Derby disappointments and England expectations, with Robyn Cowen

Upfront - A Women's Football Podcast

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Soccer, Womens World Cup, Girls Football, Lionesses, Womens Sports, Female Sports, Chloe Kelly, Womens England Football, Leah Williamson, Womens Soccer, Nwsl, Keira Walsh, Womens Football, England Womens, Sports

4.8 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 18 February 2025

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Chloe’s still living it up in Miami, but fear not: today, Rachel is joined by certified commentary royalty as she gets stuck into the latest news with BBC Sport’s Robyn Cowen!

We chat about a disappointing North London Derby, where Spurs showed they’ve gone backwards since last season and Arsenal turned on the style in front of 56,784 Chloe Kelly stans. Elsewhere, Chelsea snatched yet another victory from the jaws of looming defeat and we look ahead to some crucial Nations League fixtures for Sarina Wiegman and the Lionesses.

Plus, Rachel quizzes Robyn about the art of commentary and her own journey, from stumbling into local radio to delivering one of the most iconic lines in English sporting history, when England emerged victorious at Euro 2022.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Up Front. I'm Rachel O'Sullivan. On today's show, it was Derby Day destruction on Sunday as Arsenal put five past their North London rivals. Then Everton came so close to nicking a point of Chelsea. We'll be giving our thoughts on both of those games. After that, we'll be looking ahead to the Lionesses'
0:20.9	Nations League match against Portugal this Friday.
0:23.5	And in case you haven't heard,
0:24.8	Chloe Kelly is back in the squad,
0:26.8	alongside Lucy Parker.
0:28.4	I'll then be chatting to our special guest
0:30.3	about her journey to becoming a football commentator,
0:33.0	what it takes to make it,
0:34.3	the biggest setbacks she's faced,
0:36.1	and her experiences covering England at
0:37.9	major tournaments. Make sure you stick around for that.
0:49.5	So as you've heard, Chloe isn't here today. She is living it up in Miami.
0:54.7	But don't worry, don't fret, because I think I've upgraded, actually.
0:58.7	Today I'm joined by Football Broadcasting Royalty, Robin Cowan.
1:02.8	Thank you so much for stepping in.
1:05.2	Oh, it's an honour, but I really don't think you should say upgraded to your, you know, your usual podcast partner.
1:11.3	That could cause problems, couldn't it?
1:13.1	It's going to wind her off.
1:14.9	Yes, 100%.
1:16.0	That's the whole point.
1:17.0	I hope you listen to this going, what?
1:19.3	Was it you who coined the Clow Roe show, by the way?
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