Football NewsBBC SportUnverified source· 21 Sept 2026
Brentford and Brighton: What's Blocking the Next Step?
Both clubs just stunned Arsenal and Chelsea 3-0, yet the panel asks what's really holding them back.
Brentford
team
Result
Brentford 3-0 Chelsea
Result
Brighton 3-0 Arsenal
Panel
Mark Chapman, Chris Sutton, Nedum Onuoha, Rory Smith
Guest
Matt Spiro
What happened. On BBC's Football Daily, Mark Chapman and pundits Chris Sutton, Nedum Onuoha and Rory Smith compared Brighton and Brentford after both won 3-0, over Arsenal and Chelsea respectively, and debated which model is best placed to deliver.
- The panel weighed which club's model is better set up for success.
- Discussion centred on what is stopping both sides reaching the next level.
- Nedum Onuoha also discussed disagreeing with managers during his playing days.
“What is stopping both clubs reaching the next level?”
— BBC Football Daily panel
The episode also covered the start of the Zidane era in French football and JJ Gabriel's future.
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