Fozcast - The Ben Foster Podcast

The Football Fill-In has got a great line-up this week with Ben Foster, Dave Watson, Ben Tozer and former Leeds Legend, Stuart Dallas!

On today’s Premier League show we talk about Brighton's INCREDIBLE 2-1 win over Manchester City and the talks around if City will retain their title this season after a FOURTH defeat in a row! We then move on to Liverpool with Darwin Nunez and Mo Salah's goals seeing off Aston Villa, putting them at the top of the table going into the international break.

The London Derby between Chelsea and Arsenal ended 1-1, but the Gunners could have nicked it at the end through Leandro Trossard. Staying in West London, Brentford's home form continued as they saw off AFC Bournemouth 3-2 in an entertaining spectacle that saw Yoanne Wissa bag another two!

We had a MASSIVE shock down at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium with Ipswich stunning Spurs with a 2-1 win which is their first win of the season! Looking at the other two London clubs at home this weekend, we had Palace vs Fulham where there are now questions about Oliver Glasner's future at the club, but will their form improve with their injury list building? West Ham drew 0-0 against Everton, with both GK’s showing great performances here and we have our two GKs analyse their performance on the show.

Ruud van Nistelrooy got another win to end his short reign in charge at Manchester United versus Leicester, but has recently been confirmed (after the show) that he has left the Red Devils, was this a good decision from the club?

Newcastle beat the Nottingham Forest 3-1 away from home with players like goals from Alexander Isak, Joelinton and Harvey Barnes shining. Finally, Wolves beat Southampton 2-0 at home, which could be a job saver for Gary O’Neil....

We break each game down into more detail on the show and make sure you watch to the end to see who wins in the Football Fill-In quiz!

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We have a BRAND NEW set for the show today along with Premier League winner and Leicester Legend Marc Albrighton!

This week there was loads of talking points from the Premier League fixtures including Bournemouth cruising past Manchester City as they ENDED their 32-game unbeaten league record. Fighting for that number one spot is Arsenal, who also lost 1-0 to Newcastle with Alexander Isak scoring a header that sent them to 10th in the table. Liverpool also get a comeback win over Brighton scoring two goals in two minutes, however we discuss what might happen to the Reds if they lose 3 KEY PLAYERS...

On the other hand, at the bottom of the table we saw some big six pointers, with Southampton hosting Everton and clinching a 1-0 win, Rambo with some incredible saves too! Ipswich will feel robbed with not getting a penalty and Kalvin Phillips saw red as they conceded a last minute equaliser to Leicester. Wolves and Crystal Palace were the last game on the Saturday ending in a frantic 2-2 draw with questions now posed to Gary O’Neil and his job. To round off Saturday's matches, Nottingham Forest beat West Ham 3-0 as they end the weekend in 3rd place with Chris Wood scoring AGAIN!

Looking at the Sunday fixtures, Dominic Solanke scored two goals to seal a big 4-1 win over Aston Villa, with James Maddison also scoring a class free-kick for his 50th Premier League goal. Finally, what was set to be a blockbuster between Manchester United and Chelsea ended 1-1 with Manchester United fans looking forward to their new manager Ruben Amorim and hoping he can bring back the glory days...

Finally we end with The Football Fill-In Quiz, can Marc get the guests tally off the mark for the season or will Ben or Tom triumph again?

Watch the full episode on Spotify below!

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We’ve got the main man when it comes to boxing on the Fozcast today! In this episode, we are joined by the guy who puts all of the big boy fights on our screens, it’s Eddie Hearn and it’s fair to say, this one was a belter!

Eddie talks to us about what really goes on behind the scenes in the boxing world including how fighters make weight and how they put it all on back on before the fight, how he makes all the big bouts happen and the time where a boxer wanted to take Eddie’s watch to promote a fight...

Hearn also chats to us about how Saudi Arabia has transformed boxing for the better by enabling all of the biggest fights to happen across the world! He also discusses how boxing isn’t the only form of entertainment on the night anymore and now superstars across the world join the evening with Eminem, Noel Gallagher, Neymar and Cristiano Ronaldo just to name a few...

We also touch on his dad and his involvement with Leyton Orient Football Club and we also threw in a few football hypotheticals for Eddie to decide who will win... we had too all right 😝

Thank you for Eddie for coming on the show! We hope you all enjoyed!

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We filmed The Football Fill-In 1 hour before then Ten Hag announcement hence why we didn’t talk about it on the show!

Well this is new…

We are back with the Football Fill-In this week with Ben, Tom and Watto, but in this episode, Ben is currently in Mexico and Watto is in Spain so we have had to resort to a remote set-up! Don’t worry, we will be back to normal next week on the new set…

On the Football Fill-In today we talk about Manchester United and Erik Ten Hag’s poor performance against West Ham after conceding a last minute penalty… Do you think West Ham should have had a pen? We then have a look at the blockbuster Arsenal vs Liverpool match with Saka returning and getting his goal but they couldn’t quite get over the line…

This week was full of last minute winners and equalisers with Bournemouth, Brentford, Wolves, Everton and West Ham reaping the rewards in the 90th minute!

Chris Wood is on fire with another two goals adding to his PL tally taking him to 7 goals, who is now on par with Cole Palmer and 4 behind top goalscorer Erling Haaland. Finally Oliver Glasner is off the mark this season with his first league win coming against Tottenham with Jean-Philippe Mateta scoring in a 1-0 home win.

And don’t you worry, the Football Fill-In quiz is still here this week even though it’s remote! Stay tuned to see how the lads get on and let us know how many you got in the comments below! 👊🏻

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This week on the Fozcast we are joined by former Leeds and Northern Ireland international Stuart Dallas! In today’s episode, Stuart gives us a deep dive into the extent of his injury which unfortunately led to his retirement from football. He goes from the very start from being rushed to hospital from the game, the setbacks he faced and the moment he decided that he should retire and tell the lads in the changing room…. 

Looking back on Dallas’ career, he made over 400 professional appearances including 67 goals! We look back on his time at Leeds and what Marcelo Bielsa was really like behind the scenes and we also discover what Murder Ball actually was!

Stuart also signed a Leeds shirt for us to give away to you guys too! All you have to do is go over to the Cycling GK website, sign up to the Legends club and follow the instructions for your chance to win! Good Luck!

https://thecyclinggk.com/login

A massive thank you for Stuart Dallas for telling us his story on the Fozcast 👊🏼

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Controversy, late goals, red cards and more VAR…the Premier League is back! 

Ben is joined by Tom and Watto to look back at the weekend’s action starting with the big moment at Molineux as John Stones scored a late winner for Man City against Wolves…

Should the goal have stood? Was it a foul by Bernardo Silva on Jose Sa? The boys give their say on this HUGE moment for Pep Guardiola’s side. 

Elsewhere, Liverpool returned to the top of the league standings with a 2-1 victory over Chelsea, whilst Arsenal slipped up as William Saliba saw red in a 2-0 defeat at an impressive AFC Bournemouth! 

There was big wins for Spurs, Manchester United and Brighton, plus Ben and the team discuss whether Aston Villa are the real deal after another victory, this time at Fulham. 

There were some big W’s for the teams at the bottom with Jordan Ayew scoring a 98th minute WINNER for Leicester at Southampton and Sean Dyche’s Everton made it four matches unbeaten with a win at Ipswich. 

There’s all that and the big TFFI Quiz so stay tuned to see who comes out on top! 

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On this week's episode of the Fozcast, we’re joined by current Premier League and Leicester City goalkeeper, it’s Mads Hermansen! Mads joined Leicester in 2023 and played under Enzo Maresca in the Championship, Mads suited Maresca’s playing style from playing out from the back and even acting as another defender at times! In this ep, Mads talks to us about what it was like to train under Maresca and how life in the top-flight is treating him! We also take a look on his early career in Denmark how he wasn’t always a GK which explains why his skills playing out from the back are so prominent...

Furthermore, we also look at his time with the national team and how he is learning from Kasper Schmeichel and all the other experienced pros around him. Let’s hope he can get his very first cap soon...

A massive thank you to Mads for coming on the Fozcast and the best of luck for the rest of the season!

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On the Fozcast this week we have current Premier League player, Aston Villa and England defender Tyrone Mings! In this episode, Tyrone gives us a current injury update and the struggles he has had to face whilst being injured. He walks us through every step of the journey to his road to recovery and fingers crossed, he should be back starting in the Premier League soon!

Tyrone also talks to us about his unique journey into football and how one Ipswich Town trial helped him turn pro, it’s an incredible story. Once again a massive thank you for Tyrone for coming on and sharing his stories with us! 🙌🏼

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Liverpool head into the international break on top, Spurs squander a 2-0 lead and Bukayo Saka puts on a masterclass posing the question, is he world class?!

Ben and Tom are joined by regular guest Watto to look back at the weekend’s football as Arne Slot’s Liverpool ensured top spot going into the latest Premier League break. That’s nine wins from ten games so far for Slot, whilst there continues to be problems for Oliver Glasner and his winless Crystal Palace side…

Elsewhere, Ange Postecoglou’s team let a 2-0 lead slip away at Brighton to lose, whilst their North London rivals Arsenal came from behind in Aaron Ramsdale’s return to beat Southampton 3-1.

Marco Silva won the tactical battle on the touchline, but it was Pep Guardiola’s Man City who claimed a 3-2 win over Fulham, extending their home unbeaten run to 50 in all competitions.

There was a first win for Leicester this season, West Ham thumped Ipswich 4-1 and Brentford scored AGAIN inside 90 seconds as they came out on top in an 8-goal thriller versus Wolves.

Anthony Gordon returned to Goodison Park and missed a penalty in Newcastle’s 0-0 draw with Everton, should he have been the man to take that spot-kick?

Chelsea shared the spoils with Nottingham Forest on Sunday, whilst the pressure continues to mounth on Erik ten Hag as his United team drew with Aston Villa.

There’s all that plus a HUGE W for one of the lads in the quiz, so stay tuned to find out who…

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The first Fozcast Live of the year and we absolutely loved it!

On today’s episode, we are in Wrexham at the William Aston Hall for a special show and we're joined by current stars Elliot Lee, James McClean and kit man Iwan Pugh! We talked everything Wrexham, including some behind the scenes access which you may have not have heard before. Elliot and James talk about the time Hugh Jackman walked into the dressing room and surprised the players, James' passion for football boots and that very famous penalty save against Notts County...

Thank you to everyone who came down to watch us live, the atmosphere in the crowd was great! We are looking to do more Fozcast lives in the future so let us know where you want us to go...

Another massive thank you to Creative Futures at Wrexham University for filming the event for us! Check them out below!

https://creativefutures.glyndwr.ac.uk/

Watch the full episode on Spotify below! 👇🏼

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