Essential Football is back with a round-up of all the weekend's Premier League matches, featuring pundit reaction, interviews and reporter analysis from up and down the top-flight. PART ONE | Liverpool drop more points after they were held to a frantic 0-0 draw against Everton at Goodison Park. Ben Grounds reflects on the game, which Conor Cody denied a fairytale winner against his former club after a lengthy VAR check. That wasn’t the only VAR check of the day! VAR took centre stage on Saturday...
Sep 04, 2022•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast David Jones is joined by Roy Keane, Gary Neville, Paul Merson and Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink to look back on Man Utd's 4th win on the bounce as they beat Premier League leaders Arsenal 3-1 at Old Trafford.
Sep 04, 2022•46 min•Transcript available on Metacast The SNF team talk through Man City's missed the chance to go top of the table after Leon Bailey rescued a 1-1 home draw for Aston Villa. Plus, discuss the rest of Saturday's Premier League action.
Sep 03, 2022•44 min•Transcript available on Metacast With another Transfer Deadline Day upon us we look back on 20 years of the transfer window in the Premier League and how it has changed English football - and continues to evolve from year to year at the end of the top-flight's most expensive ever summer. PART 1 | Sky Sports News transfer gurus Dharmesh Sheth and Kaveh Solhekol join Peter Smith to discuss whether the transfer window has ever been as big as it is now, what sparks so much interest in transfers, how the window has changed the way c...
Aug 31, 2022•45 min•Transcript available on Metacast Essential Football is back with a round-up of all the weekend's Premier League matches, featuring pundit reaction, interviews and reporter analysis from up and down the top flight. PART ONE | Liverpool crisis? What crisis. Jurgen Klopp's side made history with a record-equalling 9-0 win over Bournemouth at Anfield, leaving Cherries boss Scott Parker pleading for new signings. There was a tougher afternoon for Man City who came back from 2-0 down to beat Crystal Palace, but boss Patrick Vieira st...
Aug 28, 2022•22 min•Transcript available on Metacast David Jones is joined by Jamier Carragher, Jamie Redknapp and Michael Dawson as they analyse Tottenham's 2-0 victory over Nottingham Forest. Spurs' Harry Kane and Antonio Conte join the panel to discuss their win as they move up to 3rd in the Premier League.
Aug 28, 2022•46 min•Transcript available on Metacast Bobby Zamora, Karen Carney and Alan Smith join Kelly Cates to discuss Arsenal's 2-1 win over Fulham in the Premier League. Plus, hear from both managers as the Gunners left it late to claim all three points over London rivals Fulham.
Aug 27, 2022•42 min•Transcript available on Metacast In the latest episode of Essential Football, we preview the Super Sunday clash between Nottingham Forest and Tottenham. PART ONE | Ron Walker is joined by Sky Sports pundit Michael Dawson, who is no stranger to Nottingham Forest or Tottenham, having played for both clubs during his career. The defender discusses Forest’s huge summer overhaul and their solid start to life back in the Premier League before giving his thoughts on what Tottenham should be aiming for under Antonio Conte this season. ...
Aug 26, 2022•27 min•Transcript available on Metacast Peter Smith is joined by Sky Sports News reporter Paul Gilmour and football journalist Joe Shread to analyse a summer of change at Chelsea on and off the pitch and what they can achieve this season after a mixed start to the campaign. We discuss the transfer business that has been done and the potential moves which could come before Deadline Day. Plus we hear from inside the camp, with an exclusive interview with Chelsea forward Kai Havertz, who lifts the lid on the mood after defeat at Leeds, h...
Aug 24, 2022•57 min•Transcript available on Metacast Gary Neville, Jamie Carragher and Roy Keane dissect an impressive win for Manchester United against fierce rivals Liverpool, with the MNF panel also joined by British rap artist, Stormzy.
Aug 22, 2022•55 min•Transcript available on Metacast Essential Football is back with a round-up of all the weekend's Premier League matches, featuring pundit reaction, interviews and reporter analysis from up and down the top flight. PART ONE | Newcastle once again displayed their impressive credentials under Eddie Howe with a 3-3 draw against champions Man City at St James' Park. Pep Guardiola and Micah Richards heap praise on Allain Saint-Maximin's part in the result, while we're also at Elland Road and the London Stadium, where Adam Bate and Zi...
Aug 21, 2022•25 min•Transcript available on Metacast Kelly Cates is joined by Jimmy-Floyd Hasselbaink, Shay Given and Micah Richards to reflect an extraordinary Super Sunday which saw Chelsea demolished at Elland Road and Manchester City surprisingly held at Newcastle.
Aug 21, 2022•38 min•Transcript available on Metacast David Jones is joined by Jamie Redknapp and Alan Smith as they discuss Arsenal's dominant win over Bournemouth as the Gunners go top of the Premier League. Two goals from captain Martin Odegaard and a beauty by William Saliba gave Mikel Arteta's men all three points.
Aug 20, 2022•43 min•Transcript available on Metacast In the latest episode of Essential Football, we take an in-depth look at the Monday Night Football clash between Manchester United and Liverpool at Old Trafford. PART ONE | Oliver Yew is joined by Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragher, who discusses how both Manchester United and Liverpool will set up at Old Trafford, Casemiro’s imminent arrival and Cristiano Ronaldo’s future and Liverpool’s slow start. The former Liverpool defender analyses where the game Monday’s huge showdown could be won or lost...
Aug 19, 2022•27 min•Transcript available on Metacast Peter Smith is joined by Sky Sports football journalists Sam Blitz and Joe Shread to analyse Arsenal’s promising start to the season and just where it could take them this term. The panel reflect on Gabriel Jesus’ big impact, Mikel Arteta’s tactical and personnel changes, and the team’s connection with a fanbase which is optimistic again. Plus, we discuss where else Arsenal will look to strengthen in the final weeks of the transfer window as they look to mount a charge for a top-four finish.
Aug 17, 2022•33 min•Transcript available on Metacast Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher assess Liverpool's 1-1 draw with Crystal Palace in the Premier League with new signing Darwin Nunez seeing red for a headbutt. Plus, Manchester United's defeat to Brentford on Saturday is analysed, the angry scenes at full-time in the clash between Chelsea and Tottenham is discussed and Carra and Nev answer your questions as they look back on iconic moments from 30 years of the Premier League.
Aug 15, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Transcript available on Metacast Essential Football is back with a round-up of all the weekend's Premier League matches, featuring pundit reaction, player interviews and reporter analysis from up and down the top flight.
Aug 15, 2022•41 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jamie Carragher, Karen Carney and Graham Souness dissect the crazy scenes at Stamford Bridge in the London Derby between Chelsea and Tottenham. The pundits discuss how the squads have developed over the summer transfer window, and where they see both teams finishing come the end of the season.
Aug 14, 2022•42 min•Transcript available on Metacast Kelly Cates is joined by Gary Neville, Jamie Redknapp and Karen Carney as they dissect one of Manchester United's worst Premier League performances in 30 years of the competition as a catalogue of defensive mistakes saw them thrashed 4-0 by Brentford.
Aug 13, 2022•44 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this week’s Essential Football episode we take an in-depth look at the blockbuster London derby between Chelsea and Tottenham at Stamford Bridge on Super Sunday. PART ONE | Peter Smith is joined by Sky Sports pundit Jamie Redknapp, who explains how Antonio Conte has turned Tottenham into a ‘real force’, the three transfers which will guarantee Chelsea a top-four finish and analyses where Sunday’s clash will be won and lost. PART TWO | Sam Blitz sits down with Chelsea captain Cesar Azpilicueta...
Aug 12, 2022•35 min•Transcript available on Metacast Sky Sports News’ senior reporter Melissa Reddy joins Sky Sports football journalist Jack Wilkinson to dissect Erik ten Hag’s tumultuous start to life at Manchester United, what Cristiano Ronaldo’s future and the club’s erratic transfer policy says about the recruitment strategy at Old Trafford, and how the Glazer family ownership is hindering true progress.
Aug 10, 2022•38 min•Transcript available on Metacast Essential Football is back with a round-up of all the weekend's Premier League matches, featuring pundit reaction, player interviews and reporter analysis from up and down the top flight. PART ONE | Arsenal faced Crystal Palace in the season curtain raiser and Mikel Arteta's side produced a resilient performance, securing a 2-0 victory at Selhurst Park. We hear from Gunners defender William Saliba, who finally made his long-awaited competitive debut for the club, and Sky Sports pundits Jamie Car...
Aug 07, 2022•25 min•Transcript available on Metacast David Jones is joined by Gary Neville, Micah Richards, Roy Keane and Karen Carney to look back on a busy day of Premier League action - including Erling Haaland's goal-scoring debut for Manchester City.
Aug 07, 2022•48 min•Transcript available on Metacast Kelly Cates is joined in the SNF studio by Jamie Redknapp and Duncan Ferguson to reflect on a rare victory for Chelsea as a Jorginho penalty earns Blues first win at Goodison Park since 2017.
Aug 06, 2022•33 min•Transcript available on Metacast Kelly Cates presents the first Friday Night Football of the 2022/23 Premier League season and is joined by both Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher as they analyse Arsenal’s 2-0 win against Crystal Palace. Carragher was particularly impressed with William Saliba’s debut as the youngster was named man of the match. There is also reaction from Mikel Arteta and Patrick Vieira.
Aug 05, 2022•50 min•Transcript available on Metacast The Premier League is back – with a World Cup twist in the middle of it – and in this special preview podcast we take a look at how the 20 teams are shaping up for a mammoth campaign. Ron Walker is joined by Sky Sports senior football journalists Peter Smith and Oliver Yew as well as football writer and EFL expert Dan Long to run the rule over new signings, familiar faces and their battles set to play out at both ends of the table. Plus we sit down with Sky Sports presenter David Jones to find o...
Aug 04, 2022•1 hr 27 min•Transcript available on Metacast Paolo di Canio, Harry Redknapp and Neil Sullivan recall the Italian's sublime volley for West Ham against Wimbledon in 2000.
Jun 11, 2022•20 min•Transcript available on Metacast Troy Deeney, Manuel Almunia and Andy King discuss Watford's dramatic winner against Leicester in the 2013 Championship playoff semi-final.
Jun 10, 2022•22 min•Transcript available on Metacast Patjim Kasami, Darren Bent and Damien Delaney look back at the Swiss striker's incredible goal for Fulham against Crystal Palace from 2013.
Jun 09, 2022•17 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jermain Defoe, Ryan Taylor and Martin Tyler look back to the 2015 Tyne-Wear derby and Defoe's stunning winner for Sunderland against Newcastle.
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