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Katie Smith is joined by former England Goalkeeper Karen Bardsley and Arsenal and former Scotland defender Jen Beattie at Wembley as England come from 2 goals down against the Netherlands to win 3-2 in the Women’s nations league to keep Team GB’s hopes of qualifying for the Olympics alive. Georgia Stanway and Sarina Wiegman give their thoughts on England’s win and we hear from Beth Mead after she made an impact on her international return. TOPICS: 00:45 – Analysis of England 3-2 Netherlands 04:15 – Georgia Stanway interview 06:50 – Beth Mead Interview 11:05 – Sarina Wiegman interview 15:00 – Scotland v England preview 17:30 – Women’s football calendar discussion

Newcastle winger Jacob Murphy joins Darren Fletcher and Don Hutchinson to talk about life at St James’ Park.Murphy reflects on this week’s draw for Newcastle United away to Paris Saint Germain in the Champions League and what it was like to line up to the competition’s theme at the San Siro in their first group match. He talks about the impact Eddie Howe has had, what’s changed since the new owners took charge and his young teammate Lewis Miley. And we look ahead to Newcastle’s match against Manchester United and analyse what Ange Postecoglu’s Tottenham players should expect when they face Manchester City on Sunday. 01:00 How Jacob became a Newcastle fan 02:20 Newcastle’s Champions League campaign 09:15 Injuries and Rehab 18:00 What’s changed at Newcastle since the new owners took over 24:35 Eddie Howe 30:30 Jacob on his twin brother Josh 34:53 Newcastle against Manchester United 38:20 Lewis Miley 42:30 Jacob on facing Manchester City

Aaron Paul is joined by Danny Cowley and Phil Brown to discuss Cardiff's start to the season and whether they could be this season's surprise package in the Championship. Grimsby Town midfielder Otis Khan drops by to discuss captaining Pakistan during the international break and Grimsby's new manager David Artell. They also look at Mark Bonner's departure from Cambridge United and where the shocks will be in the FA Cup 2nd round.TIMECODES 03:06 Cardiff City's positive start to the season 14:36 Otis Khan on captaining Pakistan and Grimsby's new manager 27:50 Mark Bonner's departure from Cambridge United 34:29 Preview of FA Cup Round Two

Steve Crossman is joined by Guillem Balagué, Julien Laurens and Mina Rzouki to reflect on the week’s action in the Champions League. They reflect on Manchester United’s disappointing draw against Galatasaray. Danish football commentator Zak Egholm joins us with FC Copenhagen on the brink of reaching the knockout stages of the Champions League for just the second time in their history. And should we analyse games based on performances, or results? The reaction to Newcastle’s draw with Paris Saint Germain gets heated. TOPICS: 01:55 – Reaction to Manchester United against Galatasaray 13:30 – Zak Egholm on FC Copenhagen 21:45 – Review of PSG against Newcastle 34:00 – Barcelona make the last-16 36:50 – Rodrigo Riquelme’s man of the match award 37:30 – João Mário’s frustrated hattrick

Mark Chapman presents Champions League reaction as Manchester United suffered another setback as Galatasaray came from behind to earn a 3-3 draw on a thrilling night in Istanbul. Alistair Bruce-Ball, Stephen Warnock and Andy Mitten dissect how Manchester United let their lead go twice and hear from Erik ten Hag on goalkeeper Andre Onana, whose errors allowed Galatasaray to get back into the game. Ian Dennis and Chris Sutton also join Mark to reflect on Arsenal’s 6-0 hammering of Lens with six different goalscorers which sees them finish top of the group.TOPICS: 0:10 Intro 0:35 Manchester Utd Galatasaray 06:55 Game management 12:31 Erik ten Hag on Onana 13:30 Arsenal Lens 20:05 Mikel Arteta

Kelly Cates presents Champions League reaction as Newcastle were denied a win at PSG after a controversial penalty was awarded to PSG in added time. Chris Waddle and John Murray dissect what would have been an impressive win for Eddie Howe’s injury-riddled squad. Elsewhere Conor McNamara watched Manchester City come from two goals down to win 3-2 at home to RB Leipzig and finish top of their group, while John Bennett drops by to chat Celtic going out after a frustrating 2-0 loss to Lazio. Alistair Bruce-Ball and Stephen Warnock are in Istanbul ahead of Galatasaray against Manchester United in Group A with Erik ten Hag confident his side can deal with the hostile atmosphere. Kelly is also joined by Maz Farookhi as we hear from the BBC’s Women’s Footballer of the Year, goalkeeper Mary Earps, as well as Beth Mead who returns to the England squad after a year out with injury.TOPICS: 0:10 Intro 0:35 Newcastle PSG story of the match 05:45 Julien Laurens on PSG 08:30 Penalty debate 10:20 Eddie Howe 16:10 AC Milan at St James’ Park 20:45 Pep Guardiola 23:50 Celtic with John Bennett 26:25 Galatasaray Manchester United preview 31:00 Mary Earps & Beth Mead

Mark Chapman, Chris Sutton, Conor Coady and Rory Smith discuss the weekend’s biggest football stories.They’re joined by Luton Town striker Jacob Brown after he scored his first Premier League goal in Luton’s 2-1 win over Crystal Palace. He talks about the influence of manager Rob Edwards, positivity around the club and how he’s growing in confidence thanks to a recent run of good results. Arsenal’s defensive record is a topic of conversation, and which footballer has Chris Sutton’s shirt in their house? Plus, Buckie Thistle defender Darryl McHardy joins the pod after they drew Celtic away in the fourth round of the Scottish Cup.TOPICS 0.37 – Luton Town’s Jacob Brown on scoring 3.30 – Jacob Brown on Rob Edwards 4.05 – Luton Town atmosphere and environment 10.42 – Jacob Brown on his career 15.25 – Swapping shirts 19.43 – Arsenal’s defensive record 25.47 – Declan Rice’s influence 29.38 – Saliba and Gabriel’s partnership 30.56 – Buckie Thistle and the Scottish Cup

Ben Haines and Nedum Onuoha are joined by QPR goalkeeper Asmir Begovic and ESPN’s Mark Ogden to reflect on the weekend’s Premier League action.They reflect on Aston Villa’s win away to Tottenham Hotspur and examine the title race after Arsenal capitalised on Manchester City and Liverpool dropping points on Saturday. They discuss Alejandro Garnacho’s sensational goal for Manchester United in their win against Everton, and what goals for Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial will do for confidence at Old Trafford. And Fantasy 606’s Alistair Bruce-Ball gives us a run down on this week’s big performers in Fantasy Premier League. 00:50 – Memories of Terry Venables 05:07 – Nedum’s moments of the weekend 07:50 – Reaction to Spurs v Villa 20:50 – Title race discussion 25:15 – Fantasy 606’s Ali Bruce Ball on this week’s fantasy PL winners and losers 31:40 – Manchester United’s win against Everton and Garnacho’s goal

This is a special episode celebrating former England and Tottenham Hotspur manager Terry Venables who has died at the age of 80. Steve Crossman is joined by correspondent John Murray and former Spurs and England midfielder, and part of the Euro 96 squad, Darren Anderton. Plus Spanish football writer Guillem Balague, former Barcelona and Spurs midfielder Nayim, and Clinton Morrison, who played under Venables at Crystal Palace. Also hear an archive interview from the man himself in conversation with Garry Richardson.0:50 Football correspondent John Murray 2:00 Terry Venables with Garry Richardson 14:00 Gary Lineker 17:20 Darren Anderton 23:10 Guillem Balague 30:50 Nayim 37:10 Clinton Morrison

Mark Chapman brings you analysis and reaction on a big day in the Premier League as Arsenal went top courtesy of Kai Havertz's later winner at Brentford. Correspondent John Murray and former England striker Alan Shearer are on hand to assess Man City and Liverpool's 1-1 all draw and where that leaves the title race.We also hear from Eddie Howe on Newcastle's impressive 4-1 victory over Chelsea. And there's analysis of wins for Brighton, West Ham, Bournemouth and Luton. TIMECODES 01:55 Manchester City 1-1 Liverpool 04:24 Jurgen Klopp on intervening between Darwin Nunez and Pep Guardiola 06:30 Post-match interview with Kyle Walker 23:55 Eddie Howe on Newcastle's victory over Chelsea 26:30 Wayne Rooney gets his first win as Birmingham manager

Steve Crossman is joined by Michael Brown, Paul Robinson and Glenn Murray to look ahead to the weekend’s Premier League action.With just three points separating the top five and four of those teams facing each other this weekend we look at the impending title race and preview the huge game between Manchester City and Liverpool. We hear from Sean Dyche, who has been speaking to the media for the first time since Everton were docked 10 points for breaching financial rules, and look ahead to their game against Manchester United.Plus we discuss what could help referees deal with the pressure of making big decisions under the current scrutiny on match officials, and would sin bins be a good addition to the Premier League? 00:50 – Panel’s famous Encounters 02:50 – Title Contenders 06:40 – Manchester City v Liverpool Preview 22:55 – Everton 30:40 – Referees dealing with pressure 36:05 – Sin bins

Ahead of a new book launch, 'Watford Forever' by John Preston – which tells the story of how Sir Elton John and Graham Taylor saved Watford, the pop legend sits down with Gary Lineker to talk about his love of football, why FA Cup finals are like headlining Glastonbury and why Wrexham owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney remind him of himself.

Aaron Paul is back from holiday to present a look at the latest from the EFL. He's joined by Jobi McAnuff and Danny Cowley for a look at the League Two promotion race, which is shaping up to be one of the most exciting in the EFL this season. Jobi and Danny also speak to new Lincoln City head coach Michael Skubala on his hopes for the club and whether his background in youth development will help his time at the club. There's also a discussion on what comes next for Morecambe following Derek Adams' departure, and Danny explains what happened between him and Bradford City following the departure of Mark Hughes.TIMECODES 02:30 Danny Cowley and Bradford City 08:00 League Two's exciting promotion race 22:40 Lincoln City's new head coach Michael Skubala 38:25 Derek Adams' departure from Morecambe

John Bennett is joined by Guillem Balague, Rafa Honigstein and Kristof Terreur. They discuss the range of problems facing Julian Nagelsmann after more poor results for his Germany team. But it is a different story for both Austria and Belgium. The team also reflect on the serious injury suffered by Gavi and the start of a new era for Union Berlin. TIMECODES 0 mins – Guillem’s global adventures and the mystery of K De Bruyne. 3 mins – Rafa discusses the range of problems facing the Germany team. 13 mins – Why the Ilkay Gundogan and Joshua Kimmich dilemma reminds Rafa of Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard. 16 mins – Why things are going well for Austria. 20 mins – The team discuss Domenico Tedesco’s first year in charge of Belgium – and their danger on the counter attack. 25 mins – The Euro 2024 play-off draw. 28 mins – Gavi’s injury and whether young talents are playing too many minutes. 35 mins – The injury problems at Real Madrid. 39 mins – The start of a new era at Union Berlin.

Alistair Bruce Ball is joined by Chris Sutton, Rory Smith and Brentford defender Ben Mee to discuss the latest football news and topics. We ask what impact playing too many video games can have on players' preparation and performance levels after Queen of the South manager Marvin Bartley suggested his team were struggling because they were playing on their consoles too much. Research says Injuries are on the rise in the Premier League, we look at if this has anything to do with the increased lengths of games and the style of football being played. We hear from South American football expert Tim Vickery after Brazil’s recent struggles in their World Cup qualifiers.TIMECODES: 02:32 Ben Mee on international breaks 03:21 Gaming in professional football 13.57 Rise of injuries in the Premier League 23.48 Brazil v Argentina

Kelly Cates has reaction as Wales miss out on automatic qualification for Euro 2024. She’s joined by James Collins, Nathan Jones and senior reporter Ian Dennis. Also hear from manager Rob Page and captain Ben Davies after the 1-1 draw at home to Turkey.01:55 Positives for Wales to take 03:15 Should Wales have been given two penalties? 04:40 Wales boss Rob Page: “We’re disappointed” 07:15 Where did Wales’ qualification campaign go wrong? 11:30 Wales defender Ben Davies: “We got done by a strange decision” 12:40 Who will Wales face in the play-offs? 17:25 Where does this leave Wales boss Rob Page?

Mark Chapman presents reaction as England come from behind to draw 1-1 away to North Macedonia and secure a top seeding at Euro 2024.Former England internationals Matthew Upson and Rob Green react to England’s unconvincing performance and consider what places, if any, are available in the team for next summer’s European Championships in Germany. Our football correspondent John Murray brings us reaction from Skopje with Gareth Southgate, Jack Grealish and England’s captain on the night Kyle Walker. Ahead of Wales’ must-win Euro qualifier against Turkey on Tuesday we hear from their manager Rob Page and BBC Wales football correspondent Rob Phillips. 00:30 - Reaction with Rob Green and Matt Upson 10:40 - Who could still make it into England's team for Euro 2024 17:00 - Gareth Southgate Interview 21:10 - Kyle Walker Interview 24:35 - Jack Grealish Interview 27:05 - Rob Page pre Turkey 28:30 - Rob Phillips previews Wales v Turkey

Gordon Smart has reaction to Scotland 3-3 Norway and an England preview. He’s joined by former Scotland internationals Pat Nevin and Charlie Adam. Hear from Steve Clarke and John McGinn after Scotland’s six-goal thriller in their final Euro 2024 qualifier. And correspondent John Murray speaks with Declan Rice, Gareth Southgate and ex-goalkeeper Rob Green ahead of England’s final qualifier in North Macedonia.00:30 Scotland head for Euros after six-goal thriller 08:35 Scotland boss Steve Clarke: ‘It was a strange camp’ 10:05 Charlie Adam joins the conversation 17:40 John McGinn: ‘I think the punters were surprised we were actually qualified’ 25:45 England preview from Skopje, North Macedonia 27:25 Gareth Southgate reveals another injury blow 34:05 Declan Rice wants to go out with a ‘real statement’

Ben Haines presents reaction to Wales’ 1-1 draw to Armenia. Ben is joined by BBC Wales football correspondent Rob Phillips and former Wales international Helen Ward as Rob Page’s side were dealt a huge blow to their Euro 2024 qualification hopes. Alistair Bruce-Ball and Pat Nevin also drop by to chat Scotland as they prepare to face Norway who will be missing Erling Haaland through injury. Hear from Wales manager Rob Page, Scotland boss Steve Clarke and midfielder Callum McGregor as Euro 2024 qualification starts to draw to a close.TOPICS:0:10 Intro 01:10 Armenia Wales 08:20 Rob Page 12:25 Page future 19:44 Scotland & pot explainer 25:05 Steve Clarke 27:25 No Haaland 29:40 Callum McGregor

Darren Fletcher and guests react to England’s 2-0 win over Malta at Wembley. Ian Dennis, Conor Coady and Leon Osman discuss what England can learn from another European Championship qualifier win. They ask does Southgate have a plan without Jude Bellingham, and what the performance means for England’s prospects at Euro 2024. John Murray speaks to Harry Kane and Gareth Southgate. TIMECODES: 00:40 England’s learnings from Malta win 03:55 Playing without Jude Bellingham 10:40 Harry Kane interview 13:20 Did Harry Kane dive? 16.40 Gareth Southgate interview 19:45 Cole Palmer’s appearance