Crossways - A Women’s Football Show With Steph Houghton and Ian Wright

Ian Wright and Steph Houghton come together to discuss last week's Lionesses performances, in particular what makes Lucy Bronze such a special footballer, whether she can set the all-time caps record for England, and how she could achieve that. They then look forward to the weekend with some huge fixtures looming in the WSL and Subway League Cup. First, Liverpool hosts Leicester in what looks like the make or break match of Leicester's season—are they doomed if they fail to win? What are the wider worries for Leicester City Football Club? Then our hosts preview the League Cup Final, as Chelsea faces Manchester United for the first chance at silverware this season. Who needs this win more, and who are our hosts backing to lift the trophy on Sunday? Finally, some score predictions for this weekend's WSL matches—can Ian catch up to Steph? Play along at full-time-forecast.com in the Crossways league.

(00:00) Welcome

(02:12) England World Cup Qualifiers

(02:55) Lucy Bronze Caps

(08:08) League Cup Final: Chelsea v Man United

(15:40) Relegation Playoff: Liverpool v Leicester

(21:40) Predictions

Hosts: Steph Houghton and Ian Wright

Executive Producer: Roscoe Bowman

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Steph Houghton and Ian Wright are back together to unpack the Lionesses' first match of 2026. After a convincing victory over Ukraine, our hosts praise the form of Jess Park, ruthlessness of Alessia Russo and the inevitability of Georgia Stanway. Ian and Steph then look at the proposed new rule for the WSL involving clamping down on goalkeeper timeouts - leaving Steph unimpressed.

(00:00) Welcome(01:26) Ukraine v England – Analysis(17:53) England v Iceland – Preview(22:35) New Goalkeeper RuleHosts: Steph Houghton and Ian WrightExecutive Producer: Roscoe Bowman
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Ian Wright and Steph Houghton welcome Arsenal and England legend Kelly Smith into the studio to tell her story! She talks us through everything from the Lionesses to the USA and three stints at Arsenal and shows never-before-seen footage of her career. Kelly answers questions on key moments in her career, including THAT celebration, injuries, and retirement, before sharing her thoughts on working with the current Arsenal women's team.

(00:00) Welcome

(01:50) Kelly Smith joins us

(02:20) England dreams

(04:15) Letter from the England manager

(04:37) Getting scouted by Arsenal

(05:22) Her first England training camp

(08:30) Wembley Ladies to Arsenal

(10:13) Moving to America 

(15:42) Playing for the Philadelphia Charge

(17:24) Back to Arsenal and winning

(21:15) Injuries

(25:37) The World Cup “boot” celebration

(27:47) Favourite tournaments

(31:29) Favourite position

(33:36) Being a leader

(36:25) Retirement 

(38:57) Punditry and harassment 

(40:50) Coaching at Arsenal

(50:09) Advice for future Kelly Smiths

(52:23) Quickfire questions

(56:58)) Kelly’s dream five-a-side team

Hosts: Steph Houghton and Ian WrightExecutive Producer: Roscoe Bowman
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Steph Houghton and Ian Wright coming to you from the Manchester studio off the back of a big win for Arsenal over Man City, Chelsea in a transitional phase behind the scenes with the departure of Paul Green and a new contract for Sonia Bompastor, and lots to talk about with the bottom 4. Wrighty is worried about Leicester with 3 losses from 3 and only 8 goals in their last 14 games. But it’s brighter days for Everton and West Ham, with the hosts giving Ruby Mace love and Martinez on a run, scoring 3 goals in the last 3 games.

(00:00) Welcome

(01:23) Steph misses dinner

(02:14) Arsenal v Manchester CIty

(09:02) Chelsea, Paul Green, and Bompastor’s new contract

(16:27) WSL Bottom four

(16:57) Everton 

(17:48) Ruby Mace

(20:00) Liverpool

(21:50) Gareth Taylor

(23:44) West Ham

(26:36) Leicester

(29:13) Predictions

Hosts: Steph Houghton and Ian Wright

Executive Producer: Roscoe Bowman

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Crossways is back in the London studio with legendary hosts Steph Houghton and Ian Wright. Big talking points include Man City’s thrashing of Chelsea to storm toward the WSL trophy, Chelsea’s fall from grace and what is going on with the West London club, Katie McCabe’s future, and of course, rumours about the proposed changes to the FA Cup format. Spoiler alert: They have not been warmly received in the Crossways camp. And thanks for all the questions for Steph and Wrighty—tune in to hear what they’ve got to say this week!(00:00) Welcome(01:16) Arsenal are world champions!(02:30) Brian Sørensen sacked(05:30) Manchester City vs. Chelsea(15:40) Proposed FA Cup changes(18:50) Player you’re watching for the future?(18:57) Lexi Potter(19:40) Jane Oboavwoduo(20:40) Will Katie McCabe be at Arsenal next season?(23:45) PredictionsHosts: Steph Houghton and Ian WrightExecutive Producer: Roscoe Bowman
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