Knowing me Tim Westwood, knowing you Alan Partridge – or so it seems

Is Tim Westwood a big fan of Alan Partridge? Monkey only asks because of a curious resemblance between a football feature on Westwood's new drivetime show on digital radio station, 1Xtra, and a Partridge skit from The Day Today. Westwood's football feature, called Eat My Goal - you can hear it just after 40 minutes on yesterday's show - is the Big Dawg's take on Saturday's big match, featuring phrases such as "eat my goal", "liquid football", "foot like a traction engine" and "football pie all over his shirt". Which is almost as funny as it is familiar. Steve Coogan's creation Alan Partridge did an only slightly similar thing 15 years ago, featuring the phrases... "eat my goal", "liquid football", "foot like a traction engine" and "football pie all over his shirt". Let's hope Coogan is happy with the homage, if that's what you can call it. Cashback? Back of the net!