Crossways - A Women’s Football Show With Steph Houghton and Ian Wright

It’s the final Crossways of 2025! Steph Houghton and Ian Wright show a lot of love for Sunderland's victory over Newcastle in the Premier League as well as Wembley Rangers' brilliant win in Baller League. The UEFA Women's Champions League draw was conducted yesterday, with the main talking point being a potential Chelsea vs. Arsenal quarterfinal. Ian and Steph also discuss Ella Toone's future, with her contract set to end in 2026. Our hosts then preview the League Cup quarterfinals, with 100 Club's Bunny Shaw facing a West Ham side fresh from parting ways with Rehanne Skinner. There is time for a couple of listener questions to wrap up: Which current WSL player is most like Wrighty? And should we be worried about the Lionesses goalkeeping situation? If you would like to submit a question for Ian and Steph, please send to [email protected]

(00:00) Intro

(01:15) Baller League

(03:35) Sunderland vs. Newcastle

(05:55) Christmas plans

(08:40) UWCL Draw

(19:06) League Cup Quarterfinal

(19:50) Manchester United vs. Tottenham

(23:05) Liverpool vs. Chelsea

(26:41) West Ham sack Rehanne Skinner

(29:03) Bunny Shaw hits 100 goals

(36:12) Which WSL player reminds you of yourself?

(37:44) Lionesses goalkeeping situation

Hosts: Steph Houghton and Ian Wright

Executive Producer: Roscoe Bowman

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Ian Wright and Steph Houghton are in the London studio kicking off the festive season with the final Crossways Q&A of the year, a discussion around what went wrong for Chelsea against Everton, and predictions for the upcoming WSL games. Did Everton end Chelsea's record-breaking unbeaten run through their own merit or did Chelsea seal their own fate? Aggie Beever-Jones hasn't scored since September and she's not the only one struggling to hit the target, but is there a deeper problem? Steph and Wrighty choose their favourite away stadium to play at, Christmas song, and player they'd love to see come to the WSL. Spoiler alert - Trinity Rodman and her star energy is top of one wishlist... They also look ahead to the Women's World Cup in Brazil and discuss whether Grace Clinton made the right move to Manchester City. See you next week for the final episode of 2025!

Hosts: Steph Houghton and Ian Wright

Executive Producer: Roscoe Bowman

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Crossways hosts Steph Houghton and Ian Wright go deep on Arsenal’s apparent culture problem. Does the women’s game need the scrutiny? What happens next? How will it make the players feel? They also look back on the latest Lionesses international window and its standout players. The episode ends with predictions, and with Wrighty in 38th, the Crossways league is getting a bit hairy.

Hosts: Steph Houghton and Ian Wright
Executive Producers: Roscoe Bowman

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Ian Wright and Steph Houghton are back together! The January transfer window is on their minds and they discuss what certain WSL teams need to add to their shopping lists. Arsenal look light in midfield, Chelsea can strengthen at left back, and Liverpool have a lot of work to do. … Steph believes there’s still room for improvement for league leaders Manchester City, while Manchester United and Everton will have their eye on a number of positions. Then we host the second edition of the Crossways Quiz! Can Steph triumph again, or will Wrighty be crowned champion?

Hosts: Steph Houghton and Ian Wright

Executive Producer: Roscoe Bowman

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Steph Houghton and Ian Wright unpack the differing fortunes of WSL teams in this week's dramatic UEFA Women's Champions League fixtures. Arsenal’s win got our hosts wondering if the club should focus their energy on retaining the UWCL. Chelsea’s squad-building skills got Wrighty green-eyed, but it still wasn’t enough to bag the win against a Barcelona side offering very little. Manchester United were on the end of a 5-2 defeat in Wolfsburg after another heavy defeat to rivals Manchester City at the weekend—what’s the root of their poor form? In more positive news, Ian and Steph were delighted to see Freya Godfrey make the Lionesses squad, and hope to see plenty of minutes given to fresh faces in the upcoming friendlies against China and Ghana.

Hosts: Steph Houghton and Ian Wright

Executive Producer: Roscoe Bowman

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There's a lot to talk about after the dramatic 1-1 draw between hosts Arsenal and visitors Chelsea at the Emirates, with goals disallowed, a red card missed, and poor refereeing making hosts Steph Houghton and Ian Wright question whether or not the WSL would benefit from VAR. They then move on to their standout players and teams from the rest of the week's fixtures, with Wrighty loving London City Lionesses' Freya Godfrey, Steph shouting out Bunny Shaw, and both giving high praise to Aston Villa's performance and win against Man Utd. Wrighty asks Steph whether Man City can win the league with the Champions League off the cards and more rest time than their closest rivals. Finally, on to predictions: Steph is a very respectable fifth in the league, but Wrighty is languishing. It doesn't stop him slinging out some punchy scores for this week's upcoming games …

Hosts: Steph Houghton and Ian Wright

Executive Producer: Roscoe Bowman

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Our hosts Ian Wright and Steph Houghton unpack the Lionesses’ friendlies against Brazil and Australia, pick out the best performers and debutants, and show love for Khiara Keating as she makes history. Wrighty expresses his worries for Australia’s Matildas ahead of the Women’s Asian Cup in 2026—is there enough time for them to learn a new style? And both Steph and Ian heap praise on icon Jess Fishlock as she retires from international duty and on Katie McCabe as she fires on all cylinders. They also return to WSL predictions: Can Wrighty catch up to Steph, or is she too far ahead?

Hosts: Steph Houghton and Ian Wright

Executive Producer: Roscoe Bowman

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We're on the sofa with host Ian Wright this week! Wrighty starts by sharing his thoughts on the UEFA Women's Champions League matchups, with all three English teams winning their second-round matches. Then he gets to answering some of the questions sent in by the Crossways community. Tune in to hear his answers about Sarina Wiegman's call-ups for the latest England squad, Barcelona in the WSL, which player has surprised him most, and more. And there's a surprising update on the Crossways league table to finish …

Host: Ian Wright

Executive Producer: Roscoe Bowman

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It's the first Crossways episode on the road, following host Ian Wright as he travels to the Hill Dickinson Stadium for Everton vs Man Utd. Earlier in the week, both Steph Houghton and Ian predicted Everton to lose (Steph 0-2, Ian 1-2), but it was an even more disappointing result than predicted for Everton, losing 4-1. But Wrighty finds the positives in his post-game catch ups with Ruby Mace and Ornella Vignola. Tune in for next week's episode, when Crossways will be back in the studio answering fan questions - leave your questions for Crossways in the comments...

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Our hosts, Ian Wright and Steph Houghton, are back together to preview this weekend's massive Barclays Women's Super League clashes. They start with Manchester City vs. Arsenal—getting into the Bunny Shaw vs. Katie Reid matchup and Man City's defensive worries—and discuss whether Yui Hasegawa is the best midfielder in the league. Then, their talk turns to Manchester United vs. Chelsea. Can Manchester United's solid defense keep Aggie Beever-Jones from scoring? Finally, the best of the rest. The hosts are hoping for an entertaining game between Tottenham and Brighton—two teams loaded with attacking talent. As always, there's an update on the full-time-forecast.com leaderboard before we hear Steph's and Wrighty's scores for the weekend, following some brilliant predictions from last week's show…

Hosts: Steph Houghton and Ian Wright

Executive Producer: Roscoe Bowman

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