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Mark Chapman is joined by Chris Sutton, Andros Townsend and, Rory Smith. After a difficult summer for Aston Villa, their Premier League season couldn’t have gotten off to a worse start with a 4-0 defeat to Brighton. What’s the latest with Ollie Watkins? Jacob Tanswell who covers Aston Villa for The Athletic, joins the Monday Night Club to analyse their torrid summer.
Are teams starting to do their transfer business later than usual? Steve Walsh is a former director of football at Leicester and Everton joins the Monday Night Club to give an insight on transfer strategy. And could Erling Haaland really have signed for Everton?
The opening weekend of the Premier League seemed to catch a few teams cold. Tottenham, Liverpool, Manchester United and, Sunderland all made stuttering starts. So why are so many managers saying their teams aren’t ready for the new season? Anton McElhone, a former Premier League Head of Performance joins the Monday Night Club to analyse what the reason behind the slow starts are.
TIME CODES
00:00 Intro
03:00 Villa’s woes
04:00 Watkins’ future
11:10 The Athletic’s Aston Villa reporter Jacob Tanswell
18:10 Are transfers happening later than usual?
23:20 Former director of football Steve Walsh
26:20 Smaller Clubs’ recruitment process
31:50 Could Erling Haaland have joined Everton?
34:00 Are teams unfit?
44:00 De Zerbi’s quotes post Brentford
49:50 Fitness in modern football

After a bumper first weekend of Premier League football, Rick Edwards is joined by The Telegraph's Northern Football Writer Luke Edwards and former Southampton and QPR striker Charlie Austin to sum up the weekend's football. Plus, they're joined by special guest Hull Assistant Head Coach Dean Holden who reflects on beating Manchester United after nine years away from the top flight and whether the doubters are spurring Hull onto more success following promotion last season via the play offs.
TIMECODES
2’00 - Luke's injury
3’23 - Kevin Keegan tributes at St James’ Park
5’12 - How Isak was received by the Newcastle fans
16’24 – Dean Holden reflections on beating Man United
17’49 – Do the doubters give Hull motivation?
18’57 – How important is McBurnie?
22’45 – What is the owner like to work with?
28’47 – Spurs losing to Brentford

In the first episode of The Football Interview for the 2026/27 Premier League season, Kelly Somers speaks to Tottenham midfielder James Maddison. They discuss how he's dealt with being on the sidelines for the last 12 months after tearing his anterior cruciate ligament, the impact it's had and how he expects Spurs to push on this season under Roberto De Zerbi.
TIMECODES:
0’25 – Reflecting on the last 12 months & how his kids have given him a sense of purpose.
3’30 – The toughest moment of last 12 months.
5’20 – His YouTube channel & documenting his rebab.
7’30 – How he felt missing out when Spurs weren’t playing well.
9’25 – What has changed with De Zerbi?
10’28 – Why will this season be different?
11’50 – What do people get wrong about him?

John Murray, Ian Dennis & Ali Bruce-Ball are back for series three of The Commentators' View. John and Ian relive their experience of getting into the World Cup final and Chris Sutton's clash with the Spanish commentators. Ali reflects on coming off the back of a week of commentating on athletics for the first time and they look ahead to a new Premier League season. Messages, questions and voicenotes welcome on WhatsApp to 08000 289 369 & emails to TCV@bbc.co.uk.
TIMECODES
1’50 - Ali commentating on Athletics for the first time
4’10 - The Open
5’50 - John & Ali’s antics getting into the World Cup Final
9’18 - Chris Sutton’s clash with the Spanish commentators
10’15 - listener correspondence
14’50 - John’s gift from a Mexican Commentator
18’44 - Looking ahead to the first Premier League weekend
21’39 - Tributes to Kevin Keegan
30’22 - Could Man City & Liverpool transition pave the way for Man Utd to finish second?
35’02 - Clash of the Commentators
41’23 - Great glossary
5 Live / BBC Sounds Commentaries:
Sat 1500 Nottingham Forest v Leeds on 5 Live with Ian Dennis and Chris Sutton.
Sat 1500 Ipswich Town v Sunderland on Sports Extra 2.
Sat 1730 Brentford v Spurs on 5 Live with John Murray and Michael Brown.
Sun 1400 Manchester City v Bournemouth on 5 Live.
Sun 1400 Brighton v Aston Villa on Sports Extra 2.
Sun 1630 Newcastle v Liverpool on 5 Live with John Murray and Pat Nevin.

John Bennett is joined by Julien Laurens & James Horncastle to preview the Serie A season and react to the news of Ronaldinho's return for third tier Ravenna. Spanish football reporter Elizabeth Conway drops by to give the latest on Barcelona's striker search. Plus, Malaga fan Jose Luis Sabatel talks about the club's return to the Spanish top flight. And in Ligue 1, Paul Pogba has left Monaco, but where next for the former Manchester United man? 
Time Codes:
05:00 - Ronaldinho's return
09:40 - Serie A Preview
27:55 - Barcelona Latest
36:00 - Malaga's La Liga return
44:20 - Paul Pogba
50:50 - Season Predictions