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- John Murray, Ian Dennis & Ali Bruce-Ball discuss life as football commentators. From the handshake/handclasp debate to looking ahead to the Manchester derby. Will Ian’s losing streak in Clash of the Commentators continue? What will be the Unintended Pub Name of the Week, and which terms and phrases will be added to the Great Glossary of Football Commentary? Messages and voicenotes welcome on WhatsApp to 08000 289 369 & emails to TCV@bbc.co.uk
01:15 Ian back from Portugal,
04:20 Handshakes or hand clasps?
09:00 Arsenal’s strong start continues,
11:05 How the weekend looks on 5 Live,
16:25 Will Enzo Maresca rotate?
19:45 Craziest local derbies…
26:15 Best terms for 5/6 goals?
32:40 Clash of the Commentators,
44:25 Unintended Pub Name of the Week,
49:30 Great Glossary of Football Commentary.
5 Live / BBC Sounds commentaries:
Sat 1500 Liverpool v Fulham,
Sat 1500 Chelsea v Hull City on Sports Extra 2,
Sat 1730 Spurs v Everton,
Sun 1400 Coventry v Brighton & Hove,
Sun 1630 Man Utd v Man City.
Great Glossary of Football Commentary:
DIVISION ONE
50p head
Agricultural challenge,
Back of the net,
Back to square one,
Backside and elbows,
The Beautiful Game,
Booked,
Bosman,
Bullet header,
Caretaker manager,
Channel of joy,
Coupon buster,
Cruyff Turn,
Cultured/educated left foot,
Dead-ball specialist,
Draught excluder,
Elastico/flip-flap,
False nine,
Fox in the box,
Giving the goalkeeper the eyes,
Grub hunter,
Head like a biscuit tin,
Head like a sheriff’s badge,
Head tennis,
Hibs it,
In a good moment,
In behind,
Lollipop,
Magic of the FA Cup,
The Maradona,
Off their line,
Olimpico,
Onion bag,
Panenka,
Parachute payment,
Park the bus,
Perfect hat-trick,
Postage stamp,
Put his cap on it,
Rabona,
Roy of the Rovers stuff,
Schmeichel-style,
Scorpion kick,
Spursy,
Stick it in the mixer,
Sweeper keeper,
Taking it to the corner flag,
Target man,
Tiki-taka,
Towering header,
Trivela,
Where the kookaburra sleeps,
Where the owl sleeps,
Where the spiders sleep,
You could have two goalkeepers in there and they still wouldn’t have saved it. - Kelly Somers, Paul Robinson, Charlie Adam and, Alistair Bruce-Ball react to the second night of the opening Champions League matches, including Liverpool’s 2-1 win over Atletico Madrid and, Arsenal’s narrow win in Italy against Napoli.
In the EFL Cup Chelsea once again showed their attacking power beating Leeds 6-3.
We also hear the thoughts of the Liverpool manager Andoni Iraola, the Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta and, the Chelsea boss Xabi Alonso.
TIME CODES
00:00 Intro
00:28 Liverpool beat Atletico Madrid
02:00 Alexis Mac Allister
04:38 Dominik Szoboszlai shines again
06:36 Bradley Barcola goes off
08:00 Andoni Iraola on Bradley Barcola
08:42 Liverpool’s attack
10:16 Liverpool’s defensive frailties
12:20 Andoni Iraola on his sides performance
15:35 Arsenal beat Napoli
16:40 Mikel Arteta
17:09 Martin Odegaard
19:06 Viktor Gyokeres
21:20 Do Arsenal have a gamechanger?
22:30 Other Champions League scores
22:58 Chelsea beat Leeds in the EFL Cup
27:00 Xabi Alonso
5LIVE COMMENTARIES THIS WEEK
Saturday 12th September
15:00 - Liverpool v Fulham
15:00 - Chelsea v Hull City (Sports Extra 2)
17:30 - Spurs v Everton
Sunday 13th September
12:00 WSL – Manchester United v Chelsea (Sports Extra)
14:00 Coventry City v Brighton
16:30 Arsenal v Chelsea - Kelly Cates is joined by Ian Dennis, Pat Nevin and Nedum Onuoha to review the opening night of Champions League matches.
There were wins for Manchester City, Aston Villa and Jose Mourinho's Real Madrid. The panel also looks ahead to Liverpool and Arsenal playing their first games in the tournament on Wednesday. We hear from City manager Enzo Maresca, plus Liverpool's Alex Mac Allister who talks about how he nearly left the club in the summer.
1:00 Pat Nevin's thoughts on Man City's performance.
2:35 Nedum Onuoha gives his opinion on the win.
5:20 Haaland is "unstoppable".
08:10 Nedum evaluates the City defence.
10:00 Enzo Maresca interview.
11:35 Jose Mourinho back in the Champions League.
15:10 Villa manager Unai Emery on their win.
19:40 A look ahead to Liverpool and Arsenal's matches. - Mark Chapman is joined by Rory Smith, Chris and newly-appointed England U21s assistant coach Conor Coady.
They look at Arsenal's impressive start to their defence of their Premier League and the early form of Kai Havertz, Martin Odegaard and Bukayo Saka. Â
Is a return of four points from three games good enough for Man Utd? The panel look at a mixed start for Michael Carrick's side.Â
And they assess why Burnley and Leicester are struggling in the Championship and League One.Â
TIMECODES
00:30 Conor Coady retirement
02:30 Do Arsenal look untouchable?
07:35 The dangers posed by a fully fit Odegaard, Havertz and SakaÂ
14:20 What can Chelsea read into the defeat?Â
18:00 Alonso like Ancelotti
22:00 Man Utd's defensive frailtiesÂ
30:45 Leicester and Russell Martin's struggles
41:55 Why have Burnley started badly?
5 LIVE/BBC SOUNDS COMMENTARIES
Tuesday 1945 Crystal Palace v Middlesbrough (Sports Extra 2 - Simulcast)
Tuesday 2000 FC Porto v Manchester City (5 Live)
Wednesday 2000 Liverpool v Atletico Madrid (5 Live)
Wednesday 2000 Chelsea v Leeds United (Sports Extra 3 - Simulcast) - Rick Edwards, Luke Edwards and Clinton Morrison discuss the latest Premier League weekend.
Champions Arsenal maintained their perfect start to the season by coming from behind to beat Chelsea - can anyone stop them from defending their title? Ainsley Maitland-Niles' stunning late strike saw Everton's difficult week end in positive fashion, while Alexander Isak showed some promising signs with a brace in Liverpool's win at Ipswich. Nottingham Forest are unhappy with VAR again after they were denied a winner against Spurs - Spurs remain winless and goalless. And how worried should we be about Fulham after their third straight loss? Send your messages and voicenotes on WhatsApp to 08000 289 369.
01:43 - Arsenal land first big blow in title race
10:45 - Everton end tough week with late drama
18:00 - Isak finally comes good for Liverpool
22:35 - Manchester City keep finding a way
25:43 - Half-time teaser
29:15 - Forest's latest VAR complaints
32:57 - Spurs still not gelling
36:07 - Hull's fast start continues
37:52 - Alvaro Arbeloa still waiting for first Fulham point
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