Football Daily, The Debrief: Saka’s back and Forest stay third

Football Daily

The Debrief: Saka’s back and Forest stay third

April 1, 2025

32 minutes

Available for 28 days

Kelly Cates is alongside senior football reporter Ian Dennis, former Brighton and Crystal Palace striker Glenn Murray and former Nottingham Forest midfielder Andy Reid to bring reaction from a night of Premier League action. Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta joins the pod as Bukayo Saka scores seven minutes after returning to playing for Arsenal, having had 101 days out injured. You’ll also hear from Saka’s teammate Gabriel Martinelli as Arsenal move to nine points behind league-leaders Liverpool, after beating Fulham.

Also, Nuno Espirito Santo joins the Football Daily after his side remain third in the table having beaten Manchester United to keep their hopes of Champions League football next season alive.

Meanwhile, Wolves beat West Ham 1-0 at home to put them 12 points clear of the drop zone - Vitor Pereira tells us how he’s turned things around at the club. And the guys look ahead to Wednesday’s Merseyside derby.

Timecodes:

01:00 – Arsenal section.

04:00 - Gabriel Martinelli interview

09:20 – Mikel Arteta reaction to the win.

14:37 – Forest v Man United chat.

16:50 – Nuno Espírito Santo interview.

22:20 – Ruben Amorim reaction.

23:23 – Wolves v West Ham section.

25:30 – Vitor Pereira interview.

27:30 – Merseyside derby preview.

Commentaries:

Wednesday 2nd April

PREMIER LEAGUE: Liverpool v Everton.

PREMIER LEAGUE: Newcastle v Brentford.

PREMIER LEAGUE: Bournemouth v Ipswich.

Friday 4th April

WOMENS NATIONS LEAGUE: England v Belgium.

WOMENS NATONS LEAGUE: Wales v Denmark.

Saturday 5th April

PREMIER LEAGUE: Crystal Palace v Brighton.

PREMIER LEAGUE: Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest.

Sunday 6th April

PREMIER LEAGUE: Fulham v Liverpool.

PREMIER LEAGUE: Brentford v Chelsea.

PREMIER LEAGUE: Spurs v Southampton.

PREMIER LEAGUE: Manchester United v Manchester City.