The Ealing Road Podcast

On this week’s episode, Mike and Dan reflect on Brentford’s 4-2 win over Brighton. To keep our faint hopes of European football alive, the game against the Seagulls was a must-win, and Thomas Frank’s side duly obliged. A brace from Bryan Mbeumo - taking his tally to 18 for the season - along with goals from Yoane Wissa and Christian Norgaard took Brentford onto 46 points, and ensured we remained within touching distance of the teams above us. We chat about the impending run-in, Bryan’s masterful performance, and look ahead to another crucial game against Champions League chasing Nottingham Forest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

On this week’s episode, Mike and Craig reflect on a point gained at The Emirates. Brentford travelled to North London to face an Arsenal side that had, in their previous outing, put three past Real Madrid in the Champions League quarter-final. In light of their second leg against the European Champions, Mikel Arteta made several changes to his side for Saturday’s match, but it was the home side that went ahead through Thomas Partey. Yoane Wissa, though, pulled Brentford level in the second half after some fine work down the right from substitute Michael Kayode. We chat about Kayode’s impact at The Emirates, whether he deserves to start against Brighton, and Gustavo Nunes’ debut for the Bees. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

Elliot aka @YankeeGunner from the Arsenal Vision Podcast joins Mike to preview Brentford's trip to The Emirates on Saturday night. The Gunners come into the game after a MASSIVE performance in the Champions League in midweek. Two wonderstrikes from Declan Rice and a well-taken goal from Mikel Merino saw Mikel Arteta's side take a three-goal lead into their quarter-final second leg against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabéu next week. We reflect on that momentous night, analyse David Raya's tenure in North London, and look ahead to the potential changes to Arsenal's side that could come as a result of their prioritisation of the Champions League. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

On this week’s episode, a full house reflects on the 0-0 draw against Chelsea at the Gtech, extending Brentford’s winless run at home to 10 matches. The Bees had big chances in the game, but failed to secure what would’ve been a first home win against their West London rivals in the Premier League. The draw did earn us our first clean sheet of the season at home, though, and we are now mathematically safe from relegation (!). A game to forget, but plenty of talking points to get into. We chat about the lack of attacking depth on Brentford’s bench, why watching Kevin Schade can be an extremely frustrating watch at times, and look ahead to Arsenal on Saturday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

Football’s back and so are we. Mike, Craig and Dan reflect on the 2-1 defeat at Newcastle on Wednesday night. Bryan Mbeumo had pulled Brentford back into the game from the penalty spot after Alexander Isak’s first half opener, but an extraordinary goal from Sandro Tonali meant Newcastle secured all three points. We walk through the goals, analyse the performance of the front three, and look ahead to Chelsea on Sunday. We also chat about the rumours that Matthew Benham is in talks with an investor around securing a minority stake in the club, and there’s some England chat around Thomas Tuchel’s first games in charge of the Three Lions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]