Musa and Ryan recap the Champions League chaos, which saw Ajax beat Dortmund for a second time to secure qualification to the Round of 16 (04:19), Liverpool cruise through after a super-impressive performance against Atlético at Anfield (12:50), as well as Bayern and Juventus joining them as the first sides through to the knockout stages (18:28). They round up the other results (22:03) before answering a few Champions League–related questions (39:37). Hosts: Musa Okwonga and Ryan Hunn Learn more...
Nov 04, 2021•56 min
It’s Wrighty’s birthday! He’s joined by Flo Lloyd-Hughes and Ryan Hunn, who surprise him with some birthday messages from the Wrighty’s House crew (01:20) before moving onto football. They begin with the Women’s FA Cup semifinals, as Flo was in Manchester to see City heavily defeated by Chelsea, who will play Arsenal in December’s final (09:20). Next, some talking points from a hectic Premier League weekend, including more praise for Ian’s former clubs West Ham (22:47) and Crystal Palace (35:17)...
Nov 03, 2021•50 min
Musa and Ryan were recording as news broke that Nuno Espírito Santo had been sacked as Spurs coach, so that’s where they begin this week (06:11). They discuss how the club has gotten here since the high of the Champions League final in 2019 and what's next, with Antonio Conte’s appointment on the horizon. Next, it’s on to Serie A, where Milan beat Roma at the Stadio Olimpico to stay level on points with Napoli (23:10), then to La Liga (34:14), and then to Bundesliga (40:16). Hosts: Musa Okwonga ...
Nov 01, 2021•59 min
Musa and Ryan begin by discussing Adelaide United’s Josh Cavallo coming out as the first openly gay player actively playing in a men’s top-flight league, the widespread love and support he received, and the hope for inclusion in football going forward (05:55). Next up, it’s on to the not particularly surprising news that Barcelona relieved Ronald Koeman of his managerial duties, following Wednesday’s defeat to newly promoted Rayo Vallecano (13:19). Finally, there’s some love for Gladbach, who el...
Oct 28, 2021•1 hr
Ian is joined by Mayowa Quadri and Jeanette Kwakye making her return! They begin by chatting about Manchester United, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, and the fallout after the 5-0 defeat at home to Liverpool (04:19). There’s love for Declan Rice, who continues to put in wonderful performances for a West Ham side in the Champions League spots (25:38), plus some chat about England’s women, including flowers for Beth Mead (39:10). Host: Ian Wright Guests: Mayowa Quadri and Jeanette Kwakye Producers: Ryan Hun...
Oct 27, 2021•1 hr 1 min
Musa and Ryan are back to talk about a huge weekend of football. They begin with Liverpool’s 5-0 win over Manchester United at Old Trafford, including a hat trick for Mo Salah (02:42), before shouting out some other great Premier League performances of the weekend. Next, it’s off to mainland Europe, for El Clásico (25:15) and a top-of-the-table clash between Atleti and Real Sociedad, Marseille’s goalless draw with PSG (34:09), managers getting sent off in Serie A, including the Derby d’Italia (3...
Oct 25, 2021•59 min
What a week of Champions League! Musa and Ryan begin at the Wanda, which saw an epic game play out between Atlético Madrid and Liverpool (04:26), and discuss Ajax turning it on against Dortmund, a weird game between PSG and RB Leipzig (18:56), and a roundup of the rest of Tuesday’s action (25:58). After a quick shout-out to Leicester City and Patson Daka (28:40), it’s on to another thriller at Old Trafford, where Manchester United completed a late comeback to beat Atalanta and go top of the grou...
Oct 21, 2021•59 min
Ian is joined by Ryan Hunn to chat about Arsenal and Crystal Palace sharing the points after a late equalizer from Alexandre Lacazette (05:49). They heap praise on Palace’s progress under Patrick Vieira and discuss Arsenal’s passive approach after taking the lead. There are also more flowers for Mo Salah and Sadio Mané after Liverpool’s 5-0 win away at Watford (31:50), plus a little bit on the news that England will play its next game behind closed doors following the crowd trouble at the Euro 2...
Oct 20, 2021•47 min
Musa and Ryan begin with a quick roundup of some important results around Europe, including the men and women’s Bundesligas and Real Madrid's continued struggles in the women’s Primera (06:14), before focusing on a few key games from the weekend. They begin briefly with Liverpool’s hammering of Watford, which saw another wonderful Mo Salah goal and Sadio Mané reach 100 Premier League goals (15:30), and Chelsea escaping with a win at Brentford (19:36). Then it’s onto Leicester’s impressive displa...
Oct 18, 2021•1 hr 6 min
Musa and Ryan are back for a mailbag episode. They touch on some of the bad and some of the great recent football stuff (1:01), before answering questions on the Chelsea women’s 3-4-3 formation (12:57), the Newcastle takeover (20:08), which game in history they would go back to attend live (31:38), and the process of watching games as work (33:46). Finally, they answer some questions about Bonds and Bond villains (41:28), which retired player they would want to bring back (48:16), and more! Host...
Oct 14, 2021•1 hr 3 min
It’s the 50th episode of 'Wrighty’s House'! Ian is joined by Ryan Hunn and, on his birthday, Musa Okwonga, to chat about France winning the Nations League (06:52), the Barclays WSL (17:12), and a short film with his son Shaun and grandson D’Margio (26:05). Then it’s on to the first 'Wrighty’s House' XI, where Wrighty picks a lineup of 11 legends that caused him to have a WTF moment when he shared the pitch with them (33:22). Host: Ian Wright Guests: Ryan Hunn and Musa Okwonga Producers: Ryan Hun...
Oct 12, 2021•1 hr 8 min
The Women’s Champions League group stage kicked off this week, so Musa and Ryan discuss the two showpiece fixtures, which saw Barcelona put four past Arsenal and Chelsea share points with Wolfsburg in a six-goal thriller (08:46), and round up the other games. Then it’s on to Spain, who ended Italy’s run with a 2-1 Nations League semifinal win at San Siro (30:30). Quick note: There’s no 'Stadio' on Monday next week, but Musa and Ryan will join Ian on 'Wrighty’s House,' which will go up Tuesday. H...
Oct 07, 2021•54 min
Ian is joined by Musa Okwonga and Mayowa Quadri to discuss Brentford’s impressive start to life in the Premier League and to heap praise on Thomas Frank (02:19). They talk about how difficult it can be to carry impressive form into the next season, Leeds (14:13), Watford’s appointment of Claudio Ranieri (19:27), Leicester (24:40) and Wrighty’s own experience of a first season in the top flight. Then there’s some Barclays FA WSL Women’s Champions League chat (31:23) and a no-spoiler shout of the ...
Oct 06, 2021•51 min
Musa and Ryan begin with the story that rocked the NWSL: Paul Riley was fired by the North Carolina Courage after former players said that he sexually coerced them dating back to 2010, with NWSL commissioner Lisa Baird and general counsel Lisa Levine also leaving their posts (07:53). Then, it’s on to three special games this weekend, starting with an epic battle at Anfield between Liverpool and Manchester City (15:12), a vintage Atlético Madrid performance over Barcelona at the Wanda Metropolita...
Oct 04, 2021•1 hr 8 min
Musa and Ryan are back to talk about another hectic round of Champions League games, but before they do, there’s a quick shout for the Women’s FA Cup, which resumed midweek (05:12). Then it’s on to the men’s top competition, beginning with Liverpool’s calm dispatch of Porto and a late penalty for Atlético Madrid to beat Milan at San Siro (07:45), more woe for Barcelona (11:40), and PSG’s win over Manchester City (22:04). Plus, Manchester United left it late against Villarreal (29:58), penalties ...
Sep 30, 2021•55 min
A very happy Wrighty is joined by Flo Lloyd-Hughes and Musa Okwonga to chat about Arsenal’s win over Spurs in Sunday’s North London Derby (01:00) as well as what this means for Spurs. There’s also chat about goalkeeping shithousery (27:01), player apologies, and some Barclays WSL chat including flowers for the legend Kim Little (37:22). Host: Ian Wright Guests: Flo Lloyd-Hughes and Musa Okwonga Producers: Ryan Hunn and Roscoe Bowman Additional Production Assistance: Isaiah Blakely Learn more abo...
Sep 29, 2021•57 min
Musa and Ryan focus on the Premier League and Series A this week, beginning at Stamford Bridge, where Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City got their first win over Thomas Tuchel's Chelsea side (07:44). Then, in arguably the game of the weekend, Brentford hosted Liverpool in a six-goal thriller (20:49), Aston Villa got its first win at Old Trafford in 11 years (25:47), and Arsenal triumphed over Spurs in the North London Derby (which 'Wrighty’s House' will cover more!) (30:26). There was a wonderful R...
Sep 27, 2021•1 hr 3 min
It’s 'Stadio' mailbag time! Musa and Ryan answer listener questions on Radamel Falcao’s signing and unconventional shirt numbers (05:15), murky sponsorships (10:55), a mini Barcelona what-if (12:44), and tactics (17:16). There are also questions about fandom and allegiance (26:56), shadowing a footballer during a game (31:58), and, if Jeff Bezos had bought the Zlatan take for €1 billion, how they would invest the money in football (38:40). Hosts: Musa Okwonga and Ryan Hunn Producer: Ryan Hunn Ad...
Sep 23, 2021•50 min
Ian is joined by Mayowa Quadri and Ryan Hunn to discuss the passing of the legendary Jimmy Greaves, the all-time top flight goal-scorer in England and the first inductee into the new Wrighty’s House Wall of Fame (08:36). They then look ahead to this weekend’s North London Derby (28:39) and chat about the Schumacher documentary, which was released last week (38:17). Host: Ian Wright Guests: Mayowa Quadri and Ryan Hunn Producers: Ryan Hunn and Roscoe Bowman Additional Production Assistance: Isaiah...
Sep 22, 2021•56 min
This week, Musa and Ryan begin with the Premier League’s silly Sunday, full of curious decisions and moments of brilliance. They start by looking back at Chelsea’s commanding win over Spurs at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium, thanks in no small part to N’Golo Kanté’s second-half introduction (03:34), and how the result provided a rare statistical quirk with Liverpool, who won 3-0 over Crystal Palace (12:47). There are shouts to Aston Villa, Southampton, Watford, and Brentford (15:23), before they ...
Sep 20, 2021•1 hr 6 min
Champions League is back and so are Musa and Ryan. There’s chat about Barcelona’s defeat to Bayern at Camp Nou (04:15), David Wagner’s Young Boys beating Manchester United (14:29), and Manchester City’s kind-of-but-not-quite demolition of RB Leipzig, with Jack Grealish scoring in his first match in the tournament (25:11). There’s also chat about Liverpool’s win over Milan (30:07), Jude Bellingham being brilliant again (32:57), and the rest of the games from midweek (38:21). Hosts: Musa Okwonga a...
Sep 16, 2021•58 min
Ian is joined by Musa Okwonga and The Athletic’s Carl Anka to talk about two players joining the 100 Club in the past week. First up, Liverpool’s Mo Salah, who made it after opening the scoring against Leeds on Sunday (03:21). They also discuss another deadly finisher, as Arsenal’s Vivianne Miedema reached 100 goals last week, upping her total on the weekend in the Barclays WSL (18:43). There’s a quick roundup of the other WSL games and a nod to the Women’s Champions League draw, before wrapping...
Sep 15, 2021•1 hr 4 min
Musa and Ryan begin in Germany this week, with arguably the game of the weekend taking place in the Bundesliga, as Dortmund were victorious over Bayer Leverkusen in a seven-goal thriller (05:17), as well as Bayern’s win in Leipzig to continue a tricky start for Jesse Marsch (19:17) and first wins of the season for Gladbach and Hertha (23:00). Next up, it’s the Premier League, with a huge win for Crystal Palace ending Spurs’ 100 percent record (24:50), Manchester United’s win over Newcastle Unite...
Sep 13, 2021•1 hr 3 min
Musa and Ryan begin by reflecting on the death of the great Michael K. Williams (00:55), who played some of their favorite TV roles. They then touch on some stories from the men’s international break, including Weston McKennie being sent home from the USMNT camp after violating COVID-19 protocols (06:34), the chaos of Brazil vs. Argentina being suspended (18:00), and more. Then it's on to the main event with the Untweetable XI, a collection of current players who you just can’t tweet about witho...
Sep 08, 2021•1 hr 12 min
Ian is joined by Flo Lloyd-Hughes and Ryan Hunn to chat a little bit about his cameo in 'Ted Lasso' (02:38) before moving on to the Women’s Super League’s opening weekend, which included a potential title clash as Arsenal beat Chelsea at Emirates Stadium (09:56) and big wins for Manchester United and Manchester City. Next up, there’s some thoughts on England’s qualifier against Andorra, with Jude Bellingham again impressing (27:29), and finally, some stuff on Ian and Musa’s 'Striking Out' book p...
Sep 06, 2021•55 min
With Musa on the road with Wrighty, he and Ryan recorded on Wednesday, reflecting on some key transfer deadline day deals, beginning with the loan deals that saw Antoine Griezmann return to Atlético Madrid, Saul Niguéz head to Chelsea, and Luuk de Jong arrive at Barcelona (04:40). There’s also chat about Hector Bellerin’s loan to Real Betis with another right back, Takehiro Tomiyasu, going to Arsenal from Bologna (17:45), Liverpool’s window (26:24), and the Premier League’s financial dominance d...
Sep 02, 2021•56 min
Ian is joined by Mayowa Quadri and The Athletic’s Carl Anka to discuss the current mood around Arsenal (00:59) and Mason Greenwood’s continued growth as a striker following his winner on the weekend (08:45). They also look ahead to the Barclays WSL return, including the favorites, key signings (25:45), and a story from one of Wrighty’s big European nights (41:36) before rounding up with a couple of highlights from the past weekend’s football, including more flowers for Patrick Bamford (45:38). H...
Sep 01, 2021•57 min
Musa and Ryan look back at Liverpool’s heavyweight clash against Chelsea at Anfield (4:07), before touching on some other talking points from the Premier League weekend, including some love for Spurs and West Ham (19:00), another 5-0 win for Manchester City (22:08), Manchester United’s record away win (25:37), and the good and bad of Cristiano Ronaldo’s re-signing (28:21). They then head to France, where Leo Messi came off the bench to make his PSG debut against Reims (38:46), as well as a quick...
Aug 30, 2021•1 hr 5 min
Musa and Ryan chat about some of the midweek results (3:58) before diving into the mailbag once more. They build a Premier League XI, using only one player from any club (9:40), and discuss Christian Pulisic’s playing time (18:55), removing one thing from the game (21:53), passes and runs (26:03), which rules in football they would change, whether aliens play the beautiful game (32:20), teams to never give up on (38:42), and who they would like to see play in different positions (43:40). Hosts: ...
Aug 26, 2021•56 min
Ian is joined by Ryan Hunn and Mayowa Quadri to chat about Tammy Abraham’s move to Roma and his impressive debut (02:16) before reacting to the 'Spider-Man: No Way Home' trailer (including Doctor Strange’s tracksuit bottoms and Arsenal fandom in the multiverse) (17:07), Ralph Hasenhüttl’s waistcoat, and Graham Potter’s beard (20:17). Flowers this week go to Yves Bissouma and Erik Lamela, who were integral to Brighton's and Sevilla’s respective wins from two (23:06), and they have a little look a...
Aug 25, 2021•49 min
