Thomas Tuchel's England make it 10 competitive clean sheets in a row against Serbia as their 100% record in World Cup 2026 qualifiers continues thanks to goals from Eberechi Eze and Bukayo Saka. Former England goalkeeper Paul Robinson, former England defender Phil Jones and Senior Football Reporter Ian Dennis join Steve Crossman to discuss England's 2-0 win over Serbia. They reflect on the match, and whether England's good form is due to the quality of opposition - do they need to be targeting tougher friendlies in the build up to next summer's tournament? They talk about the selection dilemmas awaiting Thomas Tuchel - who will make up the forward line, and who will start at left back? Manchester City's Nico O'Reilly talks about his first England start with the World Cup on the horizon. Plus, hear from goal scorer Bukayo Saka on his goal and his recent good form. Plus hear from England manager Thomas Tuchel - the panel discuss whether he could remain in charge after next summer, regardless of the result.Time Codes:
00:30 – Match Reflections
03:40 – Concern over quality of opposition?
08:30 – Eberechi Eze chat and England’s forward options
09:50 – Selection problems for Thomas Tuchel?
13:25 – Nico O’Reilly Interview
17:35 – Bukayo Saka Interview
18:50 – Thomas Tuchel Future
20:30 – Thomas Tuchel5 Live / BBC Sounds commentaries:
Sun 1430 Tottenham v Arsenal in Women’s Super League,
Sun 1700 Albania v England in World Cup Qualifying,
Tue 1945 Scotland v Denmark in World Cup Qualifying.
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72+ EFL Pod: Edwards to Wolves & O’Neil to Boro?
Jobi McAnuff, Lyle Taylor & Phil Brown debate Rob Edwards’ move to Wolves. Was he right to leave Middlesbrough? Managerial vacancies up for grabs at Boro, Southampton, Swansea and Norwich. And will Jamie Cureton make our 72+ Ultimate All-Time EFL XI? Send your suggestions to us on WhatsApp to 08000 289 369.00:45 Lyle scores a worldie in the National League
04:20 Phil Brown rings up the referee!
06:30 Rob Edwards leaves Middlesbrough
15:25 Gary O’Neil among the favourites to replace him
17:45 Should Saints replace Still from within?
22:20 Swansea say bye to Sheehan
24:20 Jamie Cureton for our Ultimate All-Time EFL XI?
28:30 Norwich sack Liam Manning
33:45 Derek Adams to help Cleverley at Plymouth
36:50 72PLUS 72MINUS5 Live / BBC Sounds commentaries:
Wed 2000 Man Utd v PSG in UEFA Women’s Champions League,
Thu 1945 England v Serbia in World Cup Qualifying,
Sun 1430 Tottenham v Arsenal in Women’s Super League,
Sun 1700 Albania v England in World Cup Qualifying,
Tue 1945 Scotland v Denmark in World Cup Qualifying.
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Destination New Jersey: Hope in the Caribbean & Latin American domination
Destination New Jersey continues, and on this episode of the pod the focus is on the Americas. Kelly Cates is joined by Rory Smith as they get a real flavour of how the tournament is building around the globe.Destination New Jersey regular and CBS Sports Latin American journalist Nico Cantor joins the pod to talk about the domination there – as there could be as many as 12 countries from South and Central America at the World Cup - that’s a quarter of the teams!Attention turns to the Caribbean. Only four teams from the Caribbean Islands have ever competed at a men’s World Cup finals. But this time around, the American Dream is still alive for five nations in this region including Jamaica - so Jamaican news and sports journalist Karen Madden joins Kelly and Rory to talk about what it would mean to the country to qualify for the tournament, after the devastating effects of Storm Melissa. One country aiming to be part of it for the first time in 40 years is Iraq. In this international window they face the UAE in a playoff to reach the intercontinental playoffs, which take place in Mexico in March. Hassan Balal from the Iraq Football Pod gives his analysis on the state of the national team at the moment. Then Boston is the focus, as the city prepares to host seven games at the Foxborough Stadium. Timecodes:
4’00 - Latin American Journalist Nico Cantor chat.
11:47 - Jamaican news and sports journalist Karen Madden on teams in the Caribbean.
15’00 -Interview with Juninho Bacuna, who’s one of many Curaçao internationals born in the Netherlands.
28:30 – Hassan Balal on the state of the national team in Iraq.
35:00 - Julie Duffy from Boston’s tourism board.
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Monday Night Club: Xhaka reborn & from Bricklayer to Brazil
Mark Chapman is joined by Chris Sutton, Charlie Adam and Rory Smith on the Monday Night Club.After Sunderland's stoppage time equaliser against Arsenal, the panel reflect on captain Granit Xhaka's influence. Is he the signing of the season? Who does he join on a list of the best aging midfielders? And what else is going so right at the Stadium of Light? From selling fruit and laying bricks to waiting for his first national team call-up: South American football expert Tim Vickery joins to chat Brentford's Igor Thiago. Plus, Felix Johnston tells us how he has been headhunted to become a first team scout at Como, having started out with a Chelsea fan account on X. Timecodes:
1'56 Granit Xhaka: signing of the season?
9'11 Sunderland vs Arsenal
14'32 Aging midfielders
24'06 Igor Thiago chat with Tim Vickery
37'08 Felix Johnston
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Premier League Review with Rick Edwards
Doku shines as Man City ‘tonk’ Liverpool. Rick Edwards is joined by Nigel Reo-Coker & The Telegraph’s Luke Edwards to review the weekend’s Premier League action. Hear from Pep Guardiola, Arne Slot, Sean Dyche, Nuno Espirito Santo and Eddie Howe.00:45 Man City ‘tonk’ Liverpool
05:10 Should van Dijk’s goal have stood?
09:05 Doku shines
16:55 Was it a penalty?
17:45 Rob Edwards set for ‘shameful’ move to Wolves
24:30 Sunderland use ‘partisan home crowd’
32:05 Late drama at Tottenham-Man Utd
39:55 West Ham & Forest win from behind
45:55 What’s going on at Newcastle?5 Live / BBC Sounds commentaries:
Wed 2000 Man Utd v PSG in UEFA Women’s Champions League,
Thu 1945 England v Serbia in World Cup Qualifying.
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