Kelly Cates presents 'Saturday Night Football' alongside Graeme Souness and Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink as they reflect on another Liverpool defeat as Crysencio Summerville's 89th-minute strike clinched a 2-1 win for Leeds at Anfield, causing Jurgen Klopp's beleaguered side to lose more ground on the top four.
Jamie Carragher and Sean Dyche dissect West Ham's controversial win over Bournemouth which sees them move up to tenth in the Premier League. We also hear from Bournemouth's Gary O'Neil who was less than happy with the VAR decisions that went against his team. Jamie and Sean also look at the sides involved in the relegation scrap.
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 | Gary Neville and Roy Keane tussle over Cristiano Ronaldo while Ron Walker and Jack Wilkinson look back on a chess-like encounter between Chelsea and Manchester United at Stamford Bridge. Elsewhere, Adam Bate reflects on a superb Nottm Forest win over Liverpool, while Ben Grounds is impressed by the team Edd...
David Jones is joined by Les Ferdinand and Jamie Redknapp as they analyse Tottenham's 2-1 home loss to Newcastle, including a controversial opener from Callum Wilson.
Kelly Cates presents 'Saturday Night Football' from Stamford Bridge alongside Roy Keane and Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink and they witnessed Manchester United’s Casemiro score a header in injury time to snatch a draw against Chelsea. Keane feels United should be scoring more goals after they squandered several chances against the Blues but are struggling to do so as they lack a goal threat in attack. In the final part, Gary Neville joins the trio in the studio from the gantry with the focus on the ong...
Essential Football is back fresh on the heels of the news Steven Gerrard has been sacked as Aston Villa boss and with three big games for Ron Walker, Pete Smith, Declan Olley and Jack Wilkinson to preview in the shape of Chelsea vs Man Utd, Southampton vs Arsenal and Tottenham vs Newcastle. PART ONE | After looking back on Gerrard's dismissal, is it the end of the road for Cristiano Ronaldo at Old Trafford with the announcement he won't feature at Stamford Bridge? What's Erik Ten Hag been doing ...
On the latest episode of Essential Football, we take a closer look at the Midlands teams in the Premier League. Sky Sports News senior reporter Rob Dorsett and Sky Sports football features writer Adam Bate join Danyal Khan to take a more in-depth look at Aston Villa, Leicester, Wolves and Nottingham Forest and their struggles so far this season. With all four currently in the bottom five of the Premier League, we ask what is going wrong at the Midlands clubs in the top-flight?...
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 | Pep Guardiola is left less than impressed by Anthony Taylor as Liverpool beat Man City 1-0 at Anfield, while Jamie Carragher highlights where the Reds had improved from their poor early-season form. Sam Blitz explains by Arsenal were fortunate to come away with three points from Leeds on Super Sunday, while...
David Jones is joined by Micah Richards, Roy Keane and Jamie Carragher to reflect on Liverpool's win over Manchester City. The team debate whether or not Phil Foden's goal which was overturned by VAR after Erling Haaland was deemed to have fouled Fabinho was correct and Jurgen Klopp sent off in the closing stages.
Kelly Cates presents 'Saturday Night Football' which saw Tottenham run out 2-0 winners against Everton. Jamie Redknapp and Andros Townsend analyse Spurs’ win and both praised Antonio Conte for his tactical changes including the introduction of Yves Bissouma at a crucial moment in the second half following an injury to Richarlison. The substitute made a real difference as he was instrumental in allowing the hosts to press the opposition in attack, resulting in Spurs finding a breakthrough via a p...
Kelly Cates is joined by Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher as Ivan Toney inspired Brentford to a 2-0 win against Brighton & Hove Albion on the Friday Night Football at the Gtech community stadium. Both Carragher and Neville agreed that Toney should be included in Gareth Southgate’s World Cup squad with the latter saying it would be a risk not to include the in-form striker. The match-winner also revealed that he does not look at the ball once when taking a penalty as he extended his perfect recor...
On the latest Essential Football episode we take an in-depth look at Super Sunday’s huge clash at Anfield between Liverpool and Manchester City. Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragher sits down with Peter Smith to assess the contest, Liverpool’s mixed form and the challenge the Reds face against their in-form rivals. We then hear an exclusive interview with Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp. He tells Jack Wilkinson about how their big win over Rangers transformed the mood in the camp, explains the threat o...
On the latest Essential Football episode we take a closer look at the problems at Liverpool, after their defeat at Arsenal left them already 14 points off top spot in the Premier League. Sky Sports News’ senior reporter Melissa Reddy and Sky Sports’ senior football journalist Richard Morgan join Peter Smith to assess the wider issues at the club – and the form and fitness worries compounding those problems. From mis-steps in the transfer window to the team’s tactical evolution under Jurgen Klopp...
Jamie Carragher and Roy Keane discuss the 1-1 draw between Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa on Monday Night Football. They also delve into Arsenal's unstoppable run, Cristiano Ronaldo's goal-scoring record as well as Liverpool's defensive issues. They end with a fun 'Top 3' game, where we find out their favourite football grounds, movies and pundits!
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. Gary Neville delivers his verdict on the title chances of Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal after they beat Liverpool in a 3-2 thriller at the Emirates to go back top of the Premier League table, while Jamie Redknapp analyses what’s going wrong for Jurgen Klopp’s side. We also hear from Newcastle boss Eddie Howe on a brilliant t...
David Jones is joined by John Barnes, Paul Merson and Jamie Redknapp as the group reflect on Arsenal's fascinating 3-2 win over Liverpool at the Emirates. The Gunners just edged the encounter, thanks to a goal from man of the match Gabriel Martinelli and a brace from Bukayo Saka.
Graeme Souness and Chris Hughton discuss Tottenham's 1-0 win over Brighton in the Premier League. Harry Kane scored the winner and paid an emotional tribute to fitness coach Gian Piero Ventrone who passed away this week.
Jamie Carragher and Gary Neville discuss the Manchester Derby and how Erling Haaland's start to life in the Premier League will terrify all defenders in the competition. Jamie dissects Liverpool's recent performances and claims they're too easy to play against, Gary analyses Trent Alexander-Arnold's defending and how he can make himself one of the world's greatest, the form of Harry Maguire and his chances of making Gareth Southgate's World Cup squad. Plus, Leicester pick up their first win of t...
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 | There’s only one place to start and that’s Manchester City’s 6-3 Manchester derby win over rivals Manchester United. We hear from Kevin De Bruyne, Pep Guardiol and Erik ten Hag before Gary Neville and Roy Keane have their say on events at the Etihad Stadium. Peter Smith, Nick Wright and Ben Ground, who cove...
Roy Keane and Micah Richards discuss Manchester United’s 6-3 defeat to Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium in the Premier League and suggest it’s a hugely embarrassing result for United. Despite the display, Manchester City manager Pep believes his side can still improve. Plus, hear from hat-trick scorers Erling Haaland and Phil Foden.
David Jones is joined by Jamie Redknapp and Matt Murray to discuss West Ham's important 2-0 win over Wolves to take them out of the relegation zone. They take a look at new signing Gianluca Scamacca's sensational Premier League debut goal, as well as the surprise return of Diego Costa.
In this week’s Essential Football Premier League preview Ron Walker, Pete Smith and Joe Shread take an in-depth look at the first Manchester and North London derbies of the season. PART ONE | Both sides come into Sunday's Manchester derby in fine form - have we seen the best of Man City so far, and how has Erik Ten Hag turned Man Utd's fortunes around so quickly? There's some big claims over Erling Haaland's brilliance already - and that of unlikely hero Lisandro Martinez too. PART TWO | Who has...
In this in-depth interview with Sky Sports to coincide with the release of his new book The People’s Game: A View from A Front Seat in Football, Gary Neville talks us through those Super League plans and why he believes it is time for English football to change...
After England’s rollercoaster 3-3 draw with Germany in their final game before the 2022 World Cup, Peter Smith is joined by Charlotte Marsh at Wembley to discuss where the game now leaves Gareth Southgate’s side ahead of Qatar, who impressed for a place on the plane and who could potentially miss out... Plus we hear from the England manager himself as he assesses the Nations League fixture and how coming through a tough period could be a positive for his side going into the tournament....
Ahead of England’s final games ahead of November’s World Cup opener, Essential Football looks forward to the Three Lions taking on Italy and Germany as they look to avoid relegation from the top tier of the Nations League. Ron Walker and Peter Smith are joined by Sky Sports News’ Rob Dorsett to discuss how much the pressure has risen on Gareth Southgate in 14 short months since the Euro 2022 final, where his biggest squad headaches are and how he approaches the two Nations League matches, with a...
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 | Can Brendan Rodgers keep his job after a second big defeat in a row? Heung-Min Son provided the perfect reaction to being dropped with a 13-minute hat-trick in a 6-2 Spurs win over Leicester on Saturday Night Football, with Jack Wilkinson there to give us his view on the North London goal-fest. Rivals Arsen...
David Jones is joined by Jamie Redknapp and Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink as they analyse Everton's first win in the Premier League this season with a 1-0 win over West Ham.
Kelly Cates is joined by Jamie Redknapp and Wes Morgan as they analyse Tottenham's 6-2 thrashing of Leicester on Saturday Night Football.
Kelly Cates is joined by Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher as they analyse Aston Villa's 1-0 win over Southampton on Friday Night Football.
With the WSL returning this weekend, Charlotte Marsh is joined by Caroline Barker and Anton Toloui to preview the upcoming season. PART 1 | Chelsea, Arsenal and Man City’s differing summer business analysed as the Blues prepare to defend another WSL title. Charlotte, Caroline and Anton discuss how Chelsea have strengthened again as Arsenal take a more measured approached. Meanwhile, it’s been all change at Man City. PART 2 | With Tottenham and Man Utd starting the season on Saturday, live on Sky...
