72+ EFL Pod: Blackburn’s pitch and Wrexham investment
Aaron Paul and Jobi McAnuff are joined by Phil Brown to discuss the permanent appointment of Tonda Eckert to Southampton. Is there any surprise that Southampton have acted now? Should his contract have been shorter? They also discuss Blackburn’s pitch woes and the investment at Wrexham – is Phil Parkinson the man to take Wrexham to the Premier League? Heartbreak for Lyle Taylor’s Chelmsford City in the FA Cup 2nd Round, but success for Weston-super-Mare – which 3rd round fixtures are they looking out for? Plus, who will the latest additions to the ‘hard men’ XI be? And they discuss their predictions for an unpredictable League 2. And as Phil’s Peterborough Sports head to Scunthorpe in the FA Trophy, he’s been to Southampton, but has he ever been to Scunthorpe?Time Codes:01:52 – How’s Phil getting on at Peterborough Sports?
05:12 – Tonda Eckert appointed permanently at Southampton
17:34 – Blackburn’s match postponed
23:10 – Wrexham investment
31:10 – FA Cup 2nd Round
34:49 – EFL ‘Hard Men’ XI
40:05 – League 2
44:02 – 72Plus/72Minus
46:47 – Phil’s been to Southampton, but has he ever been to Scunthorpe?
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UCL Debrief: Liverpool win at San Siro, Chelsea slump in Atalanta & Spurs claim vital win
It was a mixed night for English sides in the Champions League as Liverpool and Spurs both got vital wins, whilst Chelsea lost away to Atalanta. Kelly Cates has all the reaction and is joined by BBC Senior Football Reporter Ian Dennis, former Liverpool defender Stephen Warnock and ex-Spurs winger Andros Townsend.They start at San Siro where Liverpool ended a tumultuous few days in the wake of Mo Salah's interview with a statement win over Inter Milan. Another bad result for Chelsea meant they haven't won a game since their Champions League victory over Barcelona last month. Meanwhile, Spurs stayed in the race for automatic qualification for the last 16 with a comfortable win over Slavia Prague.We also hear from Liverpool manager Arne Slot and Spurs boss Thomas Frank as well as looking ahead to Manchester City's trip to the Bernabeu, where Xabi Alonso's time as manager seems to be coming to an end.Timecodes:
00'45 Liverpool
11'50 Arne Slot
14'20 Chelsea
17'05 Spurs
22'50 Thomas Frank
23'35 Real Madrid v Manchester City previewBBC Sounds / 5 Live commentaries:
Wednesday 10th December 2025
2000: Real Madrid v Manchester City on 5 live Thursday 11th December 2025
1700: Ferencvaros v Rangers on Sports Extra
1945: Celtic v Roma on Sports Extra
1955: Aberdeen v Strasbourg on Sports Extra 2
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Monday Night Club: ‘Selfish’ Salah, Villa join title race & Leeds revival
Is Mo Salah ‘selfish’ for claiming he’s been ‘thrown under the bus’ at Liverpool, or justified? Are Aston Villa now part of the Premier League title race?Mark Chapman is joined by Conor Coady, Chris Sutton, Steph Houghton for the Monday Night Club to debate the big questions of the week.They’re joined by Liverpool fan John Gibbons to talk Salah as well as hearing from Arne Slot. Macclesfield Town manager John Rooney comes on the show as his side are drawn against holders Crystal Palace in the FA Cup, while Hearts fan Liam Corbett explains the significance behind their win over Celtic.Conor Coady gives valuable insight into how to get the most out of his ex-teammate Dominic Calvert-Lewin, who has been instrumental in helping Daniel Farke turn the fortunes of Leeds United around. What chance do Leeds now have of staying up?Timecodes:
00:10 Salah’s comments
03:30 Slot on Salah
06:00 Reaction to Slot’s comments
11:00 Whose side are Liverpool fans on?
20:30 Could this end positively for Slot and galvanize the Liverpool squad?
24:45 Macclesfield manager John Rooney joins the show
30:00 The rest of the FA Cup third-round draw
32:00 Has Daniel Farke turned it around at Leeds?
40:25 What now for Leeds
43:45 ‘Humble’ Aston Villa now in the title race?
52:50 Hearts beat Celtic – with Liam CorbettCommentaries coming up this week:
Tue 2000 Inter v Liverpool,
Tue 2000 Tottenham v Slavia Prague on Sports Extra,
Wed 2000 Real Madrid v Man City,
Thu 1745 Ferencváros v Rangers on Sports Extra,
Thu 2000 Celtic v Roma on Sports Extra.
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Premier League Review: Salah throws grenade & Villa in title race?
James Gregg is joined by Andy Cole & The Telegraph’s Luke Edwards to talk Mo Salah & review the weekend’s Premier League action. Hear from Daniel Farke after Leeds fight back to draw with Liverpool. Unai Emery and Mikel Arteta have their say as Aston Villa appear to join Arsenal in the title race. And Pep Guardiola isn’t feeling Rayan Cherki’s rabona assist!01:10 Luke fulfils childhood dream
03:40 Is Mo Salah leaving Liverpool?
20:55 Leeds’ Daniel Farke excited for coffee & cake
29:10 Are Aston Villa in the title race?
35:30 Unai Emery & Mikel Arteta have their say
36:10 Any concerns for Arsenal?
37:45 Pep Guardiola not having Cherki’s rabona assist
41:10 Crystal Palace into the top four
42:35 Fight for Europe wide open
44:00 How big was Tottenham’s win for Thomas Frank?5 Live / BBC Sounds European commentaries:
Tue 2000 Inter v Liverpool,
Tue 2000 Tottenham v Slavia Prague on Sports Extra,
Wed 2000 Real Madrid v Man City,
Thu 1745 Ferencváros v Rangers on Sports Extra,
Thu 2000 Celtic v Roma on Sports Extra.
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World Cup Draw Reaction as England draw Croatia & Scotland face Brazil
Kelly Cates and a range of guests react to the World Cup draw!Dion Dublin, Ian Dennis & Don Hutchinson reflect on England drawing Croatia, Ghana & Panama, before we hear from manager Thomas Tuchel from Washington.Pat Nevin joins the pod to discuss Scotland drawing Brazil, Morocco & Haiti, as does Scotland striker Lyndon Dykes!
We then hear from Scotland boss Steve Clarke.Julien Laurens joins the pod to look at France's potential 'Group of Death', plus how the rest of Europe's top nations may fair.
We hear from Cape Verde player Roberto Lopes as they head to the World Cup for the first time, and John Bennett provides insight into the rest of Africa's nations, plus Oceania too. Tim Vickery joins us as we delve deep into Brazil, Argentina and the rest of South America.And finally we hear from correspondent John Murray, having attended a delayed, but bonkers World Cup draw!Timecodes:06:26 England group reaction
13:10 Thomas Tuchel interview
16:55 Scotland group reaction
20:55 Lyndon Dykes joins the pod
28:33 Steve Clarke interview
31:20 The rest of Europe
43:30 Cape Verde's Lopes joins the pod
48:43 The rest of Africa & Oceania too
50:26 South America chat
55:40 John Murray rounds up the drawCommentaries this weekend:Saturday 6th December
PREMIER LEAGUE: Bournemouth v Chelsea 1500 KO - 5 LIVE
PREMIER LEAGUE: Spurs v Brentford 1500 KO - SPORTS EXTRA 3
PREMIER LEAGUE: Leeds v Liverpool 1730 KO - 5 LIVE
FA CUP: Chelmsford City v West-super-Mare 1500 KO - SPORTS EXTRA 2
FA CUP: Sutton United v Shrewsbury 1715 KO - SPORTS EXTRA 3
FA CUP: Chesterfield v Doncaster Rovers 1930 KO - SPORTS EXTRA 3
WSL: Arsenal v Liverpool 1200 KO - SPORTS EXTRA 3Sunday 7th December
PREMIER LEAGUE: Brighton v West Ham 1400 KO - SPORTS EXTRA
PREMIER LEAGUE: Fulham v Crystal Palace 1630 KO - 5 LIVE
FA CUP: Slough Town v Macclesfield 1230 KO - SPORTS EXTRA 3
FA CUP: Gateshead v Walsall 1530 KO - SPORTS EXTRA 3
FA CUP: Blackpool v Carlisle United 1730 KO - SPORTS EXTRA
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