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The latest news, insight, analysis and big name guests from the Premier League and the Football League, plus Scottish, International and European football. Join us! Get in touch with us @5liveSport on social media and remember to leave us your ratings and reviews.

Football Daily

Lyle Taylor and Tommy Smith join Aaron Paul to discuss the week's EFL headlines.

They dissect the latest managerial situation at Middlesbrough, with Kim Hellberg expected to be the new man in the dugout. Tommy also talks about his new role at Middlesbrough, as the loans manager, following his retirement from the club earlier this year. 

Philippe Clement is in at Norwich, so the panel discuss the direction of the club and whether that appointment is a coup or a gamble, plus how hopeful the Canaries can now be this season.

In League One, with just six points separating the top 12, who is best placed to break free of the pack at the top of the table? And who makes the EFL Ultimate XI, or is it time for a rival team?

Finally, with over 100 National League fixtures kicking off three minutes late over the international break, will the 3UP initiative lead to an extra promotion spot to the football league?

Timecodes:
00:30 Tommy's new job and fresh choice of chocolate snack
03:00 The mood at Boro since Rob Edwards' departure
06:08 Boro set to appoint Kim Helleberg ahead of Swansea
12:36 Norwich hire Philippe Clement - is it a coup or a gamble?
19:15 How many Championship teams are in trouble?
24:10 Why did it not work for Liam Manning and why will it work for Clement?
25:53 Lyle's radical suggestion for the Ultimate EFL XI
28:42 League One - 12 teams separated by six points
32:43 3UP campaign

72+ EFL Pod: Clement to Norwich and 3UP?

Former Scotland international Pat Nevin and ex-Scotland captain Rachel Corsie join Steve Crossman and commentator Eilidh Barbour from Hampden as Scotland secure a first World Cup spot for 28 years. 

The team react to an epic night of football in Glasgow that finished 4-2 and had it all: 6 goals, a red card, a penalty, a stoppage time winner and a final-kick-of-the-game goal. 

Hear from Steve Clarke, the first Scotland manager to get the national team to three consecutive major tournaments, as well as from captain Andy Robertson and goalscorers Kieran Tierney and Kenny McLean. There's also an interview with midfielder John McGinn. 

Elsewhere, Wales thrashed North Macedonia 7-1 to earn themselves a home advantage in next year's World Cup play-off semi-final. Craig Bellamy tells us he had an eye on the Scotland game too, though. 

Timecodes:
0'15 Full-time whistle
8'51 Steve Clarke
16'00 Kieran Tierney and Kenny McLean
27'39 Andy Robertson
37'25 John McGinn
45'02 Craig Bellamy

5 Live/ BBC Sounds commentaries this week:

Wednesday 19th November
WOMENS CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Arsenal v Real Madrid 2000 KO, live on 5 Live.

Thursday 20th November
WOMENS CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Chelsea v Barcelona 2000 KO, live on 5 Live.

Saturday 22nd November
PREMIER LEAGUE: Liverpool v Nottingham Forest 1500 KO, live on 5 Live.
PREMIER LEAGUE: Fulham v Sunderland 1500 KO, live on 5 Sports Extra. 
PREMIER LEAGUE: Newcastle United v Manchester City 1730 KO, live on 5 Live.

Sunday 23rd November
PREMIER LEAGUE: Leeds United v Aston Villa 1400 KO, live on 5 Live.
PREMIER LEAGUE: Arsenal v Tottenham 1630 KO, live on 5 Live.

Scotland qualify for 2026 World Cup

Scotland and Wales could secure World Cup spots with victory on Tuesday night - will they, and what would it mean?

Former Scottish international James McFadden joins Jonathan Northcroft, Chief Football Writer at the Sunday Times, and Eilidh Barbour to ponder what's required for Steve Clarke to lead the Tartan Army to a first World Cup for 28 years.

Scotland's task is simple: defeat Denmark at Hampden Park. Toke Theilade joins the show to give the Danish perspective, with an illness in the camp contributing to a shock draw with Belarus.

As for Wales, things are less straight-forward. Two points separating the top three sides in Group J and so all of qualification, play-offs and elimination are possible. Rob Earnshaw, who earned 59 caps in his career, helps preview their home fixture against North Macedonia.

We also hear from the player of the international break, Troy Parrott, whose 96th-minute winner over Hungary not only completed his hat-trick but secured his nation a World Cup play-off spot. Former Ireland midfielder Andy Reid explains what that drama meant to the country and the panel discuss the positive state of football in Britain and Ireland with all five nations in with a chance of World Cup spots.

Timecodes:
00:45 What would ending the 28-year wait for a World Cup mean for Scotland?
06:45 How do the players use the emotion in the right way?
10:10 Steve Clarke on his emotions ahead of the game
14:00 How do Scotland improve from the performance in Greece?
17:10 How important will Andy Robertson's leadership be?
18:50 The Danish perspective with Toke Theilade
22:18 Will Rasmus Hojlund and Joachim Andersen be available for this game and what impact has the illness in the camp had?
24:20 What are Denmark's expectations for this game? 
28:59 Wales v North Macedonia preview with Rob Earnshaw
32:06 Has Harry Wilson become Gareth Bale's successor as the Welsh leader?
33:58 Troy Parrott interview on his dramatic winner and hat-trick for Ireland in Hungary
37:22 Andy Reid debates whether this is the start of something bigger for Ireland
41:10 How strong a place is British and Irish football in at the moment?

Commentaries coming up this week:
Tues 1945 Scotland v Denmark — 5Live
Tues 1945 Wales v North Macedonia — Sports Extra
Wed 2000 Arsenal Women v Real Madrid Femenino — 5Live
Thurs 2000 Chelsea Women v Barcelona Femení — 5Live
Sat 1500 Liverpool v Nottingham Forest — 5Live
Sat 1500 Fulham v Sunderland — Sports Extra
Sat 1730 Newcastle United v Manchester City — 5Live
Sun 1400 Leeds United v Aston Villa — 5Live
Sun 1630 Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur — 5Live

Will Scotland and Wales qualify, and is British and Irish football in its best-ever place?

England wrapped up a perfect World Cup qualifying campaign with a 2-0 win against Albania. Victory in Tirana made it 8 wins from 8, with 22 goals scored and none conceded. Alistair Bruce-Ball is joined by former England defenders Stephen Warnock and Conor Coady for reaction to that match and to assess the key questions that lie ahead for Thomas Tuchel.

We hear from the England head coach, captain Harry Kane, and Dean Henderson.

There’s also reaction to an incredible comeback from the Republic of Ireland, they booked themselves a play-off spot for the World Cup with a 3-2 win in Hungary. The Irish Independent’s Dan McDonnell joins us to discuss Troy Parrott’s hattrick and the emotional scenes at the fulltime whistle.

Timecodes:
01:24 – Albania 0-2 England 
05:00 – The importance of Harry Kane
08:01 – Harry Kane Interview
12:13 – Who should be England’s 10?
13:07 – Thomas Tuchel Interview 
18:50 – MID
19:03 – Dean Henderson Interview
27:29 – Republic of Ireland book a play-off spot

England end perfect qualifying campaign as Republic of Ireland make the play-offs

Kelly Cates is joined by Nedum Onuoha, Rory Smith and comedian Kae Kurd to discuss the changes they would make if they were designing football from scratch.

How would they tweak the rules? What punishments would they introduce? How long should a game last? How many players per team? How many points for a win? Would they keep VAR?

Reinventing Football - what to do with handball, penalties and VAR?

John Murray, Ali Bruce-Ball & Conor McNamara talk football, travel & language after Cristiano Ronaldo sees red as Republic of Ireland beat Portugal, and England beat Serbia. What about the ‘mind-altering’ shoes some of the England players are wearing? There’s a European theme to Clash of the Commentators. And suggestions always welcome for our Great Glossary of Football Commentary and unintended pub names from football commentary - WhatsApp voicenotes to 08000 289 369 & emails to TCV@bbc.co.uk

00:40 Conor fresh from Ireland-Portugal
04:40 Takeaways from England-Serbia
06:05 Mind-altering shoes & commentary attire
16:05 5 Live commentaries this weekend
18:00 John prepares for trip to Albania
24:55 Unintended (and intended) pub names
33:15 Clash of the Commentators
41:45 Great Glossary of Football Commentary
52:55 Magazine memories

5 Live / BBC Sounds Premier League commentaries:
Fri 1945 Slovakia v Northern Ireland on Sports Extra,
Sat 1330 Man City v Man Utd in WSL on Sports Extra,
Sat 1700 Liechtenstein v Wales on Sports Extra,
Sat 1945 Greece v Scotland on 5 Live,
Sun 1200 Liverpool v Chelsea in WSL on Sports Extra,
Sun 1200 Brighton v Leicester in WSL on Sports Extra 2,
Sun 1430 Tottenham v Arsenal in WSL on 5 Live,
Sun 1700 Albania v England on 5 Live,
Mon 1945 Northern Ireland v Luxembourg on Sports Extra,
Tue 1945 Scotland v Denmark on 5 Live,
Tue 1945 Wales v North Macedonia on Sports Extra,
Wed 2000 Arsenal v Real Madrid in UWCL on 5 Live,
Thu 2000 Chelsea v Barcelona in UWCL on 5 Live.

Glossary so far (in alphabetical order):

DIVISION ONE
Bosman,
Cruyff Turn,
Dead-ball specialist,
Fox in the box,
Giving the goalkeeper the eyes,
Head tennis,
Hibs it,
In a good moment,
Leading the line
The Maradona,
Olimpico,
Onion bag,
Panenka,
Rabona,
Scorpion kick,
Spursy,
Tiki-taka,
Where the kookaburra sleeps,
Where the owl sleeps,
Where the spiders sleep.

DIVISION TWO
Ball stays hit,
Business end,
Came down with snow on it,
Cauldron atmosphere
Coat is on a shoogly peg,
Come back to haunt them,
Easy tap-in,
Daisycutter,
First cab off the rank,
Has that in his locker,
High wide and not very handsome,
Howler,
One for the cameras,
One for the purists,
Played us off the park,
Purple patch,
Put their laces through it,
Rolls Royce,
Root and branch review,
Row Z,
Seats on the plane,
Show across the bows,
Stramash,
Taking one for the team,
That’s great… (football),
Thunderous strike.

UNSORTED
2-0 is a dangerous score,
After you Claude,
All-Premier League affair,
Aplomb,
Bag/box of tricks,
Brace,
Brandished,
Bread and butter,
Breaking the deadlock,
Bundled over the line,
Champions elect / champions apparent,
Clinical finish,
Commentator’s curse,
Coupon buster,
Cultured/Educated left foot,
Denied by the woodwork,
Draught excluder,
Elimination line,
Fellow countryman,
Foot race,
Formerly of this parish,
Free hit,
Goalkeepers’ Union,
Goalmouth scramble,
Good touch for a big man,
Honeymoon Period,
In and around,
In the shop window,
Keeping ball under their spell,
Keystone Cops defending,
Languishing,
Loitering with intent,
Marching orders,
Nestle in the bottom corner,
Numbered derbies,
Nutmeg,
Opposite number,
Park the bus,
PK for penalty-kick,
Postage stamp,
Put it in the mixer,
Rasping shot,
Red wine not white wine,
Relegation six-pointer,
Rooted at the bottom,
Route One,
Roy of the Rovers stuff,
Sending the goalkeeper the wrong way,
Shooting boots,
Sleeping giants,
Slide rule pass,
Small matter of,
Spiders web,
Stayed hit,
Steepling,
Stinging the palms,
Stonewall penalty,
Straight off the training ground,
Taking one for the team,
Team that likes to play football,
Throw their cap on it,
Thruppenny bit head / 50p head,
Towering header,
Two good feet,
Turning into a basketball match,
Turning into a cricket score,
Usher/Shepherd the ball out of play,
Walking a disciplinary tightrope,
Wand of a left foot,
We’ve got a cup tie on our hands,
Winger in their pocket,
Wrap foot around it,
Your De Bruynes, your Gundogans etc.

The Commentators' View: Ronaldo’s red & mind-altering shoes

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 Tuchel

5 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.

England still 100% in World Cup qualifiers

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 72MINUS

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,
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.

72+ EFL Pod: Edwards to Wolves & O’Neil to Boro?

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.

Destination New Jersey: Hope in the Caribbean & Latin American domination

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

Scotland qualify for 2026 World Cup

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