The Ealing Road Podcast

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.

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On this week's episode, Mike, Craig and Dan reflect on another huge performance away from home, this time on the south coast against Bournemouth.

You have to go all the way back to 2014 for Bournemouth's last league win against Brentford, and the hoodoo continued at The Vitality on Saturday. Goals from Yoane Wissa and Christian Norgaard completed the turnaround, after Vitaly Janelt's unfortunate own goal in the first half.

We dive into the performances of Kevin Schade, Nathan Collins and captain fantastic Christian Norgaard, and we also look ahead to Newcastle away after the international break.

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On this week’s episode, Mike and Dan reflect on the narrow home defeat against Aston Villa, extending Brentford’s winless run at home to eight matches in all competitions.

Ollie Watkins returned to Brentford to haunt his former side once more. His second half effort - enough to hand Villa the three points - was his sixth goal in seven games against his old employers.

We break down the goal, go through some interesting social media talk around the mentality of this team, and debate whether we should’ve been awarded two penalties.

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Luke from the UTV Fan Channel joins Mike to preview Saturday night's clash at the Gtech against Aston Villa.

Villa come into the game in decent form, having booked their place in the FA Cup quarter-final, and all but securing their passage to the last eight of the Champions League as well after a comfortable 3-1 victory away at Club Brugge.

A win for Brentford would be huge considering Villa's place just above them in the Premier League table, and with not much separating the teams in the race for Europe, it promises to be a cracker.

Luke gives his thoughts on Villa's cup exploits this season, which players to look out for, and how Unai Emery will set up his side when they travel to the capital.

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On this week’s episode, Mike, Craig and Dan reflect on a big win against Leicester away from home, but a disappointing night against an in-form Everton side at the Gtech, in which a late Jake O’Brien goal rescued a deserved points for the Toffees.

Everton’s red-hot Beto will be wondering how he didn’t add to his impressive tally under David Moyes after Ethan Pinnock handed the striker three one-on-ones only for Mark Flekken to come out on top on all three occasions. We talk about Pinnock’s decline this season and whether his time as our first choice centre-back is over.

Keane Lewis-Potter squandered a glorious opportunity to put the game to bed, and was punished minutes later by O’Brien’s late diving header at the back post. We look at that chance, Yehor Yarmolyuk and Kevin Schade’s performances, and the bigger picture around our European ambitions.

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On this week's episode, Mike, Craig and Dan reflect on another three points on the road, this time away at West Ham.

When Teams Like Brentford come to town, West Ham (and other big clubs) normally expect three points... but we're not quite sure why Hammers fans in particular are so entitled considering our record against them!

We walk through the performance of the front three and why we should've been home and dry by half-time, another HUGE shift from Keane Lewis-Potter at left-back, and Nathan Collins' continued excellence.

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On this week's episode, Mike and Dan reflect on another disappointing day at home, this time against an out-of-form Spurs side.

An own goal from Vitaly Janelt set up another frustrating afternoon at the Gtech in another game where the Bees failed to break down a side who were comfortable to defend for 90 minutes.

We take a look at Thomas Frank's game management, the ensuing injury crisis, and a trip to east London next weekend.

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On this week's episode, Mike, Craig and Callum reflect on a HUGE three point away at Crystal Palace.

Brentford travelled to Selhurst Park having only one once away from home all season, while the Eagles came into the game in a rich vein of form, unbeaten in ten Premier League games. But it was Thomas Frank's side who came out on top in south London.

Second half goals from Bryan Mbeumo and Kevin Schade gave the Bees a two-goal cushion, and despite a late goal from the hosts, we hung on to secure our second successive victory on the road.

Could we see any outgoings in January? Do the Palace fans have any reason to be disgruntled with the result? How will we far against Spurs on Sunday? ALL DISCUSSED!

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On this week's episode, Mike, Craig and Dan reflect on the late 2-0 defeat at home to Liverpool.

The league-leaders dominated the game throughout, but despite registering 37 shots, created few chances of note in what was a spirited defensive performance from Thomas Frank's side.

We chat about our midfield options going forward, possible changes in the backline with Rico Henry coming back into the fold, and how the second half of the season might go.

Also get the latest news around the January transfer window as rumours of potential outgoings emerge, and we preview our tip to Crystal Palace on Sunday.

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On this week's episode, Mike and Dan reflect on FA Cup misery at home to Plymouth, followed up by a game-of-the-season contender against Manchester City.

Thomas Frank made seven changes to his side for bottom-of-the-Championship Plymouth's visit to the Gtech at the weekend, and Brentford paid the price, losing to a late Morgan Whittaker goal and exiting the cup in the third round. Dan delves into an identity crisis, and talks about Thomas Frank's prioritisation of the league over cup competitions.

That was followed up by yet another ding-dong game at home, with champions Man City coming to town. From two goals down, the Bees fought back to salvage a draw, with captain Christian Norgaard shining in midfield. Could we have won the game? How important is Norgaard to this Brentford team? How do we set up against Liverpool? ALL DISCUSSED...

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