 1400 Nottingham Forest v Liverpool, Sun 1400 Sunderland v Fulham on Sports Extra 2, Sun 1400 Crystal Palace v Wolves on Sports Extra 3, Sun 1630 Tottenham v Arsenal.

27m

Feb 20

Mark Chapman is joined by Guillem Balague, James Horncastle, Julien Laurens and Mina Rzouki. The panel discuss the fallout from Real Madrid's 1-0 win over Benfica in the Champions League - with goalscorer Vinicius Junior accusing Benfica's Gianluca Prestianni of racist abuse.  FC Thun are on course for their first ever Swiss league title, manager Mauro Lustrinelli joins the show and they wrap up the rest of the week's Champions League action with big first-leg defeats for Italian giants Inter and Juventus. TIMECODES 00:16 - Vinicius Jr accuses Benfica's Gianluca Prestianni of racist abuse 25:43 - FC Thun manager Mauro Lustrinelli on his side being top of the Swiss league 35:48 - Why are Italian clubs struggling in Europe?

45m

Feb 19

Aaron Paul, Middlesbrough loans manager Tommy Smith & Bromley boss Andy Woodman discuss the top stories from the EFL. They react to Coventry going back above Boro at the top of the Championship. How does Michael O’Neill balance his new Blackburn job with trying to get Northern Ireland to the World Cup? Wigan appoint Gary Caldwell to replace Ryan Lowe, and what’s the secret to success for League Two leaders Bromley? Messages and voicenotes always welcome on WhatsApp to 08000 289 369. 00:35 Pre-match rituals, 03:25 Andy loving life at top of League Two, 08:40 Andy banned beer on the coach! 11:30 Andy on taking things from Arsenal, 14:15 Coventry go back above Middlesbrough, 19:00 Important to avoid the play-offs! 23:25 Andy reveals his penalty theory… 24:40 How does Michael O’Neill balance Blackburn with Northern Ireland? 27:40 Does it matter if you don’t play ‘sexy’ football? 31:55 Wigan appoint Gary Caldwell to replace Ryan Lowe 34:30 What’s the Bromley secret to success? 37:30 Michael Cheek an old-school throwback 5 Live / BBC Sounds commentaries: Wed 1745 Qarabağ v Newcastle, Sat 1500 Aston Villa v Leeds on Sports Extra, Sat 1500 Chelsea v Burnley on Sports Extra, Sat 1730 West Ham v Bournemouth, Sun 1400 Nottingham Forest v Liverpool, Sun 1400 Sunderland v Fulham on Sports Extra 2, Sun 1400 Crystal Palace v Wolves on Sports Extra 3, Sun 1630 Tottenham v Arsenal.

41m

Feb 18