England Rout Croatia, Lose Scott and Hear From New Boss Savage
England thrashed Croatia 7-0, but lost Alex Scott to a tendon injury that could keep him out for two months.
That high and that blow lead the latest Football Daily. The episode is called 'MNC: England, Alex Scott injury & Robbie Savage on his new job!' It aired on Radio 5 Live on 5 October 2026 and runs for 58 minutes BBC Sounds. Alistair Bruce-Ball presents, with Chris Sutton, Rory Smith and Charlie Adam alongside him. It sits in the Football Daily series, the BBC's regular look at the biggest football stories.
The team starts with the Croatia game. Seven goals without reply. A night for supporters to enjoy. England's men's side is led by manager Thomas Tuchel BBC Sport. The panel examines what worked against Croatia, then turns to Wembley, where England face Czechia next, with John Murray setting up that preview.
Scott is the difficult part of the story. The Bournemouth midfielder suffered the tendon injury during the 7-0 win and has now withdrawn from the England squad, meaning he has left the international camp Sky Sports. A tendon joins muscle to bone, so this type of damage often needs weeks of rest and rehab. He is expected to miss around two months of action The Athletic.
The discussion does not stop at fitness. Was the withdrawal handled in the right way? The show frames that as a point of controversy for club, country and player. It then widens out to a bigger question: do English players gain from testing themselves abroad? Going abroad here means leaving the Premier League to play in another country, learning a different tempo, language and style.
Then the mood shifts. Robbie Savage joins to talk about his new job as manager of Peterborough. The League One club appointed the 51-year-old on 2 October 2026, bringing him in from Forest Green Rovers where he was boss BBC Sport. League One is the third tier of English football, a division known for its packed schedule and physical contests. Savage discusses what the move means and what comes first in the new role.
What makes this episode land is the range. A rout. An injury row. A fresh start in the dugout. For fans, this means plenty to chew over before the ball rolls again at Wembley.
