The Ealing Road Podcast

On this week’s episode, Mike, Dan and Craig reflect on final day disappointment, as our European dream comes to end at Anfield following a 1-1 draw with Liverpool. Just not to be on the final day for Keith Andrews’ Bees, despite an impressive second half performance, and despite other results going our way. Kevin Schade’s equaliser, and a last-gasp header from Dango Ouattara left those inside Anfi...

On this week’s episode, Mike, Craig and Dan reflect on the 2-2 draw at home to Crystal Palace, as Brentford’s European dream goes down to the final day of the Premier League season. Keith Andrews’ side struggled in large parts against Oliver Glasner’s Conference League finalists, but a Dango Ouattara brace ensured our quest for Europe would end at Anfield against Liverpool on the final day. We cha...

On this week’s episode, Mike, Craig and Dan look back on the 3-0 defeat away at Manchester City. Once again, Brentford rued missed chances away from home, and, on another day, could’ve been on the right side of refereeing decisions, but goals from Jeremy Doku, Erling Haaland and Omar Marmoush meant the Bees left Manchester pointless. We discuss the contentious decisions from the game, Mikkel Damsg...

On this week’s episode, Mike, Craig and Dan reflect on Brentford’s first win since February - a 3-0 home victory against relegation candidates West Ham. A Michael Kayode-engineered own goal, as well as a goal apiece from Igor Thiago and Mikkel Damsgaard meant Brentford briefly climbed into sixth in the Premier League table, before retaking their resident seventh spot following the weekend’s fixtur...

On this week’s episode, Mike, Craig and Dan reflect on the 2-1 defeat against Manchester United at Old Trafford. Brentford came out of an early first half onslaught only trailing by one goal, and spurned several guild-edge chances in response, before the hosts doubled their advantage just before half-time. Mathias Jensen’s late second half worldie was but a consolation, as Keith Andrews’ side exte...

On this week’s episode, Mike, Craig and Dan reflect on ANOTHER draw in the Premier League, this time a goalless affair against our West London rivals Fulham at the Gtech. Brentford came into the game with another chance to move into sixth and with the Cottagers looking to draw level on points with Keith Andrews side with a win. But, in keeping with recent West London derbies, the occasion fell fla...

On this week’s episode, Mike and Dan reflect on another 2-2 draw at the Gtech, this time against David Moyes’ Everton. Brentford took the lead twice in the game, with Igor Thiago netting his 20th and 21st goals of the season, but were pegged back by an equaliser in each half. The result means we stay in seventh place in the Premier League table with six games to go. We chat about a lack of leaders...

Mike of the Unholy Trinity Everton Podcast joins the other Mike ahead of Everton’s trip to the Gtech on Saturday. It’s seventh in the Premier League table against eighth, both teams come into the game on 46 points, only separated by goal difference, and it’s ahead of Everton’s first Merseyside Derby at the Hill Dickinson Stadium next weekend… this game is MASSIVE for both sides. Mike talks us thro...

On this week’s episode, Jon Harland, Brentford writer for the Hounslow Herald, joins Mike, Craig and Dan to look ahead to the remaining run of Premier League fixtures. Brentford currently sit seventh in the table with seven games to play, and with back-to-back home games against Everton and Fulham - two teams also in the hunt for Europe - coming up, we really are approaching the business end of th...

On this week’s episode, Craig and Dan reflect on the 0-0 draw at Elland Road against Leeds United. Keith Andrews’ lineup in West Yorkshire somewhat reflected the growing injury list that is hampering Brentford’s European challenge, but a gritty defensive performance from his side meant the Bees stay in seventh place ahead of the March international break. We briefly chat about the game, have a dis...

On this week’s episode, Craig, Dan and Callum reflect on the 2-2 draw at home against bottom-of-the-league Wolves. Brentford rued the chance to go four points clear of eighth place and exert some control in the race for Europe after throwing away a first half two goal lead against a Wolves side undergoing a bit of a revival under Rob Edwards. We chat about the differences between the first and sec...

On this week’s episode, Craig and Dan reflect on Brentford’s FA Cup exit at the hands of West Ham on penalties at the London Stadium. It was a tough night for Keith Andrews’ side who never really quite got going in East London despite coming from behind twice in the game. The boys chat about the penalty shootout, Michael Kayode’s performance, and the one thing left to play for this season… Follow...

On this week's episode, Mike and Dan reflect on the 0-0 draw away at Bournemouth, analyse the run-in looking at form teams and remaining fixtures, and look ahead to West Ham away in the fifth round of the FA Cup. There was little to say about Brentford's trip to the Vitality Stadium, other than it was a point gained after the Cherries missed several chances to win the game. We chat about the injur...

On this week’s episode, Craig and Dan reflect a bonkers game of football at Burnley, but an important win nonetheless. VAR controversy marred the seven-goal thriller at Turf Moor, with Burnley having two goals disallowed in the second half.  We chat about the refereeing decisions, an inspired performance from Mikkel Damsgaard, and Bournemouth up next in the league. Learn more about your ad choices...

On this week’s episode, Craig and Dan reflect on the 2-0 defeat against Brighton at the Gtech. Following three outstanding performances in the league against Aston Villa, Newcastle and league-leaders Arsenal, Brentford were due the kind of performance they served up on Saturday.  We chat about Nathan Collins’ form, lost ground in the race for European football, and a trip to Turf Moor and Burnley...

On this week’s episode, Mike, Craig and Dan reflect on the 1-0 win at Macclesfield which secured our passage into the fifth round of the FA Cup, and look ahead to a return to Premier League action against Brighton on Saturday. Brentford required a second half own goal from Sam Heathcote in order to get past their non-league opposition, and that slice of luck sets up an all-Premier League clash aga...

On this week’s episode, Dan and Craig reflect on a fantastic game vs Arsenal at the GTech. The Bees faced top of the league Arsenal at home on the back of 2 away wins at Villa and Newcastle. Arsenal took the lead in the second half before a quick response where KLP latches onto a long Michael Kayode throw in! Both teams with chances to win the game but end up having to settle a point which makes t...

On this week’s episode, Craig, Dan and Callum reflect on ANOTHER HUGE win away from home in the Premier League, this time at Newcastle. The Bees travelled to St. James’ Park on the back of a special victory at Villa Park, and ended up victorious yet again on the road. Newcastle took the lead against the run of the play, before Vitaly Janelt and Igor Thiago completed a first half turnaround. The ho...

On this week’s episode, Craig and Dan reflect on the MASSIVE 1-0 win away at Aston Villa. It looked as though our winless run at Villa Park was set to continue after Kevin Schade’s first half red card for a kick out at Matty Cash. But Dango Ouattara’s first goal since returning from AFCON, coupled with a huge defensive shift in the second half, meant Keith Andrews masterminded Brentford’s third wi...

On this week’s episode, Mike, Craig and Dan reflect on the 2-0 home defeat at the hands of Nottingham Forest. Igor Jesus’ goal sent Forest on their way to only their third win on the road in 11 before Taiwo Awoniyi sealed all three points late on. We chat about the injuries to Mikkel Damsgaard and Kristoffer Ajer, Keith Andrews’ reluctance to use Reiss Nelson and Romelle Donovan, and Brentford’s u...

On this week’s episode, Mike, Craig and Dan dissect the 2-0 defeat away at Chelsea last Saturday. Brentford were left ruing missed chances following a positive performance that unfortunately ended with Liam Rosenior’s first Premier League points in charge of Chelsea. We chat about the multitude of spurned opportunities in front of goal, whether Kevin Schade is being unfairly scapegoated, and if Ro...

On this week’s episode, Mike, Craig and Dan reflect on Brentford progressing into the fourth round of the FA Cup, the latest transfer ongoing at Jersey Road, and a trip to Stamford Bridge at the weekend. A comfortable 2-0 win at Hillsborough set up a standout fourth round cup tie away at National League North side Macclesfield - we chat about the strength in depth we now have, and what a cup run w...

On this week’s episode, Mike, Craig and Dan look back on a SPECTACULAR night of football at the Gtech, as Brentford beat Sunderland 3-0 to climb to FIFTH in the Premier League table. Two more goals from Igor Thiago, as well as Yehor Yarmolyuk’s first senior goal, secured all three points to Keith Andrews side in a statement victory at home. We chat about even more penalty heroics from Caoimhin Kel...

On this week’s episode, Mike, Callum and Dan reflect on a HUGE away win at Everton, and a point at home against Spurs. Thomas Frank returned to the Gtech and gave us a very Brentford performance… against Brentford. That culminated in a boring 0-0 draw, but there was nothing boring about Keith Andrews’ side’s win away at the Hill Dickinson Stadium. Igor Thiago’s hat-trick meant the Bees start 2026...

On this week’s episode, Mike, Dan and Callum reflect on the 4-1 demolition of Bournemouth at the Gtech. A Kevin Schade hat-trick, as well as a fortuitous Bournemouth own goal, sent Brentford into eighth place in the table, with the result meaning we have accrued the most points ever at this stage of a Premier League season. We chat about Schade’s 10/10 performance, January targets for Phil Giles a...