
Wrighty's House
Former Arsenal and England National Team striker and BBC Match of the Day pundit Ian Wright is joined by a rotating panel of friends and special guests to discuss the latest football headlines, as well as the broader social issues impacting the sport and the world at large. Listeners can expect reminiscences from Ian’s playing days, his perspective as one of England’s leading sports pundits, as well as some chat about some of Ian’s cultural passions, especially music and film.
Latest episodes

Sep 25, 2023 • 46min
North London Derby Debrief, Newcastle's Record-Tying Win, and the Rest of the Premier League
Ian is joined by Ryan Hunn for a big North London derby debrief (01:04), where the points were shared at Emirates Stadium, Ange Postecoglou’s Spurs side continued their great start to the season, and Arsenal were left ruing a missed chance or two. They then round up the rest of the Premier League, where Manchester City maintained their 100 percent start (16:49) and Chelsea suffered another defeat, this time to Aston Villa. Ian went back to Turf Moor on Saturday, to watch his old club Burnley host Manchester United (24:50), plus there’s obviously chat about Newcastle’s 8-0 thrashing of Sheffield United, Everton’s first win of the season, 3-1 wins for Liverpool and Brighton, and, finally, there’s some flowers for Megan Rapinoe, who bowed out from international football yesterday.Host: Ian WrightGuests: Ryan HunnProducers: Ryan Hunn and Roscoe BowmanAdditional Production: Jonathan Fisher Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 21, 2023 • 52min
Arsenal’s Champions League Return, Manchester United Lose Again, and the Latest Goings-On at the Spanish FA
Ian is joined by Flo Lloyd-Hughes and Musa Okwonga to discuss Arsenal’s 4-0 win over PSV as Champions League football is played for the first time since 2016-17 under the floodlights at the Emirates (02:05). They try to put their finger on the main issues at Manchester United as their struggles continue with a 4-3 defeat at Bayern Munich (18;37), before Flo brings us up to speed on the state of play in Spain (31:45), as the women’s national team are forced to report for duty ahead of their Nations League games. The panel asks: Why aren’t more male footballers speaking out about it?Host: Ian WrightGuests: Musa Okwonga and Flo Lloyd-HughesProducers: Roscoe Bowman and Jonathan Fisher Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 19, 2023 • 55min
Manchester United’s Struggles, Arsenal’s Two Keepers, and Some Under-the-Radar Flowers
Ian is joined by Flo Lloyd-Hughes and Carl Anka to discuss Manchester United’s continuing struggles, in what is their worst start to a season since 1989 (01:31). With David Raya making his Arsenal debut against Everton on the weekend, they also chat about whether he and Aaron Ramsdale can share the no. 1 spot and whether this might be the start of a new phenomenon in football (15:13). There’s also chat about new Arsenal signing Kyra Cooney-Cross (27:51), some flowers for Jeremy Doku, as well as some other players going under the radar so far this season.Host: Ian WrightGuests: Carl Anka and Flo Lloyd-HughesProducers: Ryan Hunn, Roscoe Bowman, and Jonathan Fisher Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 12, 2023 • 43min
Coco Gauff and Novak Djokovic Win the U.S. Open, Arsenal's WCL Exit and More
Ian is joined by Flo Lloyd-Hughes and Musa Okwonga! After a quick chat about yesterday’s 'Stadio' episode, they discuss Coco Gauff, the first American teenager to win a U.S. Open since Serena Williams, and Novak Djokovic, who won a record 24th men’s Grand Slam title (05:40). They then move on to Arsenal’s exit from the Women’s Champions League at the qualification stage (19:49), as well as the issue with scheduling, with games coming so soon after the recent World Cup.Host: Ian WrightGuests: Musa Okwonga and Flo Lloyd-HughesProducers: Ryan Hunn, Roscoe Bowman and Jonathan Fisher Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 8, 2023 • 45min
Jordan Henderson's Interview, Jadon Sancho's Treatment, Ballon d'Or Nominees and a Nostalgic Mailbag
Mayowa Quadri and Musa Okwonga chat about Jordan Henderson, English players abroad, Jadon Sancho, and Ballon d'Or nominees. They also discuss the potential positive impact of Henderson's move, the treatment of young players, Australia's complex history, and the chemistry between Alvarez and Harlan.

Sep 5, 2023 • 44min
Evan Ferguson’s hat trick, late goals for Rice, Bellingham and Eze, and flowers for Mana Iwabuchi
Ian is joined by Flo Lloyd-Hughes and Musa Okwonga to chat a little bit about Arsenal’s win over Manchester United. There were late goals for some of England’s future key players—Declan Rice, Eberechi Eze, and Jude Bellingham—plus Evan Ferguson became the first 18-year-old to score a Premier League hat trick since Michael Owen. Finally, there’s a bit of VAR chat and some flowers for Mana Iwabuchi, who announced her retirement from football.Host: Ian WrightGuests: Musa Okwonga and Flo Lloyd-HughesProducers: Ryan Hunn, Roscoe Bowman, and Jonathan Fisher Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 4, 2023 • 53min
Champions League Draw and the ‘Hatton’ Documentary, With Ricky Hatton and Gabriel Clarke
It’s the 150th episode of 'Wrighty’s House'! Ian is joined by Musa Okwonga and Gabriel Clarke to discuss the Champions League draw and look back at some moments from Gabriel’s time reporting on the competition. They then chat about the brand-new 'Hatton' documentary—executive-produced by Gabriel—and are joined by Ricky Hatton himself, who opens up on the highs and lows of being one of Britain’s best-ever fighters.Host: Ian WrightGuests: Musa Okwonga, Gabriel Clarke and Ricky HattonProducers: Ryan Hunn, Roscoe Bowman and Jonathan Fisher Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aug 29, 2023 • 48min
Bellingham, Kane and Messi Are Tearing It Up, Luis Rubiales Is Clinging On
Ian is joined by Musa Okwonga and Carl Anka to discuss a packed summer of football.They start by discussing the women’s World Cup (01:54) and the ongoing saga as Luis Rubiales clings on to his position as president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation despite the unsolicited kiss he gave to Jenni Hermoso during the post-match ceremony. They gush over Jude Bellingham, Harry Kane and Lionel Messi (12:50) and how they’re tearing it up for their new teams before they hand out flowers to David Silva and Gianluigi Buffon, who have both recently announced their retirement from football.There’s chat about the Saudi Pro League (26:08), its enormous outlays for foreign talents and how that might shake the whole game up. Ian talks about the time he spent with Arsène Wenger at the women’s World Cup and how the Professor’s statue outside the Emirates is making him feel (36:44).Host: Ian WrightGuests: Carl Anka and Musa OkwongaProducers: Ryan Hunn, Roscoe Bowman and Jonathan Fisher Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aug 15, 2023 • 42min
Counter Pressed: Spain Book Their Place in the Final, and It Feels a Bit Weird
Wrighty's House is still on a break, but here’s today’s episode of Counter Pressed, where Flo and the crew talk about Spain booking their spot in the final of the World Cup. If you’re not subscribed to Counter Pressed, you can do so here to get their podcasts all through the World Cup. Ian and the rest of the House will be back soon!----Flo Lloyd-Hughes is joined by Ian Wright, Jessy Parker Humphreys and Spanish women’s football journalist Marc Andrés to discuss Spain’s victory over Sweden in the first World Cup semifinal. Spain are through to their first major tournament final, but we all feel a bit weird about it. We discuss why and what the result means. Plus, a look ahead to the second semifinal as England take on Australia.Host: Flo Lloyd-HughesGuests: Jessy Parker Humphreys, Ian Wright and Marc AndrésProducer: Becky Taylor-GillAdditional Production: Jonathan Fisher Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 15, 2023 • 43min
Declan Rice becomes the latest signing of Arsenal's big summer
Ian Wright is joined by Clive Palmer of Arsenal Vision and Andrew Mangan of Arseblog to discuss the flurry of recent Arsenal signings, with Jurrien Timber, Kai Haverts and the £100m+ Declan Rice joining the men's side. They discuss how the new signings will fit into the team, how this might change the team dynamic and tactical set-up, and where the fans should set their expectation level for the upcoming season. They also praise the free transfer of Alessia Russo to the women’s side and try to figure out who has to make way for her to play in her favoured number 9 position, and there are flowers for Cesc Fabregas, an Arsenal legend, who has retired from playing football to move into coaching.Host: Ian WrightGuests: Clive Palmer and Andrew ManganProducers: Jonathan Fisher and Roscoe Bowman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices